They made connect and shortly thereafter the struggle ensued and at this time one of the two suspects exits the vehicle and proceeded to fire several rounds striking the trooper. He pushed off and ran. Pushed him and ran. I didnt understand it because i thought he was trying to push him to get away and he pushed him and started shooting. And there were several people here at the wawa parking lot that rendered aid to the downed state trooper but unsuccessfully he was pronounced dead. I am told he is a trooper at troop 2 and relatively new to the troop. But one suspect remains hold up at the neighborhood in brick mills. And he continues to fire on police. Im live in bear, delaware, chad pradelli, channel 6 action news. All right thank you. The neighborhood where the suspect is hiding out as chad mentioned is 15 miles away from the location where the state trooper was shot. Police believe that the gunman jumped into a car and drove to polanski highway to Saint Michaels drive. Annie mccorm
Right now saying this man is barricaded and still firing off shots at them. We have live team coverage. Our Dave Schratwieser is in middletown but we begin with dawn timmeney live in bear. Dawn, witnesses say it was beyond chaotic in that parking lot. Absolute chaos, lucy. Dozens of state troopers here on the scene at this wawa parking lot as you can see. They are still pouring over the scene. The lot blocked off. Shane customers and witnesses whose lunch hour turned to sheer terror. I seen the state trooper pull up and i guess he was over there, you know, i guess going whoever was driving the red charger. Kevin lerner describes a horrible scene as delaware state trooper is gunned every gunned down in this wawa parking lot around lunch time. Lerner works at a hair salon across the parking lot and witnessed the disturbing confrontation. Then, um, he push the officer to get a little distance pushed him and started running. Started running he started shooting. Started shooting probably li
Lunch time at this wawa turned to sheer terror. Customers are scared beyond belief as this is all unfolding and witnesses are left stunned and deeply saddened. I seen performing cpr he was not moving just like i was just standing there like shaking like just crazy. Reporter brady couldnt believe what she was seeing. A state trooper being shot in cold blood. It was lunch time. She had just walked out of the wawa on pulaski highway in Bear Delaware noon the but tee supply store across the parking where she work. Thats when she heard gunshots and seen the trooper go down. I seen the officer fall and just laying there. I seen two guys run off. So just crazy. I never seen nothing like that before in my life just very shocking. Reporter kevin lerner was outside the hair salon where he works. He says he saw the state trooper pull in and approach two guys in this red charger. Thats when he says things turned bad. Very bad. He pushed the officer to get a little distance but pushed him and start
Good morning, happen i gateway to the weekend, yes, jim, welcome back. Thank you. Nice to see you. Roadways are looking okay. We have a couple accidents out there already overturned tractor trailer and were talking about nfl draft closures, of course. Yes. Hello. Almost, almost, used to it, i think by now. One thing that you will need to watch out for hitting the road anytime soon and out for i while is fog. It is not bad just yet but give it sometime. That will be a issue toward, the sunrise here but for now, it is basically completely clear. We have not been able to say that in multiple day. That storm that was planning is for days on end making its departure completely, and we are left with great weather. There will be a couple frontal passages coming our way though in time, currently we are, basically at pretty perfect visibility. So say for a couple trouble spots for example lancaster stand out like a sore thumb. Down to under a half mile visibility there here in the city, it it i
Home barracks in glasgow, delaware, fellow troopers, trying to come to grips, and trying to understand his murder. A somber show of solidarity began an Emotional Press Conference addressing the loss of Corporal Stephen ballard. This briefing today is to provide information, into the tragic events, which resulted in the murder of Delaware State Police Corporal Stephen ballard, yesterday after noon. Reporter three twoyear old, eight year veteran of the Delaware State Police department was killed in the line of duty wednesday afternoon, after a approaching the passenger in this burgundy cara above suspicious activity Corporal Ballard asked to step out of the dodge charger, as he exited the vehicle a struggle ensued, during which time the suspect began firing at Corporal Ballard. Reporter state Police Say Suspect identified as 26 yearold burgon sealy showed no mercy continuing to fire upon the uniform officer in the parking lot of this wawa in the 1600 block of pulaski highway in bear. Cor