He went over and pushed him and when he pushed the officer he had room to run and he pushed hip and ran and he ran for like seven or eight feet and then turned around and started shooting. Just instantly started shooting. I jumped out the car to see if i could help and the other people, the witnesses were moving into action as i was moving into action and turned him over and started cpr right away and i hollered out keep pumping, and another witness came and she was upset and i tried to help her too and called 911. And that trooper was rushed to christiana hospital in grave condition, his current condition is unknown and state police are expected to hold a press conference here within the last half hour. His name is not released and we know he was a trooper at troop 2, and was relatively new. And as for the suspect Delaware State Police tell action news that they know who the suspect is. They are now investigating over in middletown a house in an area looking for that suspect. Trying t
Blood, a delaware state trooper shot and killed in the middle of the day outside a Wawa Convenience store. Its so sad. Its just so very, very tragic. A Community Comes to together in grief to pay the speaks to a fallen hero. This as a standoff continues outside the home of a suspect wanted in the deadly shooting. Good evening im Ukee Washington im Nicole Brewer in for jessica dean. A short time ago. They identified him as Corporal Steven ballard. He was an eight and a half year veteran. He was gunned down in the parking lot of a wawa on pulaski highway in Bear Delaware around 12 10. He was responding to a suspicious vehicle when one of the two men inside shot him multiple times. Authorities tracked the gunman to a home in middle town delaware. I remains barricaded inside and firing at the swat team. The other man in that vehicle was arrested at the convenience store. Corporal ballard died at christiana. A long line escorted his body in wilmington. Motorists pulled over and paid tribute
Im Nicole Brewer in for jessica dean. A short time ago. They identified him as Corporal Steven ballard. He was an eight and a half year veteran. He was gunned down in the parking lot of a wawa on pulaski highway in Bear Delaware around 12 10. He was responding to a suspicious vehicle when one of the two men inside shot him multiple times. Authorities tracked the gunman to a home in middle town delaware. I remains barricaded inside and firing at the swat team. The other man in that vehicle was arrested at the convenience store. Corporal ballard died at christiana. A long line escorted his body in wilmington. Motorists pulled over and paid tribute as salutes as the procession made its r way along i95. Corporate ballards casket was carried into the medical Examiners Office. We have live team coverage. It shows you how a community is paying tribute to the trooper. Shriv. Reporter i just spoke two state troopers they told me both new corporal ballard. It is a devastating night for the Polic
Details. Police say the standoff ended at 9 17 the suspect run out of the house in the five hundred block of Saint Michael as drive in middletown at that time engaged police and shot by officers. He was pronounced dead 12 minutes later. The suspect was wanted for the Fatal Shooting of copper actual Stephen Ballard outside this wawa in bear, delaware. This morning the corporals flagdraped casket was move from the medical Examiners Office to a funeral home. The house belonged to the suspects family it was heavily damaged during the siege. Shortly before 8 30 p. M. Police report they used an explosive charge to blow open the front door. Overnight gunfire came from inside the house. Police responded by using additional explosive to breach a number of windows. Some nearby homes were evacuated. Residents said they could hear the police action. Every hour the bomb went off. 1 50 a. M. There was a bomb. We heard explosions, they blew off the doors and the sides of the house, the whole road was
Revive the fallen trooper. Even performing cpr before back up arrived. State police say they tracked the man who they believe shot Corporal Ballard to the 500 block of Saint Michaels drive in middletowns brick mill farms development. Now, this played out at several scenes from day into name our reporters have been covering all of it dave kinchen was at the hospital when we got word of the troopers passing. We begin tonight with Dave Schratwieser as close as he can get to the scene where state troopertroop troopers say the mn killed one of their own. Dave, whats happening right now . Reporter lucy, the state police just briefed all the residents who have been locked out of their neighborhood because that suspect remains barricaded in his home. Police say did use an explosive charge around 8 30 to blast open the front door but they have not entered that home at this hour. The residents are being told they can be staying at the Odessa Fire Company until this gets resolved. Police still ne