Scheduled for that but detectives here want to find out his motive exactly what he was doing at the courthouse and what his motive was for taking out a knife and stabbing a sheriffs deputy. Were reporting live from west chester. I will have new details at 6 00. David spunt for cbs3 Eyewitness News. David, thank you. Now to a gruesome discovery a foul odor lead authorities to several decomposing bodies inside a philadelphia garage. There is a connection, to a nearby funeral home. Eyewitness News Reporter alexandria hoff is live at central detective with this story, alex. Reporter jessica, i did just check with police and no arrest are has been made just yet. We do know that this funeral home has been closed for quite a while. Exactly why it shut down is still unclear. I have confirmed that this business had a lengthy quote disciplinary history. Discarded grave stones, beside the now closed powell funeral home, seemed to indicate that something had gone wrong. Just across the street, cor
Then he went down. I was looking at him. He was looking at something. Reporter smith is a coatsville resident who was arrested back in march for jumping the white house fence. District County District attorney tom hogan says the threatenedded seconds after it began. Another Deputy Sheriff immediately pulled his firearm and shot smith. Reporter other witnesses watched in the panic. It is emotional, first thing, i called my daughter. I said im okay. Reporter watson was on her way to the lobby when she heard gunshots. We saw them bring a body out. At that time i didnt know, you know, what his state was but he was just laying on the stretcher, he appeared to be handcuffed to the stretcher but i knew it wasnt one of the sheriffs. Reporter sheriffs deputy left for a local hospital. District attorney hogan commended the security team, charged with protecting the building and people inside. Unfortunately because of incidents like this across the the nation, we have learned how to deal with an
Outer wall at the white house this spring. Curtis smith appears to be the same individual who jump the white house fence in march of this year. Came directly into the Justice Center, pull out 95 and attacked a Deputy Sheriff slashing him. We heard four gunshots we ran out. We came out. We looked down. I can see like blood on the floor a lady curled up in the corner. Um, sheriffs hand bloody. Reporter witnesses describe a chaotic scene as deputees rushed by sanders to shelter in place. Greenly said the alleged attacker was dressed in all black. Officials say smith died at the hospital. The injured deputy is being treated for his wounds. The da says things could have been much worse. Nobody else was injured. The sheriff doctors their jobs. The lock down went perfectly. Reporter curtis smith was scheduled for hearing in october on those charges that he jump the white house fence. No word yet on what he was doing here today. The injured deputy were told is in stable condition. Lucy . All r
Something like this happens in our neighborhood. Its very shocking, cause ive been knowing the feeble in there for years and years, and, um, they bury the people that dies around this area. Reporter the powell funeral home is right around the corner but it appears renovations are being done there. Police were called here to haggard street Tuesday Morning by neighbors complaining about a foul odor. You dont want to saying anything about whats happening here. Nobody should be stored like that. Nobody. Is this a warehouse. You know, a garage to store your vehicles and stuff. Thats very shocking. Reporter detectives arrived to investigate but one neighbor toll fox 29 the bodies were moved to the garage on saturday using a pickup truck. One was in a coffin, the others reported in boxes. Tuesday afternoon, a van from another funeral home took the bodies away under police escort. Giving your opportunity to Say Something if you want to. I do know janet and shes always been professional person
Fox 29 news in hd brought to you by xfinity the future of aweso awesome. Right now terrible in north philadelphia funeral home. Only on fox the owners son explains why three bodies were left so long. Neighbors started complaining about the smell. Good evening, im lucy noland. Im iain page. Some of these details may be you have to hear. Fox 29s dave kinchen is live at central detectives to night. Dave, the only interview youll see here on fox. Dave . Reporter thats right. We have a lot of questions here an lot of questions coming to mind as you can imagine. The son of the funeral homeowner did give us some of those answers when we caught up with him today. Can you tell us what happened to these bodies . Why were these bodies there for so long . Dont ask me a question. Reporter funeral home janet paul daily did not want to talk about the three composing bodies were found in her garage near the 2600 block of haggard street in north philadelphia. The powell funeral home is around the corne