Innocent bystander was killed as a result of this shootout. The police scene now stretching for blocks here on 198th street, evidence markers show the bullet casings left over from this shootout early this morning. Sources say the commotion started out in the street and then spread inside the store. They say that someone flagged two Police Officers down who went into the store and they were approached by a 30year old suspect who grabbed one of the officers guns and began firing. A second officer responding back with shots, and thats once in the torso and that innocent bystander was shot and killed. Now, witnesses say they saw the bystander being taken out of the deli. They say he is a 49yearold man, a store employee, well known in the neighborhood who was just cleaning the shop at the time. I was upstairs in my apartment, and i just kept on hearing a whole bunch of shots. It actually didnt even sound like shots, so, you know, after about five or six of them went rounds went off. Fright
Reporter trapped on the second floor, several people in 109 washington avenue in little ferry were saved by firefighters and police around 11 30 last night when the building caught fire. Driving down the road, and as i was passing this house, i heard a big pop. It was some type of explosion. Not sure if it came from the garage or the cars parked in the driveway, then the whole house was engulfed in flames. Reporter lieutenant chris bowles says when he he could see was black smoke engulfing the building an he ran to help. Just started trying to break some windows and victims just start jumping out windows and pulled several people out of the building. Reporter you can see dozens of neighbors standing in panic as victims are taken away on stretchers. The lieutenant says fathers were dropping children down to him from the second floor window. Got a ladder to the second floor, and we were able to pull control by arn 1 30 this morning, but water is still flowing to the big to keep it cool.
Disappearance, julius had a traumatic few months. She was inside this car at the end of november when police say a man wearing a mask walked up and fired several shots into the front seat, striking julius eight times and grazing her 15 yearold daughter. No word yet if that shooting is connected to her murder. We are expected to hear from the Monmouth County Prosecutors Office in a matter of moments, and we will keep you updated on any information that we get out of that press conference. Now, the argn two people charged is expected around 1 30 today. Were live in long branch, meg baker, cbs 2 news. Meg, thank you. Now to breaking news. More than 500 passengers were evacuated from a burning ship off the coast of puerto rico this morning. According to the coast guard, the fire broke out in the engine room of the caribbean fantasy ferry and then spread. Rescuers used slides to get passengers off the ship and into rafts. Several dozen people were carry into san juan harbor on stretchers. T
Around 6 a. M. We have evidence that demonstrate that is very, very improbable that the incident is a robbery situation. Police say the americans including ryan lochte damaged a bathroom door and urinated in an alley, which is why security got involved. This video shows the swimmers at a gas station getting into a taxi, but minutes later a Security Guard with a gun orders the group out of one swimmer appears to remove his wallet. Another briefly raises his hands. From another angle we see what happens next. A thirdparty steps in to translate as the athletes are told to sit on a curb. Police say the swimmers handed over money to repair a bathroom door. They also say a gun was pointed at the swimmers. So part of lochtes story checks out. I put my hands up. This is the front page of the u. S. Post. Theyre making the point that lochtes validates the stereotype. They had fun. They made a mistake. The members of the swim team could be indicted for false reporting of a crime, which comes with
And im mary calvi. Well have traffic and weather on the 2s in a moment. First mourning a music icon from fans to fellow musicians. Tributes have been pouring in for grammy Award Winning pop star prince who died yesterday at the age of 57. He was found unresponsive in an elevator. We have Team Coverage on princes death including how fans in new york and around the world are sell britting his celebrating his life. Theres still no word on the cause of the Legendary Musicians death. Were learning more about the initial phone calls from medical assistance. Lets begin with jennifer merrily. Person down not breathing. Moments later police and paramedics arrived at the scene and found the 57yearold singer unresponsive in an elevator. They tried performing cpr but the grammy and oscar winner was pronounced dead. Prince had been battling illness forcing him to cancel two shows this month. He felt well enough to perform last thursday at atlantas fox theater but on the flight home princes plane wa