few moments from now. it was here almost exactly 24 hours ago now that a gunman opened fire from the roof of a building about two blocks behind me, killing six people, you can hear the sounds of it right there, wounding 25. it caused hundreds of people to flee the scene. a real moment of sheer terror. you can see actually behind us now some of the chairs that they left behind still littering the scene here. police did find a gun on the roof of that building. ultimately about eight hours later they were able to apprehend someone there y re calling a person of interest, they used the phrase suspect, that person has been in custody overnight and several hours and investigators are going through his past trying to learn more about what might have led him to open fire on this celebration of the nation s independence. let s get the very latest on where the investigation stands this morning, i m joined by josh campbell who has been on the scene now for 20 hours at this point chasing
backdrop for movies like home alone and ferris buhler s day off. police say a gunman fired on people along the parade route from a rooftop. a barrage of bullets just after 10:00 a.m., causing spec to it tors, mostly families with children, both young and old, to scatter. right now officials say the victims range from 8 to 85 years old. five adults died at the scene, a sixth person later passed away at the hospital. witnesses describing chaos where strollers and belongings lay scattered on the streets that have become a crime scene. i picked up my kids and ran again, i put them in a garbage dumpster, and then i ran back to look for my partner and her daughter, and i saw people shot on the ground. all of a sudden, there was a stampede of people coming, and then i realized it was gunshots. i literally thought to myself, this is how it s going to end. we hope to learn more about a man who they say has not been charged but is a person of interest. within eight hours after
well. i m grateful for all you ve given to our country and at long last, at long last your store i have is being honored as it should have been always. february 18, 1971, special 5 dennis fujii was sering a second tour in vietnam kicked off the rescue operation in laos. they were there to evacuate wounded military personnel. as their chopper attempted to land, it became the target and they crash landed in the middle of the conflict. when a second american helicopter managed to land minutes later, able to evacuate everyone except fujii. he waved off the hell cop tefr, told them to depart, remaining behind as the only american on the battlefield. several attempts were made to
i m grateful for all you ve given to our country and at long last, at long last your story is being honored as it should have been always. february 1971, specialist dennis fuji who was serving as a second tour in vietnam as a crew chief and helicopter ambulance conducting a rescue operation in laos. they were there to evacuate military personnel. as their chopper attempted to land, it sustained heavy damage that caused them to crash land in the middle of the conflict. when a second american helicopter managed to land nearby, minutes later, it was able to evacuate all the downed crew men except specialist fuji. rather than risk the lives of his crewmates, he waved off the helicopter, told them to depart. remaining behind as the only american on the battlefield.