Secretary, how are the prisoners able to take these employees hostage . Thats part of the investigation. To see how the takeover occurred. Because there are, hopefully, things in place. And our prison, there is almost 2,500 men there every day. And this tragic event is terrible. But every day our officers are there and they run that facility very well. Very safely. But it shows how vulnerable we are. Like a long, narrow hallway that everybody pictures. It is like three narrow hallways with a center hub. The letter would be a t, so to speak. Theres three tiers. One story. And then in the center would be the common area. Have you thought about the type of inmates that were housed in building c. The inmates housed in building c coming through our disciplinary process. Theyre either on their way up meaning they were in minimum security and they were moving into a more secure environment or highest security maximum and were on their way down and those two populations are together. Talk abou
Inmates were getting taken to a prison yard and they found sergeant found unresponsive. We lost one of our Family Member and it pains my heart to make these statements. You saw inmates coming out in groups. At this point im told its not clear if any of them were involved in the execution of this plan. They snuck out or if they were trying to get out to get away from the whole mess. All 120 inmates who were in that building when this started are considered suspects. Its not clear at this point if this was a wellorganized plan. Officials trying to figure out if this was spontaneous or a wellplanned event. Were live in newark, delaware, nbc 10 news. Many questions to be answered. All right. Sky force 10 was overhead this afternoon as a procession brought the body of Sergeant Floyd from the Vaughan Correctional Center to the medical Examiners Office where the autopsy will be conducted. Officers on motorcycles, they led the way. Along the route, we spotted one officer who wasnt even part of
Here today we did get a good look at the timeline and what has led us to this point. The head of delawares Correctional Officers unions said Sergeant Floyd may have saved his fellow officers lives. He was in a closet when the lieutenants came in the door. He told the lieutenants to leave the building, after what happened then, we have no idea. Reporter after the inmates took over the hostage standoff dragged on for hours, over time two officers were released. Were told negotiators became increasingly concerned about Sergeant Floyds well being. Hey, hows floyd doing . Reporter a large portion of the back and forth was broadcasted online. They demanded more Educational Opportunities and insisting they get to talk to the governor. Let us talk to floyd and that will be one plus if you. Reporter around 5 00 this Morning Police decided it was time to move in. Tactical teams got the female counselor to safety but they found floyd unresponsive. Its not clear when he had been killed or how. Off
Unresponsive on the floor. These brave men and women go to work every day knowing that they may not come home. We owe them an incredible debt of gratitude. Nbc 10 is bringing you Live Team Coverage tonight. Well begin with nbc 10s Randy Gyllenhaal who is getting reaction to Sergeant Floyds death. Randy . Reporter and this is not the outcome that this community was hoping for. As the prison siege unfolded for nearly 24 hours, locals at the smyrna diner followed every update. Its just bad that it a death had to come out of it. Reporter front page news, this Tiny Community is heart broken for the prison guard who lost his life. Everybody wants to know what they can do and how they can help the sergeants family. In the time of need like they have. Reporter strangers lined the street as Sergeant Floyds body was transported by motorcade. In smyrna most people have friends or family that work at the prison. We have frinends that work here too. Reporter questions about why this happened some c
It is 8 00 in the morning, a on a large lot in this very rural area, someone breaks into that home, the female homeowner shoves him come up which is him back. Pushes him back. The male homeowner appears with a weapon, fires back hitting the suspect in the leg. The suspect does not completely retreat. He goes outside briefly, grabs aps of metal that a piece of metal and charges back into the home. Who is ahomeowner former fbi agent fired his weapon again, striking that suspect in the head. The suspect was able to run from the home and a short distance from that house dropped in the yard and was taken to shock trauma. Telling us they believe this is a cut and dry case of self defense. Investigation is still underway. The homeowners are being questioned. They believe this was a rifle use of force by a man defending himself, his wife and his home. We are also following developments out of delaware. Involving that hostage situation at a prison. That situation is now over. A correctional off