Christy smith is live with her story. Reporter she found herself having to take cover with other people. We also heard from travelers within the area on. She shared dramatic cell phone video. First sirens and then workers in a nearby shop. Finally told us that a van had run into lass ramblas street. Reporter people started running and taking cover. I ran into the bakery where they let me in and there was a couple of us, about 20 of us hiding. It sounded like someone had seen a person with a gun. But also after a ton of people were just reacting to all of the cars and ambulances coming by. Reporter she says workers tried to cover the windows and the shop was quiet as some wept. These recent graduates had visited a number of cities and left three days before the attack. They said they didnt notice tight security. Not really. The most security i felt was either in london or paris. Reporter some sort of security incident at the eiffel tower and they said they learned about the events here
Incidents. Lewd and lascivious conduct was taking place. Reporter and why didnt she report it to Higher Authority earlier. Thats a great question. And it was so prevalent within the department. There was nobody to report it o to. It is something now that the public can recognize can happen so the fact that there is precedent in other Police Agencies for allegations like this suggests that it is more important to get to the bottom of these allegations. Reporter i just talked with the mayor and he says the city is monitoring the situation. And he said that while the allegations are disturbing he says they are still allegations and not proven and just one side of the story. Officials have 30 days to respond to the lawsuit. And the District Attorneys Office says it is aware of the allegations and has not yet received a report from the Gilroy Police department which it would need. Robert handa just tweeted the story before going on air and you can follow him . A bloody crime scene. Around 5