we need to be on guard, but we shouldn t be surprised about this. it s just one more tragedy, and i feel for the people whose loved ones have been victims, whether they were killed or whether they survived, they ll never be the same. you and i will personally remember the shootings that were going on with the d.c. sniper shootings that you were the police chief here in washington, d.c., at the time and there were people who lived through that who are still suffering this very day. that s right. i mean, it s a collateral damage, i ll call it. this cause when you have these things and even just watching it on television. how many kids and their parents are getting ready to go to a mall somewhere in the united states to shop for school supplies now and they see what happened in el paso. this is totally out of hand in this country and something needs to be done and at least the conversation started in order to bring some of this to an end. i know everybody is concerned right now and at
and extra ammo. investigators claim those weapons were illegally imported. a 23-year-old suspect now in custody facing several weapons charges. a suspect in a series of sniper shootings in arizona making an initial court appearance. police arresting the 21-year-old landscaper last night in connection with some of the shootings on the freeway. his gun linked to four incidents in the phoenix area. there have been 11 confirmed shootings. his bail set at $1 million. joining us now, will carl with the latest in los angeles with the story. will? reporter: hey there, uma. we learned a lot during a short amount of time. their suspect is still a dramatic threat to the community. we re talking about 21-year-old leslie allen merritt jr. he appeared in court wearing a black and white striped jumpsuit. the judge imposed that million
arthel will with susan estridge who is a usc professor of law and former campaign manager for michael dukakis. thanks. police in arizona arresting a person of interest after a series of sniper shootings on a major highway. but investigators say the 19-year-old man is not the prime suspect. he s been booked into jail on an unrelated marijuana possession charge. officials say at least 11 shootings have been confirmed since late august. will carr ask live in phoenix with the latest. will? reporter: as we re talking, police are investigating what appears to potentially be another car that s opinion shot. we just got this video in. the driver was on i 10 about nine miles west of where i m standing right now since he was driving to work when he heard a loud pop and that s when his passenger side window shattered. again, police are investigating this. they have not confirmed that this is a new shooting. but if it does indeed turn out to be, it would be the 12th
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link between those two and the two incidents in loveland. reporter: that is why investigators say they need the public s help. they ve now upped the reward to $20,000, hoping for that one tip that breaks the case. clayton sandell, abc news, loveland, colorado. reminiscent of the sniper shootings that we had in washington, d.c. i was thinking about that. what a scary time it was. i was in washington at the time. were you as well? no not at the time but absolutely a scary time. and a scary time as well in colorado because for this particular one, it wasn t immediately clear that they are linked together and still not, but it s quite a frightening pattern there. they say there is a camera at one of the shooting locations but investigators not talking about whether or not they have pulled the video. i imagine they would have. but also the fact these shootings took place within 15 miles of each other. absolutely. and our affiliate out there, kmgh, says there are cameras posted a