apartment building. suddenly the frantic officer radioed that he had been shot. i m shot in the face. i m shot in the face. [gunfire] shots fired, shots fired. i m shot, i m shot. reporter: nearby resident reported hearing the shots. we heard shots, pop, pop, pop. i said hoe my god somebod said s shooting. to this of cops coming. they just slot a cop. reporter: an officer drove dorm plan to commerce fee see fitzgerald hospital dorm plan to mercy fitzgerald hospital. i was told by the doctor thank god he had his vest on. reporter: soon heavily armed officers descend on the apartment complex looking for the people involved. nearby service on amtrak and septa was suspended during the intensive manhunt. before long they arrested the gunman and three women. nearby residents applauded. as it turns out dorman is the first folcroft officer to be shot in the line of duty. to have an officer injured like this never, i mean you know, it s a wakeup call for these sm
the night before that there s all this drug activity constantly going on. reporter: the badly wounded officer was rushed to a hospital. residents of the apartment house were evacuated. s.w.a.t. officers surrounded the building. a state police helicopter flew overhead as a loud flash bang was fired. the hope it would startle and distract the attackers. s.w.a.t. officers moved quickly. several women and a plan were taken into custody. the man described as the suspect in the shooting was put inside this sharon hill police car and driven from the scene. as the operation wound down and officers departed, grateful folcroft residents applauded. if you got a heart to shoot the cops that are protecting us you would hurt any innocent one. that s what i m looking at. yeah, children. we got children, we got innocent citizens live around here and if you got the ought to shoot at a cop what would you have done to us. reporter: we heard that from a number of residents and neighbor
and it was an accident. the defense pleaded with the jury to not convict solid for conspiracy and 1st degree murder. ((nia wong)) the state is giving their rebuttal. we ll give you updates as soon as they re ready. reporting live. nia wong 8 news now. ((christianne klein)) the sentencing for three teenagers in a violent home invasion.. where they tied up a family.. robbed them.. and sexually assaulted a woman. was put on hold. it happened at a southwest home in 2015. the home invasion was one spree committed by 18-year-old qumaire rainey, 17-year-old edward london, and 16-year-old casey franks. all three have taken plea deals, where it s recommended they be sentenced to life in prison, with the possiblity of parole. a judge delayed the sentencing while they sort out an issue because of their ages./// ((tedd florendo)) ( hotter today than yesteray with clear skies. 20 mainly. not anticipating any alert for wind today and the rest of the week. we are going to warm up throu
around 4. this south side neighborhood is just blocks away from mitchell park and there are several homes with young families nearby there s also a playground just down the road on the other side of the street.this afternoon we spoke with people in neighborhood.one woman told us she s not surprised to hear about this assault and is hoping for a stronger police presence here on the south side. lynn mustache :14 they need to patrol more often and walk the area. just do something. put more cop stuff, you know? cause it s starting to get worse. 3 police tell us the case will be reviewed by the da s office in the coming days.the names of those arrested won t be released until formal charges are made.live on the south side of milwaukee i m jp cbs 58 a family tragedy in menomonee falls. police are investigating the death of a yesterday in an above ground pool at a home on fond du lac avenue. when officers arrived.they found the boy s father trying to revive him. the child die
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