Struck in the head, he and his partner and two other respond i responding, what ive seen thus far proper. I worry every day is something going to get hurt. A stray bullet cut right through the front door at brooks pharmacy. Came through this car reader on the Lottery Machine here. The owner has seen her fair share of violence in this neighborhood, including Armed Robbery at her store, but never an officer gunned down. Coming in today, finding the door shut again its almost par for the course unfortunately. Reporter while the dolphins and Police Internal affairs will investigate, residents and Business Owners on the block dealing with the aftermath of the incident can only hope things around here get better. My brother is a detective in the district here. So, you know, he is constantly telling me be careful, be careful, be careful. Reporter the department of justice will also be reviewing this incident. You may remember that a few years back, commissioner ramsey asked the doj to take a
Of greater force following another night of violent protests. Overnight, the governor ordered the increased security to help quell the escalated violence and to protect the Police Command center. With the presence of the National Guard, the governor has lifted the curfew. Molotov cocktails were thrown and there was other clashes violence. Reporter police move in with riot gear Michael Brown was shot several times with a fate toll blow to the top of the head. At least six shots, at least six shots. Could be more. But at least six. Reporter the st. Louis county medical Examiners Office has not released its report but confirmed to nbc news that brown was shot more than once in the head and chest. We believe, given those kinds of facts, this officer should have been arrested. Reporter the case is expected to go before a grand jury as early as wednesday to determine if the Police Officer who killed Michael Brown will be charged. That was sarah dallof. Stay with nbc 10 for continuing coverag
Wounds and the district veteran will go for counseling following what the commissioner says is a traumatic experience. We dont start our day wanting to shoot or hurt anybody. But when you have a situation like that, it is something that we dont take for granted, the officers ability to bounce back, the resiliency, it is a traumatic incident and we need to treat it as such. Korpalski was not the only officer to return fire. My colleague, katy zachry is at the shooting scene to give us the back story to this breaking news weve been following all day. Katie . Behind me, this is a scene where the shooting happened. Were live in the tacony section of the city. This police van you see some of the investigators crowding around right now, the side it on the drivers side as were zooming in, there is a bullet hole, police say. The suspect fired his first shot at the police van, making that bullet hole. The second shot is the one that hit the officer. Heres what we know happened, around 12 45 a c
Exchange of gunfire with the suspect. Weve just learned that there suspect is dead. Shots rang out just before 1 00 a. M. In the tacony section of the city. Action News Reporter Katherine Scott is live from einstein hospital where the officer is right now with the very latest on this breaking news story this morning. Hi, katherine. Reporter hi, sharrie. I want to start by saying the officer is in stable condition at the hospital. Hes from the 15th district, hes a 14 year veteran of the Philadelphia Police department, hes married. He has a three week old child and his family was here at the hospital with him. As for the suspect, he was pronounced dead earlier this morning and this gun was recovered at the scene. This all happened around 12 45 this morning. The officer and his partner respond d to a radio call for a man with a gun on the 6400 block of ditman street in tacony. They were on their way and they heard the description of the suspect and they remembered seeing him a block back
Continue tonight in ferguson, the strategy of police and their responsiveness has changed dramatical dramatically. Tonight we will own sure the safety of the citizens of ferguson, and the businesses of ferguson. Reporter there will be no curfew tonight. Instead police will try to keep the protests moving not giving crowds a chance to congregate. Also for the first time, officers could be seen monitoring activity from the rooftops here. The National Guard has been called in to provide safety of our unified center. Free up to protect peaceful protesters, citizens, and their property. Reporter as so many continue to march to honor the memory of Michael Brown and to push for answers in the ongoing investigation, today browns family released results from an autopsy they commissioned performed by veteran pathologist dr. Michael baden. Six bullets struck and two may have reentered. Three bullets were recovered at first autopsy. Reporter the brown family and witnesses have said the unarmed tee