She died at the hospital they tried a csection, but her infant daughter only survived for a few hours. Its a pain i realize will never ever go away. Megans mother marianne has been patiently waiting for justice while raising megans two other kids. Its been especially tough since the suspect has been on the run for 311 days. I go to the cemetery a couple times a week and i keep telling her and operation he will be caught caught. This morning it arrived during the raid. Police say he shot an officer, but the officers fired back killing him. His father says he was hiding because hes innocent and didnt trust police. Thats why he ran because he didnt stand a chance. He shot at a cop . Yeah. Well, they came to get him for no reason. There will be no trial now, no court datings, the family says thats both a blessing and a curse. I would like to have the opportunity to look him in the eye s eyes god spared me the pain of going through court and dealing with everything hes in gods hands now. Sh
Striking the suspect. The officer was saved by his body armor and garshard died in the shootout. He was being hunted down for a shot this killed megan doto, she and her baby died. This is the second time this officer was shot in the line of duty he was tracking down an s p when the suspect fired through a wall, today the officer was shot in the stomach and was saved by his s. W. A. T. Armor. Residents here are glad nobody else got shot. Its scary when it happens where you live but you need a sense of calmness, and the cops reacted quickly and it did not get out of hand. The officer is a 17 year veteran of the department and he has a wife and children and they have not released his name to the public before determining if he and his family is safe. Thank you david. Lets switch live to vernon odom at Police Headquarters you covered the situation in september when devon shot and killed megan doto. His mugshot was regularly appearing on i95 billboards and now that murder case is solved acc
He took off running the officer in pursuit the spun around and fired a 40 caliber semiautomatic at the officer. That officer returned fire hitting and killing the suspect. Police commissioner Charles Ramsay credits a longer and more protective vest and patrol officers wear with saving the 17 year Police Veterans live. Right in the lower abdomen and very fortunate because they have a special vest that also has an extension plate on it, and thats what caught the round. Reporter the man was wanted for the murder of 25yearold meghan dot tow and her unborn child. Dot tow was an innocent victim shot and killed on a sunday morning in september by a bullet fired a block away as she sat outside her frankford home on the 1500 block of adams avenue. Police say the gunman had been hiding out in this apartment in the northeast. Neighbors there watching on in gives disbelief this morning. This happening here is ridiculous. I mean, you look outside your window and you have kids its really scary exper
At sixth and luzerne outside a barbershop. Got to be a pattern so these guys want to want some money. Bad times. They can hurt somebody in the process. I was watching tv and i heard the boom real loud. Reporter Surveillance Video obtained by fox 29 shows two men running from the scene tuesday night just seconds before the explosion that sent debris flying towards the camera lense. Seconds later the men returned to the atm and then run away again. Gabbie, lives right across the street. Scare i was little bit . Yeah, i was like i came down and i was i ask my wife, yo, what was that. Reporter it happened just after 9 00 investigators say two men planted what they believe are m100s inside the atm housing and blue the machine up. The men escaped no money was taken. For being this powerful explosion wouldnt think anybody would you know do Something Like this or have some powerful stuff like this. Not in this neighborhood. Reporter a to f the city bomb squad and east detectives are running do
Doing so close to the tracks . Fox 29s Chris Oconnell is in University City where the teen is at the hospital. Chris . Reporter good question lucy. Teenaged boy is lucky to be alive tonight. Frankly lucky to only escape with some minor injuries after he was hit by a Freight Train in delaware county. Take a look at the scene. Skyfox over that scene in darby after police say a 16yearold boy was crossing the tracks with some friends about 8 00 oclock tonight. It happened near sixth and main streets where trains travel right through the intersection. Well police say while he was crossing the tracks that teen dropped a shirt. As the train was approaching that boy turned around to try to pick up that shirt. But we are told he got clipped by that csx Freight Train it sent the train tracks shut down both 48 train and septa trolley tracks. The boy injured his arm but we are told his injuries are not serious. The boy was taken here to Presbyterian Hospital in West Philadelphia where we are told