Is for Law Enforcement, especially those that are out here investigating it at the scene. We are told that were still in the very early stages of the investigation. Again, that trooper who has not been named died from his injuries after being shot here. Thats the latest here in bear. Aundrea clinethomas. Now live to Brandon Hudson who is live in middletown and the search for the shooter barricaded in that home. Brandon, whats the latest from your Vantage Point . You talked about that heavy Police Presence in the brick mills farm developmentier. We can show you the neighborhood is still on lockdown. You have county police around here. We walked across the media staging area. As we were waiting on police, you can see police are directing traffic, leaving from the school at the moment, but again, that neighborhood on the other side of that Elementary School is still on lockdown. We have some video from a witness that we got a little more than an hour ago, showing s. W. A. T. Running into
Now while activity here is rapping up, the investigation is just beginning. Reporting live in bear, aundrea clinethomas. And the man suspected of killing the trooper is now barricaded inside a neighborhood in middletown. S. W. A. T. Teams are outside that home where he is holed up. Nbc 10s Brandon Hudson is near that home right now. Brandon, youve been there for about two hours thou. What is happening with this standoff . Jim, we just saw about a line of paramedics leave this area, about 15 minutes ago. They were parked all the way down there. Well zoom in, give you a look at where state police, new castle, county police are stati stationed right by the elementary school. There is a helicopter also above the ground going through the neighborhood. Now, the latest from police is officers remain outside the home while the suspect is locked in his home with an unknown weapon. Here is video from the neighbor showing s. W. A. T. Running through a driveway in the brick mills farm development.
He went over and pushed him and when he pushed the officer he had room to run and he pushed hip and ran and he ran for like seven or eight feet and then turned around and started shooting. Just instantly started shooting. I jumped out the car to see if i could help and the other people, the witnesses were moving into action as i was moving into action and turned him over and started cpr right away and i hollered out keep pumping, and another witness came and she was upset and i tried to help her too and called 911. And that trooper was rushed to christiana hospital in grave condition, his current condition is unknown and state police are expected to hold a press conference here within the last half hour. His name is not released and we know he was a trooper at troop 2, and was relatively new. And as for the suspect Delaware State Police tell action news that they know who the suspect is. They are now investigating over in middletown a house in an area looking for that suspect. Trying t
Happened there today . Reporter jim, Delaware State Police say that it happened near noon and the trooper whose name is not released pulls up in the wawa parking lot and he got out and approached the vehicle with two suspicious individuals and there was some sort of confrontation and one suspect got out of the vehicle and put him down where the wet concrete is. Its a sad day for our state and the Delaware State Police family. Responding officers rushed to the wawa parking lot at polanski highway and arrested one suspect but the shooter had already fled. The witnesses rushed to the aid of the wounded officer franticly try toing to save his life. And the other people were moving into action as i was moving into action and they turned him over and started cpr right away and i hollered out keep pumping keep pumping. And jared saw the shooting at noon and works at barbershop next to the wawa. He had room to run and he pushed him and ran for like seven or eight feet, he turned around and ins
The s. W. A. T. Team has a neighborhood surrounded in middle delaware and neighbors wont be able to go home tonight because the suspected shooter is hiding inside a home. It started at a wawa in delaware. The trooper was shot after approaching two people inside a car as the suspected killer took off, total strangers rushed into help. Heart wrenching you cant even go to work and try to protect people without somebody else trying to shoot you for no reason. Nbc 10 learned that fallen trooper is Corporal Steven ballard. We have Live Team Coverage tonight. First colleagues and total strangers are mourning trooper ballards death. Drew smith has more from the wawa where he was killed. There is crime scene tape all over this parking lot and the store will be closed until saturday after respect for the fallen trooper. People have been dropping off candles and flowers. They say they are horrified by the way this trooper lost his life. It only took seconds for this busy wawa parking lot to turn