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And alvin watts. they were suspects in one of the more chilling murder stories weve ever encountered. their alleged killing spree made national news. >> acting on an anonymous tip early sunday morning, police arrested 19-year-old jacob carl england and 32-year-old alvin lee watts. >> the two are believed to be responsible for fridays shooting rampage in a predominantly black tulsa neighborhood that left three dead, two others injured. all victims were believed to be randomly selected, stopped by...

It just means there is enough evidence to go to trial and the presumption of innocence must continue. >> and this is going to be a difficult trial. we had seen the record for criminal conviction of police officers who commit acts in the line of duty is, you know, thats an uphill battle for any prosecutor. >> and what we have to remember, there is going to be motions filed. theres going to be motions to dismiss some of these charges, including the murder charge, intent to kill, as opposed to mans...

Depraved heart and second-degree murder and because of murder by -- manslaughter by vehicle, that that is going to go to the grand jury. what they said to me, theyre going to seek every tool possible and that theres a grand jury involved. can you explain that to us, danny? >> when youre talking about the charges, depraved heart murder and involuntary manslaughter, those are the most serious charges. the level of intent is thot what you see with murder, which is a specific intent to kill, but the...

Hey, willfully. >> okay. but not resulting with the intent to kill. >> not the intent to kill, but acting with the depraved heart. its a higher degree of negligence. he was calling out for help. he said he couldnt breathe. all of those pleas were ignored by the police, and they should not have been. >> based on what we know, do you think that the states attorney has a strong case? >> well, based on the evidence so far, certainly i can see why she brought charges, but, yes, the decision to charge...

Specifically coming back to carry out attacks. take a look at what he was planning. back from syria, radicalized, and according to authorities, with intent to kill. this 23-year-old american is in custody this morning and the fbi said he was planning to do something big in the u.s. muhammad left his hometown of columbus ohio in april of last year according to an indictment on a one-way ticket to athens greece but muhammad never boarded his connecting flight after stopping in turkey and instead, ...

After the shootings. police believe the victims were targeted at random. >> it sickens me. it angers me. this is not what tulsa, oklahoma, is about. >> the men were booked into the tulsa county jail and placed in single-person segregation cells for their own protection. >> because they were so high-profile, and it created such a public outcry and such a media frenzy. >> they have remained in them since but are rarely around other inmates. >> they never got a chance to go to general pop because t...

Police believe the victims were targeted at random. >> it sickens me. it angers me. this is not what tulsa, oklahoma is about. >> the men were booked into the tulsa county jail and placed in single-person segregation cells for their own protection. >> they were so high profile and it created such a public outcry and such a media frenzy. >> they have remained in them since and are rarely around other inmates. >> they never got a chance to go to general pop because they were already so sensational...

>> it sickens me. it angers me. this is not what tulsa, oklahoma is about. >> the men were booked into the tulsa county jail and placed in single-person segregation cells for their own protection. >> they were so high profile and it created such a public outcry and such a media frenzy. >> they have remained in them since and are rarely around other inmates. >> they never got a chance to go to general pop because they were already so sensationalized they would not have stood a chance in general p...

>> it sickens me. it angers me. this is not what tulsa, oklahoma is about. >> the men were booked into the tulsa county jail and placed in single person segregation cells for their own protection. >> they were so high profile and it created such a public outcry and such a media frenzy. >> they have remained in them since and are rarely around other inmates. >> they never got a chance to go to general population because they were already so sensationalized they would not have stood a chance in ge...

Second degree murder. after they looked at the law, they read the jury instructions and spent six agonizer hours reviewing this, this was the conclusion they followed, which was in fact the law. >> gene, when you hear a juror say she doesnt believe the case should be brought in the first place? is the prosecution at fault for demanding this verdict under the law? >> thats perplexing because if she believes he committed murder but also believes the case shouldnt have been brought, does she also b...