Ken Jacks News Today

Deaths of two veteran officers that happened in kissimmee, florida. speculation indicating they were surprised by gunfire upon arriving at the scene. so here is the police chief, jeff odell, on increasing difficulties facing law enforcement. >> it is getting tough. it is getting tough to do the job that weve all sworn to protect and uphold and maintain liveable neighborhoods, keep people safe and these senseless acts are going on. >> so joining us now by the phone is ken jacks, a reporter for th...

Into an ambush. they were -- may have been some kind of scuffle and ultimately there was the shooting. you had the suspect who is in custody and has been charged with first-degree murder, everett glenn miller. he actually ran about two or three blocks away to a bar where he was -- he was caught there by sheriffs officers who when we then to detain him, miller actually went for his waistband, where he had a 9 millimeter and a .22-caliber pistol on him. what odell called the heroic acts of three o...

Drug activity. do we know something that was happening or something that h had -- gone down that -- had had gone down that brought him there in the first place. >> you had miller and a couple of others who were standing on a street corner. i have been mining my police contacts, we cant confirm whether there was actually drug activity going on at the time. but that is what baxter originally was responding to. and had howard come in as back-up. >> all right. ken, keep us posted. well let you get b...