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Suspect at the time. cnns lucy cavanaugh joins us now. lucy, what are police saying about the shooting? >> reporter: boris, tragic and devastating is how the lapd police chief described this officer-involved shooting that took place thursday afternoon. police say they were responding to multiple calls of a possible active shooting at the north hollywood burlington store. they were told a number of people were sheltering in place. when officers arrived on scene, they encountered the suspect who w...

Wright, last april. potter, a 26-year-old police veteran was training other offices, when she pulled wright over. -- an outstanding warrant there, was a brief struggle. body cam footage shows potter repeatedly yelling the word taser, as she pulled out her firearm, and shot dante wright once in the chest, killing him. potter claimed the shooting was an accident, but a jury found or guilty of first and second degree manslaughter. kim potter now faces up to 15 years in prison. the judge ordered her...

The teenager considered armed and dangerous. and america strong tonight. a graduation story to remember. good evening. thanks for joining us on a busy thursday night. im whit johnson, in for david. and we begin tonight with that breaking news. life-threatening fires breaking out in boulder county, colorado, at this hour. the governor declaring a state of emergency just a short time ago. residents forced to evacuate with almost no notice. the images just coming in. drivers blinded by thick sm...

Senior meteorologist rob marciano, and rob, youre tracking those dangerous fire conditions in colorado. when are the winds expected to finally let up? > reporter: we expect the strongest winds, whit, to retreat into the foothills over the next couple of hours, but this has turned out to be a historic what we call a mountain wave event and its going to flip the switch to snow as will mentioned. we have advisories that are up in the colorado area and now winter storm watches that are posted for ka...

Next and stay with us for abc 7 news at 4:00. we will see then. tonight, breaking news as we come on the air. life-threatening wildfires sweeping through parts of colorado. late today, the governor declaring a state of emergency. reports of multiple injuries, burn victims rushed to the hospitals. high winds fueling the flames. tens of thousands of people in the denver suburbs told to get out right now. evacuations under way throughout boulder county. powerful gusts downing power lines. transfo...

Cant see behind, went behind it. turned out to be the dressing room. we were able to locate a 14-year-old female who was found deceased in that dressing room. >> reporter: the teenager, 14-year-old girl, was shopping with her mother. l.a. times reports she was reportedly shopping for a dress. the violence two days before christmas sparked questions about why police used force, why they opened fire in the first place. there wasnt a weapon found on the suspect or on the scene. we also know the aut...

Authorities identifying that officer as ashley ferris, and saying that the alleged gunman shot her in the about doe member, but while she was on the ground wounded, she returned fire, killing him. she is still in the hospital tonight. when we come back, a late update tonight on that truck drivers 110-year prison sentence, which sparked national outrage. were carvana, the company who invented car vending machines and buying a car 100% online. now weve created a brand-new way for you to sell you...

Firing multiple times at the officer, killing him. joining us now with the very latest, nbcs steve patterson. steve, good morning. what do we know about the officer? >> reporter: jose, yeah, no doubt, deadly and really horrible weekend for officers across the country. well start in texas. 47-year-old houston deputy, charles galloway was shot and killed early sunday morning in which officials describe, as you mentioned, as a brutal attack. the deputy was shot multiple times after pulling over a m...

>> it ended in his death. he was shot by an officer who said she confused her gun for a taster. also near minneapolis, a officer killed castile for a minor violation, a broken taillight. his girlfriend said castile reached for identification and informed the officer he had a gun which he had a permit to carry but the officers claims his hand was on the gun. >> dont pull it out. dont pull it out. >> then there was walter scott. pulled over for a busted taillight. he ran. >> on foot. black male, g...

Have drugs there. then put me in hand cuffs and the back of the car, and searched the entire car looking for guns and drugs. somebody called in for another crime and ended up letting me out of the car and just speeding off. mind you, im a working man with a college degree who didnt do anything wrong, i mean what it does to your pride and self-esteem in the moment, like you just cant get that back. >> reporter: his experiences and the experiences of his friends led him to push for the driving equ...