Sergeant Roston News Today

An all-out search of the african-american neighborhood in philadelphias 19th precinct, where sergeant robert roston said it all went down. the sergeant told the story this way. hed come across two black men along the railroad tracks on the morning of april 5th. one ran away, he said. the other pointed a silver revolver at his head. he knocked it away, he said, but it fired anyway. and the bullet grazed his left shoulder. he also said he fired one shot, but wasnt sure if hed struck the suspect. p...

>> reporter: neighbors called the sergeants actions a sad statement. >> i cant believe that he would really do something like that, thats really uncalled for. ever since ive been listen hes really been antisocial around this area. >> reporter: whats unclear is why sergeant roston. would make up such a wild tale. did he finally admit he finally shot himself on purpose. the police commissioner says he may have done it for a job transfer or maybe for attention but that the sergeant didnt give a rea...

Roston made the whole thing up. >> it was clear to us soon after it took place that this simply was just not true. just the evidence just didnt support the story he was giving. >> reporter: but wait, what about the sergeants shoulder wound? the commissioner says sergeant roston actually shot himself. which may be why, he said, he got off one shot at the suspect. an explanation as to why his gun had been fired. >> a test was run on his shirt. the powder on the shirt matched the same kind of ammun...