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Now charged with three counts of attempted murder, leonardes is still recovering in a local hospital but his presence is felt in other ways. >> you heard about this? he shot and killed a cop. i hate when [ bleep ] kill a cop. and don't kill them. you're going to get the same amount of time as if you [ bleep ] miss them. hackensack is a peaceful, quiet town. you can't -- the last time we had a shooting in hackensack was 12 years ago. >> the shooting in hackensack was very unusual, very rarely have we had anybody come in here, if ever, for shooting at a cop anyway. i hate they shoot regular peop...

Aside. you can't let your emotions dictate what you do. so i mean, yeah, you think about it. it affects you. you still have a job to do at the end. >> one month earlier, leonardes was out on bail for a prior aggravated assault charge. police say he shot at three hackensack officers who fired back hitting leonardes 14 times. >> a shot in my hand. shot in my arm. i'm still healing up, going through a lot of pain and problems. i had open wounds. i still do. four times in my stomach. three times in my pelvic. and a shot right here. >> leonardes has pled not guilty to an array of charges including ...

They would trade their current status for freedom in a heart beat. one of them, sean stark, has just run into an old friend here. >> wait, the hackensack -- >> the shooting. >> that was the gun? >> yeah. >> holy [ bleep ]. are you serious? where did it go down? >> stark wasn't involved in the shooting, but is charged with possession of a handgun while committing a crime, because he owned the gun leonardes used to allegedly shoot at police. >> they shot him up. he's still alive, but -- >> he's in -- >> he's in the hospital with county police officers babysitting him, $2 million bail. >> damn. t...

You know, i'm not a mathematician but 2 and 2 is 4. you know what i mean? coming up, deanna collins tries to adjust to life in max and receives a surprise visitor. >> she was caught on the surveillance camera and we were able to get a good picture of her hairstyle. >> and -- >> the shooting in hackensack was very unusual. very rarely have we had a shooting of a cop. >> the hackensack police shooting becomes the talk of the jail. >> hackensack is a peaceful, quiet town. the last time we had a shooting in hackensack was 12 years ago. know if we could have found all the services we needed for o...

Geico motorcycle. see how much you could save. behind the walls of the bergen county jail, much of the talk over the past week has had to do with an inmate who has yet to step foot inside. hackensack police say 22-year-old robert leonardes opened fire on three of their patrol officers, barely missing one of them. police returned fire, hitting