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Satisfaction and anger. Adam torres turned himself into authorities last night and he remains here in the Fairfax County jail. The family members saying it shouldnt have take then long. The chief prosecutor is expressing regret. We spoke today with john geers father who said, its ridiculous that it took this long to get to this point. They indicted him on seconddegree murder charges. This happened in a standoff with police at geers springfield town hill. Torres was not named for 17 months following the shooter and the Fairfax CountyCommonwealth Attorney said the county attorney and the police chief rosslere withheld information from the case moving forward. They have heard from friends and family to determine adam torres should be tried for the murder. Another stand more release that justice is being served. That ....
Adam torres makes his first appearance in Court Tomorrow morning. We reached out to his attorney for a comment but we did not hear back. Live in fairfax, jeff goldberg, abc7 news. Leon thank you. Torres is the first Fairfax CountyPolice Officer ever to be indicted for policeinvolved shooting. Torres was fired two weeks ago for what the chief called an unnecessary use of force. Kimberly we want to head out to southeast washington for breaking news. Three more people have been shot, two of them are just kids. Juveniles. The scene is unfolding right now on Savannah Street, a block and a half away from the Congress Heights metro stop. Rich reese is live on the scene. What have you found out in the last 30 minut ....
Moment in court, just as the judge was setting the trial date for adam torres, the moment he says the date, adam torres fainted and collapsed in court. The judge immediately clearing out the courtroom. Here is video we have a paramedics going inside the Fairfax County courthouse to check on adam torres. Heres attorney telling us appears to be awake and alert. He was taken to an area hospital and checked out. Prior to that moment, genetic revelation. The prosecutor, during the bond , adam torresg was disoriented, upset, and in a deteriorating mental state, he had been fighting with his wife, he thought she had been cheating on him and he thought she had traveled to hawaii to meet a boyfriend. That heattorney argued is not a danger or risk. He was arguing for bond in this case but the judge said because of the severity of the charges, and the circumstances described by the prosecution, he denied bond for adam torres. It was pretty d ....
To get into this home and they have just approached this home and you can see them coming in sequential order out of this swat van. They were preparing for this entrance here. We have learned that there is one person, a man, inside that home, and he has barricaded himself inside at home. There is also a woman inside that house and laying there in the house unconscious, she is not breathing. However, the police will not confirm with us if the woman has indeed passed away. The woman is inside at home right now where the barricade situation is taking place. This is happening on the 37 hundred block of monroe and newton and the next block there will be otis. Police have put cameras here in the area and once those cameras crime seems top to shift to the other area. Again, the area is blocked off and the swat team has just attempted to make entry to get to the man who has barricaded himself inside and to bring him out. Again, there is a woman lying on the ground unconscious and we have not c ....