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An all-out search of the african-american neighborhood in philadelphia's 19th precinct, where sergeant robert roston said it all went down. the sergeant told the story this way. he'd 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 wasn't sure if he'd struck the suspect. police gave thanks, their man had survived. tragedy averted, they said. the white cop described t...

>> reporter: neighbors called the sergeant's actions a sad statement. >> i can't believe that he would really do something like that, that's really uncalled for. ever since i've been listen he's really been antisocial around this area. >> reporter: what's 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 didn't give a reason. the police commissioner calls this a "terrible and embarrassing chapter in the departmen...

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 didn't support the story he was giving. >> reporter: but wait, what about the sergeant's 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 ammunition we use in the department. >> reporter: that's right, the gunpowder on the sergeant's shirt w...