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He was sick. >> didn't know he was ill. keeps reinventing himself. he went to the hall of fame a few years ago. on another note that should be getting your attention. we're following this story. we saw the unbelievable scene of this man. a man walked randomly up to a cop in philadelphia and shoots him three times. the officer leaves his car and shoots the assailant in the butt. he's now been apprehended. now there's more to the story. >> there is. apparently a woman went up to a police officer saturday night on the streets of philadelphia and said i want you to know, you know that guy that s...

Years. it happened it happened in october of last year. police say officer jason van dike shot 17-year-old lequan mcdonald because he refused to drof drop a knife. the autopsy sketch shows where each of the 16 bullets entered the body. the cop's attorney said the officer feared for his life and insists he did nothing wrong. now the police news conference. >> we're here tonight to discuss good news, because unfortunately that's the way it usually goes in this case we're here to talk about some bad news. but also some opportunity. as you all know, last year on october 20th, one of our police off...

Drop a knife. the autopsy sketch shows where each of those 16 bullets entered the body. see this? that's been all over the papers in chicago for days. the cop's attorney says the officer feared for his life and insists he did nothing wrong. the problem is there's video. mike tobin from chicago, a judge denied that officer any bail, right, mike? >> reporter: it was unique. he gave that order for no bond while he has a chance to review this potentially inflammatory video. then he'll hold another hearing on monday and reevaluate the entire case. the rid yoed should be out in the public by then. v...

>> it's the worst kind of soap opera. you know, from time to time, unfortunately, you see law enforcement officials that don't hold up to the badge. but in my experience as a criminal defense lawyer, i've never seen something quite like this. law enforcement, they're on a spectrum, like everybody else. they're not all good or all bad, but these are very egregious allegation allegations. >> so he was, allegedly, having an affair with this woman who had recently gotten divorce. she had two children. she needed more money for health care and to feed the children. so he arranged for his son, the c...

>> it's the worst kind of soap opera. you know, from time to time, unfortunately, you see law enforcement officials that don't hold up to the badge. but in my experience as a criminal defense lawyer, i've never seen something quite like this. law enforcement, they're on a spectrum, like everybody else. they're not all good or all bad, but these are very egregious allegation allegations. >> so he was, allegedly, having an affair with this woman who had recently gotten divorce. she had two children. she needed more money for health care and to feed the children. so he arranged for his son, the c...