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called that flower in the road, or possibly, antifreeze. finally, the corners report came back. the finding? frank rodriguez was killed by ethylene glycol, the key ingredient in antifreeze. the tox screen also found oleander. now detectives felt they knew for sure frank had been murdered. they knew how, and they thought they knew who, not chad, but angelina. but to make this case stick, they'd need a little more, so they kept angelina talking. >> we befriended her. we went in her house, and the first thing she did was offer us coffee. my partner and i kept kicking each other under the table, no, we're good, thank you. no we are good. >> from the beginning, angelina had tried to cast suspicion on frank's friend and coworker, chad holloway. chad, she said, was the killer. but detectives didn't believe
he suffered so many concussions in high school that he wore a helmet to play high school basketball. police say sturgeon killed four, injured fine others, two officers, one was grazed, the other remains in critical condition. tucker. >> tucker: thank you so much. kicked off a national conversation about the effect of unsuitables on mass shootings. can we get a tox screen? are we allowed to ask that? we'll take that up future opportunities. first to the case of daniel perry in texas. perry is an army sergeant who was driving for uber during the 2020 black lives matter riot. we know this because parts of what happened next are captured on video. one rioter raised his ak-47 in perry's direction. perry responded shot and killed
school basketball, teammates noted that sturgeons suffered so many concussions in high school that he wore a helmet to play high school basketball. police say sturgeon killed four injured nine others, including two police officers. one officer was only grazed. >> the other remains in critical condition. tucker. trace gallagher for time. thank you so much. kicked off a national conversation about the effect of pharmaceuticals on mass shootings. is anyone talking about that? can we get a tox screen? possibly. we allowed to ask that despiser not want us to. we could take that up at future opportunities. but first to the case of daniel perry in texas. perry's an army sergeant who was driving for uber in austin during 2020 black lives matter riots. a mob surrounded his car in the middle of the street. and we know this because parts of what happened next are captured on video. one rioter closed in and raised his ak forty seven in perry's direction. perry responded to the threat to his life, shot and killed
uvalde shooter. a high-profile case. we can't speed this up. think about all of these acts of evil. we still weeks later don't have a toxicology report from the uvalde mass shooter. 10 months after that shooting, we asked again tonight and still nothing. we have seen online that sometimes these could takes months. we asked a famed forensic pathologist what is going on here. he told the "angle" in situations like this, the tox-screen could take 2 to 3 days. if an autopsy is done the next day, we should have a full report in just a week. the months long estimate is due to a massive backlog but that's in situations in regsituations.
-- regular situations. but in uvalde and nashville are moved to the front of the line. last night we were told why the release of hale's manifesto is important and the toxicology report. we asked authorities if they would commit to a public release. we have not heard back. we will continue to search for answers. to talk more about this is a doctor from john's hopkins. why does this matter? >> people are upset. there is never one cause. there are multiple factors. parents have a right to know whether or not the tox screen shows the person was under the influence of a substance like cocaine or seven different psyche medicine. people have a right to know
important. we get the toxicology report on uvalde shooter, such a highe. profile case. we can't speed this up.out al >> what are you thinking about? all these horrific acts of evil that have been perpetrated on the american public? we still weeksil. later don't he a toxicology report fromooter. the uvalde mass shooter. now, some ten months after that and shooting, we asked again tonight and still nothing. now, we've seen online thatd tae sometimes these could take months. a so we asked famed forensic pathologist dr. michael baden what's really going on here. he told the angle that in situations like this, let's call the tox screen could take da two to three days. >> now, ifif a an autopsy is dot the next day, then we should have a full report in just a week. the months long estimate, he mas says, is due to a massivsie bacg backlog. but that's in situations wheresn there's regular situations. but you've all day in nashville, those reports are usually moved to the front of
actually looking for a solution and trying to get a goal. and the goal essentially is to a get gun control. that's really all they care about. so it's theses almost as if thet for these types of tragedies g to happen so that they can talki solutions, wto get their goal. because if we were talking solution, we wouldn'tes be talking about a gun that uses a fraction of the time in these types of shootings we'd be talking about, okay, how do d we take what are soft targets's and make them hard like this?ths not evenay mentioned when it's brought up. why say things like, well, we don't want our schools to look like prisons.when we ar why are we talking estheticse ta when we're talking aboutlking the safetysafety of our childre >> can i ask a question like,e what if you really cared about the murder of innocents? >> and i think most people i do people who disagree with everything. i think people do care. but if you were rational about it, you would want to know alleb the factors that led to it. and you'd want a tox screen from the blood of the killer like a lot of these people seem like they're not an awful lot of pharmaceuticals. >> what other pharmaceuticals? why can't we knoe shoow thatte b >> and if they described
rooms are only required to check for what's known as the federal five, marijuana, cocaine, amphetamines, opioids and pcp. fentanyl will not show up. many doctors and labs are unaware. do you think it's irresponsible that hospitals across the country don't automatically test for fentanyl in a drug screen? >> extremely. i think because parents, you trust doctors. you trust hospitals. and if they're telling you that your kid's tox screen came out clean, most parents aren't going to think to even question the doctor. >> reporter: julie found purpose advocating for legislation in california to require a sixth test be added specifically for fentanyl. called tyler's law, it took effect this year. california is the first and only state that requires fentanyl testing be added in the er, something advocates hope expands nationally at the low cost of just 75 cents per test. dr. roneet lev partnered with julie on pushing the legislation through. >> it is simple. every hospital in ameriica coululd do iit tomorroow if thhey wanted to. >> reporter: josh saenz one of the tens of thousands of americans who died from a drug overdose.
who knows what he got ahold. >> he's in my [ bleep ] head again. >> officers cover jordan's face with a spit mask while medical staff prepares a sedative. >> he's right there. he's right there. >> you'll feel better soon. this medication is going to take effect, you'll be all right. take some deep breaths. go ahead and breathe. >> after receiving the sedative, jordan is suddenly calm. while medical staff is still unsure what caused his outburst, they cannot rule out one possibility. >> we don't know if it's real or, you know, make believe. we don't have a tox screen to tell us that he has ingested a substance. we're sending him to a medical department, he'll be evaluated by our practitioner there. >> we're down for an ekg because his pulse was really high when they took his vitals upstairs. >> stand by. >> go. >> i want to say he's -- [ inaudible ] i have never seen medication
i don't know, bath salts, something. this part of the world, we see a lot of pcp. who knows what he got ahold. >> he's in my [ bleep ] head again. >> officers cover jordan's face with a spit mask while medical staff prepares a sedative. >> he's right there. he's right there. >> you'll feel better soon. this medication is going to take effect, you'll be all right. take some deep breaths. go ahead and breathe. >> after receiving the sedative, jordan is suddenly calm. while medical staff is still unsure what caused his outburst, they cannot rule out one possibility. >> we don't know if it's real or, you know, make believe. we don't have a tox screen to tell us that he has ingested a substance. we're sending him to a medical department, he'll be evaluated by our practitioner there. >> we're down for an ekg because his pulse was really high when