THERE’S THE WEEKEND FORECAST. >> NEWS, 4 JAX. THE TEAM YOU CAN COUNT ON. NEWSFOURJAX
STARTS RIGHT NOW WITH THE
BREAKING NEWS ALERT.
>> A TERRIFYING SITUATION ON A
BUSY PART OF JACKSONVILLE’S
SOUTHSIDE. A MAN WALKS INTO A
SALON ARMED WITH A GUN AND
TELLS EVERYONE TO GET OUT.
THEN HE FIRES SHOTS. THE
JACKSONVILLE CANINE TEAM WHO
HELPED END OF THIS MAY LOOK
FAMILIAR TO YOU.
>> THAT TEAM HELPED BRING
PATRICK MCDOWELL INTO CUSTODY
LAST FALL. HE’S THE MAN
CHARGED WITH MURDERING NASSAU
COUNTY DEPUTY JOSH MOYERS AND
WAS EVENTUALLY CAPTURED AT A
CALLAHAN BALLPARK. WE PROFILED
THEM BACK IN NOVEMBER IN A
REPORT ABOUT THEIR RIGOROUS
TRAINING. TODAY’S DRAMA
UNFOLDED ON SOUTHSIDE
BOULEVARD NEAR TOUCHTON ROAD.
IT INTERFERED WITH TRAFFIC IN
THAT AREA FOR HOURS.
>> NEWS 4 JAX REPORTER VIC
MICOLUCCI HAS BEEN THERE ALL
DAY. HE’S JOINING US LIVE WITH
WHAT POLICE JUST SAID IN THE
PAST 90 MINUTES OF IT.
>> AND CHIEF TK WATERS TELLS
US THE MAN BEHIND ALL OF THIS
MAYHEM IS 33 YEAR-OLD GABRIEL
CAMP. LE. HE HAS BEEN TAKEN
INTO CUSTODY, ACTUALLY TAKEN
TO THE HOSPITAL BY
JACKSONVILLE, FIRE AND RESCUE
AT POLICE ESCORT RIGHT THERE.
SO HE IS BEING TREATED FOR
SOME MINOR INJURIES RIGHT NOW
AT WHAT WAS A VERY TENSE
COUPLE OF HOURS HERE ON SOUTH
SIDE. LET ME STEP OUT OF THE
WAY AND SHOW YOU THE SCENE
RIGHT NOW BECAUSE THINGS HAVE
CERTAINLY CALM DOWN AS WE ARE
STILL ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE
POLICE TAPE. BUT A COUPLE 100
YARDS IN THE DISTANCE. YOU CAN
SEE THE CRIME SCENE UNITS ARE
STILL INVESTIGATING SEVERAL
DETECTIVES ARE THERE AT A
STRIP MALL SO LAWN INSIDE THAT
BUSINESS PARK. THAT’S WHERE
THIS HAPPENED. ABOUT 11
O’CLOCK THIS MORNING. OFFICERS
SAY
>> THE MAN CAMP WILL WALKED IN
WITH A GUN. HE WAS ACTING
IRATE. HE WAS AGITATED. HE
TOLD PEOPLE TO CALL POLICE THE
CUSTOMERS AND THE EMPLOYEES
RAN OUT OF THE BUILDING. BUT
ONE EMPLOYEE WAS STILL INSIDE.
SHE WAS INSIDE.
>> WITH THIS ARMED MAN, SHE
ACTUALLY WAS ABLE TO TALK HIM
DOWN, ACCORDING TO CHIEF
WATERS AND GOT HIM ONTO THE
GROUND TO CALM HIM DOWN.
THAT’S WHEN SHE WAS ABLE TO
ESCAPE. NOW HE WAS ON THE
PHONE WITH POLICE. OFFICERS
SAY HE EVENTUALLY FIRED
MULTIPLE SHOTS OUT A WINDOW
AND THEN INTO THE ROOF. BUT NO
ONE WAS HURT. WE SAW HEAVY
POLICE PRESENCE, THE SWAT
TEAM, THE CANINE UNIT, DRONES,
HELICOPTERS, ARMORED VEHICLES,
EVEN THE FBI AND STATE POLICE
WERE HELPING OUT DOZENS OF LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS HERE AS
PART OF THIS STANDOFF. AND
THEN THIS AFTERNOON AROUND 3
O’CLOCK, IT CAME TO A PEACEFUL
AND A CANINE OFFICER AND SWAT
TEAM HANDLER WERE ABLE TO GO
IN THERE AND ACTUALLY TAKE THE
MAN INTO CUSTODY. HE WAS THEN
LED TO AN AMBULANCE AND TAKEN
TO THE HOSPITAL ALL WHILE
BYSTANDERS.
>> AND NEIGHBORS WATCHED ON.
THEY’RE IN YOUR BACKYARD.
>> MY NEIGHBORS, MY YARD. AND
YOUR NEXT BILL. NEVER SEEN
BEFORE IN MY LIKE I SAY, IT
WAS EMPTY LIKE 2 AND A HOURS
IT WAS LIKE ONLY LIKE 8 CAPS.
AND HE’S LIKE THE
>> SO THERE WAS A BIG JSO TEAM
BEHIND THIS TAKE DOWN. BUT THE
CHIEF ACKNOWLEDGED 2 NAMES,
THE HOSTAGE NEGOTIATOR AND THE
SWAT OFFICER. WE’RE TALKING
ABOUT SWAT OFFICER CHEST
PLOWED OR AND HIS CANINE
PARTNER BOOK. NOW, I RECENTLY
WENT TO TRAINING WITH BOTH OF
THEM AND THE SWAT TEAM AFTER
THEY HELPED TAKE DOWN. PATRICK
MCDOWELL, THE MAN ACCUSED OF
KILLING NASSAU COUNTY DEPUTY
JOSHUA MOYERS IN CALLAHAN A
FEW MONTHS AGO. THEY ARE A
CANINE TEAM PAIRED WITH SWAT
FULL TIME. AND THE COMMANDER
OF THE UNIT SAYS THE OPERATION
WENT VERY WELL. NO ONE ELSE
WAS HURT IN WHAT WAS AN
INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS
SITUATION. SO NOW IT IS JUST
UP TO INVESTIGATORS TO FIND
OUT WHAT’S GOING ON. WE’RE
STILL WAITING TO SEE WHAT
CHARGES THAT THROUGH. 33
YEAR-OLD MAN COULD FACE HERE.
CERTAINLY A VERY DANGEROUS
SITUATION.
>> AS WE WENT THROUGHOUT THE
DAY, BUT NOW EVERYTHING IS OK
AND POLICE REITERATING THERE
IS NO LONGER ANY DANGER TO THE
PUBLIC. WE’RE LIVE ON THE
SOUTH SIDE OF THE CHANNEL. 4,
THE LOCAL STATION.
>> THEY TELL EVERYBODY ABOUT
YOUR EXPERIENCE DURING THIS
STANDOFF POLICE MOVED YOU
BACK.
>> YEAH, TOM. SO WE ACTUALLY
GOT HERE AS POLICE WERE STILL
ARRIVING. WE ARRIVED BEFORE
SOME OF THE MEMBERS OF THE
SWAT TEAM BECAUSE THEY COME
FROM ALL ACROSS THE CITY OF
JACKSONVILLE. THEY HAVE TO
BRING THAT HEAVY APPARATUS IN.
SO WE WERE A BLOCK CLOSER AND
THAT’S WHERE ALL THE POLICE
WERE COMING. THAT’S WHERE THEY
WERE CONGREGATING AND THE
OFFICERS CAME AND POLITELY
SAID. WE’RE ASKING YOU TO
LEAVE TO BACK UP AT LEAST
BECAUSE WE ARE WORRIED ABOUT
GUNFIRE. WE DON’T WANT ANYBODY
FROM THE PUBLIC TO BE IN THE
LINE OF FIRE. AND CERTAINLY
THEY WERE RIGHT BECAUSE
OFFICERS TELL US THAT AT LEAST
3 SHOTS WERE FIRED. SO, YES,
THEY ACTUALLY BACKED US UP.
THEY PUT UP THIS TAPE FOR THE
PUBLIC SO THAT NOBODY GOT
WITHIN. AND I SHOT OF WHERE
THIS SITUATION WAS GOING LET
ME JUST TELL YOU, THE SWAT
TEAM WAS POSITIONED ALL ACROSS
THIS AREA TO MAKE SURE THAT
EVERYONE IN THIS VERY BUSY
PART OF TOWN WAS SAFE.