INVESTIGATION INTO WHAT LED UP TO THE SHOOTING CONTINUES.
>>> GOOD MORNING AND THINKS FOR
JOINING US.
JOINING US. >> A GUNMAN OPENED FIRE AT GLEN
DALES POPULAR WESLEY
ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT.
ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT. IT IS A DEVELOPING SITUATION
THAT WE HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING
SINCE IT STARTED YESTERDAY WITH
NEW INFORMATION COMING IN
OVERNIGHT.
OVERNIGHT. HERE'S WHAT WE KNOW RIGHT NOW.
A SUSPECTED GUNMAN OPENED FIRE
AT 7:30 LAST NIGHT.
AT LEAST THREE PEOPLE WERE
SHOT.
SHOT.
SHOT. ONE
SHOT. ONE IS IN CRITICAL CONDITION.
THE OTHER TWO ARE EXPECTED TO
SURVIVE.
SURVIVE.
SURVIVE. LINNDALE POLICE DO HAVE THE
SUSPECT IN CUSTODY.
>> HERE'S WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT
HIM.
HIM.
HIM. HIS
HIM. HIS MOM IDENTIFIES HIM AS
ARMANDO HERNANDEZ FROM PEORIA.
POLICE HAVE NOT VERIFIED THIS.
>> THE INVESTIGATION INTO THIS
SHOOTING IS JUST BEGINNING.
WE HAVE TEAM COVERAGE FOR YOU
THIS MORNING. JEN WAHL HAS
VIDEO OF THE SUSPECT
SURRENDERING TO POLICE. RACHEL
POLE TALKED WITH SOMEONE WHO
WITNESSED THE SHOOTING . LET'S
START FIRST WITH TRISHA
HENDRICKS WHO HAS THE LATEST
DEVELOPMENT. SHE IS AT THE
HOUSE IN PEORIA THAT GLENDALE
POLICE AND FEDERAL MARSHALS
RATED OVERNIGHT.
RATED OVERNIGHT. WHAT ARE THEY LOOKING FOR?
>> Reporter: EVIDENCE.
ANYTHING THAT MAY HELP
DETECTIVES TRY TO GET TO THE
BOTTOM OF WHAT LED UP TO THIS
SHOOTING THAT HAPPENED AT
WESTGATE IT IS QUIET IN THIS
NEIGHBORHOOD NOW NEAR 85th
AVENUE AND NORTHERN, BUT IT WAS
A MUCH DIFFERENT STORY JUST A
COUPLE OF HOURS AGO.
DETECTIVES TRYING TO COLLECT
ANYTHING A COUPLE OF HOURS AGO.
ABOUT 15 TO 20 OFFICERS FROM
THE FUGITIVE TASK FORCE WERE ON
THE SCENE OUT HERE.
OUR PHOTOGRAPHERS WATCHED AS
POLICE TOOK PHOTOS OF THE HOUSE
AS WELL AS A . OF TRUCK.
THE REMOVED AT LEAST HALF A
DOZEN BAGS WHEN THEY LEFT.
MORE EVIDENCE TO HELP PIECE ALL
OF THIS TOGETHER.
AS FAR AS THE SUSPECT, THE MOM
IDENTIFIED HIM AS 25-YEAR-OLD
ARMANDO HERNANDEZ FROM PEORIA.
POLICE HAVE NOT YET CONFIRMED
THIS.
THIS.
THIS. HOWEVER, WE SPOKE TO A NEIGHBOR
WHO DIDN'T WANT TO GO ON
CAMERA, BUT DID TELL US THE
FAMILY KEPT TO THEMSELVES.
WE WILL BRING YOU ANY
DEVELOPMENTS COME OUT HERE IN
THIS NEIGHBORHOOD AS THE
MORNING CONTINUES.
MORNING CONTINUES. FOR NOW LIVE IN PEORIA, TRISHA
HENDRICKS, "TODAY IN AZ".
>>> HOURS BEFORE THAT RAID A
TERRIFYING SCENE AT WESTGATE.
PEOPLE OUT FOR MAYBE THE FIRST
TIME SINCE THE CORONA VIRUS
OUTBREAK.
OUTBREAK.
OUTBREAK. THE CORONA VIRUS OUTBREAK.
HAVING TO TAKE COVER AS A
SHOOTER OPENED FIRE AT A
POPULAR RESTAURANT DISTRICT AND
ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT.
ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT. POLICE DO HAVE A SUSPECT IN
CUSTODY THE INVESTIGATION IS
FAR FROM OVER.
JEN WAHL JOINS US LIVE NEAR
WESTGATE.
WESTGATE.
WESTGATE. IS THAT AREA STILL SHUT DOWN?
>> Reporter: GOOD MORNING.
A LOT OF THE ENTRANCES INTO
WESTGATE STILL CLOSED DOWN THIS
MORNING.
MORNING.
MORNING. LET'S GO AHEAD AND GIVE YOU A
LOOK AT WHAT YOU CAN SEE BEHIND
ME.
ME.
ME. WE
ME. WE HAVE CAUTION TAPE.
THERE ARE A LOT OF POLICE
VEHICLES.
VEHICLES.
VEHICLES. PRETTY MUCH SURROUNDING THE
AREA WITH THEIR LIGHTS
FLASHING.
FLASHING.
FLASHING. IT IS STILL QUIET OUT HERE.
NOTHING THAT CHAOTIC AND SCARY
SCENE THAT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT
WHILE THERE IS NO ACTIVE THREAT
POLICE ARE STILL ASKING PEOPLE
IN THE AREA TO SHELTER IN PLACE
WHILE THEY LOOK INTO THIS AND
TRY TO FIND EVIDENCE.
THE TERRIFYING SCENE BEGAN JUST
BEFORE 7:30 LAST NIGHT.
VIDEO OBTAINED BY 12 NEWS SHOWS
THE SUSPECT WITH A LONG RIFLE
WALKING AROUND THE AREA BEFORE
BEING CONFRONTED BY POLICE AND
SURRENDERING.
SURRENDERING. A WITNESS TELLING 12 NEWS THEY
HEARD GUNSHOTS AND SAW THE
SHOOTER CALMLY WALKING AROUND
WHILE HE FIRED.
BUSINESS OWNERS SAY THEY TOOK
COVER AFTER HEARING THOSE SHOTS
. ANOTHER WITNESS TELLING US HE
WAS OUT WITH A COWORKER FOR
DRINKS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN
MONTHS TO CELEBRATE. HE SAYS HE
SAW THE GUNMAN SHOOTING AND
WALKING BY ABOUT 20 FEET AWAY.
HIS FRIEND WAS ONE OF THE
PEOPLE WAS HURT.
>> SHE'S A GOOD FRIEND OF MINE.
I WORK WITH HER.
ONCE I REALIZED SHE WAS GONE
AFTER ABOUT THREE MINUTES MY
COWORKERS TOLD ME SHE WAS GONE
AND I COULDN'T SEE THE GUN MAN.
I RAN OUT TO THE PARKING LOT TO
SEE IF I COULD FIND HER BY THEN
THE OFFICERS WERE ALREADY THERE
. THE APPREHENDED THE
GENTLEMAN, BUT SHE WAS ON THE
GROUND WITH THE GUNSHOT WOUND
THROUGH HER KNEE.
I SPOKE TO HER AND SHE'S DOING
OKAY.
OKAY.
OKAY. SHE
OKAY. SHE WENT TO THE HOSPITAL. THE
RELEASED HER AND SHE'S IN GOOD
SPIRITS . SHE IS JUST A LITTLE
TRAUMATIZED.
TRAUMATIZED. I THINK ALL OF US ARE LITTLE
TRAUMATIZED ABOUT THIS.
>> Reporter: ABSOLUTELY. I'M SO
GLAD TO HEAR THAT HIS FRIEND IS
EXPECTED TO BE OKAY.
THIS DEFINITELY COULD HAVE BEEN
MUCH WORSE. THANKFULLY, AGAIN,
THAT FRIEND IS EXPECTED TO
SURVIVE.
SURVIVE.
SURVIVE. WE WILL TO LET YOU KNOW THERE
WAS A POWER OUTAGE IN THE AREA.
IT LOOKS LIKE POWER HAS BEEN
RESTORED WE ARE STILL WORKING
TO CONFIRM THAT.
LIGHTS ARE ON AT BUSINESSES
AROUND HERE.
AROUND HERE. WE ARE ALSO EXPECTING AN UPDATE
FROM GLENDALE POLICE LATER ON
THIS MORNING.
THIS MORNING. STAY WITH 12 NEWS AT 12
NEWS.COM FOR THAT.
LIVE IN GLENDALE, "TODAY IN
AZ".
AZ".
AZ". >>>
AZ". >>> AS INVESTIGATORS TRIED TO
LEARN MORE ABOUT THE SUSPECTED
GUNMAN WE ARE NOW HEARING FROM
MORE WITNESSES.
MORE WITNESSES. RACHEL COLE WAS THERE WHEN A
TEENAGER WHO WORKS AT WESTGATE
WAS REUNITED WITH HER MOM.
>> AN ABSOLUTELY TERRIFYING
SITUATION.
SITUATION. >> Reporter: ESPECIALLY THE
EMPLOYEES WHO WORK HERE AT THE
SHOPPING DISTRICT.
SHOPPING DISTRICT. WE SPOKE TO 18 WHO WAS WORKING
WHEN SHE HEARD THE SHOTS FIRED.
>> IT WAS, I DON'T EVEN KNOW,
MY FIRST INSTINCT WAS TO CALL
MY MOM.
MY MOM.
MY MOM. I
MY MOM. I CALLED HER ONCE I GOT INTO
THE BACK.
THE BACK.
THE BACK. I GRABBED MY STUFF, BECAUSE IF
I WAS TO RUN I HAVE TO GET MY
CAR, SO I GRABBED MY BAG AND
RAN TO THE BACK.
EVERYBODY WAS IN THE BACK WE
WERE ALL IN THE KITCHEN. WE
WENT TO THE BACK HALLWAYS OF
OUR WORK WHERE THEY ARE ALL
CONNECTED TOGETHER.
CONNECTED TOGETHER. WHEN WE WENT TO THE DOOR BEFORE
WE OPENED IT THE GUNSHOTS GOT
LOUDER AND WE CAN BACK.
>> Reporter: A LOT OF
UNCERTAINTY AS PARENTS WAITED
FOR THEIR KIDS TO COME OUT.
THE DAUGHTER IN THIS CASE AS
PARENTS WAITED FOR 45 MINUTES
IN PURE AGONY.
NOT KNOWING IF SHE WAS OKAY.
YOU SAW THE EMBRACE. ABSOLUTELY
RELIEVED TO BE IN EACH OTHER'S
ARMS.
ARMS.
ARMS. SHE
ARMS. SHE SAYS YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT
KIND OF CAR YOU ARE MAKING WHEN
YOU'RE IN A SITUATION LIKE
THIS, BUT WE ARE HAPPY TO SEE A
GOOD OUTCOME FOR THIS
PARTICULAR FAMILY.
PARTICULAR FAMILY. WE WILL SEND IT BACK TO YOU.
>> ISN'T THAT THE TRUTH?
>>> SEVERAL STATE LAWMAKERS
WERE IN THE AREA WHEN THE
SUSPECT OPENED FIRE AT WESTGATE.
ONE OF THEM WAS SENATOR MARTIN
CASADA WHO TWEETED, I JUST
WITNESSED AN ARMED TERRORIST
WITH AN AR-15 SHOULD UP
WESTGATE.
WESTGATE.
WESTGATE. THERE ARE MULTIPLE VICTIMS.
>> I LIVE ABOUT FIVE MINUTES
AWAY FROM WESTGATE AND THE
FIRST THING THAT CAME TO MY
MIND WAS, WHEN I HEARD ABOUT
THIS NEWS, WAS TO, MY FRIENDS
WHO ARE OWNERS OF A SHOP HERE
AT WESTGATE. YOU CAN ONLY
IMAGINE THEIR FEELINGS.
AS MUCH AS I'M DUMBFOUNDED FROM
FINDING THE EXACT WORDS TO
DECIPHER THIS SITUATION I CAN
ONLY IMAGINE THEM.
>> THE SENATOR TOLD 12 NEWS HE
WAS IN HIS APARTMENT WHEN HE
HEARD GUNFIRE.
HEARD GUNFIRE. HE LOOKED OUT THE WINDOW AND
THAT'S WHEN HE SAYS HE SAW THE
SHOOTER.
SHOOTER.
SHOOTER. HE SAYS THE SHOOTER WAS WALKING
CALMLY AND RELOADING.
THE SENATOR ALSO TOLD US HE SAW
TWO VICTIMS.
TWO VICTIMS. HERE'S WHAT OUR GOVERNOR POSTED
ON TWITTER.
ON TWITTER. HE WROTE, OUR HEARTS AND
PRAYERS ARE WITH THE
INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES
IMPACTED AS WELL AS THE FIRST
RESPONDERS AND POLICE OFFICERS
WHO WERE ON THE SCENE.
THE STATE IS HERE TO CONTINUE
TO OFFER ITS FULL SUPPORT TO
THE VICTIMS AND THE COMMUNITY.
WE ALSO HAVE FORMER PHOENIX
MAYOR AND CURRENT CONGRESSMAN
GREG STANTON WHO POSTED THIS,
THIS IS A TERRIBLE SITUATION
THAT COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH
WORSE.
WORSE.
WORSE. I'M GRATEFUL FOR THE QUICK
RESPONSE OF THE GLENDALE POLICE
DEPARTMENT.
DEPARTMENT. IT IS A SENTIMENT THE MAYOR OF
GLENDALE AGREES WITH.
HERE IS WHAT HE HAD TO SAY.
>> I'M VERY PROUD OF THE
GLENDALE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
THEY HAVE A VERY FAST REACTION
TIME.
TIME.
TIME. AGAIN, I WANT ANYBODY TO
UNDERSTAND, THIS IS NOT NORMAL.
THIS IS DEAFLY NOT NORMAL.
WE ARE DEALING WITH SOMEBODY
THAT, OBVIOUSLY, HAD ISSUES,
MENTAL ISSUES.
MENTAL ISSUES. I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THE
CASE WAS.
CASE WAS.
CASE WAS. IT'S NOT NORMAL.
>> WESTGATE GAVE A STATEMENT TO
CNN SAYING, DEEPLY TROUBLED BY
WHAT HAPPENED. THE ARE THINKING
OF THE VICTIMS AND THEIR
FAMILIES DURING THIS TIME.
RACHEL, OVER TO YOU.
>> WE KNOW THAT IS A LOT OF
INFORMATION TO DIGEST MY SO
HERE ARE THE THREE THINGS YOU
NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE WESTGATE
SHOOTING.
SHOOTING.
SHOOTING. FIRST, LET'S START WITH VICTOR.
THREE PEOPLE SHOT JUST AFTER
7:30 LAST NIGHT BUT ONE PERSON
IN CRITICAL CONDITION.
POLICE SAY THE OTHER TWO ARE
EXPECTED TO SURVIVE.
TWO, THE SHOOTER, THIS IS NO
LONGER AN ACTIVE SHOOTER
SITUATION.
SITUATION. POLICE DO HAVE A SUSPECT IN
CUSTODY AND THEY'RE NOT
SEARCHING FOR ANYONE ELSE.
THE SUSPECTS MOTHER IDENTIFIED
HER SON, 20-YEAR-OLD ARMANDO
HERNANDEZ, AS THE SHOOTER.
POLICE HAVE NOT YET VERIFIED
THAT.
THAT.
THAT. FINALLY, THE LATEST ON THE
INVESTIGATION.
INVESTIGATION. LATE LAST NIGHT GLENDALE POLICE
AND FEDERAL MARSHALS RATED THE
SUSPECTS HOME EVIDENCE.
WE ARE EXPECTING A LOT OF
INFORMATION TODAY.
INFORMATION TODAY. ALSO, INVESTIGATORS NEED YOUR
HELP. THEY KNOW THERE ARE A LOT
OF POSTS ABOUT THE SUSPECT ON
SOCIAL MEDIA.
SOCIAL MEDIA. IF YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW WAS
THERE AND WITNESSED WHAT
HAPPENED OR HAS ANY TIPS ABOUT
THIS SHOOTING CALL SILENT
WITNESS. THIS IS A BREAKING
NEWS STORY AND WE ARE WORKING
TO GET MORE INFORMATION ABOUT
THE VICTIMS AND THE SUSPECT. WE
WILL UPDATE YOU AS WE