Lisa and Owen.
>> Yes, Caroline, thank We’re
following breaking news this
morning. The officer involved
shooting of a suspect crashed
a truck card, a luxury
apartment buildings and Who
was up working Just watching
over construction site. He
carjacked that the mail. The
male described as African
American male. 59 years old.
He as he was walking away from
the suspect. Gain control of
his vehicle. He walked towards
the office of the suspect, ran
over him crashing into the
office. Wants he crashed into
the cuts the air sitting
behind that dais. The suspect gain entry into the office.
gain entry into the office.
The concierge. in the
secondary office. Barricaded
himself in that office. The suspect got back into the
suspect got back into the
truck. Chris, to the secondary
office. trying to get at the
cause here. Another citizen into the office. The suspect
into the office. The suspect
stabbed him in the bat. That
was a white male. 51 years old the suspect then left out of
the suspect then left out of
the office, walking down the
street. Officers approached
and Gase Tim multiple commands to drop the knife. The suspect
to drop the knife. The suspect
refused it charged up on the
officers. We had 2 that distorts. Our side to Central
distorts. Our side to Central
Division Patrol. One. 2 years
of service. The other has 5
years of service. The suspect
is described as African
American male. 25 to 30 years old was transported to the off
old was transported to the off
to the hospital. He’s in
surgery as we told that he suffered at least 2 gunshot
suffered at least 2 gunshot
wounds. The gentleman who was
stabbed in the back. He’s in
stable condition is going to or I thank God. The was not
or I thank God. The was not
injured. Poor The officers
will be put on administrative
leave. Our internal affairs is conducting administrative part
conducting administrative part
of the investigation. A
special investigative use
conducting the criminal part
and also the de District
Attorney’s office is out here. Let me say this before I go
Let me say this before I go
into questions this is a
beautiful complex out here.
This is isolated incident. Want citizens to know. spoke
Want citizens to know. spoke
to the general manager. I
think it’s 30% occupied. So
citizen to Lee live here. There’s no additional to this
There’s no additional to this
particular community. also
want to speak Houston and this
community this is a beautiful
complex and it could have happened anywhere. And now
happened anywhere. And now
city. I want us to hang
together. This is a senseless
I don’t know what the motivation is. If you can even
motivation is. If you can even
describe it, what would
motivate to to do The suspect,
I’m told it didn’t have any
identification on him. will
get a chance. And that’s going to be part of the
to be part of the
investigation to see who he
is. And and, you know, try to
any motivation, if you can make sense out of it. the
make sense out of it. the
stronger message this is a
good complex. Just like many
other complex is in Iowa City
that continue to bill and the
city and we will continue to hang together get through a
hang together get through a few tough So I’ll open up to
few tough So I’ll open up to
questions. Just to be
>> you know, he’s he’s he was
a construction worker act.
also at a time, I was told as
a security guard watching
overnight, yes, working overnight. Yeah. And again,
overnight. Yeah. And again,
the suspect carjacked him.
>> Gain control of his
vehicle. He was walking away.
The suspect ran over him
before crashing into the Yeah. Just down the street. I think.
Just down the street. I think.
Yeah,
>> not sure right now heard
that. But let me verified it
before I put that out. Okay.
That’s going to be part of investigation and more courses
investigation and more courses
are out here. It’s 3 o’clock
part of the investigation. But
as you know, 03:30AM, in the
morning 3.24. When actually
the call so not going to much
people out here. I don’t
think, but it’s going to be
part of our investigation.
Reviewing all of video footage
from our body-worn camera and also the security footage from
also the security footage from
a of the building here. So
that S Chief Troy Finner
talking about what turned into
a deadly carjacking at the
Hanover Office park off of
Allen Parkway. Just pass
shepherd around 3 this
morning.
>> That suspect was shot by
police. They say that he
charged them after stabbing
someone else at that apartment
building as well. Lots of
moving pieces of the story.