county police are sorting out a chaotic afternoon in claymont. what started as a traffic stop and ended in a deadly confro confrontation. >> that suspect was shot and killed in claymont, delaware, it started at 2:00 with reports of gun fire at 24th and market streets. the suspect was shot after he crashed two miles away from here. >> reporter: that is right, this is still an active scene, a tow truck just arrived to haul away that suspect's car and that car is making its way down philadelphia parkway. now, this started as a county police trying to stop a suspect in a separate investigation along market street in wilmington and that suspect refused to stop and crashed here in claymont. the car at the center of the car crash and the suspect was at

24th and market and police tried to pull him over and instead of stopping he led them on a wild chase. on philadelphia parkway. >> it's officers attempted to stop him and the suspect would not stop and crashed in the area of philadelphia pike and washington street extension and the suspect fled the vehicle and fled on food. and suspects chased the suspect and atemmed to apprehend them and a confrontation ensues resulting in the shooting of the suspect. >> pow pow. you don't put it together until you see everything out here. >> we don't know if the suspect was armed and people were taken to the hospital for val yags. the vehicle was towed away but

it's sanktive scene and a portion of that road is blocked off and we are monitoring the situation throughout the evening. >> thank you. new here at 5:00 philadelphia police want your help tracking down the man that attacks an 81-year-old woman in broad daylight trying to take her purse. sara bloomquist is live at northwest detectives this evening. you have the latest on the search for the suspect? >> reporter: brian, that is right. philadelphia police are telling us that the 81-year-old victim did put up a fight. she was target bid a much younger man that stalked her for a short time, punched her in the face and got away with some of her most treasured belongings. the new septa photos show the suspect traveling aaround the city on public transportation on a bus, concourse, going through a turn style. police believe he is the man that targeted and attacked an

81-year-old woman on march 20th. >> if he can do this to an owl-year-old woman he is capable of doing this to anyone. >> it was the second of two buses she had taken to pick up money orders for her church and a car pulled up alongside here. >> the male exited the rear passenger side and immediately approached her and grabbed her handbag, they struggled and the strap broke and the man ran back and the driver ordered him to return to the victim. >> he punches her one time in the face and he is able to get the bag with cash, bank cards and the money orders that she had taken two buss to get and a prayer booklet. >> and the suspect first noticed the victim on the bus and followed her off and summoned a friend with a car to follow the

victim and then escape. police need help identifying him before another elderly victim becomes a target. >> this is an incident where he physically struck an 81-year-old woman doing work for a church. we are asking for the public's assistance in identifying this male. >> did speak with the victim off camera and she says she is doing okay. she wasn't physically harmed too badly. she was most upset about losing their prayer booklet and items for and from her church. live in the logan section, i'm sara bloomquist, channel 6 "action news." the search is on for three men that brutally beat a 25-year-old as he left a restaurant over the weekend. it happened saturday near the could have beener of b and tioga in the city's kensington section. watch this video it shows the vicious attack where the suspect repeatedly punched and kicked

the vehicle tem even when he is down. anything with information is asked to call contact police. and the nfl draft is one week away and crews are working on the so-called draft experience for the fans expected to pack the parkway and another road closure, the inner lanes were shut down and the street closure is not the only one. more are coming. john rawlins is live on eakins oval with the latest from the art museum. >> hi guys, i'll tell you despite the closing of the center lanes and traffic is rolling along, and more closures the entire parkway come next week, all of this to make room for the nfl draft. you see behind me it's quite an under taking. >> we custom build it based on the space. the nfl's eric finkelstein talking about the theater. >> we want them to be

prominently featured. >> come draft day they will not run up rocky style but come down. >> he may run out but these guys are coming down to start their nfl careers. >> while the theater will be the epicenter for the prospects, outside there are 25 football fields worth of fan events and already a hall-of-fame time museum is taking shape. there will be ways to test your grid iron skills. >> we'll set up a large video screen and a 40 yard dash. and on the video screen will be an actual player, nfl player that will run the 40 and you get to run against them and see how slow you truly are. >> and less humbling experience as well. take a photo with a player or with the lombardi trophy. >> based on the map you'll be right in this area right over here. so it's going to be prominently

featured. >> good to know. nfl not saying how much awful this is costing but a small army of workers are at it for sometime here. the expectation is they'll have more than 200,000 visitors during the three day event. john rawlins, channel 6 "action news." new jersey law makers joined forced in newark to express their frustration over transportation funding. they say the shut down of amtrak trains is unacceptable and even want president trump to step in. >> i am beyond the point of frustration, the new administration has to come to the table with a commitment not just for a new jersey problem or a regional problem but an american problem. >> just last month an amtrak train partially derailed at a

station cory booker says that the region is on the brink of a traffic armageddon. >> and sky 6 hd giving a live look at the skyline this evening. and it's a relatively dry day but could see the run of rain tomorrow. cecily tynan is live with the accuweather forecast. >> hi brian, a cloudy and cool afternoon. temperatures right now 59 degrees if philadelphia and we have got a wind off the ocean out of the southeast but if you look out to the west there is warmth building. pittsburgh currently 72 degrees and we'll tap into some of that warmth for the next few days and it will come at a price. some unsettled weather as well. satellite and radar showing the clouds building quickly after morning sun and there is a front draped up to the north and it won't get much farther down to the south but could touch off a sprinkle or two and then tomorrow it lifts north as a warm front and that pulls in the

warm air. so tonight plenty of clouds with the cloud cover temperatures very slow to cool off. practically steady through the evening hours. by 9:0058 and 11:00, 57 degrees and dropping to the low of 53 degrees, not that cool tomorrow could see a few showers in the morning before sunshine is back by the afternoon. and i'm tracking those the potential for a lot of rain on sunday. we'll have details on that and the timing of more rain on friday coming up in the full accuweather forecast. >> thank you. time now for a check of the "action news" traffic report. matt pellman is standing by in the traffic center with an update. >> not a lot of sun glare but plenty of slowing no shortage of that brian and monica along the schuylkill expressway. the eastbound brake lights lighting up approaching spring far den street and there is the mlk drive closing tonight again for construction. right now you may see extra slowing on the inbound mlk by

the art museum because as of 6:15 inner drives of the ben franklin are now closed. this is the outbound scene, they are closed for almost two weeks. a new crash along cheltenham avenue at ogontz avenue by the chilis and the closure of a chunk of philadelphia pike at saint helena church. 495 is an alternate. we'll check it again in the f t next after hour. >> a political showdown in georgia. the candidates that go head to head in the first congressional race there since donald trump took office. and a new report on air pollution and the results for outdoor activities on the minds of folks when the weather gets better. hey allergy muddlers

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popular cable news host bill o'reilly is out at the fox news channel according to the parent company today. he is under fire after reports that 15 women were paid to settle sexual harassment

complaints and several companies pulled ads because of that. he was with fox since october of 1996. and congressman from utah is the chairman of the house oversight committee and known for leading the investigations into planned parenthood and hillary clinton's emails, he also clarified that he will not run for any office next year but there is speculation that he may one day be a candidate for senate or perhaps governor. the seat for the sixth congressional district is headed for a runoff in june. john ossoff a democrat got the most votes beat ougt a crowded field of republicans but not enough to seal a victory part of a special election seen as an anti-trump movement by democrats that want to take back the house in 2018. despite that the president is claiming the runoff as a victory

for republicans. and releasing the state of the air report. good news and bad news, ali gorman is at the big board. >> we'll start with the good fuse, area of pennsylvania, delaware and maryland has made progress in cleaning up pollution. in fact we had fewer higher ozone days meaning there is less smog in the air but, this is the bad news, the philadelphia metro area made the list for the top 25 most polluted cities and 48% of people still live in areas with unhealthy air and could trigger asthma attacks and other problems but overall the particle pollution levels have dropped due to shutting down coal fired power plantses and retiring old diesel engines. also today, it turns out bragging about your workout or sharing your workout regiment could help other people. researchers at mit says that

exercise specifically running is contagious. they attract more than 1 million runners over five years and their locations and social networks, they found that sharing running distance helps to motivate other people for instance if one person ran 10 minutes more than usual their friends would typically run longer than usual. now we know that cecily and adam would agree with this because they are uber competent i, you can use this to your benefit if you are on twitter or instagram. and following people into fitness and get tips and help to boost your motivation. i do this a lot guys. >> very good. thank you ali. the city of chester is cleaner tonight because of volunteers who helped to pick up trash and morn today. mayor kirkland and city council members and volunteers rolled up their sleeves to help with the seven hour cleanup part of a week long clean up to inspire everybody to clean the

neighborhood and offering shredding and waste disposal. >> meanwhile furry friends at the humane association is getting help from volunteers, this afternoon 20 employees from bank of america planted dozens of trees on the ground and they will grow to give the animals shade in the hot summer sun and reduces storm runoff. still to come the colorful menu addition on sale at tar bucks. and the hope to make online passwords with a thing of the past.

the dow jones continued a downward trend after ibm posted mixed results. dropping more than 225 points in the last two days. the nasdaq was up 13 about the 5 and the s&p 500 down 4. facebook is trying to get rid of passwords forever. the social media giant unveil aid beta version of the account recovery service to use -- for forgetting a password like recognizing photos of friends,

facebook keeps your information security without the loss of personal privacy. a new drink that changes colors and even flavors is on sale at staff bucks, it's schooled a unicorn frappuccino is it started fruity and turns tart. it's only available today through sunday, and in case you are wondering a 12 ounce version contains 280 calories. julia roberts is once again the world's most beautiful woman according to "people" magazine. 26 years ago she was awarded the most beautiful person after starring in pretty woman with richard gere this is her fifth time getting the honor. now 49 she has a husband and three kids and roberts is flattered and believes the best is yet to come. >> coming up a check of the

forecast, drone 6 operated by our faa certified photographers above the museum of the american revolution that opened today. cecily tynan has the accuweather forecast.

time for accuweather at the "action news" big board.

over to cecily tynan. >> hi monica and brian things look pretty gray after yesterday's bright sunshine? >> the clouds are here and we are live on sky 6 hd over looking talen energy stadium. the union taking on montreal can you watch that on 6 abc. dry conditions now and could get a sprinkle or two this evening. cloudy and cool. 59 in philadelphia and the same it allentown and millville and dover 55 and cape may atlantic city 52 and beach haven with a wind off the ocean only 51 degrees. cooler than yesterday. generally 10 degrees cooler in philadelphia and areas to the northwest and 5 degrees cooler across south jersey and delaware. satellite 6 along with action radar showing the clouds rolled in quickly and there is a front draped up here to the north with it close by kind of sagging in and could get a shower or two tonight and then what happens

tomorrow the front lifts north as a warm front and that brings the return of much warmer air for the next two days and it's on the unsettled side. a sprinkle or two and with the cloud cover temperatures are slow to drop. 53 in philadelphia, and 50 in allentown and 53 in wilmington and cape may 51. the day planner showing tomorrow we start off with clouds and showers possible and then by the afternoon we will see some breaks of sunshine and sun mixing with clouds through the day and temperatures though make it up into the mid-70s by afternoon and running 10 degrees above normal getting warmer on friday. future tracker 6 showing tomorrow morning plenty of clouds and a few showers at 9:00 mainly across the lehigh valley and the poconos and breaks of sunshine late in the day and a better chance of showers and thunderstorms approaching by late thursday night and some of those will likely linger into friday morning. the five-day at 5:00 showing

tomorrow 75 degrees and some breaks of sunshine in the afternoon after morning showers and not all that widespread. friday a chance of a morning shower or thunderstorm and then very warm, sunshine by the afternoon and look at that, a high of 80 but a cold front rolls through and we feel the difference on saturday. we drop down to 66 and clouds roll in in the afternoon and sunday should be a great day for indoor activities. cloudy, rainy and raw. 53 degrees and could get a half inch to inch of rain. a cool day and monday though the sunshine is back 66 and looking really nice on tuesday and wednesday. adam will talk about that in the seven-day forecast.

"action news" continues with meteorologist, adam joseph, jaime apody, rick williams and monica malpass. >> hello again. rick is off tonight. brian taff joins us. here is what is happening on "action news." the u.s. is ratcheting up pressure on north korea to abandoned the nuclear weapons program with military muscle we are live with more. a crafty thief uses simple tools

to get his hands on a pricey piece of jewelry and plus a final farewell to a law enforcement officer in delaware. people say good-bye to the first african-american officer at the newcastle county police department. eric frein is convicted on all 12 counts including first degree murder in pike county. he is the survivalist accused of ambushing two state troopers killing one of them outside in 2014. polluters concluded two weeks of testimony yesterday and now juries have decided his fate. guilty on all counts. the verdict has been reached in the eric frein murder trial and he is convicted and now comes the penalty phase and he does face the death penalty. stay with "action news" as we continue to follow the developments in this trial. and the uss carl vincent is

headed to the peninsula. the miscommunication comes as they tackle the escalating situation with north korea. kenneth moton is live now with the latest on this. >> reporter: today the white house tried to clarify what is a series of confusing and possibly misleading statements about this large aircraft carrier. >> where in the world is the uss carl vincent, today the nuclear power aircraft carrier and strike group sailing to the asian peninsula. >> we are sending an armada, very powerful. it turns out the statement was not exactly true. the warship was actually headed in the opposite direction for a military exercise with australia. >> secretary of defense james mattis and saudi arabia tried to clear up the confusion saying

that the vincent is now on its way. i'll determine where she operates and the white house downplayed saying the commander and chief was not misled. >> we have an armada going to the peninsula, it is happening. >> there remains over 500 political positions still open. mr. mattis is not getting much help. trying to run the department of defense. >> and president trump calling north korea and an urgent threat. the united states of america will always seek peace but under president trump the shield stands guard. >> the uss carl vincent is expected to arrive in the sea of japan next week. and no word how long it will be there but the pentagon extended the deployment to august brian. kenneth moton, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. for a second day in a row

now two russian tu 95 bear bombers flew close to alaska. that is much closer than the 100 miles two bombers flew yesterday. and they were intercepted by an aircraft and no fighters were scram bibled because of this? we have breaking news about the suicide of former tight end aaron hernandez that he was found with the bible verse 316 on his forehead and no suicide note was found. hernandez apparently used a bed sheet to hang himself. this just days after being found not guilty for the 2012 murder of two men, hernandez was still serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole for the 2013 shooting of his friend

odin lloyd. and the philadelphia police department is paying tribute to the cleveland victim killed by the facebook killer. this is a painting of robert godwin senior. they shared it on their facebook page to show the position that the public plays in fighting crime. that information could save a life. steve stevens turned gun on himself as police surrounded him in eerie, pennsylvania. they knew where he was because an alert mcdonald's employee recognized stevens and called police. >> david muir had have more you can watch that following "action news" at 6:00. the philadelphia police department is asking the public to help identify a man found at philadelphia international airport without identification, he does not remember who he is. this is the man's picture, he is

hispanic 80 to 85 years old and 100 pounds with gray balding hair. he was picked up at the airport on april 14th, the man suffers from dementia and other ailments, call south detectives if you recognize this man. or call 911. meanwhile police are looking for a thief that posed as a customer to steal a ring. the suspect asked to see a piece of jewelry and after trying on the $3500 pinky ring the man ran out of the store with it. if you recognize the suspect or know about the crime, you are asked to contact philadelphia police. the north waled woman that pleaded guilty to killing her husband. will spend life behind bars. she plead guilty to murder last

may and because she admitted it she was sentenced to 70 years in prison today. lynn's lawyers argued that she snapped after years of abuse. a 27-year-old man is recovering after being shot at point-blank range and the man had just gotten out of his car on north 7th street and was walking to his house when the suspect walked up and fired the gunman continued firing as the victim ran away. they honored the life and legacy of a pioneer in newcastle law enforcement today. friends and family gathered in wilmington to remember robert snow, the first african-american newcastle county police officer. 6 abc intrusioned to snow last year when they named a conference room in his honor. he joined in 1968 and served

until his retirement in 1988. >> a special career and great man. time for a check of the traffic scene. >> brian and monica, the big traffic story is the latest draft of nfl draft clerk closures that took effect this morning. they are now blocked for almost two weeks, this is outbound traffic being forced out of the inner drive. it's congested out of center city as a result of these new inner drive closures. what has gone away is a crash at tacony at state and cotman at protect auto. and slow speeds on the schuylkill in both directs and a couple of warnings, mlk drive is closing and i would stick with

the kelly drive instead. and a 20 minute traffic stop ables on the walt whitman bridge from the hours of 10:00 tonight. and a crash near the chili's at ogontz avenue. and the typical crawl is on from the 30 bypass from past 100 to 282. and the police activity in wilmington blocking off philadelphia pike that is business 13 by saint helena church stay on governor prince boulevard or 495 as alternates. back over to you. >> thank you. still to come septa riders listen up if you are concerned about paying more for a trip now is your time to speak out. and social media is booming with news on serena williams and her fiance.

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well, this is a pretty exciting day and drone 6 flying live over the museum of the american revolution in old city. the grand opening and the 242nd anniversary of the shot heard round the world that ignited the war of 1775. and you can see all the events surrounding this grand opening on "action news" at 6:00. septa is kicking off a series of public hearings about proposed fare increases. and riders gave their input in media today. they want to raise the price of regional rail for weekly, monthly and cash fare prices will go up. if approved it will be the first increase in 2014. others continue in the city and surrounding counties over the

next few days. from revitalizing the granite run mall to filming movies to building a new marina. delaware county folks have a lot to be road of. they discussed the future in drexel hill today they focus on drawing more people to the area as the economy grows and they want to launch a new program giving entrepreneurs a jump start on new businesses. >> jaime apody along with sports tonight as we talk about the eagles, getting insight into the team. we like to talk eagles summer and draft coming and even before the draft the eagles have plenty of new editions. specifically most everyone is excited to see what the new wide severs can do and even though a defensive guy, jordan hicks is no different than all of us, he can't wait to see what carson wentz and the offense has in store. >> carson could be one of the

best quarterbacks in the league and the way to build around him put the weapons with him and let them do their thing. carson is a great quarterback he has everything you need and to be a great quarterback and you know i'm excited to see where the offense goes. >> get excited about that, the nfl draft one week from tomorrow bringing back memories for the birds. hard to believe that brandon graham is an old veteran is seems like the eagles selected him yesterday with the 13th overall pick and the team gets trod pick at 14 this year. he reflected back at that time. >> interviews and more interviews, i think i met with 26 of the 32 and you know it was a fun experience for me because like you say, if you are not getting talked to that is something you need to worry about and i embraced that role as far as just having funny knew one day i would miss it.

it would bring back memories like when times like this come up i think back to the draft and how fast things move because i'm eight years in now. >> look at that baby face. 6 abc is the place to be for complete coverage of the draft. with the "action news" special draft preview party and joined by ron jaworsky live on the parkway here on channel 6. after being swept at home the phillies got their start in new york started right with an extra innings win and scored four runs in the frame including this rbi single one of 11 hits. they go at it again tonight. and philadelphia union still winless, they dropped four in a row and the only nls team left yet to win a game. coach curtin says that it's all a test of character.

>> everyone has a great locker room in the easy times and this is the hard time. this is when you find out about the group and what it means to stay positive and focused and stick together and i have seen that. >> you can watch union facele montreal impact here on 6 abc. coverage begins at 1:00 p.m. and a post game wrap up will follow. we have soccer and nfl draft -- a lot going on and a baby growing. i forgot about that. >> thanks jaime. tennis star serena williams is fueling speculation she is expecting. she put on the capps 13 weeks but the photo was later taken down and her representatives have not respond. and the womens tennis association has not been inform that williams is expecting. she is engaged to redditt cofounders. differently.

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a 2000 foot long asteroid the size of football fields will pass by earth. it will will he more than a million miles away. scientists think there is no chance a collision and you will be able to see the asteroid with a telescope or watch it online. >> that stuff is always so fascinating. how about that cloud cover? will be we able to see that? >> it's sticks around tonight and tomorrow morning and maybe sun tomorrow afternoon but much warmer. as we look at stormtracker 6 live double scan around the area a pop of sun and clouds have taken over and the real lets say well put together showers are north of the poconos heading into southern new england and we are missing the first batch as we head well to the north and east. and temperatures have tumbled today with the southeasterly wind coming in off the ocean at 53 degrees and similar from cape

may to long beach island 51 to 52 degrees and millville 55 and same for dover and everybody is sharing a similar temperature here from the lehigh valley to the shore be up in the poconos there was a round of rain that did pass through that is why the number is down to 48 degrees. and you can see again the best concentration of the showers are well off to the north and this is along a frontal boundary that will sink down to the south here late tonight and tomorrow morning. to spark a sprinkle or shower in some locations before it lifts bab to the northern here tomorrow afternoon. so for tonight again a sea of gray upstairs way lot of clouds and a sprinkle or two could develop with temperatures 50 to 53, and the numbers are not going to drop much from where they are right now, we start in the middle 50s with the cloud cover and again a scattered shower around and as we get into the afternoon hours, some breaks of sun will develop and that pops the temperatures well into

the mid-70s tomorrow and almost a good 20 degrees warmer than what we are feeling right now compared to this time tomorrow afternoon. at 8:00 in the morning a snapshot on future tracker 6 showing not a little rain for the morning rush hour and a sprinkle or shower here or there. the thinning of clouds in the afternoon not wall-to-wall sunshine but definitely brighter and then as the front kind of flirts with us again thursday night into friday morning. it could develop a downpour or even a thunderstorm thursday night going into friday morning. the best chance for those would be to our north. this is 5:30 on friday morning and that moves away and then we open the door to drier air friday half noon way good amount of sunshine developing and temperatures then really going to spike at the end of the week. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, we'll show very warm temperatures here in the next two days, 75 tomorrow and clouds in the morning and a scattered shower and breaks of

sun in the afternoon. similar story on friday. scattered shower or thunderstorm not everyone will see it but bank on the sunshine in the afternoon of 80 degrees and the weekend starts pretty good with sunshine saturday morning, clouds build ahead of the next system of 66 degrees and right now sunday, not looking pretty at all. an easterly wind, it is raw and rainy and 53 degrees, and close to a washout here on sunday at this point. and monday milder and sun returns of 66 degrees and looking equally as nice on tuesday and a week from now wednesday pleasant, warm at 71 degrees. just really one day in the next seven days, it's kind of the fly in the ointment so to speak. >> thank you. >> adam thank you, you can get the seven-day forecast and check stormtracker 6 live double scan radar any time at 6abc.com/weather and follow our team on social media for live updates all day long. a wild police chase in

michigan had lots of twists and turns and ended with the driver going straight in a the river. >> he crashed into the river. >> newly released dash-cam video showing it's officers pursuing the suspect's truck at a high rate of speed and he drives off the ride into the frigid water below, without hesitating police rushed to help the man they were just chasing after he initially refused he had a change of heart. >> we'll help you up and over okay. >> i'm so story man. >> we all make mistakes okay. >> police were able to get the man identified as joshua cook out of the water unharmed and is now behind bars charged are operating under the influence for the third time.

right now jim gardner and the "action news" team is standing by with these stories next at 6:00.

the police shooting not far from claymont delaware. and pike county where the jury reached the verdict in the accused cop killer, eric frein. and the pomp and circumstance with the grand opening of the revolution museum. have a good night "action news" at 6:00 is next. congressman macarthur promised to protect our health care.

but when right-wing politicians tried to pass a disastrous health care repeal bill that raises costs and cuts coverage, macarthur wouldn't oppose them. macarthur wouldn't protect us from a bill that raises premiums and causes 24 million to lose their insurance. wouldn't oppose a massive "age tax" on people over 50. but supported a 600 billion tax break for the wealthy. tell tom macarthur - stop trying to repeal our health care. "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rogers, meteorologist, cecily tynan, and jim gardner. wednesday night and new road closures are in effect because

of the nfl draft and camden county freeholders honor a veteran of world war 2. but the big story is the shooting of a suspect by police. he fled the vehicle on foot or tried to, a fineal confrontation in a church parking lot led to shots fired and the suspect suffering a fatal strike. christie aleto is live at the 600 block. what are you able to find out? >> reporter: well, we don't know if the suspect was armed but police initially tried to stop him because they believed he was linked to a separate investigation though it came to a deadly end in front of police barracks and saint helena's church. >> ann marie heard the gunshots from her home around the corner

at philadelphia pike and washington boulevard. >> everything happened so fast. and you know, it's at a church and this is a good neighborhood. >> and newcastle police say that the suspect led police on a child chase that started at new market in wilmington and instead of stopping he fled two miles and crashed in front of saint helena's church in claymont. >> in the area of philadelphia pike and the washington street extension and the suspect fled the vehicle and fled on foot. and officers chased the suspect and a confrontation enshoes resulting into the suspect being shot. >> and james clark saw the flurry of flashinging lights before the shooting. >> i saw the police officer pull out and the sirens starting going and the cops started to run after whoever they were runn