as firefighters approached, garland tyree hit a lieutenant with the fdny twice. he is in stable condition. again, this situation is now reaching an end with the 38- year-old suspect garland tyree record as dead. we know the police commissioner and the mayor are planning to hold a news conference to give us more details on how this situation reached a conclusion a short time ago. live on staten island, dray clark, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> dray, thanks. >>> a busy friday. in the 12:30 part of the show, i'm david novarro. welcome back. >> i'm shirleen allicot. >>> mayor de blasio says the legionnaires outbreak in the south bronx has been detained. it killed 12 people and sickened 122 others. no new patients have tested positive since august 3rd. >> still, many people in the community are worried. that's why the city's oem, office of emergency management, is dispatching a mobile unit armed with critical information on the disease. marcus solis is in the melrose section with much more. marcus? >> dave and shirleen, information is power. emergency management is try

the man killed, garland tyree, had a long rap sheet. this is the ak-47 he used to open fire on officers before they shot and killed him. >> he was armed with a smoke grenade and 100 rounds of ammunition. >> police tried everything to get him to surrender. they even flew in his mother from delaware. instead he chose to fight to the end. n.j. burkett will have the latest on the firefighter's condition. but first, let's get with tim fleischer. >> reporter: we can show you a much better vantage point, the nypd has allowed us to move a little closer. i will show you, we can move into it and we are right up next to the crime scene. see that house with the green roof? down in the basement apartment, that is where this suspect was holed up for nearly six hours in this standoff. that large vehicle in front of it, that is known as the bear. that is a heavily armored vehicle used by the esu unit. that is what the men worked out of while they worked on this stand off and what they used to protect them when the gunfire began. this standoff began wit

police moved in on 38-year-old garland tyree. he walked out of his home fired this loaded assault rifle according to police after refusing to be taken alive on a probation violation warrant. loved ones were hysterical as the wanted gang member died in a barrage of police gunfire. the standoff began at dawn. u.s. marshals and the nypd came to take him into custody. he was armed to the teeth with guns and ammo. when police tried to take tyree in about 5:45 a.m., firefighters were called to battle smoke inside the home. that's when police say the wanted man shot fdny lieutenant james hayes twice. >> once through the right buttocks and left calf. >> reporter: both bullets exited his body. for hours there was dialogue between northerners, the suspect and his -- negotiators, the suspect and his family a facebook post said, today i die. still police say garland tyree finally told his mother over the phone that he was giving up. >> they exchanged that they loved each other. and at that point, mr. tyree indicated that he was going to surr

police say 38-year-old garland tyree was shot to death after he charged at officers with a loaded fully automatic assault rifle. >> the officers in this scene were were exemplary. >> reporter: federal marbles arrived this morning to arrest garland tyree for a parole violation. when smoke billowed from the home, firefighters went inside to put it out. opened fire and wounded james hayes of engine company 158. firefighter is down. no further information. >> reporter: heavily armed officers converged on the neighborhood and the negotiating team spent hours trying to convince garland tyree to surrender. mother from delaware. >> they exchanged that they loved each other. and at that point, he said he was going to surrender. >> reporter: officers determine he was wearing body armor. they recovered handguns with 100 rounds of ammunition. garland tyree was a former gang member with 18 arrests in the last 20 years. violation. of mental illness. they are also investigating the handguns they recovered to figure out where they came from. as for the lieutenant, he was struck in the ankle and the hip

gunshots and wales echoed late this morning when police say they were forced to shoot garland tyree as the 38-year-old alleged gang member ran out of hices home, firing at police, with this ak-47. >> it was on full automatic when he exited and began shooting. >> reporter: the six-hour standoff ended. tyree was dead. he allegedly shot and seriously injured an fdny lieutenant, who tried to save him from a smoke bomb he allegedly set. authorities say they had worked tirelessly for a different outcome, trying to get tyree to surrender. negotiating teams allowed him to talk to family members, even flew in his mother from delaware, with a promise that he would give up. >> very cooperative, up to the point when his mom came, and very sweet with the mom. anbed mom was very sweet with him. said, coming out now, mama. >> reporter: but social media shows it's possible tyree had no such intentions. one of his last posts read, "today i die." >> very dangerous. >> reporter: police say in addition to this ak-47, tyree had stashed in his home a smoke grenade, three handguns and two fully loaded magazi

tyree has 18 prior arrests including murder when he was a teenager, and he was convicted on a lesser charge. >> my name is garland tyree, and everyone knows me as si. >> reporter: earlier friday he posted three words to his facebook page. today i die. following the standoff, police found a trove of weapons inside. >> we recovered three handguns, one ak47 which was in his hands when he came out, and one smoke grenade, two magazines, one is a drum magazine with 75 rounds in it, and the other is a banana clip with 30 rounds in it. tyree was being investigated in connection with several other homicides in the city, and police are worried that members of his gang could retaliate for his death. jessica schneider, cbs 2 news. >>> tonight we are hearing from a subway hero who literally collared a man who was trying to rape a woman on a train platform. >> as soon as she said he was trying to rape her, i just reacted. >> reporter: despite getting six stitches above his left eye and a swollen right hand that looks more like a water balloon, maurice osbourne says he would do it all again. >> nope! i wish someone else did. i

the gunman garland tyree has a long rap sheet, with 18 prior arrests. including murder when he was a teenager. he eventually got convicted on a lesser charge. sources tell us police had recently been investigating him in connection with several homicides in the city. in this video, posted on youtube, one year ago, tyree talks about gang life, a life he detailed in a book and early friday he posted these three words to his facebook page. today, i die. and going back to lieutenant hayes, we are told his condition has definitely improved. the last time a firefighter with the fdny was shot and injured during an incident was back in 1994. reporting in staten island, ilana gold, cbs 2 news. >>> new this morning, police are on the hunt for a man accused of trying to ripping riders. investigators have released this image. police say he last acted on august 7 when a 74-year-old woman reported the suspect approached her and yanked several chains off her neck and allegedly tried to rob two other riders of their necklaces but was unsuccessful. >>> new information t

marshals bent in to arrest garland tyree. a long arrest recordkeeping police at bay for showers, and tyree was heavily armed with handguns and an ak47. there were extensive negotiation negotiations, and police even sent a helicopter to delaware to bring his mother to the scene, in an attempt to end things peacefully. >> his main indicator he would surrender, those were his words, when his mom came physically to the scene. >> he said mom, i'm coming out, and he told his sister he was coming out. >> reporter: police said he came out firing, and that's when officers returned fire, killing the 38-year-old. no one else was hurt except lieutenant hayes. he's expected to be okay. marcus solis, channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> a notable moment yesterday at the city's news conference. someone asked the mayor why he didn't arrive at the hospital sooner to visit the injured firefighter, and this was his response. >> we are briefing you all on a serious situation, and that was not a serious question. >> reporter: the back story, the mayor

he is 38 year ode garland tyree page. he wrote a posting a half hour of the shooting began. he wrote today i die. a lot of his friends and family have been commenting about on the post and staying don't do it. very, very tragic scene what happened here. it started at 6:00 this morning. take a look here. dozens of police officers and firefighters. so it started around 6:00 this morning. the u.s. marshalls came out to 15 destiny court to arrest him and he has a very long wrap sheet for drug possession and weapons charges. they came to arrest him. all of a sudden he started to fire at the police. that is when a fire then started at the home. a fire stated. the firefighters came out to battle the blaze, that is when the suspect shot at the firefighters and he hit one firefighter in the leg twice, 54 year firefighter and said to be in critical but stable condition. you are seeing here now, we have seen the police officers here with machine guns. we have seen a lot of emergency vehicles here. this is blocked off for blocks and blocks. family members here of the suspect and crying

steve langford, cbs 2 news. >>> garland tyree has a long criminal history. according to investigators, he has 18 prior arrests and had been in and out of prison. he had been on probation since last summer. a newspaper clip he posted on instagram shows he was arrested in the 1990s for the shooting death of a neighborhood rival but was convicted on a lesser charge. >>> and that firefighter injured in the shooting is recovering at richmond university medical center on staten island. that's where cbs 2's christine sloan joins us live. christine. >> reporter: that's right. the lieutenant firefighter is here at this hospital listed in stable condition. this is the first time in 21 years that a new york city firefighter has been shot in the line of duty. both the mayor and commissioner at richmond university medical center visit fire lieutenant jim hayes shot by the suspect, who barricaded himself in the home on staten island. the mayor calling hayes a hero. >> lieutenant hayes very, very impressive guy. cool, calm, collected, making light of his injuries, thank go

police say the 31-year-old veteran of the fdny was shot by garland tyree that set off a smoke bomb. police fatally shot him after he opened fire on first responders. >>> police in queens are investigating the possible kidnapping of a teenage girl that ran in a shoe repair shop begging for help. she ran in crying into the shop on 81st in east elmhurst this morning. the man believed to be her ex- boyfriend followed her. as two bystanders tried to intervene, the man pulled out a knife and threatened one of them. he dragged the girl to a car and drove off with her. >>> we have new information on the deadly outbreak of legionnaires in new york city. health officials say 124 have been sickened up from 121 yesterday. 12 people died from the outbreak in the south bronx. 94 patients were treated and released from hospitals and although more people have been diagnosed, there have been new cases of legionnaires since august 3rd. >> in new jersey, police say a boat driver had been drinking when he crashed into a jetty forcing a dangerous rescue operation. it happened in rough waters off shores

. >> the nypd saying 38-year-old garland tyree came out of his basement apartment firing, armed with this ak-47. >> he exited the building on the other side of the building from the basement apartment, coming out firing round, numerous rounds, striking two department vehicles and a house behind the vehicles. >> reporter: friday morning he set off a smoke bomb inside the home on destiny court when a task force attempted to serve a warrant on him. moments later lieutenant james hayes went inside to investigate. he was shot twice in the leg. >> the lieutenant in crawling in and looking for the fire and a possible victim was suddenly shot twice. he was able to turn around, go past the door where the perpetrator was hiding in the bathroom. >> reporter: the gang member posting on facebook, quote, today i die, and barricading himself. >> we got woken up by the cops banging on the door. you've got to get out. it's dangerous. >> reporter: the nypd going to great lengths to diffuse the situation, even flying in his mother from delaware. >> he would surrender when his mom came to the scene. >>

a sunrise search warrant being deliver today the staten island home of 38-year-old garland tyree triggered a six hour standoff after he set off a smoke bomb and fired at firefighters as they entered his home. lieutenant james hays, a 31-year veteran was struck and wounded in his calf and behind. just before others could pull him out to safety. minutes later dozens of officers converged on this community as tyree barricaded himself inside his basement apartment for hours. police say tyree, a former gang member with 18 prior arrests fired what was later discovered to be an automatic ak-47 three separate times throughout the standoffs as negotiate ors tried to diffuse the situation. he spoke to his girlfriend, sister and mother who was flown there. >> he said mom, i'm coming out. he told his sister he was coming out. >> reporter: he agreed to surrender peacefully. what happened next was anything but. police say tyree instead came outside armed with a gun and body armor and began to fire at police again. they returned fire and discovered him dead near the entrance of his apartment. >> this is

he was shot guy garland tyree, a high ranking member of the blood street gang, responding to a possible fire on staten island. police shot and killed tyree after an hours-long standoff. >>> the democratic presidential candidates hit minneapolis today. four of the five announced candidates met with constituents and held fund raising events. they also attended the democratic national committee summer meeting. the candidates who are trailing behind hillary clinton and bernie sanders say the primary race is far from decided. while clinton is on a mission to win over the delegates who will decide the nomination. >> my whole life, i've worked to even the odds for people who have the odds stacked against them. >> one debate in iowa? that's it? one debate in new hampshire? that's all we can afford? >> former virginia senator, jim web, is the only democratic candidate who did not attend events in minneapolis today. you can learn more about all of the candidates running for president on our website. just visit nbcnewyork.com and search decision 2016. >>> still to come, it is freebie friday, and w

he was shot by garland tyree, a high ranking member of the bloods stree gang on friday. u.s. marshals had gone to his home to arrest him on a probation warrant. he set a fire. that's when firefighters responded and a standoff ensued af oter six hours. tyree came out shooting. officers returned fire and killed him. >>> we have an update on the legionnaires' outbreak in the bronx. the health department says 124 cases of that disease have been reported. doctors, they say, have treated and released 94 people. there haven't been any new cases in nearly two weeks. that is a little bit of good news. the death toll remains at 12. no new fatalities. officials believe it's contained with no further reports of contaminated buildings or cooling towers. >>> new this morning, what a rude awakening for the people in that house in ba goat a new jersey, where first responders are working to clear that huge tree. this is on queen anne road near lynwood avenue. fortunately fortunately, no one was hurtt we don't know what caused that tree to come down. fortunately, nobody was hurt when it did. >

officials say the standoff began when a federal task force attempted to arrest 38-year-old garland tyree for violating parole. >>> new information on a triple shooting in brownsville, brooklyn. new video of the deadly been released. and the man opens the door to an apartment building on sar stow ga avenue before firing away. 21-year-old isaiah cicero was killed, two other were shot in the arm. and no arrests have been made. >>> vanessa murdock has a look at the weather forecast. >> a beautiful start to the day. temperatures are quickly climbing as a result. 63 in sparta and 74 in central park. mostly sunny skies today. heating up to 90. we suspect this could be the first heat wave of 201-5678 the the -- 2015. the start of it anyway. and mainly north and west of the city for showers and storms. overnight tonight, mild and 73. becoming more muggy. so form, it will have a bigger impact on the feels like temperature. 92 will feel like 95 tomorrow, with another stunner of a day, with mostly sunny skies. diane? >> thank you very much. another news update for you in a half hour. i'm diane maced

the individual, the gunman has been identified as garland tyree and he's posting on facebook and his friends are urging him to give up and don't hurst anyone else or yourself. there is a way out. teresa: he posted a couple of hours ago, today i die. greg: this is disturbing. this is live in staten island. a new york city firefighter was shot in leg. he's for over 30 years, in study after study, advil is unsurpassed in pain relief. nothing is proven stronger on aches and pains than advil. not tylenol. not aleve. nothing. relief doesn't get any better than this. advil. ok. so everyone is saying 'hey, you've gotta get fios.' well, fios is a 100 percent home, so you can get 100% out of all your devices. internet and in home wifi available from any provider. with big capacity too, so everyone in the house can be online all at once. only fios has 500 meg download speeds, with equal upload speeds. so you can upload your favorite videos up to 5x faster than cable. and with the fios mobile app, you can view your entertainment at home, or on the go. but the main reason to get fios? we're rated

police say the 31-year-old veteran of the fdny was shot by a garland tyree who set off a smoke bomb inside his apartment in mariners harbor. police fatally shot tyree after he opened fire on first responders. >> more cases reported tonight in the deadly outbreak of legionnaire's disease in the bronx. have been sickened. that's up from 121 yesterday. 12 people have now died from that outbreak in the south bronx and 94 patients were released if hospitals and although more people have been diagnosed there have been no reported since august 3rd. >>> in new jersey, police say a boat driver had been drinkening forcing a dangerous rescue operation. it happened in rough waters offshore in spring lake late last night. coast guard units and crews from five agencies worked to get the three people on board to safety. one passenger suffered a serious head injury. 52-year-old thomas mcginley was arrested on charges of boating while intoxicated. >>> also in new jersey traffic trouble on the turnpike where an suv burst into flames this afternoon. it happened near exit 16 w. in east rutherford. police say

we saw heavily armed police officers outside a home where 38-year-old garland tyree is believed to be hiding. police had gone to the house earlier to serve a warrant, found a smoke condition inside. when firefighters showed up, the suspect allegedly shot an fdny lieutenant. that lieutenant was hit twice, listed in stable condition at this hour. police have been speaking to tyree throughout the morning. believed to be alone in the house but armed with at least an assault rifle. according to police, he has 18 prior arrests and listed in there data base as a known gang member. more on news 4 new york at noon. >>> this is an nbc news special report. good day from cuba. historic day in havana reopening its doors after 54 years.u.s. embassy in havana reopening its doors after 54 years. secretary of state kerry is speaking to a gathering of dig digniitaries here. in a few moments the u.s. flag will be raised here. already the secretary noted we are here today because president obama and president castro in his words made a courageous decision to stop being prisoners of history and focus on t

police finding garland tyree seen here on his facebook page dead as he left his apartment. i saw them assemble the shield place. he posted two messages. today i die opened in reply to a friend, they kicked in a door and it popped off. >> this is not the way we want these kinds of negotiations to end. >> reporter: early friday morning around 5:45 u.s. marshals attempted to serve tyree a warrant for a probation violation. when they gained entry, they were confronted with a heavy smoke condition fdny firefighters were met with gunfire, police say four shots. >> guy is shooting. >> reporter: two bullets strike 53-year-old lieutenant james hayes of engine 158 in the leg. he is being treated for nonlife- threatening injuries. >> this could have been a tragic day for the new york city fire department but thankfully lufthansa hayes is -- lieutenant hayes is recovering with his family. >> reporter: tyree barricaded himself in the basement armed with an assault rifle. hostage negotiations began a dialogue. a family friend tried to speak to tyree. >> i text him. if i could get in and

marshal served a search warrant at the home of garland tyree. tyree barricaded himself in the home, set off a smoke bomb and police officers thought it was a fire. was shot. >>> a 300-foot water slide and come to sesame place before little kids become big kids. and celebrate our 35th birthday with our new neighborhood birthday party parade. save $10 on admission and get a free 2nd visit at sesameplace.com sesame place. go before they grow. whatever happened to predictability, the milkman, the paperboy, the evening tv >>> oh, i love this. it's a spoof from "full house." the defending champs, the san francisco giants released this parody. of the hit tv show, "full house" that was set in the bay area. a reminder, a reboot of the sitcom, "fuller house" is premiering on netflix next year. this is fantastic. >> i guess when you've won the world series, you can afford to be a little goofy. >> my gosh, we've already seen this. whoa. >> not bad. not bad. >> really good impression there. >>> coming up on the show. the royals on a rampage. prince william a

this happening yield as police tried to arrest 38 year old garland tyree wanted on a probation violation, and police say he was heavily armed with an ak47, handguns and a bullet proof vest. police tried negotiating, even flew his mother by police helicopter from delaware to try and end it peacefully but after six hours, he was soon child when police say he charged at them while firing his weapons. the lieutenant hays is the person injured through out that standoff. he is in stable condition and no word on when he will be released but expected to fully recover. channel 7 eye witness news. >> thank you marcus. >>> police are investigating a deadly crash. less say the driver of a jeep liberty crashed head on into a pick up truck just before 9:00 last night. the jeep burst into flames killing that driver. investigators say the 24 year old driver of the truck was able to escape the crash with his six-month old daughter, both of them are expected to be okay. >>> we're seeing a video of a suspect of a deadly shooting in brownsville brooklyn. the video shows the man police say followed three peo

the authorities say 38 year-old garland tyre had barricaded himself a staten island home when u.s. marshals arrested him. he allegedly started a fire in the basement and when responding fire fighters arrived he shot one of them. wounded fire fighter is expect to recover. >>> well, traffic is moving gannon interstate 80 in lawrence county after a tractor trailer crash left part of the truck over the highway here. truck collided with a car in roxbury this morning. you can see trailer hanging over the new jersey transit railroad tracks. the those tracks were also shut down, but they just reopened, within the last, few hours. >>> well, it is call the solder ride, a cycling event to help military veterans transition back to civilian life. retreats held in cities across the country focus on healing, comradery and cycling. kyb news radio john mcdevitt caught up with a group of riders during their visit in philadelphia. >> reporter: more than 50 millville vets participated in the sold are ride, started at lincoln financial field, over to the art museum area and back to the link, 12-mile ri

the gunman garland tyree has a long rap sheet with 18 prior arrests including murder when he was a teenager. he eventually got convicted on a lesser charge. sources tell us police had recently been investigating him in connection with several homicides in the city. in this video, posted on youtube, one year ago, tyree talks about gang life, a life he detailed in a book, and early friday, he posted these three words to his facebook page, today i die. >> and going back to lieutenant hayes, we are told his condition has definitely improved. and now the last time a firefighter with the fdny was shot and injured during an incident was in 1994. ilana gold, cbs 2 news. >> we have some new information on a triple the shooting in brownsville, brooklyn. police have released new video of thursday night's deadly shooting. you can see a man opens the door to the apartment building on saratoga avenue before firing multiple shots and then running away. 21-year-old isaiah cicero was killed. two other men were shot in the arm. police have not made any arrests. >>> a quick thinking friend helped a new jersey

he was shot by garland tyree, a high-ranking member of the bloods street gang. u.s. marshals went to his home to arrest him on a probation warrant. this was yesterday morning. after six hours, tyree came out shooting. officers returned fire and killed him. >>> in manhattan, a food delivery man is in big trouble for allegedly riding an electric bicycle into the holland tunnel going the wrong way. the 44-year-old is charged with criminal trespass. police say he rode his bike recklessly around traffic, ignored signs and commands to stop. this happened on thursday night. he was arrested just inside the exit pour tal of the tunnel. fortunately, he didn't cause any accidents. >> lucky, right? my goodness. 7:08. coming up on "today in new york," clear the shelters success. hundreds of new yorkers are waking up with a new member of their family. we'll take a look at just how many pets found a happy home. >>> and speaking of animals, what if your dining out experience came with a slithery surprise. why restaurant claimed it couldn't stop a couple from being seated with their

police identifying the suspect as garland tyree, and it started at 6:00 this morning when u.s. marshals were executing an arrest warrant for tyree. he barricaded himself in the base. of a home on destiny court and set a fire inside. when firefighters got here, police say the suspect shot a 54-year-old firefighter, hitting him twice in the leg, and we want to show you video from richmond university medical center where the firefighter is in stable condition, and fellow firefighter and police are joining him there to support him, and again, we can tell you that right now the suspect is still holed up inside of the building. the commissioner here on the scene as we speak. reporting live this morning, staten island, janelle burrell, cbs 2 news. >> janelle, thank you so much. >>> 85:67. a check -- 8:56. a check on weather with john. >> reporter: the wind has been relatively calm in the park, and shifting winds with more heat and humidity today. 57 is the new observation with the calm winds continuing. relative humidity at 61%. the numbers around the area nice variation this morning.

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