. >> reporter: that frightening moment of chaos inside the bertucci's restaurant quickly turned to carnage>> he came from the back of the restaurant and he was walk and as he was coming, he was slashing people and people were throwing chairs at him and stuff. >> reporter: witnesses say the man for no apparent reason appeared to randomly select his victims, one of whom was a pregnant woman, brutally assaulting them with a knife. those who could like ruth ran for cover supply went to the beauty salon and told them there's a killer. we all went in the back room. >> reporter: the assailant then shot by an off-duty sheriff's deputy. >> a couple noises. i couldn't tell if it was a gunshot. or couldn't tell. i saw people running, kids running. younger girls running. >> there was just a bunch of women that came running into the building and asked me to close my doors. >> reporter: the bertucci's was one of three separate crime scenes. the first one happening at a nearby home and involved a car accident and a stabbing. the suspect then drove this car into the macy's entrance at the mall before head

he assaulted multiple people inside the macy's then entered the restaurant w bertucci where he stabbed people and a 56-year-old man. an officer was in the restaurant and shot the suspect. darosa died at the hospital. witnesses describe the chaos. >> when i was coming in the car was swerving into the parking lot. >> we were pulling up. and as we pulled up we saw some girls that were pretty shaken up. they were freaking out saying don't go in there. >> we saw a pregnant lady being pulled out and she was holding onto her stomach screaming and crying for her baby. please help my baby. >> and authorities are still trying to determine if this was random or if the suspect had some sort of connection to the people he assaulted and killed. for now reporting live from the satellite center annie mccormick channel6 "action news." matt. >> thank you annie. >>> berks county has a student that is suspended for getting ahold avenue school employee's gun. that employee has resigned. it happened at reading muhlenberg career and technology center a week ago. school officials say the legally registered gu

then running to this bertucci's restaurant continuing his spree. >> he came from the back of the restaurant and he was walking towards the front and as he was coming, he was slashing people and people were throwing chairs at him and stuff. >> reporter: witnesses fighting back or hiding. >> i went to the beauty salon and i told them, there's a killer, there's a killer, so they get out out and we all went in the bathroom. >> reporter: in the restaurant the suspect stabbing two more killing a 56-year-old man. kendis and diane, it was an off-duty police officer who finally brought the brutal attacks to an end shooting the suspect who died at the hospital later. a search for motive is under way. according to reports, though, police say there is no evidence of a connection to terrorism. >> and authorities saying it would have been a lot worse if not for that officer's actions. >> good thing. >> thank you. >>> we turn our focus to the race for the white house here in 2016 and commanding victories for bernie sanders and donald trump. >> sanders won the west virginia primary easily and vowing to fig

assaulting at least three women before running to the bertucci's restaurant. >> he was slashing people. >> reporter: stabbing a waitress. 56-year-old george heath tried to stop the attack. the suspect allegedly stabbing heath. >> i lost a good man. >> reporter: off-duty sf's deputy james kreeld fired a single bullet. the deputy, being called a hero tonight. and dave, behind me, you can see that boarded up entrance from the car crashed. meanwhile, we've learned tonight that the waitress who survived is pregnant. she's in serious condition right now, david. >> gio benitez from massachusetts tonight. thanks, gio. >>> a major new development this evening in the case that captured national attention. federal charges have been filed against michael slager, after the shooting death of walter scott in south carolina in this field. slager shooting scott eight times. tonight, an historic move from the federal government against the officer. abc's steve osunsami was in the charleston courtroom as the indictment was read. >> reporter: 34-year-old michael slager is now the first. the first former p

district attorney's office said that once inside he sought several people before going into the nearby bertucci'smore victims including george heath who was killed. they credit off-duty officer who >> it appears that but for the actions of the deputy sheriff there may have well been other victims. >> it is scaryer and something to shake you up. >> reporter: macy's has released a statement sawing that we commend the p.d.'s quick response and the heroics of those individuals stepping in to the assist and grateful not more were hurt. >> "news4 at 6:00," begins with breaking news. >> urgent repairs are needed right now on three d.c. metro tracks, because of the concerns over the smoke and fire. >> that is the message tonight the in the federal transit administration, as it comes with the commuters dealing with new problems at the armory station, and adam tuss is there with the latest. adam, this is getting to be a daily thing. >> ugh, this is getting a little bit ridiculousers but take a look at what is happening here outside of the stam minnesota avenue station, and these were the stations that we w

he assaulted multiple people inside the macy's then entered a bertucci's restaurant where he stabbedcluding a 56-year-old man who died. a off duty sheriff's deputy happened to be in that restaurant and shot the man. >> the car was swerving into the parking lot. >> we were pulling up and as we pulled up we saw some girls pretty shaken up and told us, they were freaking out like don't go in there. >> we were sitting in the car in front of the main entrance and we saw a pregnant lady being pulled out and she was holding onto her stomach screaming and crying for her baby, please help my baby. >> and authorities also say if it hadn't been for that off duty sheriff's deputy this could have been much worse. authorities are still trying to determine if this was random or or if he had some connection to the places or victims. reporting live from the satellite section annie mccormick channel6 "action news." back to you. >> what a terrible night for those people. thank you you. >>> a staff member at a berks county school resigned after a student managed to get ahold of his gun. this happened on

. >> reporter: a deadly stabbing spree ended in gunfire inside this bertucci's restaurant in taunton.n off-duty deputy sheriff fired one shot killing the suspect, arthur derosa, before he killed anyone else. >> came out. she was holding her stomach, screaming and crying to save her baby. help her. >> reporter: derosa first rammed his car through the front of this macy's, and armed with a knife walked inside the mall and started his attack. >> tragedy certainly hit the city of taunton hard this evening. >> reporter: two people were stabbed in two separate locations. this couple spotted a young girl hiding in the bushes outside the mall. >> you could tell she was scared for her life. >> she saw a guy walk in and grabbed a chair. hurt one of waitresses. she saw him stab the waitress. >> reporter: police say the blo bloodshed started more than three miles away. derosa crashed his car into a truck before stabbing a mother and daughter in this home. >> one of the women has succu succumbed and died at the hospital. she was 80 years old. >> reporter: the death toll could have been worse if no

before storming into the bertucci's restaurant. >> he came from the back of the restaurant and he was walking towards front and as he was coming he was slashing people and people were throwing chairs at him and stuff. >> you weren't able to speak with him right? >> i was only allowed to say what's going on and him to tell me there was a stabbing. >> so he told you there was a stabbing. >> yes, and he was the suspect, correct. i was petry identified. >> he stabbed two. one of the victims died from his injuries. the killing spree began after 7:00 p.m. derosa was in a car accident. witnesses say after the crash the 28-year-old began running around the neighborhood erratically trying to break into homes. >> it was kind of chaos. definitely not in the right frame of mind. >> forced his way inside this house killing an 80-year-old mother and severely wounding her daughter. the suspect stole the women's car and continued on to the maul. >> there's still a victim, female, macy's second level in a changing room. that is a stab victim to the head. >> reporter: the carnage coming to an end thank

we're now learning beloved 56-year-old teacher george heath was eating dinner with his wife at bertucci'sood oven pizza in the galleria mall when arthur darosa came in stabbing a pregnant waitress. >> my husband grabbed him. i think he grabbed him around the waist area, i think, trying to keep him so his arm wouldn't go up to stab anybody else. >> reporter: heath was stabbed in the head as he tried to intervene. he did not survive. >> i lost a good man. i did. he was a great man. >> reporter: the waitress surviving but in serious condition this morning and then another hero, off-duty deputy james creed stopped darosa with a single bullet. darosa later died at the hospital. >> he prevented further carnage from occurring by his actions. >> reporter: darosa's motives are a mystery but this morning we're learning more about his possible history with mental illness. our boston station wcvb obtaining court documents that quote his then girlfriend who told them darosa had tried to harm himself and once told her, you should be scared for your life. and now new details about his stay in a hospital

after assaulting several people, he made his way to bertucci's. grabbing a knife, darosa stabbed two victims, killing a 56-year-old man. witnesses ran for their lives. >> i was shopping. i didn't know what was going on, so everybody started running, including the macy's employees. we started running. >> reporter: the attack, with no clear motive, began after darosa crashed a different car near a home a few miles from the mall. >> 270 myrick street and birch avenue for multiple stab victims. >> reporter: darosa stabbed two people inside the home. one of the victims, an 80-year-old woman, later died from her wounds. appear to be terror related. this morning, there are new questions about the suspect's mental health. in a statement to nbc news, darosa's cousin said he was feeling suicidal and admitted to a local hospital but released tuesday morning. they stated he was fine, but obviously wasn't. i believe if he was better evaluated, the situation may not have happened. >> the surviving victims were all take tonn to a hospital. conditions haven't bee