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now identified as blane salamoni and howie lake the second.. appearing to wrestle with sterling.. then opening fire. police say the responding to a disturbance call.. abdullah muflahi recorded this video.. calling sterling his friend who sold cd's outside his store for 2 years. according to a witness.. sterling did have a gun, but did not reach for it. prompting hundreds to protest.. and the n-double-a-c-p to demand police release all video.. over the officers' body cameras and the store surveillance video to the justice department. as for the two officers, they're on administrative leave. developing now.. a d.c. woman is under arrest.. charged with first-degree child sex abuse. 42-year-old larona steele lives on clay place in northeast. she allegedly lured three juvenile month by offering them popcorn and ice cream. police say once the children were inside, steele locked the door and sexually assaulted them. police believe there may be additional victims. if you have any information.. police want to hear from you. a terrifying ordeal for a family in fairfax county... a bullet- fi
now identified as blane salamoni and howie lake the second.. appearing to wrestle with sterling.. then opening fire. police say the responding to a disturbance call.. abdullah muflahi recorded this video.. calling sterling his friend who sold cd's outside his store for 2 years. according to a witness.. sterling did have a gun, but did not reach for it. prompting hundreds to protest.. and the n-double-a-c-p to demand police release all video.. over the officers' body cameras and the store...
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blane salamoni and howie lake ii. >> there is a lot we do not understand. and at this point, like you, i am demanding answers. michelle: for sterling's family including his 15-year-old son the pain is he is the oldest of his siblings. he is 15 years old. he had to watch this. michelle: that is one of the sons you saw next to the woman crying breaking down there. the police chief and the mayor of baton rouge say there will be a thorough and a transparent investigation. as for the officers in this case, blane salamoni is a four-year veteran of the department. howie lake ii has been on the force for three years. they are both on administrative leave tonight. at the "live desk," michelle marsh, abc7 news. john? jonathan: thanks. the sterling case is the latest to raise the question when officers should shoot or not shoot. maryland bureau chief brad bell takes us inside the local facility where officers are trained to make the split second decision. >> i need to see your hands. jonathan: face the screen. role i'm a police officer checking out a trespasser. i kno
blane salamoni and howie lake ii. >> there is a lot we do not understand. and at this point, like you, i am demanding answers. michelle: for sterling's family including his 15-year-old son the pain is he is the oldest of his siblings. he is 15 years old. he had to watch this. michelle: that is one of the sons you saw next to the woman crying breaking down there. the police chief and the mayor of baton rouge say there will be a thorough and a transparent investigation. as for the officers...
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officer blane salamoni, a four year veteran and officer howie lake, have received a accommodations during their careers but both also investigated and exonerated in separate incidents for use of force. sterlings family in response to the dallas shootings say in a statement, regardless of how angry or upset people may be, resorting to this sickening violence should never happen and simply cannot be tolerated. officers who violate public trust should be held accountable. officers of the protest in dallas also reacted. >> it had been a beautiful protest and we turn to come home and i was sitting there and talking to one of the sergeants of the police department and all of a sudden i hear pop, pop. stop shooting each other. turn to love. >> the shootings in louisiana and minnesota sparked sadness, outrage, but mostly peaceful protests across the nation including here in the bay area. in the newsroom, jessica castro, abc 7 news. >> thank you. >>> shootings in dallas prompted hillary clinton and donald trump to cancel their campaign events today. both candidates are weighing in on the tragedy.
officer blane salamoni, a four year veteran and officer howie lake, have received a accommodations during their careers but both also investigated and exonerated in separate incidents for use of force. sterlings family in response to the dallas shootings say in a statement, regardless of how angry or upset people may be, resorting to this sickening violence should never happen and simply cannot be tolerated. officers who violate public trust should be held accountable. officers of the protest...
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>> reporter: the two officers are howie lake and blane salamoni and we have recovered from the freedomo you means and basically their personnel file. howie lake, the officer that was involved has been involved in the shooting of another person. it happened in december 2014. he was with other baton rouge police officers chasing a suspect. that suspect according to these records opened fire and he returned fire and that suspect survived. also we find out that both of these men have suffered from use of force complaints. several of them, however, i have to point out if you're a cop on a beat today it's rare that you wouldn't have a use of force complaint filed by someone you take into custody. no disciplinary action was taken against either man. from blane salamoni he comes from a family that has dedicated itself to law enforcement and public service. his wife is emt of the year here in baton rouge. his mother is a retired police officer from the baton rouge police force. his father is on the command staff several years ago and was being considered as a possibility of a chief of police. i
>> reporter: the two officers are howie lake and blane salamoni and we have recovered from the freedomo you means and basically their personnel file. howie lake, the officer that was involved has been involved in the shooting of another person. it happened in december 2014. he was with other baton rouge police officers chasing a suspect. that suspect according to these records opened fire and he returned fire and that suspect survived. also we find out that both of these men have suffered...
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maureen: the two baton rouge police officers involved blane salamoni and howie lake ii are now on leave. the department of justice has taken over the investigation. shooting involving metro police. the man who died in monday's incident is identified as sydney washington of the district. metro police responded to a disturbance near the dean wood metro station in northeast. they say washington fired several shots at police. one officer returned fire and hit washington. who later died. that officer is now on routine administrative leave. breaking news. within the past five minutes attorney general loretta lynch revealed hillary clinton e-mail case will be closed with no charges filed. this is after we learned f.b.i. director james comey will testify to congress tomorrow. about the investigation. the house oversight committee wants to explain for using personal e-mail for the state department business. committee chairman jason chaffetz said that clinton clearly violated the law. house speaker paul ryan says it looks like clinton received blood tests are under way at the cannon house office
maureen: the two baton rouge police officers involved blane salamoni and howie lake ii are now on leave. the department of justice has taken over the investigation. shooting involving metro police. the man who died in monday's incident is identified as sydney washington of the district. metro police responded to a disturbance near the dean wood metro station in northeast. they say washington fired several shots at police. one officer returned fire and hit washington. who later died. that...
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the responding officers identified as blane salamoni and howie lake who are now on paid leave say they first tried to use a stun gun, then opened fire fearing for their lives. a crucial next step is to determine what happened before the initial confrontation. breaking overnight here in our area - a house in fairfax county goes up in flames. it happened less than four hours ago - and right now crews are still on the scene.. suzanne kennedy is live in falls church with more.. children in d-c targeted. a woman - accused of luring kids with ice cream. the chilling claims - and where it happened, next. and - temperatures getting even higher today, on the third day of this uncomfortable heat wave. eileen whelan tells us when it will finally cool down, next. fios is not cable. we're wired differently. so we wired the wagner's house th 100 meg internet. which means that in the time it takes mr. wagner's to pour a 20 oz. cup of coffee, tommy can download 30 songs, and jan can upload 120 photos. 12 seconds. that's the power of fib
the responding officers identified as blane salamoni and howie lake who are now on paid leave say they first tried to use a stun gun, then opened fire fearing for their lives. a crucial next step is to determine what happened before the initial confrontation. breaking overnight here in our area - a house in fairfax county goes up in flames. it happened less than four hours ago - and right now crews are still on the scene.. suzanne kennedy is live in falls church with more.. children in d-c...
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blane salamoni a four-year veteran, and a three-year veteran. >> the intersection where the shooting happened is still packed with people. the mood here we've seen in other places like ferguson and baltimore with two major differences. one, no police presence. two, no violence. >> reporter: since his death this mural of alton painted outside the store he was killed in front of. and today the images of a family shaken by the sudden violent loss. >> how are you? how's the family holding up? >> everybody's torn down. we're not broken but we're torn down. we don't have no place in our lives right now for weakness. none at all. because justice has to prevail. they slayed my nephew right here. see the stains and blood there on the ground. alton was a gentle giant. he was a big boy but he was gentle. >> the justice department's controlling the investigation. are you encouraged by that? >> no. no, i'm not. >> reporter: because? >> no justice, no peace. >> reporter: her anger is palpable. >> police have promised to protect and serve us. here in louisiana they didn't do that. it's not just alt
blane salamoni a four-year veteran, and a three-year veteran. >> the intersection where the shooting happened is still packed with people. the mood here we've seen in other places like ferguson and baltimore with two major differences. one, no police presence. two, no violence. >> reporter: since his death this mural of alton painted outside the store he was killed in front of. and today the images of a family shaken by the sudden violent loss. >> how are you? how's the family...
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today we learn more about the officers involved, blane salamoni and howie lake. according to service records obtained by nbc news, they have five complaints between them, three for use of force, but each time they were cleared by the internal affairs division. sterling often felt harassed by the police says his cousin. >> i have no reason why the police threatened him. and this is not the first time they harassed him. >> reporter: sterling had a lengthy criminal history. back in 2009 a police affidavit says an officer tried to pat sterling down when he resisted arrest and ended up wrestling with the defendant on the ground when a black semi-auto gun fell from his waistband. >> what does his arrest record from years ago have to do with what happened? >> reporter: now representing some of his relatives is chris stewart, no stranger to controversial police shootings. he also represented the family of walter scott who was killed in charleston, south carolina, last year. >> this has been happening, especially to african-americans in this country. i think that people a
today we learn more about the officers involved, blane salamoni and howie lake. according to service records obtained by nbc news, they have five complaints between them, three for use of force, but each time they were cleared by the internal affairs division. sterling often felt harassed by the police says his cousin. >> i have no reason why the police threatened him. and this is not the first time they harassed him. >> reporter: sterling had a lengthy criminal history. back in...
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blane salamoni and howie lake telling detectives they used deadly force because they feared for their lives. >> we want to get to the answers, to the bottom of the answers and the truth. >> reporter: louisiana's governor turning the investigation over to the fbi. >> this incident is going to be investigated impartially, professionally and thoroughly. >> and alex perez is on the scene tonight. we can see the demonstrators there behind you with their signs. there have already been protests and authorities are preparing for a long night ahead? >> reporter: that's right, david. there have been crowds here all day. authorities are calling for calm and say they plan to have additional officers on the streets. there's already another demonstration set for later tonight. david? >> alex perez in louisiana leading us off. alex, thank you. >>> we are also tracking severe storms hitting right now. a tornado on the ground as we come on the air tonight, the pictures coming in from nebraska. in fact, storm and tornado watches are up in a dozen states amid triple digit heat elsewhere. let's get right
blane salamoni and howie lake telling detectives they used deadly force because they feared for their lives. >> we want to get to the answers, to the bottom of the answers and the truth. >> reporter: louisiana's governor turning the investigation over to the fbi. >> this incident is going to be investigated impartially, professionally and thoroughly. >> and alex perez is on the scene tonight. we can see the demonstrators there behind you with their signs. there have...
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baton rouge police have identified the officers involved as blane salamoni and howie lake ii. both were responding to a 911 call made near the store. >> reporter: within hours of his death, protesters were rallying at the scene of the shooting. carl dabadie is baton rouge's police chief. >> we want to know the truth and we want to get to the bottom of it. as chief, i am accountable. >> reporter: within 24 hours of the shooting, in a rare move, louisiana's governor personally asked the u.s. justice department to take over the investigation. >> we've all learned lessons from what was done elsewhere in the country over the last several years, and we're trying to be as proactive as possible. we don't want to be reactive. >> reporter: this morning, quinyetta mcmillon, the mother of alton sterling's son spoke while their son wept next to her. >> as a mother, i am now forced to raise a son who is going to remember what happened to his father. i for one, will not rest or not allow him to be swept in the dirt. >> reporter: alton sterling did have a criminal history, which included ille
baton rouge police have identified the officers involved as blane salamoni and howie lake ii. both were responding to a 911 call made near the store. >> reporter: within hours of his death, protesters were rallying at the scene of the shooting. carl dabadie is baton rouge's police chief. >> we want to know the truth and we want to get to the bottom of it. as chief, i am accountable. >> reporter: within 24 hours of the shooting, in a rare move, louisiana's governor personally...
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according to more than 600 pages of disciplinary records obtained by nbc news, officers blane salamonind howie lake had five plants between them, three of which were for use of force and each time the internal affairs division cleared them. speaking with nbc news attorney chris stewart who is representing sterling's family did not hold back about what he thinks happened in the videos of sterling's killing. >> the video paper is clear. that was a murder. he was killed for no reason. and it never should have happened. the problem is, it never should have began that way. i think that the problem that a lot of officers have right now, especially when dealing with minorities, is that they don't de-escalate situations. and it's becoming ridiculous. i mean, his hands were up. >> meanwhile, at a prayer vigil in baton rouge last night, louisiana's governor john bell edwards pledged to do more to create a better relationship between law enforcement and the community. >> there are no simple answers. but i think we can start by working to restore trust between law enforcement, and the community. w
according to more than 600 pages of disciplinary records obtained by nbc news, officers blane salamonind howie lake had five plants between them, three of which were for use of force and each time the internal affairs division cleared them. speaking with nbc news attorney chris stewart who is representing sterling's family did not hold back about what he thinks happened in the videos of sterling's killing. >> the video paper is clear. that was a murder. he was killed for no reason. and it...
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we should mention that the two officers involved, howie lake and blane salamoni, just seven hours combined, and howie lake was involved in a separate officer-involved shooting in december of 2014. it's unclear if he discharged his weapon. and we still don't know which officer fired the fatal shots in this encounter. >> certainly still a lot to learn. nick valencia, thank you. >>> up next we'll have a more in-depth discussion and talk more about why the feds are taking over, and why the baton rouge police were so quick to turn over this case. a former prosecutor and former police detective join me up next. stay with us. you may think you can put off checking out your medicare options until you're sixty-five, but now is a good time to get the ball rolling. keep in mind, medicare only covers about eighty percent of part b medical costs. the rest is up to you. that's where aarp medicare supplement insurance plans insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company come in. like all standardized medicare supplement insurance plans, they could help pay some of what medicare doesn't, saving you in out-
we should mention that the two officers involved, howie lake and blane salamoni, just seven hours combined, and howie lake was involved in a separate officer-involved shooting in december of 2014. it's unclear if he discharged his weapon. and we still don't know which officer fired the fatal shots in this encounter. >> certainly still a lot to learn. nick valencia, thank you. >>> up next we'll have a more in-depth discussion and talk more about why the feds are taking over, and...
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police have identified two officers as blane salamoni and howie lake ii who have a combine seven yearseful both men are now on administrative leave. as video of sterling's death spread on social media, it sparked outrage. amidst fears demonstrations could grow larger and violent, the u.s. justice department said it is taking the lead in the investigation into the officers' actions, while louisiana's governor is calling for calm. >> i'm urging everyone to remain peaceful. one thing for sure. another violent act or destruction of property is not the answer. >> reporter: while videos of the shooting have triggered anger in many, they've caused obvious heart break for his family. something pane any evident as the mother of sterling spoke in a news conference. >> he is 15 years old. he had to watch this. and this was put all over the outlets. and everything that was possible to be shown. >> tough to watch. martin, what's the reaction? >> reporter: the reaction is mixed. last night, of course, a lot of outrage. tonight, a lot of protests. the second night of protests. you can see, it is pret
police have identified two officers as blane salamoni and howie lake ii who have a combine seven yearseful both men are now on administrative leave. as video of sterling's death spread on social media, it sparked outrage. amidst fears demonstrations could grow larger and violent, the u.s. justice department said it is taking the lead in the investigation into the officers' actions, while louisiana's governor is calling for calm. >> i'm urging everyone to remain peaceful. one thing for...
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blane salamoni and howie lake ii. >> there is a lot we do not understand. and at this point, like you, i am demanding answers. michelle: for sterling's family including his 15-year-old son the pain is
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the two police officers blame blane salamoni and howie lake ii with four and three years on the forceplaced on paid administrative leave. i released today show three black men and one black juvenile filed use of force complaint against saucers salamoni and -- against officers salamoni and lake. both officers cleared in all four cases. alison: now we know of at least two protests about the shootings that are scheduled in our area tonight. our d.c. bureau chief sam ford picks up the team coverage live in southeast d.c. sam? sam: yes, we are in anacostia. one of a number of places where we asked opinions today, including we talk to a retired d.c. police officer who said wait for the investigation. however, most of the people we talked to here said it's too much. at the sidewalk domino game near the big chair this afternoon. >> we tired of it being us. we all know had the boy been white he wouldn't have got killed. he wouldn't have been dead sam: the images from louisiana and minneapolis made them angry. >> there are two cops on one man. sam: the outrage came over the airwaves of the talk
the two police officers blame blane salamoni and howie lake ii with four and three years on the forceplaced on paid administrative leave. i released today show three black men and one black juvenile filed use of force complaint against saucers salamoni and -- against officers salamoni and lake. both officers cleared in all four cases. alison: now we know of at least two protests about the shootings that are scheduled in our area tonight. our d.c. bureau chief sam ford picks up the team coverage...
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amy: the officers involved, blane salamoni and howie lake have been placed on paid , administrative leavein 2014, lake was placed on paid leave after being involved in the shooting of another african-american man, kevin knight. on wednesday, alton sterling's family addressed the media. this is quinyetta mcmillan, the mother of sterling's son, cameron. at the beginning of the press conference, 15-year-old cameron consoles his mother as she spoke. but after a few minutes he broke , down into the arms of supporters standing behind the two of them. , he isou knew him or not not what the mass media is making him out to be. the image of a man who is simply trying to earn a living. children.re of his with that being said, the individuals involved in his murder took away a man with theiren who depended upon daddy on a daily basis. my son is not the youngest. he is the oldest of his siblings. he is 15 years old. he had to watch this as this was put all over the outlet. and everything that was possible .o be shown alton sold cds, and was doing just that. not bothering anyone. and then the event rec
amy: the officers involved, blane salamoni and howie lake have been placed on paid , administrative leavein 2014, lake was placed on paid leave after being involved in the shooting of another african-american man, kevin knight. on wednesday, alton sterling's family addressed the media. this is quinyetta mcmillan, the mother of sterling's son, cameron. at the beginning of the press conference, 15-year-old cameron consoles his mother as she spoke. but after a few minutes he broke , down into the...
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baton rouge police identified the officers as blane salamoni and howie lake ii, both responding to ae. >> shots fired. shots fired. >> copy. shots fired. north foster. 2100 north foster. both officers okay. suspect down. i need ems code 3. >> reporter: within 16 hours of his death. protesters were rallying at the scene of the shooting. ba baton rouge's police chief. >> we want to know the truth and get to the bottom of it. as chief i am accountable. >> reporter: within 24 hours of the shooting in a rare move, louisiana's governor personally asked the u.s. justice department to take over the investigation. >> we all learn lessons from what was done elsewhere in the country over the last several years. we are trying to be as proactive, we don't want to be reactive. >> this morning, quinyetta mcmillon, the mother of alton sterling spoke. as her son wept next to her. >> is a mother i have now been forced to raise a son who is going to remember what happened to his father. i, for one, will not rest or not allow him to be swept in the dirt. >> reporter: alton sterling did have a criminal h
baton rouge police identified the officers as blane salamoni and howie lake ii, both responding to ae. >> shots fired. shots fired. >> copy. shots fired. north foster. 2100 north foster. both officers okay. suspect down. i need ems code 3. >> reporter: within 16 hours of his death. protesters were rallying at the scene of the shooting. ba baton rouge's police chief. >> we want to know the truth and get to the bottom of it. as chief i am accountable. >> reporter:...
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the officers volunteer involved, blane salamoni and whoa lake the second. both had two prior use of force complaints. >> 7:09 the time. bill cosby will not get a new preliminary hearing in his sexual assault case and a judge will not toss out the case of sexual assault against those coming down yesterday, cosby was in montgomery county in the courthouses there. his lawyers arguing that he was not given a chance to confront his accuser andrea constand. prosecutors are relying heavily on decade old police statement in convincing the judge to bring the case to trail. he was accused of drugging and molesting constand in 2004. >> authorities trying to figure out what prompted a 16-year-old to take a fall plunge into the delaware. police got a nine no, i didn't call after 5:00 that a boy jumped into the river and never resurfaced off an area known as graffiti pier in fishtown be rescuers managed to find the teenager rushed him to hospital but too late. witnesses tell us they saw a group of kids by pier who may have tried to save him. >> septa regional rail proble
the officers volunteer involved, blane salamoni and whoa lake the second. both had two prior use of force complaints. >> 7:09 the time. bill cosby will not get a new preliminary hearing in his sexual assault case and a judge will not toss out the case of sexual assault against those coming down yesterday, cosby was in montgomery county in the courthouses there. his lawyers arguing that he was not given a chance to confront his accuser andrea constand. prosecutors are relying heavily on...