. >> attorneys bob gotlieb and celia gordon have represented velazquez for the past two years. >> there a numbers spot, an illegal gambling joint in harlem owned by a retired police officer by the name of albert ward. >> and there were plenty of people inside. >> the people we're talking about were all drug dealers, drug users. >> people like lorenzo woodford. >> i started using drugs when i was about 10. >> he said he came to the numbers spot that day about noon to buy heroin. a few minutes later two men barged in. it was a robbery. >> i heard someone say give it up [ bleep ], give it up. this guy stuck a gun in my face. oh, man. >> one guy had a gun and the other duct tape. they began tying people up. >> all hell breaks loose. al ward, who is the retired police officer, has a gun. and he takes out the gun. >> there was a struggle, then gunfire. >> i heard all these shots, boom, boom, boom. >> 59-year-old albert ward was killed, shot once in the head. >> immediately upon albert ward dropping to the floor, the two individuals take off. >> the robbers weren't the only ones who fled. >> b