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protest was over the decision by da seth williams not to charge police officers who killed 2-year-old brandon tate-brown. >> "action news" reporter sharee williams is live at the rec center tonight. sharee how have things settled down? >> well, jim it took a while for things to settle down to be honest with you. the protesters had to be physically removed from the building philadelphia's top cop was her and the city's top law officer as the change was happening. philadelphia police were quick to take back the meeting chaos tempers flaring as a group disrupted a town hall community meeting held by state repkoen and philadelphia police department. residents gathered at the lawncrest recreational september to talk about improving their neighborhood when family, friends and activists supporting brandon tate-brown began to throw chairs and chant black lives matter. >> we need to make sure the police are accountable to civilian voices than needs to be a movement towards transparency. >> brandon tate-brown was pulled over by police in december and officers say they spotted a gun in the car a
protest was over the decision by da seth williams not to charge police officers who killed 2-year-old brandon tate-brown. >> "action news" reporter sharee williams is live at the rec center tonight. sharee how have things settled down? >> well, jim it took a while for things to settle down to be honest with you. the protesters had to be physically removed from the building philadelphia's top cop was her and the city's top law officer as the change was happening....
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in 2013 new attorney general kathleen kane dropped the case but philadelphia da seth williams reopened it last year. kane cited concerns over racial motivation and questioned the credibility of the informant. but williams has repeatedly questioned her decision and did so again today. >> and she said it was nonprosecutorable. clearly the attorneys of these defendants who have reviewed the audio tapes, who have watched the videotapes and have spoken to their clients have thought it definitely prosecutorable. >> in response kane has said prosecutors disagree all the time on the merits of cases. >>> new information this evening in the trial of eric torres accused of shooting a philadelphia police officer in 2013. a jury today found torres not guilty of attempted murder in that shooting but found him guilty on weapons and assault charges. he shot edward davies in august of 2013. torres ran from police after a traffic stop. prosecutors say torres shot davies as the officer tried to wrestle him to the floor of a market at fourth and ansbury streets. >>> a truck driver surrendered to police to
in 2013 new attorney general kathleen kane dropped the case but philadelphia da seth williams reopened it last year. kane cited concerns over racial motivation and questioned the credibility of the informant. but williams has repeatedly questioned her decision and did so again today. >> and she said it was nonprosecutorable. clearly the attorneys of these defendants who have reviewed the audio tapes, who have watched the videotapes and have spoken to their clients have thought it...
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the protests came hours after philadelphia da seth williams chose not to bring charges against the officers who shot and killed brown. >> what happened to brandon tate brown wasn't an unarmed man being shot running away. he was a guy in possession every illegal gun trying to get to that gun. >> now, in the end there was no one hurt here. there were ten people arrested, seven men, three women. we are live in lawncrest justin finch cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> all right justin, thank you. following more breaking news there is out of south philadelphia. the fire marshall is investigating a fatal fire that officials have deemed suspicious. that fire started in the first floor after home in the 2200 block of south warn okay street around 11:00 last night. >> this may be a suspicious fire because we have located multiple point of fire in the dwelling. we had the fire marshall on scene investigating the fire, we don't actually have a cause. >> the victim is a man he was found in one of the second floor bedrooms. the home did not have any working smoke detectors no cause for that fire has been deter
the protests came hours after philadelphia da seth williams chose not to bring charges against the officers who shot and killed brown. >> what happened to brandon tate brown wasn't an unarmed man being shot running away. he was a guy in possession every illegal gun trying to get to that gun. >> now, in the end there was no one hurt here. there were ten people arrested, seven men, three women. we are live in lawncrest justin finch cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> all right...
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da seth williams and police were at the meeting which was meant to improve the neighborhood. >> we need to make sure that the police are accountable to civilian voices. >> i'm aware there are strained relationships right now, but what you saw here today was actually embarrassing. >> police pulled over brown mayfair in december, officers spotted a gun in the car after a struggle they shot and killed him. the d.a. said video evidence and three witness accounts indicate he was reaching for the weapon. >> villanova is one step closer to the final four after beating lafayette. the wildcats crushed the leopards 93-52. it was nova's 16th straight win. north carolina state forward hit a buzzer beater last night lifting the wolf pack over lsu. nc state faces nova tip off 7:10 tomorrow night in pittsburgh. >> we know when it's going to happen, but matt wants to know -- why why. >> reporter: storm tracker 6 live double scan as we take the bird's eye view, most of the precipitation is not hitting the ground at least in the leading edge. cape may county seeing all rain right now. we'll have to look
da seth williams and police were at the meeting which was meant to improve the neighborhood. >> we need to make sure that the police are accountable to civilian voices. >> i'm aware there are strained relationships right now, but what you saw here today was actually embarrassing. >> police pulled over brown mayfair in december, officers spotted a gun in the car after a struggle they shot and killed him. the d.a. said video evidence and three witness accounts indicate he was...
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hours before the protest philadelphia da, seth williams announced the officers involved would not face charges, a decision he defended again, at the meeting. >> what happened to blanton tate brown wasn't an unarmed man being shot, just running away. he was a guy who was in possession after illegal gun trying to get to that gun. >> and the meeting eventually got back on track there were ten arrests made, seven males three females, they're all facing charges of disorderly conduct. live in lawncrest justin finch, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >> justin, thank you. also following breaking news out of south philly this morning, the fire marshall is investigating a fatal fire that officials have deemed suspicious. that fire started in the first floor of a home in the 2200 block of south warn okay street around 11:00 last night. >> this may be a suspicious fire because we have located multiple points of fire in the dwelling. we had the fire marshall on scene investigate having the fire. at this time we don't actually have a cause. >> the victim is a man. he was found in one of the second floor be
hours before the protest philadelphia da, seth williams announced the officers involved would not face charges, a decision he defended again, at the meeting. >> what happened to blanton tate brown wasn't an unarmed man being shot, just running away. he was a guy who was in possession after illegal gun trying to get to that gun. >> and the meeting eventually got back on track there were ten arrests made, seven males three females, they're all facing charges of disorderly conduct....
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philadelphia district attorney seth williams announced the grand jury indictment of state representative williams bishop a clergy member, whose daughter grew up with the da. state representative michelle brown lee and former state representative harlz james, all of them who surrendered to state police in harrisburg this morning are accused of accepting anywhere from 750 to $2,000 from the same lobbyist informant in exchange for political favors. >> criminals do ignorant foolish, idiotic, inhumane things every day. >> seth williams took on the case after attorney general kathleen kahne said it was rife with politicism. >> was she wrong in dropping the investigation? >> i'll say this, the six who have been indicted owe their indictment to kathleen kane. >> reporter: arecording to the district attorney, in the latest roundup, both james and brown lee admitted their involvement but the bishop did not. >> she could have told the truth and accepted responsibility for her actions, but this time she declined to answer questions about the lobbyists or the payments. >> you cannot disclose that my client pled the fifth amendment before this grand jury. you cannot d
philadelphia district attorney seth williams announced the grand jury indictment of state representative williams bishop a clergy member, whose daughter grew up with the da. state representative michelle brown lee and former state representative harlz james, all of them who surrendered to state police in harrisburg this morning are accused of accepting anywhere from 750 to $2,000 from the same lobbyist informant in exchange for political favors. >> criminals do ignorant foolish, idiotic,...