. >> officer garrett swazey is being remembered tonight as a man who lived to serve. the 44-year-old campus police officer responded to a call outside his jurisdiction and was shot to death inside planned parenthood. colorado springs mayor john suggesters. >> we mourn the loss of a very brave police officer. >> swazey was a husband, a father of two, and after active member of his church. in a facebook post his sister wrote, "my brother air force hero in every sense of the word. he showed the world what kind of man he was yesterday when he made the ultimate sacrifice." swazey was a native of melrose, massachusetts. a nationally ranked figure skater as a youth, swazey moved to colorado springs to become an olympian. he was a junior ice dance champion and trained trained with olympic skater nancy kerrigan. >> garrett was always there to listen to me whenever i had something i was upset about and always sort of putting somebody else's feelings ahead of his own. >> reporter: while he never became an olympic champion, officer garrett swazey is being remembered as a hero. ma

three people including 444-year-old garrett swazey died. the death of the officer on seen from the university of colorado at colorado springs police department. during the fire fight some of the witnesses inside the building called loved ones. >>> i heard the shooting. afraid. the facility near a strip mall. police with witnesses told >> they are in my building now. telling us to go hide in the back room. but there's no windows. so we don't get caught in the fire. gunmen continued to fire at officer as other trapped inside the building were evacuated. officers didn't immediately rush the building because they believe the gunmen might have brought explosive inside. we know he has brought items to the building with him. >> and for six hour police went out and gunmen finally stopped shooting. >>> the officers were able to shout to suspect and make communication with him. at this point they were able to get him to surrender. he was taken into custody. >>> breaking overnight officials say three people are dead after an attack on united nation ba

three were killed including officer garrett swazey. fox25 reported saturday morning that swazey was raised in melrose and leaves behind a wife and loving 10-year-old son and 6-year-old daughter. the nation knows garrett as a hero. he was a devoted husband and wonderful father to his two children. this morning his friends say that swazey was the first to offer his killer forgiveness. >> garrett believed in forgiveness. he was also my hero because i could look to him and think he is the person i wanted to be. a police officer but a pastor and a one-time nationally ranked figure skater and he even trained alongside nancy kerrigan. kerrigan says that swazey was like a little brother for her. there is a fund on his family called the you caring which is raising thousands of dollars this morning. we will have continuing coverage on this case all morning. in the newsroom, daniel miller, fox25 station news. >>> the government is warning american citizens in afghanistan that they are expecting an imtent attack in kabul within the next -- imminen

two and officer garrett swazey. he was raised in melrose and leaves behind his wife, a 11-year-old son and 6-year-old daughter. his wife rachel released a statement that reads in part, the nation knows garrett as a hero. he was also a devoted husband, a wonderful father to his two children. not only was swasey a police officer but a pastor and a nationally ranked figure skater and trained along nancy kerrigan. she tells fox25 that swasey was like a little brother to her. now coming up in the next half hour, how some of his friends say swazey would have been the first person to forgive his killer. in the newsroom this morning, daniel miller, fox25 morning news. >>> it is now 5:08 this morning. happening now, the united nations climate summit is under way this morning. hundreds of countries are working to -- working together for a deal limiting greenhouse gas emissions. happening in paris as the city stays under tight security in the wake of the terror attacks. president obama kicks off a conference in a meeting with t

. >> the third victim who died, the officer, garrett swazey was a six-injury vet of the colorado springs force, and he leaves behind two children. >>> classes have been canceled at the main campus of university of chicago today. someone posted a message online threatening an attack on the campus quad this afternoon. the fbi and school are trying to figure out who posted that threat. >>> and at least 14 people are dead after a major storm that brought snow and ice to the southern plains, as a result it left tens of thousands of people without power. we have more. >> more rain over flooded roadways and rivers in north texas and arkansas where deadly storms hit parts of the southern plains over the weekend. eight people are dead in texas. another six in kansas. some drivers were stuck inside their cars. including 29-year-old benjamin floyd, his vehicle is seen here. he died after being swept off the road while driving to work. >> he told 911 that water was coming in the vehicle. and then they lost contact with him. >> at this texas farm rescuers had to step in to save these arm animals. >>

three people were killed including police officer garrett swazey. station learned that swazey grew up in melrose. he was a nationally trained figure skater to trained along side nancy kerrigan. swazey's wife broke her silence remembering her husband of 17 years as a beloved family man. >> daniel: her statements said the nation knows garrett as a hero, but he was a devoted husband and wonderful father to his two children. he lives behind a 11-year-old son and 6-year-old daughter. the police officer is paying for his funeral, but there is a fund for the family at a web site called you caring that is raising thousands of dollars. melrose police department tell fox25 it will send its color guard to colorado for swazey's funeral. continuing coverage on this case all morning. >>> now to some breaking news overnight. the u.s. government is warning american citizens in afghanistan that they are facing an imminent attack in kabul within the next 48 hours. the u.s. embassy in kabul have urged americans in the country to avoid moving around the capital city. o

the boston globe reports 44-year-old garrett swazey was raised in melrose but moved to colorado to train as a professional figure skater before eventually becoming a police officer. first to respond to the clinic arooifg just a few minutes after the first reports of guven fire. jim smith begins our coverage >> multiple shots fired and automatic gunfire coming from a building. >> the sudden gunfire turned the area in and around the clinic into a war zone. police gunfire from a suspect, several responding officers hit. 11 people were taken to the hospital, including five investigators. it went on for hours, and then early friday night, a breakthrough. >> we did get officers inside of the building at the planned parenthood, and the officers were able to shout to the suspect and make communication with him, and at that point, they were able to get him to surrender, and he was taken into custody. >> terrified people at the clinic and a nearby shopping center were told to shelter in place. one man was speaking to his sister over the phone during that gunfire. >> she says there was -- there was

gunman burst into a planned parenthood building, killing three people, including a police officer, garrett swazey, and wounding nine others. the governor of colorado called this domestic terrorism, and i agree. an average of 297 americans are shot every day. 89 of them fatally. they are being shot in homicides, assaults, suicides, accidental shootings, mass shootings, and even domestic terrorism attacks like that one we just witnessed at the planned parenthood clinic in colorado springs. by one count, there have been at least 351 mass shootings in america so far this year. that's more than one every single day. there have been more than 50 shootings in american schools so far this year. there are so people who think that the founding fathers when they envisioned the future of america, envisioned an armed america with guns. i don't believe it. and i don't believe it for a minute. that they had any vision of this level of wanton violence which is taking place. several weeks ago i joined with my senate democratic colleagues. we went to the steps of the capitol and we called on the republican majorit

garrett swazes. we learned on saturday thieves raised in melrose. a nationally ranked figure skater who trained alongside nancy kerrigan. k+ errigan said swazey was like a little brother to her. his wife said he was a beloved family man. the nation knows garrett as a hero. avenues devoted husband and wonderful father to his two children. swazey leaves behind a 1 1-year-old son and 6-year-old daughter. there is a fund for the family on the web site called you caring that is raising thousands of dollars. melrose police department tells fox25 they will send their color guard to colorado for swazey's funeral. we will have continuing coverage on this case all morning. >>> now 4:07 >>> now 4:07. breaking overnight the u.s. government is warning u.s. citizens in afghanistan they are expecting an imminent attack in kabul within the next 48 hours. the u.s. embassy in kabul have urged americans in the country to avoid moving around the capital city. officials have not released any details of potential targets or how the attack will be carried out. >>> happening today, the ewe night nations summit is beginning in france. they are working on it they are

garrett's forgiven him. >> swazey was a champion junior ice skater who once trained with his friend nancyng and powerful and did it with a nice ease. you can't explain it. it's horrific and sad. >> reporter: nine others were wounded in the building just behind me and all expected to be okay. the suspect will be in court today. clayton sandell, abc news. >>> the search for answers continues there. >>> the university of chicago southside campus is closed today because of an online threat of gun violence. the fbi told campus officials the threat specifically mentioned the campus quad at 10:00 a.m. chicago theological seminary and the university of chicago charter school also canceled classes given their close proximity. >>> more than 30 people were injured last night when a charter bus packed with college students crashed in virginia. police say the bus driver lost control on a ramp and flipped over. the students were returning from thanksgiving break to virginia tech. the university of virginia as well as radford university. one person was seriously hurt. the others suffered minor injuries.