paul woodland faces homicide by vehicle in the death of 8-year-old gianna powell. she was struck and killed on november 18th. vernon odom is in overbrook with the details. >> reporter: rick and sara good afternoon. woodland formerly charged by police overnight. sad, just sad that is how one of the neighbors described the tragedy that left the 8-year-old child dead. >> this is their man, paul woodland from overbrook. charged with the hit and run crash that hit and killed gianna powell whose home is not far away. she was killed while crossing the street with two siblings, the driver did not stop and the siblings were not seriously injured. police were tipped about a car fitting the hit and run car trips in chester county. >> the person saw the vehicle and got suspicious and we went up there and matched the auto parts to that particular car, it's absolutely the car. >> earlier this gianna's parents asked for help finding the hit and run driver. "action news" spoke with her father last night. >> hard. with the community helping us and the family helping us it was helpi

and police make arrest in the fatal hit-and-run of eight year old gianna powell.t led them to the suspect, we'll tell you coming up. >> gunshots that trying area police chase ends in the death after woman, we are live on the very latest on this police pursuit, that took a very tragic turn. >> arrest in the hit-and-run of the eight year old girl. and a capture. >> the reason the convenience store chain may say no opening additional stores. and also, canceled because of condensation, no, the reason the guy could not go on. >> it is thursday, the first day of december, thank you for joining us, good morning, gang. >> i'm up now. you just said no more with a a hell glow what are we going to do? >> equal opportunity. wawa on the way in, dunkin donut here, they're our sponsor, but you got -- >> you can't mess -- >> i got the shakes already. >> good morning, i guess red letter day for awful us, first day of december, and by the end of the day, i think you'll be thinking it is december-ish in the way it feels. so, a number of the day is a six. we've got bus stop budd nay

police believe this was the car involved in the fatal hit-and-run of eight year old gianna powell -- jayanna powell, little girl killed two weeks ago when walking home from school and attempt topped cross lansdowne avenue at 63rd street. this week we reported that the reward in the case had grown to $45,000. >> did have her family on fox 29, good day philadelphia yesterday we can imagine they're feeling little sense of relief, some justice, hearing police are making some movement in this case. we are expected to get additional details from police, later today, more about the suspect, and the types of charges that he now faces. thomas? >> waiting on that word, jenny, thank you. developing in washington state, police officer is dead after being shot several times while responding to a domestic violence call in tacoma overnight. the officer has not been identified and at this hour police have the suspect's home surrounded in the neighborhood on lock-down. they aren't sure if the suspect is barricaded in the home or fled while the officer was taken to the hospital. washington governor sai

gianna powell was hurled 90 feet in the air and two siblings crossing the street with her were not seriously injured. the arrest came after an intense manhunt by police, the break came when the police were tipped of a vehicle matching the description was seen in a chester county body shop for repairs. >> the individual saw that and got suspicious and called us up and we went up there and were able to match up that particular car. it's absolutely the car. >> woodland confessed and said he was drive ago loan in his girlfriend's car. they live here in overbrook with their newborn. gianna's father says his son told him and police that he saw a young woman and infant car seat in the car when the car hit them on the way home from school. >> they were forthright that there was another individual driving the car. i don't know how culpable they would be. >> it's sad. because why would you hit and run? it's an accident stop. i mean -- lord -- it's an accident why not just stop? >> reporter: sharrie the charges against woodland include homicide by vehicle and involuntary manslaughter. he could be going

year-old paul woodland is behind bars tonight he confessed to being the driver that struck and killed gianna powell on november 18 and. they were led to a body shop. we'll have much more on this story coming up at 5:30. >>> now to an "action news" exclusive. chad pradelli is live now with the details. >> reporter: monica, byron allen is charged with attempted murder in philadelphia and sources tell me that he is the suspect in a half dozen similar violent attacks including the killing of natasha gibson a few steps behind me on bailey street. investigators say the man in these surveillance images is byron allen of philadelphia. the prime suspect of natasha gibson who was butch evered in front of a friends house in september. >> we obtained a baseball bat and knife, both we believe were used in this brutal attack. >> they believe that gibson's killer was cut in the attack. and followed a two mile trail of blood and found the murder weapon in a storm drain and dna was put in a data base and preliminary tests matched alan's dna. >> we hope in the next few days we'll be able to get the confirming lab re

police believe that this was the car involved in the fatal hit-and-run of eight year old gianna powell, the little girl killed two weeks ago when she and her brother were walking home from school, and attempted to cross lansdowne avenue at 63rd street. this week we reported that a reward in this case had reached 45 grand with help from the mayor, f.o.p., and the child's family. the victim's family had a press conference earlier this week, and appeared on good day philadelphia yesterday asking the person responsible to turn his or herself in. we can imagine, with this news, they're feeling a sense of justice this morning. later today, we are expected to learn more about the suspect, and the pending charges, karen? >> reporter: jenny, thank you so much. we appreciate it. and we'll have more on the development on. that will also, philadelphia police are questioning a mother and her boyfriend in the death after two year old. the toddler's death has been ruled a homicide. police responded to the home, there is the scene, 600 block of east clementon just before midnight when they arrive zair

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