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joining me is city councilman jack henderson. good morning. can you tell us the latest there in terms of what the shootings were taking place? these were all in a predominantly black neighborhood, correct? >> correct. >> the shooter is a white male from what we understand. is this being looked at as a late crime? >> well, the tul sa branch of the naacp is what they're calling it. i am simply because it was african-american community and white shooter and only people that had been shot thus far is afro americans, so as a past president of the naacp for several years, i wouldn't know nothing else to call it other than that. >> from what we understand this suspect would ask somebody for directions and then open fire. is that what those who survived this are saying. >> one of the incidents, for sure, statement was made that this person drove up to them and in a white truck and asked them for information, and directions and they proceeded to tell him they didn't really know and maybe down the street a little farther and as they were walking away, o
joining me is city councilman jack henderson. good morning. can you tell us the latest there in terms of what the shootings were taking place? these were all in a predominantly black neighborhood, correct? >> correct. >> the shooter is a white male from what we understand. is this being looked at as a late crime? >> well, the tul sa branch of the naacp is what they're calling it. i am simply because it was african-american community and white shooter and only people that had...
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on the line is jack henderson, councilman from tulsa.can you tell us exactly what is happening in tulsa, what do you know? >> all i know is there has been three people killed, others have been shot, in four different incidents, like you said. it appears at this time that we have a person, a white individual that has started going around and taking shots at black people. >> is this person still on the run as far as you know? >> absolutely. they have not captured him at this point. i have talked to the mayor as well as the chief of police, and they have assured me that they have officers, many, many officers working on this 24 hours, seven days, they will do it as long as it takes until they bring this person to justice. >> what can you tell us about the victims? we understand as you said they are all african american, did they know each other? >> no, the ages range from i think in the 50s to younger people which i think 17, 18, i don't know of anyone that was injured that is younger than that. but i do know that allegedly these people are
on the line is jack henderson, councilman from tulsa.can you tell us exactly what is happening in tulsa, what do you know? >> all i know is there has been three people killed, others have been shot, in four different incidents, like you said. it appears at this time that we have a person, a white individual that has started going around and taking shots at black people. >> is this person still on the run as far as you know? >> absolutely. they have not captured him at this...
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my name is jack henderson. i'm the district one city counselor. all of these happened in my district. my main concern is for the victims and for the citizens that are worried that this person has not been apprehended yet. the best thing that i can tell the citizens of district one and the citizens of tulsa is, and the mayor has said it, the chief has said it, that we need to communicate with the police department. if you know anything, think you know something, thing you saw something, you might have heard something, this is the time for you to come forward. i know that there's some people in district one that don't think that they need to be talking to the police department. but this is a matter of urgency for this community and this city. we need to put aside whatever you think about your inaboility to talk to the police department. we're working together, from day one, i called the mayor. i asked him what was going on. he told me, i asked him to talk to the chief and have the chief call me. so i could try to ease some of the minds of some of th
my name is jack henderson. i'm the district one city counselor. all of these happened in my district. my main concern is for the victims and for the citizens that are worried that this person has not been apprehended yet. the best thing that i can tell the citizens of district one and the citizens of tulsa is, and the mayor has said it, the chief has said it, that we need to communicate with the police department. if you know anything, think you know something, thing you saw something, you...
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earlier i talked to jack henderson who said the shooter would drive up and ask for directions and start firing when he drove away and he also told us what is being said to residents. >> what is your advice to community members? >> that is my whole meeting last night what we were trying to do is to assure the citizens that we don't need anybody to go and take matters in their own hands. we want to give the police department an opportunity and to support them in trying to apprehend this person. we need to incorporate with the police, i know there is pockets of people that have not traditionally done that, but this is the crisis situation, a lot of people are afraid for their lives, afraid for their children, afraid for their loved ones, and if you can't walk outside or walk down the street of the city that you live in, then that's definitely a problem. so we need to see this person apprehended expeditiously and we need to help all we can to try to make that happen. >> councilman henderson also said this may be a hate crime. the suspect is white, the victims are all black. the area where t
earlier i talked to jack henderson who said the shooter would drive up and ask for directions and start firing when he drove away and he also told us what is being said to residents. >> what is your advice to community members? >> that is my whole meeting last night what we were trying to do is to assure the citizens that we don't need anybody to go and take matters in their own hands. we want to give the police department an opportunity and to support them in trying to apprehend...
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but city councilman jack henderson says for him, the answer is clear. >> somebody that committed thesemes were very up set with black people. that person happened to be a white person. the people that they happen to kill and shoot were black people. that fits the bill for me. >> reporter: police say the two suspects were definitely trying to evade capture. they were holed up in a trailer some miles north of tulsa and their burned truck was found several miles away. jeff? >> glor: anna werner, thank you. still ahead, a change in command over anti-taliban night raids in afghanistan. that story is next. when i got med, i realized i needed an aarp... medicare supplement insurance card, too. medicare is one of the great things about turning 65, but it doesn't cover everything. in fact, it only pays up to 80% of your part b expenses. if you're already on or eligible for medicare, call now to find out how an aarp... medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company, helps cover some of the medical expenses... not paid by medicare part b. that can save you from
but city councilman jack henderson says for him, the answer is clear. >> somebody that committed thesemes were very up set with black people. that person happened to be a white person. the people that they happen to kill and shoot were black people. that fits the bill for me. >> reporter: police say the two suspects were definitely trying to evade capture. they were holed up in a trailer some miles north of tulsa and their burned truck was found several miles away. jeff? >>...
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. >> district one councilman jack henderson is encouraging his constituents to speak up. >> you needwhatever you think about your inability to be able to talk to the police department. we're working together. >> reporter: investigators say it's too early to say whether this is a hate crime. but they're not ruling it out. duarte geraldino, wjz eyewitness news. >> right now, police are waiting for the results of forensic tests to confirm that all of those shootings are definitely linked. >>> back in maryland, a pet duck is found stabbed to death in a park in western maryland. now, the city of frostburg says they've caught the person who committed the crime. according to our media partner at the baltimore sun, authorities say a 14-year-old boy is responsible for stabbing that duck to death. and now he's facing charges. the dead bird was found with this distinctive knife in his back. it was one of four domesticated ducks living at the glendening pond. >>> a group of office buildings on high alert. tonight, gigi barnett explains that detectives have been searching for the suspects now for
. >> district one councilman jack henderson is encouraging his constituents to speak up. >> you needwhatever you think about your inability to be able to talk to the police department. we're working together. >> reporter: investigators say it's too early to say whether this is a hate crime. but they're not ruling it out. duarte geraldino, wjz eyewitness news. >> right now, police are waiting for the results of forensic tests to confirm that all of those shootings are...
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earlier i spoke with councilman jack henderson and what he's telling his residents in his did strict. >> what we're telling people is they don't need to take matters into their own hands. we want to give the police didn't an opportunity and to support them in trying to apprehend this person. we need to cooperate with the police. i know that there's pockets of people that have not traditionally done that, but this is the crisis situation. a lot of people are afraid for their lives, for their children, for their loved ones, and if you can't walk on by or walk down the street in the city that yu live in, then that's definitely a problem. >> councilman henderson says he does consider this a hate crime bus the suspected shooter is white, the victims are all black and all the incidents were in african-american areas. >>> all accounted for. that's the news from a virginia apartment building. amazingly no one was killed in this fiery crash. one of the pilots is still in the hospital. it's being called catastrophic mechanical failure. investigators are trying to determine exactly what happened
earlier i spoke with councilman jack henderson and what he's telling his residents in his did strict. >> what we're telling people is they don't need to take matters into their own hands. we want to give the police didn't an opportunity and to support them in trying to apprehend this person. we need to cooperate with the police. i know that there's pockets of people that have not traditionally done that, but this is the crisis situation. a lot of people are afraid for their lives, for...
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the fbi were very careful about the question of racial motivation, but tulsa city councilman jack henderson said to him, the answer is clear. >> i think that being an naacp president for seven years, i think that somebody that committed these crimes were very upset with black people. that person happened to be a white person. the people that they happened to kill and shoot were black people. that fits the bill for me. that's a personal feeling. i'm not trying to speak for anybody else. >> councilman, this morning there had been arrests. describe to me one word how you felt. >> thank god. that's what i said. i got down on my knees, i prayed about it. i prayed last night before i even went to bed. and i think that god was in this, as far as helping this come to a resolution as fast as it did. i think that there could have been some problems with some people that felt that this was not going to be solved. people felt that this was not going to be solved fast enough. and i spent a lot of my time frying to calm the waters, trying to ask people, don't even think about trying to take matters into
the fbi were very careful about the question of racial motivation, but tulsa city councilman jack henderson said to him, the answer is clear. >> i think that being an naacp president for seven years, i think that somebody that committed these crimes were very upset with black people. that person happened to be a white person. the people that they happened to kill and shoot were black people. that fits the bill for me. that's a personal feeling. i'm not trying to speak for anybody else....
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. >> reporter: to city councilman jack henderson, the case is clear. >> somebody that committed thesewith black people. that person happened to be a white person. the people that they happen to kill and shoot were black people. that fits the bill for me. >> reporter: sunday several dogs guarded the house where the two men lived. a woman who pulled up there didn't give her name, but said this in jake england's defense. >> he needs help. he needs help. he's not a bad person. he's really not. >> reporter: there have been some tensions here in the community with police and the african-american community in the past for some contacts. roughly 390,000 residents here, about 60,000 of those are african-americans. one thing community leaders are saying now, they feel good about the fact that the community, the african-american community in particular, was able to work with police to help bring these suspects in. charlie and gayle, back to you. >> anna, thank you very much. >>> yesterday it was sudden death at the masters and bubba watson was deep in the woods. then he makes the shot of a champ
. >> reporter: to city councilman jack henderson, the case is clear. >> somebody that committed thesewith black people. that person happened to be a white person. the people that they happen to kill and shoot were black people. that fits the bill for me. >> reporter: sunday several dogs guarded the house where the two men lived. a woman who pulled up there didn't give her name, but said this in jake england's defense. >> he needs help. he needs help. he's not a bad...
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. >> but the city councilman jack henderson, the case is clear. >> somebody that committed these crimesople. that person happened to be a quite person. the people that they happened to kill and shoot were black people. that fits the bill for me. >> sunday, several dogs guarded the house where the two men lived. a woman who pulled up didn't give her name but said in this jake england's defense. >> his head is not on straight. he killed. he killed. jake is not a bad person. he's really not. >> now for context here, there's some 390,000 residents here in tulsa approximately. some 60,000 of them are african-american. and historically there have been some tensions here between the police department and the african-american community. but one thing community leaders say they feel good about in this case is that the community was able to work with the police to help bring these suspects in. they say tips were key and that proved it here. >> anna, thank you very much. yesterday was sudden death at the masters and bubba watson was deep in the woods. then he made the shot of a champion. we'll hav
. >> but the city councilman jack henderson, the case is clear. >> somebody that committed these crimesople. that person happened to be a quite person. the people that they happened to kill and shoot were black people. that fits the bill for me. >> sunday, several dogs guarded the house where the two men lived. a woman who pulled up didn't give her name but said in this jake england's defense. >> his head is not on straight. he killed. he killed. jake is not a bad...
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one local city councilman i spoke to, jack henderson, said in his mind, it is very clear that a hateow pretty much a hate crime whether i see it. we have an individual who is white, male, going to a black, predominantly black community, shoot at five black people and with the other evidence of the online stuff and some of the things that were said leads me to believe that that was totally a hate kram. crime. >> reporter: ultimately, it will be up to the district attorney to determine whether or not there is enough evidence to charge these men with hate crimes. so far, they are charged with first-degree murder charges as well as shooting with the intent to kill. their arraignment expected to get underway any minute at the courthouse. carol, they will not actually be present inside the courthouse for the arraignment. it will be done by video conference from the jail. carol? >> jason carroll, reporting live from tulsa, oklahoma. >>> also, jury selection begins today in the trial of a man accused of murdering jennifer hudson's mother, brother, and nephew. the singer is expected to play a
one local city councilman i spoke to, jack henderson, said in his mind, it is very clear that a hateow pretty much a hate crime whether i see it. we have an individual who is white, male, going to a black, predominantly black community, shoot at five black people and with the other evidence of the online stuff and some of the things that were said leads me to believe that that was totally a hate kram. crime. >> reporter: ultimately, it will be up to the district attorney to determine...