for 14 years, through thousands of cases like these, captain john darby, has led the special victimsnit, investigators seeking justice for the innocent victims of the most terrible crimes. >> cases themselves by their very nature are disturbing, they are sobering. >> reporter: the captain proud that victims now arriving here find calming murals outside interview rooms, where often they have to share the worst moments of their lives. >> notice the quiet, no distractions. >> reporter: as he now retires, captain darby told me he takes victim store business him in his heart. >> we do walk away with the effects of working these cases day to day. there is also that, you know, that nagging sense that there is certain cases that were not solved. >> reporter: the captain does wish that the fairmount park rapist who attacked four, murdering one over the past 13 years might have been caught during his time at the the special victims unit. >> i wish if i had my way this that we could solve that, those series of cases, before i walk out the door. >> reporter: when darby does walk out these doors

. >>> and new at 6:00 end of an another, philadelphia police captain john darby is two days from retirement. our walt hunter sits down with him exclusively to talk about his ♪ i had an injury to my neck. it wasn't as serious injury it was a herniated disc. anything that could go wrong went wrong. i've been in the hospital twenty three times since. the bills started to pile up. i had nothing to give. we had nothing in the refrigerator. i would be dead and not sitting here right now if it wasn't for pond lehocky. >>> bound and beaten, that is what ewing toe pose lee says two burglars did to a elderly woman in her own home. the 92 year-old survived and now search is on, for her attacker. "eyewitness news" continues at 5:30, hi everyone i'm jessica dean. >>> i'm nicole brewer. ukee washington has the night off. concerned neighbor led police to that victim found tied up in her basement. "eyewitness news" reporter cleve bryan spoke to the family friend of the rick tim about how she's doing tonight, cleve? >> reporter: well, nicole that family friend owns a tree service business so he was at the h

darby avenue near the brookshire freeway. police aren't sure what led up to that shooting. they do not believe this incident was connected to any of the other shootings. >> john: two of the shootings happened not far from each other in east charlotte. one at 5:30 on the plaza, the other two-and-a-half hours later at barrington and milton road. mark davenport joins us now live from charlotte-mecklenburg police headquarters, so mark, a the shootings connected? >> reporter: john, i got off the phone with police a while ago, they told me the shootings don't seem to be connected. we asked the question because these two shootings were just one mile apart. want to get to you video to show you what the first scene looked like. this scene covered an entire strip mall of the plaza. two people shot there. both rushed to the hospital, one with serious injury, the other in critical condition. a few hours later a mile away more gunshots. police taped off an area on milton near an apartment complex. our cameras out there were the only ones present as the victim was loaded in an ambulance. police say that he told them a car drove by and fired shots at him. >> pray for their

john logan has been suspended pending outcome of the investigation. at conestoga high in berwyn, i'm dann cuellar for channel six "action news". >>> the upper darby school district is apologizing tonight after a controversial classroom photograph, involving the kkk was shared on social median last year a student, in an upper darby high school history class were assigned a project, to illustrate the historical impact of the 1920's. one skit was intended to highly atrocities of the ku klux klan. last moth an old photo of students wearing white hoods started circulating on line, offending many people. today superintendent doctor richard dunlap responded. he said that the project was in poor judgment and a inappropriate activity. he went on to say that the district has been completing diversity training and will attempt to use this as a teachable moment. >>> law men continue to search for the killer in last night's murder at fifth and washington in south philadelphia. it happened at lee's cafe and bistro. a cook identified as 50 year-old thoung nguyen was found with the throat scratched. police are trying to track down this man noel, 25 and , 30 and drives

john rawlins channel6 "action news." >> a man suspect fundamental a series of knife point robberies is in jail today. upper darby police say he confessed to three attacks including one on 17-year-old ashley lamy friday night. he alleged grabbed her bag in front of her house at wembley road but he didn't count on her dad and uncle chasing him and holding him down until police arrived. >> they put themselves in harm's way but they survived and he's in jail and he got locked up because of them, not because of the police, because of them. >> now lamy's uncle suffered a shallow stab wound while going after abdullah but he's going to be okay. police are investigating abdullah for at least two more robberies. >> it is time for a check of the action weather forecast. >> all right, brilliant sunshine out there today but quite a bit of wind as well. meteorologist adam joseph standing by outside. hold onto something adam. >> i could blow away pretty easily, too. as we take a look as the sunshine has returned but we had morning rain across much of the area, a good half inch in many locations. one low pressure worked to our

john logan has been suspended pending the outcome of the investigation. at conestoga high in berwyn, i'm dan cuellar for channel six "action news". >>> upper darby school district is apologizing for a classroom picture shared on social media. an upper darby high school history class, was asked to illustrate the historical impact of the 1920's, last august. one skit highlighted the atrocityies of the klu klux klan. thursday night an old picture of the school's or the student rather wearing white hoods and kkk actually started to circulate on line. the superintendent doctor richard dunlap called the project inappropriate. >>> investigators say that there could be more arrests in the targeted shooting of an unmarked philadelphia police car. chopper six hd was there as search teams scoured the area looking for three or four men involved in this last night. five shots were fired at that officer's car at 5300 block, excuse me of hedge street in frankford. an officer was not hurt, he also called for help. the officer and the responding teams were able to catch a suspect gunman, and one other man. people or police rather still looking for at least one other suspect and

john logan, has been suspended, pending the outcome of the investigation. at conestoga high in berwyn, i'm dan cuellar for channel six "action news". >>> your time 6:04. the upper darby school district is apologizing for a classroom picture shared on social media. upper darby high school history class was asked to illustrate the historical impact of the 1920's last august. and one skit highlighted atrocities of klu klux klan. tuesday night an old piss tour of students wear white hoods and kkk circulated on line. the superintendent richard dunlap called the project inappropriate. >>> investigators say there could be more arrests in the targeted shootings have of a unmark philadelphia police car. chopper 6hd was there as search teams scoured the area, looking for, three or four men involved last night. five shots were fired, at the officer's car, on the 5300 block of hedge street in frankford. he was not hurt, they also called for help. the officer and responding teams were able to catch a suspected gunman and one or man. police are still looking for one other suspect and a weapon. >>> this morning police continue to search for a person responsible for a horrific, murd