very friendly with the neighbors. >> neighbors recall fond memories of sergeant raphael ali. one shares how the 32-year-old ali touched his life. >> i got in an accident on henry avenue. a guy cut me off and my tire blew and he stopped by. he came by and said he saw me. helped me change it. he was just, you know, awesome. >> accident investigators tell us the ten year police veteran lost control here on henry avenue just south of due pont. >> sad day for police and our family. >> police also say ali was wearing his seat belt but he may have fallen asleep and then unknowingly speeded up in the 35 mile per hour zone. >> there is no skid marks. no stopping. the vehicle did not skid, did not hit the brakes. the operator did not hit the brakes and impacted the tree with such force to do some serious injury. >> a police car from the 39th did is posted outside his home here on 65th avenue. his commander spoke to us exclusively. >> he is a dedicated family person. and he was an example of how we want our police supervisors to be. >> sergeant ali will be dearly missed. he leaves behind

on august 23rd, sergeant raphael ali died when he hit a tree 6,000 block of henry avenue in roxborough. >>> ridley park police officer recovering at home this morning after being shot during a stand-off in delaware county. police were responding to calls that an armed soup sidal man was barricade in the no, ma'am yesterday morning on the 600 block of mohawk avenue in northwood. officer mark hanley was shot twice trying to apprehends that suspect. his bulletproof vest saved his life. >> the door opened up. they tried to deploy a taser to get the subject, at which time the subject stuffed a door and fired two rounds through the door. >> thirty-six year old darryl burt surrendered to police and treated at hospital for gunshot wound to the elbow, we're told before being charged with attempted murder. scheduled for preliminary hearing september 9th. >> new this morning, police questioning two people in connection with shooting in west philadelphia. investigators found a nine shell casings late last night, at south 52nd street and hazel avenue. a 23 year old man is in critical condition with

. >> reporter: sergeant raphael ali died shortly after midnight sunday morning. ht, investigators is stay ali was off duty. driving along the 600 block of henry avenue in roxboro. at 11:45, police say he lost control of his dodge ram and struck a tree. pronounced dead after being rushed to the hospital. >> we can speculate why. we don't know. >> reporter: accident investigators little to go on, no witnesses near the scene, no surveillance video, no timeline for where ali was coming from or going to. police say they don't believe alcohol was a factor but that ali was clearly well above the posted 35 miles an hour speed alignment. >> we're at a loss to understand what happened in the couple seconds. we probably won't know ever. >> reporter: in ali's neighborhood people who knew the ten-year veteran and father of two stunned. >> he was good guy to his kids, nice, polite, spoke, all around good guy and he's going to be missed. our hearts are heavy at this point. >> reporter: speculation from investigators today was ali sleeping? was he texting? did he have a medical c

thirty-two year old police sergeant, raphael ali will be laid to rest this weekend. a week ago on saturday, he was killed, when his suv hit a tree on henry avenue in roxborough. >> a suspect in the deadly shooting of texas sheriff's deputy has been arraigned on capitol murder charges. shannon miles is accuse the of shooting deputy darren goforth at houston gas station, 30 year old suspect has criminal record that spans a decade, including convictions for rearise g arrest, disorderly conduct with a firearm. police searching for suspect in the overnight shooting after man, in southwest philadelphia. chopper three over the 5300 block of rhinehart street, in kingsessing. investigators say, that the victim, man in his late 20's, or early 30's, he was found dead early today, with a single gunshot wounds to the head. police have no motive so far. and have not recovered the weapon used in that shooting. >> turning now to campaign 2016, a pair of new polls is suggesting that the frontrunners on both the republican and the democratic side of the ticket may be in trouble in the

investigators say, 32 year old sergeant raphael ali was going well over the 35-mile per hour speed limit on the 6,000 block of henry avenue late saturday when his suv left the roadway, collide wad tree. ali, father of two, was a ten year veteran who served the 39th district. >> knowledgeable, very friendly supervisor here, studying for lieutenant, bright future. always nice, always polite, always spoke, all around good guy, he will be surely missed. our hearts are heavy at this point. >> now, investigators believe that speed did play a role in this crash. how much, plenty of questions remain been what was happening inside of ali's truck. they hope the autopsy will provide more answers. >> also, an off-duty philadelphia police recruit is recovering this morning, from motorcycle crash. it happened last night near ninth street and girard avenue when police say the 24 year old man was side-swiped by a vehicle. he struck his leg on a light pole and suffered a large cut. he's in stable condition. >>> and, indy car drivers, this morning, after crash at pocono raceway. yesterday justin wilson wa

investigators say, 32 year old sergeant raphael ali going well over the 35-mile per hour speed limit on the 6,000 block of henry avenue. this happened late saturday. his suv left the roadway, collide wad tree. ali, father of two, was ten year veteran who served in the 39th district. >> knowledgeable, very friendly supervisor here, studying for lieutenant at, had a bright future. >> always nice, always polite, all spoke. >> all around good guy. he will be sorely missed. our hearts are heavy at this point. >> investigators believe speed played a role in the crash but plenty of questions remain about what happened inside ali's truck. they hope the autopsy provides more answers. >>> and, an off-duty philadelphia police recruit is recovering this morning from a motorcycle crash. it happened last night near ninth street and girard avenue when police say the 24 year old man was side-swiped by a vehicle. he struck his leg on a light pole and suffered a large cut. he's in stable condition this morning. >> a message of hope in the philadelphia neighborhood that had a specially violent summer.

was held in memory of officer raphael ali at comedy cafe on columbus boulevard tonight.s the second of two shows in south philly. portion of those proceeds are going to officer ali's family. the 32-year-old was killed in roxborough last sunday. >>> meanwhile the philadelphia police department hosted a night of hoops for members of the community. "eyewitness news" at two parks tonight in point breeze for the peace not guns memorial basketball game. the goal is reduce gun violence by building stronger relationships in local communities. >>> new at 11:00 community is coming together to help save a historic stop on the under ground railroad in germantown. hundreds of slaves passed through this sight on their way to freedom during the revolutionary war. "eyewitness news" on the 4800 block of germantown avenue today. the site is home to the fresh vision youth theater. the propy

last saturday, 32-year-old sergeant raphael ali was killed in roxborough when his suv hit a tree on theick thousand block of henre avenue. >>> a police officer is shot point blank during a standoff in delaware county this morning and thanks to his bullet proof vest he's expected to make full recovery it happened early this morning on the 600 block of mohawk avenue in norwood. "eyewitness news" reporter alex huff has more. >> reporter:. >> with his face in his hands, 36-year-old darrell burt was arraigned before district judge just 12 hour after police say he took two shots at someone who was trying to help him. around 1am crews arrived to the 600 block of mohawk avenue in norwood to find a suicidal man barricaded inside his apartment. >> at one point the door opened up then tried to deploy a taser to get the subject at which time the subject shut the door and fired two rounds through the door. >> reporter: on the other side of that door was a assisting ridley police officer mark hanley. he was hit in the leg and chest. and likely would have been killed if not for his bullet proof vest.

last saturday, 32 year old sergeant raphael ali was killed in roxborough when his suv hit a tree, on the 6,000 block of henry avenue. >> a ridley park police officer whose life was saved by his bulletproof vest when he was shot is now recovering at home this morning. the shooting happened during a stand-off early yesterday morning on the 600 block of mohawk avenue in northwood. police were responding to calls that an armed suicidal man was barricade in the home. officer mark hanley shot twice, trying to apprehends the suspect. >>> the door opened up. and they tried to deploy a taser to get the subject, at which time the subject shut the door and fired two rounds through the door. >> thirty-six year old darryl burt surrendered to police, treated at the hospital, for a gunshot wound to the elbow. he was then charged with attempted murder. scheduled for preliminary hearing on september 9th. >> new this morning, two people are being questioned by police for a shooting in west philadelphia. nine shell casings mark the spot of a shooting at south 52nd and hazel avenue. a 23 year old man is

sergeant raphael ali's pick up slammed into a tree on henry avenue in roxborough.re rows looks into what happened. >> reporter: debris scattered at the scene of the wreck tragically took the life of off duty philadelphia police sergeant around 11:45 saturday night. police tape marking off the 6,000 block of henry avenue in roxborough. where investigators say he hit the center media in 2014 dodge ram pick up and slammed into this tree. >> speed was a factor and losing control for sure. >> reporter: captain job, of the accident investigation district says sergeant ali was going well over the posted speed limb of 35 miles per hour. investigators believe he may have is fallen asleep or had a medical issue. they say he didn't brake or try to stop before impact. sergeant who worked 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. the day he was killed police are not sure where he was heading at the time of the accident. >> i should note there was no indication of alcohol involved and that's from the hospital and from the medics forty one our investigators. >> reporter: grief counselors on hand d

last sunday sergeant raphael ali died after crashing his dodge ram pick up into a tree on the 6,000 blockhenry avenue. ali was 32 years old and he was assign to the 39th police district. delaware county police officer shot on the job. he is alive tonight thanks to his bullet proof vest. late tonight police releasing the suspect's mug shot held tonight on $500,000 bail. while the officer he's accused of shooting is back home. fox 29's sabina kuriakose explains what happened. >> reporter: this is the manor wood police say shot and wounded one of their own early sunday morning. the alleged gunman he is cored into a holding cell still in his hospital gown a bandage on his elbow where officers struck him as they returned fire. >> did you shoot a police officer? right did you shoot a police officer? >> authorities say ridley park police officer mark hanley was shot in the chest and leg after responding to a call for a suicidal man at the hoe hawk manor apartment complex in norwood just after 1:00 a.m. police say one thing stood between the officer and certain death. >> there's no doubt without

a fundraiser for sergeant raphael ali held at bocce's comedy cafe on columbus boulevard. was killed one week ago after he crashed his dodge ram pickup into a tree on the 6,000 block of henry avenue. the club says they wanted to do their part to support ali's family. >> we just wanted to support the officer -- sergeant ali, support his family because he didn't die on duty nobody was really doing anything for his family or the benefit of his children. we thought it was important the community and police department has a whole knew we were here to support him. >> ali was 32 years old and assign to the 39th police district. >>> several buildings come down today in new jersey. why one city wanted them out of the way and what is going up in their place coming you. >> stores and malls busy today with back to school shoppers. why some local parents and teens say it's one of their favorite times of the year next. >> really? >> plus little boy waits hours just to catch a glimpse of a garbage truck and it might just change the way you look at your own trash collector. that's coming

. >>> no word yet on funeral arrangements for philadelphia police sergeant raphael ali.e died over the weekend when he crashed his pick up into a tree. ali was off duty when he somehow lost control saturday night in the 6,000 block of henry avenue in roxborough. investigators believe speed played a role in the crash. ali was 32 years old and worked in the 39th police district. we're getting up close look at the suspect in the case of rosie o'donnell's missing daughter. prosecutors say he sent chelsea o'donnell a nude picture. she was 17 at the time. chelsea o'donnell was found at his home last week after she was reported missing by her mom for more than a week. he is being held in the ocean county jail. >>> everything is back to normal at west chester university after legionnaires' disease scare. on friday the university found legionella bacteria in hot water systems in nine buildings on campus. those systems were shut down and the company was hired to super chlorinate the water over the weekend. university spokesperson says, testing done after the remediation showed no

investigators say, that 32 year old sergeant raphael ali was going well over the 35-mile per hour speed. this happened on the 6,000 block of henry avenue, late saturday. his suv left the roadway and collide wad tree. ali, father of two, was ten year veteran who served in the 39th district. >> studying for lieutenant, at bright future, always nice, always spoke, all around good guy. and he's going to be sorely missed. our hearts are heavy at this point. >> investigators believe steve played a -- speed played a role in the crash, plenty of questions still what happened inside the truck, what happened at the time of the crash. they hope the autopsy will fill in some blanks. >> also, an off-duty philadelphia police recruit is recovering from his injuries this morning after being in a motorcycle -- crash. happened near ninth street and girard avenue, when police say the 24 year old plan was side-swiped by a vehicle. he struck his leg on light pole and suffered a large cut. we're told necessary stable condition. >> southwest chilly charter school little greener all thanks to the effort of vol

last saturday, 32 year old sergeant raphael ali was killed in roxborough, when his suv hit a tree on the 6,000 block of henry avenue. >> delaware county police officer recovering at home this morning, after being shot during a stand-off. police are responding to calls that an armed soup sidal man was barricaded inside a home yesterday morning, on the 600 block of mohawk avenue, in norwood. officer mark hanley was shot twice, trying to apprehend that suspect. we're told his bulletproof vest saved his life. >>> the door opened up. they tried to deploy taze tear get the subject, at which time the subject fired two round through the door. >> thirty-six year old darryl burt surrendered to police, was treated at the hospital for gunshot wound to the em bo. he was then charged with attempted murder. burt schedule for preliminary hearing on september 9th. >> new this morning, investigators are looking for the cause of this house fire, in kensington. the fire broke out overnight on the 3,000 block of ash or street. we're told that building was vacant. eyewitnesses, though, tell us that they s

sergeant raphael ali was off duty when his pick up hit a tree in roxborough saturday night at 6,000 block of henry avenue. ali was 32 years old. was assign to the 39th police district. investigators say they do not believe alcohol played a role in the crash. >>> to a developing story now in montgomery county pennsylvania attorney general kathleen kane sitting in the see reserved for the accused. in a norristown courtroom right now. kane accused of league leaking secret grand jury information to a newspaper, lying under oath and then ordering aids to illegally snoop through computer files to keep tabs on the investigation into the leak. fox 29's dave kinchen live in norristown tonight. dave, this preliminary hearing has been going on for several hours now. >> several hours the attorney general kathleen kane in court. we have a crew in court with her as well but it was the attorney general's rifle that has many people talking. let's go to some video right now and what you will see is kane's twin sister in the dark colored blazer walking off of the elevator with a security and legal entourag