that tourneau sits literally one flight of steps up from the mall security office and a police substation. there also was an nypd deputy inspector off duty doing christmas shopping steps away. he helped subdue the suspect as well. as for the victim, he's described as a 67-year-old mall employee. he was shot once in the shoulder. police say he will recover. josh einiger, channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> we're learning more tonight about the second new yorker killed in that taliban suicide bombing in afghanistan. he is 31-year-old louis bonacasa who lived in coram, long island, and leaves behind a wife and a daughter killed along with five others including new york police detective joseph lemm, a 15 year nypd veteran, both men part of the u.s. air national guard. n.j. burkett tonight speaking to bonacasa's family. >> he didn't think in his own mind he was in any harm. >> reporter: for raquel bonacasa tears mixed with pride tonight. her older brother air national guard staff sergeant louis bonacasa promised the family his fourth tour would be his last, but it ended four months early after a ta

unusual, the high end watch store tourneau locked uptight because of this afternoon's panic. >> i heard a pop. >> the next thing you know it was pure pandemonium. >> they were screaming man with a gun. it was chaos. >> reporter: heavily armed police prompted for an active shooter flooded into the parking lot. thousands evacuate down fire stairs while others huddled together and waited. >> they closed the doors. they got everybody in the stockroom. >> somebody maybe call 911. >> we were all quiet texting checking our phones. it was not a good signal. >> reporter: it was perhaps a perverse relief to learn this was no active shooter but a robbery attempt at tourneau's rolex counter as security guards scuffled with the suspect who fired a shot hitting a mall employee seen here in this video obtained exclusively by eyewitness news. one man was taken into custody, though late tonight police still hadn't charged him. the county executive says the response proves nassau police are ready for something far worse. shooter situation, but as you can see, by the nassau county police department respon

take a look, he was walked out of tourneau jewelry store in cuffs after police say this man tried to steal a rolex. when the security guard tried to stop him, they got into a scuffle. the suspect fired off a shot hitting that mall employee outside the store seen here in our exclusive video. that 67-year-old man is in hospital this morning. what's interesting is the suspect's takedown. nypd police inspector was in the mall off-duty. he heard there was a shooter and ran toward the scene. he saw the struggle and cuffed the suspect right there on the spot. the situation sent customers and store owners into a panic. >> people were just running toward the door. our store is right there. they were running toward the door and to this exit. then we heard sirens. >> it was very scary. i said oh, boy, i hope no one got hurt and hopefully no one got trampled on the way out. >> reporter: we're told there is surveillance video oftenest we'll hopefully see that later today as well as learn who the suspect is and what this man is facing this morning. more about those charges to come. we're live in g

he walked out of the mall here just out of the tourneau jewelry store in cuffs after this man tried to steal a rolex. when the security guard tried to stop him they got into a scuffle. the suspect fired a shot hitting a mall employee outside the store seen here in our exclusive video. that 67-year-old man is in serious condition at the hospital this morning. what's interesting is the suspect's takedown. an nypd police inspector james leer was in the mall off-duty. he heard that there was a shooter in the mall and ran toward the scene. he saw the struggle and cuffed the suspect. the situation sent customers and store owners into a panic. >> we locked the doors, and we heard like about four or five pops, and we locked the doors. we ran to the bathroom at the become of my store, and we crouched there and we waited and we waited and we waited. our head was oh, there's a mass shooting. >> reporter: we're told there is surveillance video of the incident, and later today we'll expect to hear more about the suspect and what charges he's facing. we're live in garden city kala rama channel 7 eye

police say 21-year-old oliver lee went into a tourneau store in roosevelt field mall tuesday and asked to see an 18-thousand dollar rolex watch. police say lee then showed he had a firearm, and a struggle ensued with a store security guard. lee then fired the gun -- hitting the guard in the shoulder. he's listed in stable condition...but lee faces robbery and assault charge. he's being held on 750- thousand dollars bail. the transportation security administration has issued a new rule for airport security screening that could affect your holiday travel. t-s-a screeners can now force scanners, even if they want to opt out. before the change, passengers could choose a full body pat down instead of the body scanner. a t-s-a spokesperson says the scanner does not store personal information and improves threat detection for metallic and non-metallic objects that a pat-down might miss. the change comes amid heightened security concerns about terror plots on commercial airlines. a muslim family from the united kingdom are outraged after they say u-s officials stopped them from boarding a plan

. >> reporter: police say an armed robber walked into the high end rolex section of the tourneau store and announced a robbery. the holdup foiled by a store an off-duty nypd cop. inspector kennethler was at the mall christmas shopping. >> the shooter was apprehended and is in custody of the nassau county police department. they continue to investigate the matert as to whether anyone else may be involved. >> reporter: in the struggle, police say the gun went off in the common area, striking a mall employee in the shoulder. that 67-year-old man is in serious but stable condition. moments later, this man seen taken away in handcuffs. and that gunshot set off a massive police response. nassau police say they responded as if it were an active shooter situation. the unarmed security guard also being praised tonight for his training said to have been excellent that off duty police officer saying the actions inside that store were nothing short of heroic. in garden city long island, back to you. >> thank you. what's the tipping point for a young alleged william? a former high school football p

officials say an armed robber walked into a tourneau store - sot - ed mangano / county executive, nassau county "the shot left the store and struck a mall employee, in the mall. 67-year- old male." police took off-duty n-y-p-d officer just out doing his own shopping - responsible for the takedown. natsot - "i'm pretty sure something drastic had to happen." while all that was happening - many shoppers were hiding - often in back rooms inside other stores. sot - "we heard like four or five pops, then we locked the doors and ran to the bathroom at the back of my store, and we just crouched there and we waited." sot - "?the employees up to an hour and a half for the all-clear. sot - "the first thing that goes through your head is that there's a man with a machine gun." local officials days before christmas... a family loses everything when their house goes up in flames. when the renters told us the apartment management company knew about a smoke detector problem and never did anything to fix it.. we had to help. it's a story you asked us to investigate -- and one you'll only see on action ne

obtained exclusively by eyewitness news shows police and security guards helping a man shot outside a tourneau store. after they took down an armed robber whose handgun fired. >> the shot left the store and struck a mall employee in the mall. 67-year-old male. >> a man was arrested a short time later. on one of the busiest shopping days of the year, confusion. >> i wasn't in the store 30 seconds and people just started screaming and running out of the door at macy's. >> reporter: ever since paris, a response from police that is greater than ever. >> we have the bureau of special operations and response team that works in the mall. i won't go into the specific numbers but we have a robust assigned to the mall. the. >> reporter: once again, that protocol has been in place since the shootings in paris. we want to emphasize that on a busy night of shopping, this mall is now open to shoppers. as you mentioned, there was an off duty deputy inspector from the fugitive enforcement division from the nypd. he helped take down the suspect. he was just at the mall christmas shopping. live in garden city,

nerves are obviously on edge after this shooting in the tourneau store at the mall four days ago when that left a worker injured and sent customers running for their lives. police took the alleged gunman seen there into custody. investigators say he was trying to steal a pricey watch when he got into a struggle with security guards and his gun went off. >>> we want to go now to some breaking news coming in out of texas, where violent weather has spawned deadly tornadoes in several counties. >> you hear the rumbling there, people reacting and emergency sirens, flashing lights as one tornado hit. forecasters confirmed a twister touched down about 30 miles south of dallas earlier, and our nbc news affiliate in dallas has confirmed at least six deaths at this hour. local officials are reporting damage to homes, businesses, roads. they're urging local people to stay inside. one resident described the terrifying moment that the storm hit. >> 30 seconds. i mean, it was just -- i cannot believe this amount of damage was done in probably 30 seconds. i'm a teacher. and i have kids in this neigh

nassau police say an armed robber walked into the rolex section of the tourneau store. a bullet striking a mall employee in the shoulder. the suspect, seen taken away in handcuffs. >> the shooter was apprehended, and is in custody of the nassau county police department. they continue to investigate the matter as to whether anyone else may be involved. >> reporter: the brazen midday hold up happening in one of the nation's busiest malls, just three days before christmas. shoppers ran for the exits. >> some guy came running down the escalator, and was just like, there is a shooting. everyone started running toward the back of the store. each other, running toward the parking lot. >> reporter: helping the security guard save the day. inspector kenneth lehr, an off- duty nypd cop who just happened to be christmas shopping. >> security person, i saw the detectives walking in the rolex store. what he did was remarkable. >> reporter: that mall employee who was shot was taken to the hospital in serious, but stable condition. the mall closed tonight at 11:00, but as you can see

. >> reporter: authorities today saying the suspect was trying to rob the rolex section of thi tourneauelry store around 1:00 a.m. they say the two struggled. a shot ion. the mall is now in lo and e's a lot the climate in this nzie thank his evening to theextreme s hitting just holidays 40 million in the storm into christmas eve. in arkansas ook at this. dense fogcar pileup on i+(-49, killing three. powerful winds in southern california knockver trailers. meanwhile, outside tonight, traffic grinding to a halt in the snow.aytokt very dangerous d and the weather x$ pattern now coming to the east. >> reporter: forg the ro gas prices are down this sea mber of drivers and headaches are up. >> oh! >>orter: near mojave, california today, winding gusting nearly 80 miles per hour us taking down more than an bigarkansas a ten-vehicle chain this mornin police blame the pileup partly on heavy fog. in the w with snow measured in feet. parts of utah getting 24 inches in 24 hours. abc's neal karlinsky is in washington state. >> here in the mountains east of seattle, they've gotten 12 feet of snow just

. >>> nerves were already on edge after a shooting in a tourneau store at the mall last week left customers running for their lives. police took the alleged gunman into custody. investigators say he was trying to steal a pricey watch when he got into a struggle with security guards an his gun went off. >>> officers racing to control rowdy crowds at a mall in louisville, kentucky. police say there were several disturbances and fights involving up to 2,000 teens running through these stores. officers from several agencies had to be called in to restore order. the mall ended up closing early. police said they're not sure what caused all of these problems. >> something we did not foresee. even with an enhanced police presence, when you have that many juveniles with wrong intentions, one feeding upon the other, this is the kind of thing that happens. >> no injuries were reported. police didn't make any arrests. >>> rescue crews are now going house to house searching for people who may be trapped after least seven people in texas. this video shows a funnel cloud, you can see it even in the dark o

. >> reporter: authorities today saying the suspect was trying to rob the rolex section of this tourneau jewelry store around 1:00 a.m. they say the two struggled. a shot firing from the suspect's gun, into the mall, hitting a 67-year-old employee. the suspect is now in police custody. david, the man who was shot is in serious but stable condition. the mall is now completely rereened, only part of it was in lockdown and evacuated. there's a lot of relief here tonight. david? >> the climate in this country right now. linzie, thank you. extreme weather. deadly storms hitting just as millions head home for the holidays now. in fact, 40 million in the storm eve. this. dense fog triggers a ten-car pileup on i-49, killing three. powerful winds in southern california knocking over tractor trailers. meanwhile, outside seattle tonight, traffic grinding to a halt in the snow. abc'c'clayton sandell the very dangerous driving already. the storms and the weather pattern now coming to the east. >> reporter: for some drivers hitting the road, it's no holiday. gas prices are down this season, but the nu

a worker at a roosevelt field mall is due in court today. 21-year-old oliver lee tried to rob a tourneau store inside the mall last tuesday. during a struggle with a security guard, his gun went off, hitting a 67-yeaicold mall employee. >>> and police are still tryg to figure out why a car jumped a curb and hit two people. this in manhattan before 10:30 last night at 39th street and park avenue. police say the victims were both pedestrians. thankfully they only have masor injury. we're told that car also hit a cab. >>> moving to westchester county, a customer recovering after he was hit by an out-of-control car. suv slamming into a shoretown stationary storeein new rochelle. it happened yesterday. it actually knocks a man over. he has a broken ankle. police say an 88-year-old woman was behind the wheel. she accidently hit the gas instead of the break. >>> 4:40 right now. today, folks living in one bronx neighborhood will grab the last of the fresh bagels and bread at a local landmark zaro's bakery, closing up shop in park cheste it's been there for 55 years. zaro's said the lease wasn't

that shootin happened when oliver lee allegedly riedll to hold up a tourneau store last tuesday. police say his gun went off during a struggle with a security guard. >>> meanwhile, police are still trying to figure out why a car jumped a cdnb and hit two people idin manhattan. it happened a little before 10:30 last night at 39th street and park avenue. police say the vic ms were pedestrians. thankfully, they suffered only minor injuries but were told that car also hit a cab. >>> and in westchester unty, a customer is recovering after he was hit by an out of control car. surveillance video shows this suv slamming into the store. police say an 88-year-old woman they say she accidently hit the gas instead of the brake. they have not filed charges. >>> in today's cnbc money report, the holiday shopping season is not over yet. a survey by the national retail federation found nearly 66% of holiday shoppers say they plan to hit after-christma sales this week. many of those customers will exchange gifts, use their new gift cards they got. stores are banking on it certainly. bu ness this

they say lee tried to rob a tourneau watch store on tuesday, and during a struggle with security, his gun went off, and he injured a mall employee. officials are now praising retired nypd sergeant kenneth krug, who wrestled the gun from lee. >> kenneth krug's actions can only be described as heroic. he was engaged in a life-and-death struggle, and his actions resulted in the defendant only being able to discharge one round. >> lee pleaded not guilty to a long list of charges, including assault. he's being held on a $750,000 bail. >>> in today's money report, the faulty air bag situation. transportation officials confirmed an eighth death linked to takata air bags here in the u.s. the national highway traffic safety administration says a teen driver died a few days after a july crash near pittsburgh. so far, nearly 23 million takaa air bag inflaters have been reowcalled. >>> well, one staten island man will certainly have a very merry christmas. he's the winner of a $7 million lottery. he scored the big prize off a golden ticket scratchoff game he bought last month from bagels on the i

we were there yesterday as lee was walked out of tourneau jewelry store in cuffs after police say a man tried to steal a rolex that was worth about $9000. the security guard and suspect got into a scuffle. it was 90 seconds long, but police say it was a matter of life or death. the suspect fired a shot hitting a mall employee outside the store seen in our exclusive video. that 67-year-old man is in the hospital with a bullet lodged in his neck. two other security guards were also injured, one with a broken hand, and another with a head contusion. >> he was a retired nypd detective sergeant. his name is kenneth krug, and kenneth's swift action and bravery brought the subject to be detained. he was apparently in the fight of his life, very brave nypd officer and security guard. >> certainly a round of applause for that security guard right before the holidays, a job well done. as for lee, he remains in jail on $750,000 bond. he is unemployed and lives with his parents in queens. we're live in hempstead, kala rama channel 7 eyewitness news. >> kala. thank you. the bodies of the six u.s. so

working security acted heroically when lee tried to use his gun to steal an $18,000 rolex watch at tourneau. fight of his life, very brave, obviously that was a loaded weapon, god knows what could have occurred had he made his way out of the store into the mall: the mall had thousands of people in it at this time. it's one of the busiest shopping days in the course of the year. it was a chaotic scene. by his swift actions only one person was injured. >> reporter: now that person who was shot is a 67-year-old employee of macy's. he is now recovering. once again, police are saying that this retired nypd sergeant kenneth krug acted heroically not only because he was able to stop lee but because he was able to jam his gun and prevent any other gunfire. lee is now charged with robbery, assault, and criminal possession of a weapon. we're going to have a lot more on his arrest and his arraignment today coming up in another live report at 5:00. for now we're live in garden city outside roosevelt field mall, i'm stacey sager, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> thank you. two new york international in afg

officials say an armed robber walked into a tourneau star targeting the high-end watch section. a bullet from his gun hitting one person. >> the shot left the store and struck a mall employee in the mall. 67-year-old male. >> reporter: police took the suspect into custody, escorting him away in handcuffs. officials say it was an off-duty nypd officer just out doing his own shopping responsible for the takedown. >> i'm pretty sure something drastic had to happen. >> reporter: while all that was happening, many shoppers were hiding, often in back rooms, inside other stores. some waited up to an hour and a half for the all clear. >> the first thing that we thought was terrorism. >> reporter: local officials changed protocols for calls like these after the recent terror attacks in paris and san bernardino, treating each call as an active shooter situation. everyone breathing a sigh of relief that it wasn't a mass shooting. >> people are still in the mall. matter what. new york don't hold back for nobody. >> reporter: richard cantu, abc news, new york. >>> now to a high-profile murde