While we focus almost exclusively on fire
and EMS here, this is one of those days that dramatic video involving
law enforcement from two separate parts of the country is front and
center.
The video above is today’s botched bank
robbery in Maryland. Police from Prince George’s County and Takoma Park
quickly found themselves face to face with the gunman walking out the
door of the bank holding a female hostage. She was able to break free
when the robber was tripped up by a snow bank. It gave police a chance
to shoot the gunman. He died. A Prince George’s County Police officer
was wounded in the leg, apparently from a bullet that ricocheted.
TV stations in the Washington area were in
the breaking news mode as this all happened. It was one of those
moments where someone being shot and killed was seen live on
television. Since then the news operations, as far as we can tell, are
only showing the edited chopper video on the air. It stops before the
gunman falls to the ground. The exception is WTTG-TV, which has put the
complete raw video on its website. Click here for that video.
You can read more about the robbery, here. Click here for a police news conference. Earlier fire department briefing about a suspected bomb left by the robber.
The other video is from the shootout
inside a Detroit police station five days ago. It shows Lamar Moore
entering the Northwest District on January 23 and ambushing the
officers. Moore was killed in this gun battle and four police officers
are recovering from their wounds. The 68 second video, showing two
camera angles, was released today by the Detroit Police Department.
The video opens with a message from Police
Chief Ralph Godbee. Chief Godbee explains the decision to release this
video. The chief called it a commitment to transparency and to
show citizens the heroism of his officers. The chief also believes it
will of help in the training of police officers.
Below is some of the police radio traffic during the shootout that was posted on YouTube by FirefighterDispatch.
In one view Cmdr. Brian Davis is seen walking up the the desk, where Modreci Draper, owner of a shoe repair business who had come to the station to shine officers’ shoes, is talking to Officer David Anderson.
In the camera view at the door, Moore is seen walking into the building, but a gun is not visible. Then you can see him walk close to the desk.
Davis is talking to Sgt. Ray Saati, with his back initially turned to Moore. Draper leans down, wiping salt from Anderson’s shoes, he told the Free Press Thursday. Suddenly, there is a blast and Anderson falls away into a corridor, with only his feet visible in the frame.
Moore shoots down another hallway, where Sgt. Carrie Schulz is shot in her bullet-proof vest. From that corridor, Sgts. Mike Ingels and James Kirkland begin shooting at Moore, who backs up, according to police.
Behind the desk, Davis takes Saati’s gun and he and Officer Theodore Jackson begin shooting over the desk at Moore, who hurls himself over the counter.
Moore moves toward Davis, who extends his right arm, shooting at point-blank range with the gunman. Moore shoots and hits Davis’ hand and Davis is also hit in the back. He takes cover, while Moore moves to the other side of the desk area. At this point, according to police, Moore is mortally wounded.
Davis throws a trash can at Moore, who staggers and falls into chairs.
Also on STATter911 …
- A snapshot of Detroit EMS: Pictures appear to show supervisors sleeping on the job. Wife of EMS chief being investigated. – May 2, 2010
- Field amputation of engineer’s arm following train collision. Video & details from Fontana, California. – September 10, 2010
- Detroit fire documentary getting caught up in aftermath of police chief scandal. Mayor’s office has to set policy. It’s an image thing. – August 9, 2010
- Video: Car crashes into Hooters & catches fire. The story from St. Louis. – January 22, 2011
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