Police detective shot

GOOD EVENING ONCEAGAIN -- A CITY OFTONAWANDA POLICEDETECTIVE.... SHOTMULTIPLE TIMES INTHE LINE OF DUTY...IS EXPECTED TOSURVIVE.AND HE COULD BEOUT OF THE HOSPITALAS EARLY ASTOMORROW.THE CHAIN OF EVENTSALL BEGANOVERNIGHT... ABOUTONE A-M... IN THE 200BLOCK OF MORGANSTREET IN THE CITYOF TONAWANDA.THAT'S WHEREOFFICERS WERECALLED ... INRESPONSE TO ASHOOTING THAT HADJUST HAPPENEDTHERE.WHEN THEY ARRIVED,THEY FOUNDSOMEONE LYING INTHE STREET.DURING THEIRINVESTIGATION -- THESUSPECTREPORTEDLYRETURNED TO THESCENE, ANDAUTHORITIES SAY HETHEN OPENED FIREON AT LEAST SIXOFFICERS.... STRIKINGONE DETECTIVE ANUMBER OF TIMES.7 EYEWITNESS NEWSREPORTER ALITOUHEY LEADS OFFOUR TEAM COVERAGETONIGHT.SOTPOP POP POP IT WASLIKE YOU SEE ON TV.

ITWAS CONTINUOUS.TONAWANDA CITYPOLICE CAPTAINFREDRIC FOELS ISDESCRIBING THEHARROWING FEWMOMENTS HE ANDFIVE OTHER ON DUTYPOLICE OFFICERSWERE SHOT AT EARLYTUESDAY MORNING.THE OFFICERS WEREWERE IN THE MIDSTOF INVESTIGATING AMAN SHOT IN THEAREA.SOT :07THE SUSPECT WHOSHOT THE FIRSTGENTLEMAN CAMEBACK AND OPENEDFIRE ON US.FOELS SAY POLICEDETECTIVE DAVIDLJILJANICHWAS SHOT FOURTIMESTWICE IN HISBULLET PROOF VESTAND TWICE IN HISLOWER WASTE.SOTI GOT HIM LOW ANDBEHIND A FIRE TRUCKBC WE WERE STILLGETTING FIRED ON.ACCORDING TO FOELSTHE SUSPECTDROVE OFF ANDOFFICERS FOLLOWED.HE SAYS THEYEXCHANGED GUNFIREWITH THE SUSPECTBEFORE DECIDED TODELIBERATELY HIT HISCAR IN AN ATTEMPT TOSTOP HIM.

ONE POLICELT SUFFERED ABROKEN WRISTDURING THE CRASH.FOELS SAYS THESUSPECT PITCHEDTHIS SEMI AUTOMATICRIFLE OUT OF THE CARAND SURRENDERED.IN THIS VIDEO YOUCAN SEE OFFICERSCAREFULLYPROCESSING THATPIECE OF EVIDENCE.NEIGHOBORS LIKEAMELIA EDDY WHOHEARD THE SHOTSARE SURPRISED TOSEE THIS KND OFCRIME HAPPEN ONHER STREET.SOT :06IT WAS SCARY.

I'M 21AND WOKEN OUT OF ADEAD SLEEP.

I'VENEVER HEARD THIS.

ITWAS SCARY.

I DIDN'TKNOW HOW TO FEEL.WE KNOW THESUSPECT IS A CITY OFTONAWANDARESIDENT.

HE WILLLIKELY FACE MULTIPLECOUNTS OFATTEMPTED MURDEROF A POLICE OFFICER.THE VICTIM OF THEINITIAL SHOOTING ISEXPECTED TOSURVIVE.THE DETECTIVE A 19YEAR VETERAN ISALSO EXPECTED TOSURVIVE AND FORMORE ON HI