Manhunt for Cop Killers; San Antonio Killing.
ANNOUNCER: This is CNN breakings news.</s>BROOKE BALDWIN, CNN ANCHOR: Breaking news here once again on this Wednesday. Great to be with you. I'm Brooke Baldwin. And we have our special live coverage of several major breaking stories. The first, this desperate manhunt to find three men suspected of killing a police officer. We have brand new developments. We're going to take you there. Also, in the city of Baltimore today, protests are growing outside of a courthouse where right now a judge is getting ready to rule during a pre-trial hearing involving the police officers accused in Freddie Gray's death. Important movement on that story today. And any moment a news conference is set to begin on the death of a man who had at least one of his hands raised up in the air when deputies opened fire. But first, our breaking news from the suburbs of northwest - northwest of Chicago, just shy of that Wisconsin border. The ground search there for three suspected cop killers has closed in on one area. But as authorities just explained in the news conference minutes ago, this manhunt, it's far from over.</s>GEORGE FILENKO, LAKE COUNTY, ILLINOIS, MAJOR CRIME TASK FORCE: We've been following up on leads since yesterday through tonight - last night, and still continue following up on leads. We have a lot of social media leads coming in. The community has been fantastic in phoning in tips and leads.</s>BALDWIN: Detectives have obtained surveillance video that may help them learn how Lieutenant Charles - Joe Gliniewicz was murdered early Tuesday morning. He was one month away from retirement, one month, after 32 years on the force. And while there is much to say about how beloved this officer was, we also know very little about who cut his life so short. The lieutenant's last calls on police radio revealed he was chasing three individuals. He described them only by race. And when a backup officer finally arrived on the scene, Gliniewicz, a 52-year-old father of four sons, had already been shot. Here's how it sounded on dispatch.</s>DISPATCH: Could you start for Fox Lake for an officer down, 128 Honing Road. We'll create the call? They were responding to a report of a suspicious. A male black and a male white. It appears the officer's gun is missing now.</s>DISPATCH: All the county units are responding to officer down, Fox Lake, subjects are to be considered armed and dangerous. Air one has been advised.</s>BALDWIN: First, let me bring in our correspondent, Deborah Feyerick, who's been all over this since this really broke yesterday. Tell me what, if anything, investigators have been able to glean from surveillance video from the area?</s>DEBORAH FEYERICK, CNN NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Well, one of the things they're doing, Brooke, is that they're trying to get as much surveillance video as they possibly can. They're going to businesses. They're going to homes that might have private security systems. They're trying to get any sort of image of these three individuals. And - but what we do know, according to the commander of the major crimes task force, is that, in fact, they are getting some good leads. There is some forensic evidence that was recovered from the scene, the crime scene, specifically as part of the autopsy, and they're expediting lab analysis of anything that they are finding at the scene. The commander referenced fingerprints and DNA, that kind of detail that perhaps will help them narrow the identity of these three individuals.</s>BALDWIN: Deb, forgive me for interrupting. Forgive me for interrupting. Juggling a couple of major stories this afternoon. Let's go straight to San Antonio here. A news conference being given in the wake of that man who was shot and killed by a police officer this week.</s>SHERIFF SUSAN PAMERLEAU, BEXAR COUNTY, TEXAS: And our hearts also go out to the deputies and their families who were involved in this incident. As I mentioned at Friday's news conference, the video is just one piece of evidence that we're evaluating in this investigation. There's no doubt that what's shown in that video is of great concern to all of us. But we also want to get this right, as is our purpose in every investigative case. We want to emphasize the importance of being calm and patient as we work through all of the evidence, witness statements, audio of 911 and radio calls, as well as piecing all of this information together. We want everyone who has seen this video to understand that a thorough investigation is taking place. We continue to work closely with the Bexar (ph) County district attorney's office to make sure that they will have everything they need to ensure they can make the right decision and the right action that are based on the facts of the case. As you heard this morning, the FBI has opened a case which allows them to ensure the integrity of the investigation as it goes forward. We have already been working jointly with the FBI, and they are seeing everything that we have. They have provided valuable assistance to us, and we have welcomed them and welcomed their involvement this investigation. As I've emphasized, we're working this as diligently and expeditiously as we can, but also to assure that we consider all of the evidence to determine the facts of the case. And that's what our role is in this process. So the question is, what's next? At the conclusion of our investigation, all the information will be turned over to the district attorney's office for further review and action. And I will leave further discussion of that part of the process to the district attorney's office. And I'm glad to take your questions.</s>QUESTION: Do you plan on releasing the second video</s>PAMERLEAU: You know, it is part of the investigative process. What I would say, you are aware of this additional video that we have, and it covers a longer period of time prior to the shooting. It also shows it from a different angle. We have submitted that video to the Texas Department of Public Safety's crime lab, and we've asked them to review it to determine if it's possible to enlarge and slow down the sequence so that we have a much more clear view of what happened during those minutes.</s>QUESTION: But does it show whether he was - Mr. Flores (ph) was holding a knife right before he was shot?</s>PAMERLEAU: And the - we believe that Mr. Flores had a knife in his hand and that video will help us have a better idea of exactly what he had in his hand.</s>QUESTION: Sheriff, have you seen the video yourself, and can you tell us whether or not you saw Mr. Flores with a knife in his hand or</s>PAMERLEAU: I have seen the video. It appears that he has something in his hand. And, again, that's why we've asked the Texas DPS crime lab to review it with an aim to try to enlarge and to slow down that sequence so we have a better idea of that. Yes.</s>QUESTION: Sheriff, there have been reports about this gentleman possibly looking at suicide by cop. Does any</s>PAMERLEAU: I think you're also aware that separately, apart from us, an organization called Broadcastify (ph) provided a - what appears to be audio of multiple scanners which has some information on it. We've not had time to validate that or compare it to 911 and radio calls that we have officially. But certainly that information has been provided to one of the media outlets, and that is out in public domain.</s>QUESTION: Sheriff, I have a question. If the gentlemen, Flores, was holding up a knife and the officers were talking to him, why did they shoot him in the chest instead of somewhere else when they were trying to arrest him?</s>PAMERLEAU: You know, in terms of - you have to think about one, the adrenaline, because this situation had been going on for quite a while. But there's also a lot of force science that addresses a lot of those kind of issues. And when individuals qualify, do weapons qualifications, it's pass or fail. And the issue is, and someone could be an expert in handling weapons, but under certain conditions they may or may not hit a target or - and that's why that - and I can't talk for that individual as well.</s>QUESTION: Sheriff, was a</s>PAMERLEAU: You know, off hand, I - I don't recall what's in the - I don't have that information right now.</s>QUESTION: Sheriff, did deputies use a Taser and did that Taser hit Mr. Flores?</s>PAMERLEAU: There was - they used - attempted to use non-lethal force, a Taser, and the probes did not make contact with the individual.</s>QUESTION: Can you give us some idea, sheriff, of how many shots were fired and how many times Mr. Flores was shot?</s>PAMERLEAU: You want to comment on that?</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I don't think we should probably give (ph) it to them.</s>PAMERLEAU: Yes, and that's in the investigation, and that information will come out.</s>QUESTION: Sheriff, the community in the country is really concerned about what is happening here. What is your message?</s>PAMERLEAU: Yes.</s>PAMERLEAU: Certainly.</s>PAMERLEAU: And - and thank you very much for that question. The important thing is to get this right. It's important to get this right for the Flores family. It's important to get this right for the deputies involved. It's important that we get this right for all of our community and nationally. And that's what we are endeavoring to do to make sure that we're able to get all of the evidence, all of the facts, review those, put those pieces together so that we have a clear view of what happened.</s>QUESTION: Sheriff -</s>PAMERLEAU: And, you know, this -</s>BALDWIN: All right, so you've been listening to the sheriff here in Bexar County, Texas. This is a story that we're been covering here. This involved - this was something that initially began as a domestic phone call and there are now, as we've learned, two - two pieces of video shot from different vantage points of an individual who was ultimately shot and killed by police officers who arrived on the scene. You can see from this one video that one of his hands was up and, according to police, he had a knife in his other hand. Again, the question, what led up to the shooting? What happened during this lengthy confrontation? And why shoot and kill him? A lot to go through. Hearing a little bit more from the sheriff. I've got former law enforcement coming on, lawyers coming on to weigh in on a story that has everyone talking here. We'll be right back.