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Killer Continues to Elude Capture, Description
Aired October 17, 2002 - 08:00 ET
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PAULA ZAHN, CNN ANCHOR: It has been more than two weeks since the first sniper attack in the D.C. area. The killer continues to elude capture or even description at this hour. And police are in the process, or actually it's people living there are in the process of getting a crash course from police in how to be good witnesses.
Let's go to Bill to find out a little bit more about that this morning -- good morning, Bill.
BILL HEMMER, CNN ANCHOR: Hey, Paula, good to see you again. And good morning, as well.
It shows you a bit of the desperation right now, as the hunt continues here. Well over 1,000 agents, Paula, between Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C. working this case, 14 different jurisdictions.
Listen, it's quiet today. It was quiet last night. In fact, it's been quiet for the past two and a half days. The last murder carried out on Monday night, again, at that Home Depot that we've talked about over the past two days now. About 60 hours now that we have come to this point.
Let's get to Patty Davis right now and talk a bit more about what we know and really, in large part, Patty, what we don't know right now. Because based on the tips and information on Monday night, it was thought that perhaps we were getting closer and at this point it doesn't look like that.
PATTY DAVIS, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, lots of witnesses -- that was the good part -- from that killing at the Home Depot. Police really did think they were getting closer. We do know, police are saying the killer is a man. We have witnesses who say that they saw him shoulder an AK-47, an assault rifle. They also saw him drive away in a light colored, a cream colored van, police are saying an Econoline or an Astro, a Chevy Astro.
But we don't have enough information, police say, yet. Witnesses don't agree for them to come up with a composite sketch. Law enforcement sources also tell CNN that a number of individuals are under surveillance and a source telling CNN that the surveillance tapes are being viewed from inside that Home Depot, also, outside two buildings in that shopping center area and also on the dashboard of police cruises, interestingly enough. They can see who was leaving the scene as they were arriving.
HEMMER: But we don't know if those tapes have given them any indication, though, do we?
DAVIS: We have no indication yet and unfortunately at the Home Depot at this point, those tapes are inside the Home Depot.
HEMMER: All right, thank you, Patty.
We'll talk again throughout the morning here.
Patty Davis here in Rockville.
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Aired October 17, 2002 - 08:00 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
PAULA ZAHN, CNN ANCHOR: It has been more than two weeks since the first sniper attack in the D.C. area. The killer continues to elude capture or even description at this hour. And police are in the process, or actually it's people living there are in the process of getting a crash course from police in how to be good witnesses.
Let's go to Bill to find out a little bit more about that this morning -- good morning, Bill.
BILL HEMMER, CNN ANCHOR: Hey, Paula, good to see you again. And good morning, as well.
It shows you a bit of the desperation right now, as the hunt continues here. Well over 1,000 agents, Paula, between Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C. working this case, 14 different jurisdictions.
Listen, it's quiet today. It was quiet last night. In fact, it's been quiet for the past two and a half days. The last murder carried out on Monday night, again, at that Home Depot that we've talked about over the past two days now. About 60 hours now that we have come to this point.
Let's get to Patty Davis right now and talk a bit more about what we know and really, in large part, Patty, what we don't know right now. Because based on the tips and information on Monday night, it was thought that perhaps we were getting closer and at this point it doesn't look like that.
PATTY DAVIS, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, lots of witnesses -- that was the good part -- from that killing at the Home Depot. Police really did think they were getting closer. We do know, police are saying the killer is a man. We have witnesses who say that they saw him shoulder an AK-47, an assault rifle. They also saw him drive away in a light colored, a cream colored van, police are saying an Econoline or an Astro, a Chevy Astro.
But we don't have enough information, police say, yet. Witnesses don't agree for them to come up with a composite sketch. Law enforcement sources also tell CNN that a number of individuals are under surveillance and a source telling CNN that the surveillance tapes are being viewed from inside that Home Depot, also, outside two buildings in that shopping center area and also on the dashboard of police cruises, interestingly enough. They can see who was leaving the scene as they were arriving.
HEMMER: But we don't know if those tapes have given them any indication, though, do we?
DAVIS: We have no indication yet and unfortunately at the Home Depot at this point, those tapes are inside the Home Depot.
HEMMER: All right, thank you, Patty.
We'll talk again throughout the morning here.
Patty Davis here in Rockville.
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