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ABC News Live. A second suspect is in custody. Read More. There were passengers and 11 crew members on board, Amtrak said. All were evacuated. Evan Courtney said he didn't see or hear what happened, but he was in a lounge car when "people came running through yelling, 'Shots fired!
Evan Courtney shot this image of police responding to scene in Tucson, Arizona. Courtney said he then grabbed his backpack and ran. It happened just after 8 a. A regional task force of DEA agents and Tucson police officers had boarded one of the cars to do a typical check for illegal money, weapons and drugs. Officers were in the middle of detaining a man on the upper level of the double-decker car when a second man pulled out a handgun and began firing. He exchanged several rounds with police and then barricaded himself in a bathroom on the lower level, Magnus said.
The other suspect has been arrested. Magnus praised Tucson police officers for getting the injured DEA agent off the train and rushing him to the hospital in the back of a patrol car. The hospitalized Tucson officer had been on the platform when he heard the shooting.
He was shot when he ran into the car to help. There were about a dozen other passengers in the car where the shooting occurred. Amtrak spokesman Jason Abrams also confirmed there were no reported injuries to the crew or other passengers.
Virtual Railfan's cameras do capture crime but "maybe not this dramatic," Abbott said. As of p. Monday, Virtual Railfan's camera at the Tucson train station was still livestreaming, showing investigators processing the scene as the sun set. Tucson Mayor Regina Romero condemned the shooting on Twitter and ordered flags at all city buildings be lowered to half staff to honor the dead and injured. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland said in a statement he was "deeply saddened" by the shooting.
Alexys Kamper told The Republic she was in the vicinity of the transit center when she heard gunshots and noticed police escorting passengers off of the train. By p. She was one of several people left stranded and waiting for buses that had been rerouted since the shooting occurred.
I want to go home but I kind of can't do that yet. A handful of people near Pennington Street and Sixth Avenue by the station watched around p. Vehicle processions are a common tradition in law enforcement meant to honor officers who die in the line of duty. Monroe contributed to this story. Facebook Twitter Email.
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