SHOOTING CAUGHT ON ON VIDEOTAPE.Byline: Greg GREG Great Egg Harbor National Scenic and Recreational River (US National Park Service) Botonis Staff Writer LANCASTER Lancaster, city, England Lancaster (lăng`kəstər), city (1991 pop. 43,902) and district, county seat of Lancashire, NW England, on the Lune River. - A relatively minor hit-and-run crash took a dangerous turn when the driver of the car struck in the collision followed the other fleeing motorist and was shot at, deputies said. In an effort to aid sheriff's deputies in catching the hit-and-run driver hit-and-run driver n → conductor que tras atropellar a algn se da a la fuga hit-and-run driver n → chauffard m hit-and-run driver hit n , the victim videotaped the other driver and caught much of the shooting incident on tape, officials said. ``I watched the tape last night and it looks real good,'' said Deputy Steve Gross. Gross said the videotape videotape Magnetic tape used to record visual images and sound, or the recording itself. There are two types of videotape recorders, the transverse (or quad) and the helical. gives clear images of the gunman and two companions. The crash occurred when a 1998 Chrysler Sebring's driver, whose name was not released for fear of his safety, was rear-ended just before 11:30 p.m. Thursday on Avenue J at 10th Street West. The blue 1985 Chevrolet Monte Carlo The Chevrolet Monte Carlo was an American mid-size car. Originally introduced by Chevrolet for the 1970 model year (as competition with the Ford Thunderbird), it has gone through six generations as of 2007. that hit the Chrysler sped off. After calling 911 from his cell phone, the Chrysler driver followed the Monte Carlo Monte Carlo (môNtā` kärlō`), town (1982 pop. 13,150), principality of Monaco, on the Mediterranean Sea and the French Riviera. for several miles through Lancaster in an effort to get the license plate number. When the Monte Carlo stopped near Beech beech, common name for the Fagaceae, a family of trees and shrubs mainly of temperate and subtropical regions in the Northern Hemisphere. The principal genera—Castanea (chestnut and chinquapin), Fagus (beech), and Quercus Avenue and Avenue J because of the damage done in the collision, its driver got out and ran. ``Apparently the suspect knew the victim was following him and ran from his car,'' Gross said. Still on the phone with sheriff's officials, the victim watched the car while awaiting sheriff's deputies. While he was there, a woman who had seen the crash and called 911 pulled up behind him. ``The female witness apparently followed the victim wondering if he was OK,'' Gross said. The victim explained to the woman that sheriff's deputies were on their way and told her to stay with him until they arrived. While they waited, the victim began videotaping the scene. Minutes later, the hit-and-run driver returned with two other men and retrieved a gun from his car. The three men walked to the corner of Beech Avenue, fired at the victim and fled out of sight. The victim was not hit. The hit-and-run driver is described as an 18- to 20-year-old African-American man, 5 feet 9 inches tall, weighing 140 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes Brown Eyes (브라운 아이즈) was a Korean musical duo, specializing in ballads. Although both members have powerful voices, they were initially disregarded because of their physical looks. . The other two men were also described as 18- to 20-year-old African-American men with black hair and brown eyes, standing about 5 feet 9 inches and weighing approximately 140 pounds. The victim turned over his videotape footage to deputies to help identify the men. Anyone with information on the incident is asked to call the Lancaster sheriff's station at (661) 948-8466. |
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