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Evidence released in trooper's death

Credit: WPTV News | West Palm Beach
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Evidence released in trooper's death
Evidence released in trooper's death

Never before seen video evidence and 911 calls were released on Friday showing the moments leading up to the tragic death of a Florida Highway Patrol trooper who was shot and killed on Interstate 95 in Martin County earlier this month.

HIGHWAY PATROL TROOPER JOSEPHBULLOCK'S MURDER.

HE WAS SHOTBY A DRIVER HE STOPPED TO HELPALONG I-95 EARLIER THIS MONTH.WE HAVE TEAM COVERAGE..

FIRST- WPTV TREASURE COAST REPORTERMEGHAN MCROBERTS IS LIVEOUTSIDE THE MARTIN COUNTYSHERIFFCAMERA VIDEO, AND 911 CALLSHELPED PIECE TOGETHER THEDEVASTATING AND CHAOTIC SCENE.TODAY- WEKNOWN FOOTAGE OF TROOPERBULLOCK ALIVE& WHICH INCLUDESHIS FIRST OF TWO ENCOUNTERSWITH THE DISABLED MOTORIST-TURNED SHOOTER THAT MORNING.WE'RE ALSO HEARING THE CALLSTO 911... PLACED ONLY MINUTESBEFORE EVERY AVAILABLE LAWENFORCEMENT OFFICER IN THEAREA FLOODED THE INTERSTATE.<< 00:08:53:22“STATE TROOPERIS SHOT.

SHOTS FIRED SHOTSFIRED” 911 CALLS POURING INTODISPATCHERS& GIVE A GLIMPSE OFTHE PANIC AND CONFUSION OF ANUNFOLDING SCENE.

WHERE TROOPERJOSEPH BULLOCK LOST HIS LIFEIN THE LINE OF DUTY.

RADIO NATINVESTIGATORS SAY IT ALL BEGANAROUND 9 IN THE MORNINGFEBRUARY 5TH.

DASH CAMERAVIDEO ON THE TROOPERSHOWS HIS FIRST ENCOUNTER WITHA BROKEN DOWN DRIVER FRANKLINREID THE THIRD& WHO WOULDULTIMATELY SHOOT AND KILL THETROOPER.

BULLOCK PULLS OVER ASA COURTESY TO MAKE SURE REEDIS OKAY& HE RAN OUT OF GAS..BUT BULLOCK LEFT... WHEN REEDSAID HE DIDN'T NEED HELP.RADIO NATS AN HOUR LATER&DRIVERS CALL 911 REPORTING ACRASH.

BUT ITREID& ONLY HIS CAR MOVEDFURTHER INTO THE GULLEY.TROOPER BULLOCK IS DISPATCHEDBACK& AND STAYS FOR ANHOUR.... 14:16:49;04“ITWASNBACK AND THE VEHICLE IS DOWNIN THE GULLEY THAT THE TROOPERDOES WHAT HE HAS TO DO.

HEJUST CANHE ORDERS THAT TOW TRUCK ANDNOW ITIT” INVESTIGATORS SAY REEDDIDNWANT TO PAY.

THEN- THE FIRSTSIGN OF VIOLENCE& THE TOWCOMPANY CALLS 911 AT 11:1800:04:17:22“WE WERE GOING TOCOLLECT PAYMENT, THE PERSONTHAT WE WINCHED OUT SHOT THEFHP OFFICER AND HEAFTER MY DRIVER ON 95”ANOTHER DRIVER WITH A DASHCAMERA CAPTURED THE TOW TRUCKDRIVER WHO RAN ACROSS THEMEDIAN FOR HIS LIFE ANDFLAGGED DOWN HELP.INVESTIGATORS SAY REEDJAMMED WHEN HE ALSO TRIED TOSHOOT THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER.

BY11:19... MORE 911 CALLS KEEPCOMING IN& AN OFF DUTY RIVIERABEACH OFFICER STOPS AT THESUSPICIOUS SCENE& ANDSIMULTANEOUSLY..

MORE DRIVERSPULL OVER BEFORE THE OFFICERAND REED SHOOT AT EACH OTHER.00:09:04:18“IM HIDING BEHINDTHE CAR” 00:10:37:10“ARE YOUABLE TO SAFELY GE T TO HIM TOCHECK ON HIM& IM GOING TO TRYTO GET UP HERE DUDE, I DONWANT TO GET SHOT BRO” THEOFFICER SHOT REED... BUT REEDTHEN SHOT AND KILLED HIMSELF.WITHIN THREE MINUTES& EVERYAVAILABLE LAW ENFORCEMENTOFFICER& MAKES IT TO THESCENE& AND THE MARTIN COUNTYCHOPPER IN THE AIR& DEPUTIESGET THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER ANDBYSTANDERS TO SAFETY.14:12:16;10“THERETROOPER BULLOCK SAW WHAT WASCOMING OR COULD HAVE IN ANYWAY PREVENTED IT”

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