DO NOT TAKE ACTION CALL 911 — DC Police Department (@DCPoliceDept) August 31, 2020. Closed Captioning and Described Video is available for many CBC shows offered on CBC Gem. While the two were waiting in a local garage for the necessary repairs to the car, Sheriff Jack Killingsworth entered the building. The suspect has been identified as Marlon Trevor Bacote, a 24 year-old man from Richmond, Virginia. Police and firefighters were called to the station shortly after 3 p.m for a report of a shooting. From their account, it was apparent that the two Kansas City police officers were killed immediately, followed seconds later by Frank Nash and Chief Reed and then by Agent Caffrey, who was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead on arrival. #BREAKING Shooting … The incident caused minor delays at the station, the Metro being … Fatal sniper bullet was 'only solution' to end 2004 Union Station standoff, negotiator says, Unsolved death of Toronto high school basketball star leaves mother still pleading for a witness 2 decades on, 8 years ago, a retired RCMP officer shot his spouse — and shattered multiple lives in the process. His injuries were non-life-threatening and he was conscious when he was found. DO NOT TAKE ACTION CALL 911 W/ EVENT” From MPD: “Metropolitan Police Department, US Capitol Police, and Amtrak Police officers and detectives are investigating a shooting that occurred at Union Station. Agent Caffrey unlocked the right door of the Chevrolet. Coach Canada: 1-800-461-7661 (Coach Canada bus stop is located at 610 Bay St, about 20 minutes walk from Union Station) At this point, from a distance approximately 15 feet diagonally to the right of Agent Caffrey's Chevrolet, an individual crouched behind the radiator of another car opened fire. “Metropolitan Police Department, US Capitol Police, and Amtrak Police officers and detectives are investigating a shooting that occurred at Union Station. 1 person has been taken to the hospital Monday after being shot at Union Station in Washington, D.C., NBC4 News reported. Judge Dennis Porter made his ruling four days after the conclusion of a week-long bench trial of LaRoyce Tankson. Early the next morning, according to the FBI account, Miller, Floyd, and Richetti drove to Union Station in a Chevrolet sedan. DENVER (KDVR) — Denver Police are still searching for a suspect, or suspects, who shot and injured two people near Union Station on Friday night. Bryan Burrough, author of Public Enemies: America's Greatest Crimewave and the Birth of the FBI, 1933-1934 (2007), asserts that Floyd "almost certainly was" guilty of taking part in the massacre, citing the testimony of several underworld informants arrested by the FBI; however, their testimony has been contradicted by those of other informants and witnesses. Floyd shot it out with the law enforcement officers and was killed in the shootout. Box 500 Station A Toronto, ON Canada, M5W 1E6. With information in hand, two FBI agents, Frank Smith and Francis Joseph "Joe" Lackey, and McAlester, Oklahoma Police Chief Otto Reed ventured to Arkansas to find the escaped outlaw. Located on the seventh floor of Union Station, the Canadian National Recreation Association (CNRA) handgun club opened in 1927 as a place for Canadian Pacific Railway and Canadian National Railway police to practice their shooting skills. Several authors, including Jay Robert Nash, have used Miller's death to argue that the Massacre was actually a syndicate hit meant to silence Nash (rather than rescue him), who had extensive underworld contacts. (credit: ebai48/Twitter) Investigators say one person was taken to the hospital, while another victim was located at a hospital. It … The Kansas City Massacre changed the FBI. Following appeals and resentencing, he was executed on October 7, 1938. Chief Fultz apprehended Richetti after Richetti had emptied his gun at the officer. Earlier that morning, Brookes, 45, had tried to kill his estranged wife, Marlene, at a nearby underground food court as she made her way to work at The Preeners, a Bay Street drycleaning service. These men surveyed the area surrounding the platform and saw nothing that aroused their suspicion. On the morning of Aug. 25, 2004, an armed man with a long history of spousal abuse took a stranger hostage in front of Union Station in downtown Toronto. Richetti and Floyd were involved in an automobile accident in Wellsville, Ohio, on October 20, 1934, in which the automobile that Floyd was driving crashed into a telephone pole. Before traveling, the lawmen contacted Reed E. Vetterli, Special Agent in Charge (SAC) of the FBI's Kansas City office, to meet them at the train station upon arrival. One of them was heard to shout "They're all dead. Frank Nash was handcuffed throughout the trip from the train to the Chevrolet, which was parked directly in front of the east entrance of Union Station. A man had been found shot near the Greyhound bus stop in Union Station around 3 pm by police officers on Monday afternoon. Shooting Reported At Union Station Near Capitol Hill By Andy Campbell and Paige Lavender A security guard shot a man in Union Station in Washington, D.C., on Friday afternoon, the city's Metropolitan Police Department said. No Lookout. The memorial was officially dedicated in 1926. After releasing the sheriff, they arrived in Kansas City about 10:00 p.m. on June 16. Agents Lackey and Smith were able to survive the massacre by falling forward in the back seat of the Chevrolet. They were uncertain if three or four gunmen staged the assault. Urschel and Wallis maintain that the massacre is completely out of character with the rest of Floyd's known career. [8][9] On August 3, 2015, Gangland Wire documentary filmmaker Gary Jenkins published a 3-episode true crime story podcast about the Union Station Massacre.[10]. The investigation developed evidence that the scheme was carried out by Vernon C. Miller, Adam C. Richetti, and Pretty Boy Floyd. Other officers carried pistols. At the time, both Agent Lackey and Chief Reed were armed with shotguns. A graphic novel based on the Kansas City Massacre titled Union Station was originally written by Ande Parks and drawn by Eduardo Barreto in 2003 and re-released in 2009 by Oni Press. A man shot another man during an argument at Union Station in D.C. on Monday afternoon, police say. After an intensive investigation, the FBI concluded that Nash had assisted in the escape of seven prisoners from the United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth, on December 11, 1931. The Incident Caused Minor Delays. Finally, that same night, they met Miller and went with him to his home. The scheme was conceived and engineered by Richard Tallman Galatas, Herbert Farmer, "Doc" Louis Stacci, and Frank B. Mulloy. Concerned the unresponsive and increasingly agitated Brookes would fire his sawed-off rifle at police or Regis, Sharkey requested two snipers — ETF members who are also known as Sierra units. In 1975, the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada cited its design as being of "national architectural significance as one of the finest examples of Beaux-Artsrailwa… The gunman had just tried to kill his estranged wife at a nearby food court and was cornered by police in a tense standoff that captivated Canadians and ended with a sniper’s bullet. At this instant, Agent Smith, who was in the middle of the back seat, also saw a man with a machine gun to the right of the Plymouth. June 17, 1933 The Union Station Massacre marks one of the most infamous dates in Kansas City history. DENVER (KDVR) — Denver Police are still searching for a suspect, or suspects, who shot and injured two people near Union Station on Friday night. While escaping, Nash suggested they hide the evidence. CHICAGO (WLS) -- An Amtrak police officer shot a 25-year-old man near Union Station in Chicago's West Loop. Upon the arrival of the train in Kansas City, Agent Lackey went to the loading platform, leaving Smith, Reed, and Nash in a stateroom of the train. If the new Union Station ice rink is even half as successful as any of Toronto's other downtown skating hotspots, you can bet it'll be busy from open till close. ... New Union Station … Before this event the agency did not have authority to carry firearms (although some agents reportedly did) and make arrests (they could make a "citizen's arrest", then call a U.S. The victim was found near a gate and taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, according to NBC4. After an intensive search, the FBI and a team of local police officers located Pretty Boy Floyd hiding on a farm just outside Clarkson, Ohio, on October 22, 1934. The Kansas City massacre was the shootout and murder of four law enforcement officers and a criminal fugitive at the Union Station railroad depot in Kansas City, Missouri, on the morning of June 17, 1933. The evidence included latent fingerprint impressions located by FBI Agents on beer bottles in Miller's Kansas City home and identified as those of Adam Richetti, thus helping to link the latter to the crime. Inside the car, Frank Nash and Chief Reed were killed. Four law enforcement officers were also killed. He became a trusty, and his sentence was reduced to five years. When the door was opened, Nash started to get into the back seat; however, Agent Lackey told Nash to get into the front of the car. Again, seeing nothing that aroused their suspicion, they proceeded to Caffrey's Chevrolet. — -- A shooting incident took place on Friday at Union Station in Washington D.C.. Law enforcement officials said a man stabbed a woman at the station, the main train hub in … The victim has been transported to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries and a suspect has been stopped. Tap "listen" near the top of this page to hear the full conversation. More than 14 years after that tragic morning, Sharkey, Lusby, commuter Heidi Laverick and CBC-TV producer Angela Naus revisit that surreal day and reflect on the aftermath of that one fatal bullet. Smith was unscathed. One male victim is dead and another is in serious condition in hospital after a shooting in downtown Oshawa on Sunday morning, police say. However, there is evidence to suggest that Floyd was not involved.[1]. Groups of ten notches were found on each of these items—reportedly carved by Floyd as an indication of the number of people he had killed. Agent Lackey then climbed into the back of the car directly behind the driver's seat. He was sentenced to death. The paranormal show Ghost Adventures investigated Union Station in Season 8. As Wortman went to bury the money, Nash shot him in the back. The killers entered the car which sped westward out of the parking area and disappeared. There are closures in the bus deck area and bus travelers may be delayed. At the time, Nash was in the custody of several law enforcement officers who were returning him to the U.S. Penitentiary at Leavenworth, Kansas, from which he had escaped three years earlier. It is a priority for CBC to create a website that is accessible to all Canadians including people with visual, hearing, motor and cognitive challenges. It’s … The Missouri Pacific train's estimated time of arrival in Kansas City was 7:15 the next morning. They learned the time of the scheduled arrival of Nash and his captors in Kansas City and made plans to free him. SAC Vetterli, who was standing beside Officers Grooms and Hermanson, was shot in the left arm and dropped to the ground. Marshal or local law officer), but a year later Congress gave the FBI statutory authority to carry guns and make arrests (in May and June 1934). D.C.’s Union Station saw a heavy police presence Monday afternoon after a man was found shot. With his dying breath, Floyd denied he was involved in the shooting. Before Agent Lackey had a chance to warn his fellow officers, one of the gunmen shouted, "Up, up!" Toronto's Union Station is Canada's largest and most opulent railway station. Keating and Holden were apprehended by FBI agents on July 7, 1932, in Kansas City, Missouri. In 1920, Nash was convicted of burglary using explosives, also known as safe-cracking, and sentenced to 25 years in the Oklahoma State Penitentiary. [citation needed]. On March 28, 1918, Nash's sentence was reduced to ten years after he convinced the warden he wanted to join the army and fight in World War I. A number of outlaw friends of Nash had heard of his capture in Hot Springs. Convicted mobster Frank Nash, under escort by a team of FBI agents and police officers was shot and killed outside the Station during a shootout. The Montreal architecture firm of Ross and Macdonald designed the building in the Beaux-Art style as a joint venture between the Grand Trunk Railway and the Canadian Pacific Railway, with help from CPR architect Hugh Jones and Toronto architect John M. Lyle. The three survivors, Agents Smith and Lackey and SAC Vetterli, reported that the assault lasted possibly 30 seconds. A man was taken out of the Union Station McDonald’s by stretcher around 1:10 p.m., according to Costa, who was in Union Station at the time of the shooting. The two, along with their prisoner, drove to Deepwater, Missouri, abandoned that automobile and commandeered another. Vernon Miller was designated to free Nash, and while at Mulloy's tavern in Kansas City, he made a number of phone calls for assistance in the scheme. Officers responded to Wewatta Street near 19th Street. The police launched an investigation and made the arrest later in the same day, according to the police. An independent investigation cleared Lusby in the shooting. There Miller told them of his plan to free Frank Nash. The three officials then drove Nash to Fort Smith, Arkansas, to board a train bound for Kansas City, Missouri, at 8:30 that night. A security guard fatally shot a man who allegedly stabbed his girlfriend in Washington's Union Station on Friday, D.C. Police Chief Cathy Lanier told CNN. On January 4, 1935, the four were found guilty of conspiracy to cause the escape of a federal prisoner from the custody of the United States. It eventually opened to members of the public. CBC-TV 's Kas Roussy reported on the hostage-taking in front of Toronto's Union Station in 2004. Charles "Pretty Boy" Floyd was identified by the FBI as one of the gunmen. The FBI account—including Floyd's involvement—has been disputed in three recent books: Joe Urschel's The Year of Fear (2015), Robert Unger's Union Station Massacre: The Original Sin of J. Edgar Hoover's FBI (1997) and Michael Wallis' Floyd biography Pretty Boy (1994). Read long-form story: Death of a hostage-taker. According to the official FBI report, Charles "Pretty Boy" Floyd and his sidekick Adam Richetti arrived in Kansas City to aid in the mission. An Amtrak police officer who fatally shot a Minnesota man as he fled from a pat-down search outside Union Station in 2017 was found not guilty of … The basis of the episode is the potential residual hauntings by the men murdered outside the building during the massacre. On the platform, he was met by SAC Vetterli, who was accompanied by FBI Agent Raymond J. Caffrey and officers W. J. Grooms and Frank Hermanson of the Kansas City Police Department. There, Floyd and Richetti abandoned that automobile and stole another car to which they transferred their baggage and firearms. Officers Grooms and Hermanson immediately fell to the ground, dead. 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