moses walker was killed just two years ago when he got off his shift. as you can see, the people gathered out here have come together. they are supporting each other. i did do some digging to try to get in touch with the lawyers for the suspects in this case. at this point, they have not been assigned public defenders. north philadelphia, rosemary connors, "nbc10 news." >>> nbc10 had the chance to speak with officer wilson's grandmother and sister over the weekend. they told us about wilson's dedication to his work but especially to his family and two young sons. >> they kept him going. that's all he wanted was his boys to be around him, spend time, let them know, i'm here. we lost our parent. he didn't want them to have that experience. >> you can watch more of our interview with officer wilson's family on nbc10.com or the nbc10 app. >>> you can also find information on how to donate to the the fund for officer wilson's two sons on the news app. nbc10 will keep you updated on the latest developments in the investigation. >>> meantime we're following br

walker junior. >> so moses walker killer was going to be sentenced. his case was going to be continued for him to be sentenced. the defendant will get life without the possibility of parole, possibly consecutive year as a result of additional charges. but this just shows that we do all we can to protect police to better train them to give them the arm or that they need and justice a very sad day. i hope we can come together and keep this family in prayer because that is most important thing right now. we will take care of these two thugs that ended the life of this hero, they will get what is coming to them. >> d.a. seth williams, thank you for your time, appreciate you coming in. >> of course, our thoughts are with the family of officer wilson and all of the members of the law than force. >>> we will have continuing coverage on line all day on this story judge us log on to our web site at my fox philly.com we will take a short break. dave: the effect that standardized testing is having on our students is already coming through, it's already showing,

moses walker died in 2012 just when he was wrapping up duty. live in north philadelphia, jesse gary, nbc 10 news. >> st. martin de porres church will remember officer wilson with a mass this weekend. and the church is on lehigh avenue. that's not far from the shooting. the remembrance mass scheduled for 10:00 sunday morning. as jesse just mentioned, the last philadelphia officer to lose his life was also from the 22nd district. and one of his killers was expected to be sentenced today. officer moses walker shot and killed right after he finished hi shift in august of 2012. surveillance video shows him walking tox'÷iç a bus stop in civilian clothing here. two men tried to rob him. but when officer walker draws his gun, he was shot and killed. the two gunmen were caught and convicted. one was schedule to be sentenced today game. hearing was postponed. >>> philadelphia police have set up a trust fund for officer robert wilson's family. you can find out more about it on our nbc 10 news app and any new developments on this story. >>> we have new i

saturday august 18th, 2012, officer moses walker, junior just got off his shift and was walking to a bus stop when two men robbed him, and then shot him. three other officers have died in the line of duty killed in car crashes. the officer isabel nazario friday september 5th, 2008. sergeant timothy simpson monday november 17th, 2008. the officer brian lorenzo sunday july 8th, 2012. >>> as the story continues to develop, we will bring you updates. you can find complete coverage of the murder of murder of officer wilson on line at our web site the at my fox philly.com. >>> philadelphia's mayor michael nutter is calling for a property tax hike. >> so he says it will help aid the financially strapped school district. the mayor proposing, raising property taxes 9 percent. average residential tax bill will climb about 100 to just over $1,200. it is all part of the $4 billion budget the proposal that would be presented to the city council. >> we have to make a choice between raising revenue or educating our children i'm going to choose our kid, every time. >> no deal. we will in the the go

saturday august 18th 2012, officer moses walker, jr. just got off his shift and was walking to a bus stop when two men robbed him and shot him. three other officers have died in the line of duty killed in car crashes. officer isabel in a sarey yo friday september 5th 2008. sergeant timothy simpson monday, november 17th 2008. officer brian lorenzo sunday july 8th 2012. >>> shooting comes days aft commissioner charles ramsay hand add report to the white house about building better relationships between officers and the communities they serve. the report called on after several high profile police involved shootings nationwide. our coverage of officer wilson's shoot does not end here. you can see pictures of the scene and tonight's emotional news conference at myfoxphilly.com. >>> our other big story. the massive snowstorm that covered our whole region for hours. a live look this is route 73 near the at a tacony-palmyra bridge tonight. you can see the snow has tapered off but the streets they're still very slick. after hours and hours of h

believe it or not and a crazy coincidence moses walker the last officer kill in the line of duty also in the 22nd district out there, officer stevenson and wilson went to his funeral just on that very block where the churches where connie mack stadium used to be. rafael jones is in court today to be sentenced and that place will be packed with police officers over at the criminal justice center. >> such a sad day. >>> all right, steve, thank you. >>> we're learning more about officer robert wilson, the third. >> by all account he was a model police officer. fox 29's jennifer joyce live at 22nd police district that steve keeley just mentioned in north philadelphia where he was assigned, jennifer. >> reporter: good morning, guys. we're live outside. we can see that the flags are flying at half staff here as the police department and the entire sit is i mourns the loss of 30 year-old robert wilson the third. wilson was an eight year veteran of the force who was currently assigned to this between the second district. commissioner ramsey spoke about the officer last night. he said he he kn

officer moses walker junior just got off his shift and was walking to a bus stop when two men robbed him and shot him. three other officers have died in the line of duty killed in car crashes. the officer is bill nazario friday september 5th, 2008. sergeant timothy simpson, monday november 17th 2008. officer brian lorenzo, sunday, july 8th, 2012. >>> now officer robert wilson is added to that list of heroes that paid the ultimate price. we will be right back. i saw a commercial that said you can save $500 by switching to progressive. that was me, mom. [ laugh ] i thought you said "that was me, mom." [ laughter ] >>> welcome back. market street in olde city one of the road that is cleared right now. all of the side streets still a mess. it took meehan extra 20 minutes to get to work dusting off the cars, scraping windows and take it very slowly on those side streets. >> it is a process. >> everybody is digging out right now. >> in new jersey, snow was enough to turn millville into a ghost town. the restaurants and other businesses closed up for the the day as plows pressed on down the

. >> reporter: mother of slain officer moses walker joined mother in charge yesterday showing support to the 22nd district for both walker a and wilson work, led to sympathy and understanding. >> for this to happen it is a tragedy so we need to do what we need to do as a community. >> reporter: now the community, support has been outstanding, there have been hundreds of facebook posts, tweets, all saying rest in peace, officer wilson and many of those individual are expected to gather here at 23rd and lehigh for a service that begins at 10:00 a.m. now this is not the official memorial service, it is just a place where those can remember, and reflect, on his services. live at 23rd and lehigh, cherry greg for kyw news radio for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> all right cherry, thank you. we want to let any within know anyone wishing to make a donation to the officer wilson's family can make a check to the robert wilson the third, family memorial trust fund at 901 arch street in philadelphia the information is also on our web site at cbs philly.com. >>> well, the search continues today for a

. >> and the last philadelphia officer to lose his life was officer moses walker. he was shot and killed after he finished his shift on august 18th 2012. he was walking to a bus stop in civilian clothing. as officer walker drew his gun, he was shot and killed. the gunman were captured. officer wilson's death today comes amid a national debate between police and the community. philadelphia's police commissioner spoke about that and had a message for the city. we'll bring that to you in a few minutes. >> the weather another big story tonight. schools closed tomorrow. >> the city of philadelphia is lifting their snow emergency at midnight, but even though the flakes have stopped falling, we have to contend with a dangerous refreeze. >> sheena there are bitter cold days ahead. >> that's right, we're going to start with the overnight hours because that will be the coldest. and the refreeze that you mentioned will happen as we go overnight and even for the morning commute. temperatures well below freezing now, many areas with untreated roads. north and west, 22 philadelp

a plaque for moses walker is out front and sadly another will likely be added. >> i mean, it's traumatic. we're going to do everything we possibly can to see to it that the men and women of the 22nd district are taken care of. >> reporter: and a fund has been set up for officer wilson's two boys. if you would like to donate and help out, you can go to our web site at 6abc.com. i'm live in north philadelphia, chad pradelli, channel6 "action news." >> all right chad, thank you. >>> we have been updating this story since it happened on 6abc.com. right now we have the latest information about the shooting of officer wilson and reaction from officials along with photos from the crime scene. you could find it there right now at 6abc.com. >> to the weather now and the view from up above on sky 6 hd today captured snow covered rooftops roads and trees. >> it was a beautiful sight but it's also been a lot of torque dig out and clean up after yesterday's storm. n correspondent nora muchanic joins us live tonight from mount holly with that part of the story. hi, nora. >> reporter: hi there rick. 8.

. >> reporter: mother of slain officer moses walker join mothers in charge yesterday, showing support to the 22nd district, for both walker and wilson worked. lending sympathy and understanding. >> for this to happen it is a tragedy. we need to, do what we need to do. as a community. >> reporter: the outpouring of community support has been outstanding, there have been, hundreds of tweets and facebook posts saying rest in peace officers for wilson and they are expect to gather theory fleck on officer williams life, wilson's life and to remember him. that service starts at 10:00 a.m. at 23rd and lehigh. at 23rd and lehigh cherry greg kyw news radio for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> all right cherry, thank you. >>> anyone wishing to make a donation to officer wilson's family can mail a check to the robert wilson the the third family memorial trust fund at police and fire federal credit union at 901 arch street philadelphia pennsylvania, 19107. that information is also on cbs philly.com. >>> the search continues today for a missing teenager from newtown square. 250 volunteers and 15 dogs l

ofraphael jones faces a mandatory life sentence for moses walker junior. stay up to date on air and online at 6abc.com. >> an electrical fire spread to a church at a philadelphia tacony section. it started on the cross. heavy smoke filled up the buildings, but there are no reports of any injuries. >>> in the delaware and lehigh valleys went from falling snow to falling temperatures. many communities could see record cold this morning that does not bode well from cleanup. mobile 6 is making its way through south philadelphia. looking around the tight turns and streets there. main street that's broad, that's okay but when you get into the side streets it's a different story. take a look at this video from camden county, new jersey, the action cam found cleanup crews busy at the mall overnight. the moorestown mall, the parking lot is a solid sheet of ice. >>> philadelphia international airport, they will be better than yesterday, all the runways are clear, they have the backlog they are trying to get over. philadelphia 20 canceled flights. yesterday there wer

there's a sidewalk plaque for moses walker in front of the district. it's a reminder of the job's dangers and sadly another one will have to be added. >> he was one of our very very best no question about it. and we're all in shock and we're all going to suffer this loss for a very, very long period of time. >> reporter: and a fund has been set up for officer wilson's two young sons. if you would like to help out and donate, you can go to our web site at 6abc.com. i'm live in north philadelphia, chad pradelli, channel6 "action news." jim. >> thank you, chad. >>> in fact, hundreds of thousands of people have been following the developments in this case on the "action news" facebook feed. it has the latest updates and video clips about the shooting and about officer wilson. just go tow facebook.com/6abc "action news." if you like the page you can get updates on your feed. >>> many people in the area spent the morning digging out from the heaviest round of snow we've seen this winter. in phoenixville drivers whose cars were buried had their work cut out f

the the pot mother of moses walker and other 22nd district police officer who was gunned down, three years ago, was a among those who joined the grieving officers. >> out of the respect to the 22nd district and to the philadelphia police department, i want to say that we got y'all backs. y'all have our backs. we have y'all backs. enough is enough. >> tomorrow a church located near the scene where officer wilson was kellies holding a a service in his honor at 10:00 a.m. at saint martin depours. there they will take a collection that will be donated to officer wilson's young children. >>> new tonight police in philadelphia are looking for two thieves who sent a grocery store worker to the hospital. the action cam on the scene here in the 5600 block of north fifth street in olney just after 7:30 p.m. investigators say two men entered the grocery store robbed the the place, and a all thed two employees. one was taken to einstein hospital. no word tonight how much was taken. police are now working on getting a good description of the suspects. >>> also new tonight officials are investigat

. >> reporter: wayne's son officer moses walker also of the 22nd district, was fatally shot have after leaving work back in 2012. thursday night when she heard the news her hard sunk. wilson was gun down in his north philadelphia game stop store during a robbery in progress. the the father of two was buying a present for his son. >> i was at home. i heard a police officer had been wounded. i said, oh my god. i heard it was the the between the second district. i was just grief stricken. >> reporter: today she joined mothers in charge the organization that promotes violence prevention for education as they held a prayer service outside of the district and brought the the officer's lunch asking what is next to make the violence stop. at least for now the group urged the community to offer support, to the men and women protecting them. >> what are we going to do another prayer vigil, you know, another walk, what are we go to go do? we have to do more than that. >> reporter: community support continues. sunday during the 10:00 a.m. service at saint martin's church at 23rd and lehigh they wi

. >> wayne, with mothers in charge anti-violence group beyond that, her son police officer moses walker, was shot and killed in 2012, he worked in the same precinct as officer wilson, as has been said by so many before, over and over, she says the senseless violence must stop and it is on the people to make happen. >> we can't say it is government officials now it is our part, as the citizens of philadelphia, to do what we need to do. >> it is certainly worth mentioning again that officials say officer wilson helped save lives inside that store on thursday, by drawing the suspect's gunfire away from the other customers inside that store. officer wilson is set to be remembered at a special mass tomorrow west lehigh avenue. that will mass scheduled to begin at 10:00 a.m. we're in north philadelphia, matt rivers, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> well, the search is does resume tomorrow for missing teenage fresh newtown square. 250 volunteers and 15 dogs looked for 13 year old cayman naib today. he was last seen at his harrison drive home on wednesday evening. cayman's parents satisfy he left t

the last philadelphia officer to be killed was moses walker from the 22nd district. he was shot and killed during a botched robbery walking home from work in 2012. he was out of uniform walking to a bus stop early on philadelphia on august 18th. two men tried to rob him as they thought he was a student and looked like an easy target. officer walker drew his weapon. he was shot and killed. the entire incident was caught on surveillance video. both suspects were arrested. now the gunmen rafael jones, will be formally sentenced today. jones received a mandatory life sentence without parole. he waived his right to a jury trial in exchange for prosecutors ongoing after the death penalty. his accomplice was sentenced to 20 to 40 years in prison after testifying against jones. of course stay with nbc 10 all morning long for continuing coverage of the latest death of a philadelphia police officer. you can count on our team to follow the investigation as we learn more about the suspects and what happened in the moments leading up to the shooting. >>> a $50,000 reward is being

. >> the last officer to die in the line every duty also from the 22nd district officer moses walker shot to death august 18th, 2012, after his shift, during attempted robbery in north philadelphia. and later today, a judge is scheduled to sentence officer walker's convicted killer, ralph yell jones, to life in prison. back on scene here in north philadelphia outside of the game stop, of course, this is still under investigation police not releasing the identity of the two suspect now in custody this morning but they say they're known to police, one of the suspect had five priors, the other has at least one prior. and one of the suspect was on probation at the time of the shooting. we will continue to follow the story for now live in north if jan carabeo cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> jan thank you. first snow may be gone, but plenty of ice left behind. you don't want to let those treated surfaces fool you either, because it could still be very slick out there. "eyewitness news" reporter justin finch joins us in east falls with that part of our storm coverage, how is it looking? >> not

officer moses walker was shot august 18th, 2012. it happened after his shift during a attempted robbery in north philadelphia. and today a judge is scheduled to sentence officer walker's convicted killer raphael jones to life in prison. >>> breaking news out of the talcony area, torresdale avenue church on fire. fire broke out in the walls of the church, we'll continue to update this story and bring you more information as it becomes available to us. >> trafficking in just one minute, first, check this out. this morning crews are hard at work trying to clean up after the biggest snowstorm of the season. roads, some of them, still a mess this morning. most major roads are cleared but plows still need to clean up those side roads and the neighborhoods. in addition, trucks are salt to go try and prevent refreeze from the cold temperatures. katie has a look at the forecast after the storm and what's in store for thus weekends, and you were saying maybe it is not even a refreeze? >> we always saw temperatures dropping yesterday. they nev

nearly two years ago officer moses walker, jr. was killed in attempted robbery as he was walking home from his shift and he wilson were friends. >> it's going to take time. because we lost a brother. >> police commissioner ramsay addressed the crowd monday in hope plaza and shared their outrage. >> just makes absolutely no sense. i left a crime scene before i came here. and i mean when is it going to end? there's so much blood on the street that it was literally turned the ice red. >> reporter: police commissioner ramsay says the community needs to work with police in order to stop the violence. officer wilson's son turned 10 on monday. the fop has now started a gofundme page to raise money for his family. >>> in north philadelphia, diana rocco cbs3 "eyewitness news". >>> well authorities said today that the teenager who went missing from his delaware county home last week cayman nai died from a self inflicted gunshot wound. the body of 13-year-old boy was found yesterday near a creek on his family's property in newtown square. hi

last officer murdered on the job was moses walker. he was shot august 18 2012 after his shift during an attempted robbery in north philadelphia. tomorrow a judge is scheduled to sentence his killer raphael jones to life in prison. we'll continue to follow this story as it develops throughout the night and a reminder you can always find breaking news on twitter by following us at cbsphilly.com and using hash tag cbs3 breaking. >>> well tonight entire region is digging out after the biggest snowstorm of the season. it is now gone but it's left behind a mess. schools across the area have already closed for tomorrow including philadelphia public and arch diocesan schools. others have delayed openings and you can see them scrolling across the bottom of your screen screen. >>> well our mobile weather lab is out and about in washington township, new jersey tonight. it is still going there as the temperatures drop. >>> our reporters are also out monitoring conditions. we'll begin with meteorologist kathy orr who is tracking these plunging tem

. >> last philadelphia police officer killed was also from the 22nd district, officer moses walker was shot to death august 18th, 2012, after his shift during a attempted robbery in north philly. and later today a judge is schedule to sentence officer walker's convicted killer raphael jones to life in prison. >> stay with "eyewitness news" as the story keeps developingment you can always follow us on twitter at cbs philly and using the hashtag cbs-3 breaking, erika? >> 4:04. our other top story this morning, after the storm comes the digging out also some bitter cold. as you mentioned earlier there are hundreds of school closings, and delays, we have those at the bottom of the screen. many of the roadways remain treacherous. over to katie with the latest. was it a refreeze that made everything so dangerous throughout? >> i wouldn't even say it has a chance to refreeze, temperatures below freezing this whole time. but it is definitely an issue. if the road crews came through, perhaps something with just the tread of the tires and the heat from the vehicles had a chance to melt away yes

officer moses walker was shot to death august 18th 2012, after his shift during attempted robbery in north philadelphia. and later today, a judge is scheduled to sentence officer walker's convicted killer raphael jones to prison. you can see the 22nd district flags have been lowered to half staff. in the meantime, police have not released the identities of the suspect at this point. they say they have recovered two guns, on the scene, one of these suspect has five priors other at least one prior, one of the suspect on probation. we'll continue to follow this developing story. for now live in north philadelphia, jan carabeo cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >> jan, that we will, for sure. stay with "eyewitness news" you can always follow us on twitter at cbs philly and using the hashtag cbs-3 breaking. erika? >> 4:38 right now. when you walk out the door this morning oh, you want to watch your step. slick sidewalks roadways, are causing concern over black ice. "eyewitness news" reporter justin finch joins us in east falls with a look at what you can expect this morning. justin, how is it look

walker and that was -- i don't know a year and a half ago. so now we're up here again where a police officer has been shot in the head listed in grave condition. a lot of high-ranking police officers out here. detectives talking with one another. but probably the scene that's going to stick in my head, guys, some of these officers walking by us with tears in their eyes hugging one another. just knowing that one of their own is, you know, in bad shape right now and you could tell just by looking at the look in their eye that it's a bad night for the philadelphia police department but right now the scene is calm. they have secured this scene as philadelphia police officers just kind of wait for word on the condition of their comrade. >> chris, thanks very much. >>> we appreciate it. >> from the scene of the crime itself to the scene of doctors fighting and trying to do whatever they can to help this philadelphia police officer who was shot in the head survive that wound. this is temple university hospital inside of the trauma unit lies that pol

. >> reporter: august 2012 of surveillance video of moses walker heading to a north philadelphia bus stop after his overnight shift. you can see his killer stalking him. the red light of video from several local sources. the increase y improved computers are able to edit the video. >> we're able to edit the video quickly. >> reporter: the systems are new tools being hailed as tremendous step forward in gathering and disseminating video so the public can help. the computer was developed in philadelphia by the local fbi and philly police working in tandem. it's breath taking in it's ability it takes to get the video out to public. >> we can have it he edited out on the streets. >> reporter: 11 units of the philadelphia police department picked up their computers today it helps in high-profile cases like the 3 day abduction of gaither. the dwerpt technology is in more than a dozen field offices nationwide and being distributed to more and more city police forces. the kind of technology that is making sure that fewer chris are getting away with it. at fbi headquarters in philadelphia, ve

. >> reporter: august 2012 of surveillance video of off-duty police officer moses walker heading to a bus stop after his overnight shift at the 22nd district. you can see his killer stalking him, but surveillance video led to the arrest of those responsible, response of video from several local sources. computers are helping to download from a wide variety of video machine as attachment and put on a laptop. on that laptop we're able to edit the video so that it can be disseminated quickly to the media. >> the digital imaging recovering system known as divert are hailed as new tools in a step forward in disseminating critical video. the computer was developed in philadelphia by the local fbi and philly police working in tandem. it's breath taking in it's ability to cut down the time it takes to get the video edited out and on the tout -- out to the public. police officers picked up computers today it helps in hayat boumeddiene profile -- it helps in high profile abduction cases like carla gaither. the divert technology is already in more than a dozens field offices nationwide and being

. >> reporter: wayne lipson's son officer moses walker her son was gown down. when she heard the news, her heart sank. >> whistles -- when i was heard i heard a police officer was wounded i said oh, my god i heard it was the 22nd district. i was heart sick. >> reporter: they held a brief service outside the district and asked what's next to make the violence stop. at least for now the group under the community to offer support to the men and women protecting them. >> what are we going to do? another prayer vigil? another walk, what are we going to do? we kenji goto to do more -- we got to do more than that. >> reporter: sunday at saint martins church 23rd and lehigh, they will debt caid the service to -- dedicate the service to officer wilson and the collections will go to the family. >>> sixers players wore special playoff -- warmup shirts before the game. fans waved an american flag and others held up a banner who said we thank those who defend us. >>> a car smashed into a business in cherry hill, new jersey. nobody was inside the buildings the 500 block of k

he faces a mandatory life sentence for the murder of moses walker junior. a second man admitted his role and testified against jones at a bench trial last year. stay with "action news" for any updates on the investigation into officer wilson's murder both on air and online we have complete coverage. case at 6abc.com. >> time right now 6:36. harrison ford is recovering after crashing his vintage plane on a california golf course. the 72-year-old film star's plane lost power and attempted to return to the airport. the folder made a crash landing. witnesses say the actor had a significant head wound but able to speak. he talked about his love of aviation to barbara walters. >> i love seeing the world from an airplane i'm in love with flying. >> investigators are still looking into the cause of the crash. >> the delaware and lehigh valleys went from falling snow to falling temperatures. many communities will see record cold and that doesn't bode well getting out there and cleaning up after the storm. let's go over to mobile 6 south philadelphia is famous for th

so was moses walker the officer who died in 2012. a very difficult time a somber day for the philadelphia police department. be sure to stay with nbc 10 for complete coverage of officer wilson's funeral services throughout the day. new this morning, in other news blue bell ice cream is recalling some of its product linked to a deadly bacteria outbreak in the midwest. three people died from list listeriosis after eating blue bell ice cream at this hospital in topeka kansas. symptoms include fever, headache and convulsions. the fda traced the bacteria to an ice cream plan in the texas. it triggered blue bell's first recall in its 108-history. blue bell stopped peruing chocolate chip country cookies great divide bars sour pop green apple bars cotton candy bars scoops vanilla stick slices almond bars and no sugar added moo bars. stores are removing these items from their shelves. if you have any of these items in your freezer, health officials are recommending you throw them out. >>> nbc 10 first alert weather. >> we are looking at a ste

among the people there was wayne lipscomb mother of slain philadelphia police officer moses walker junior the previous officer killed two and a half years ago and also worked out of the 22nd district. >> got respect the 22nd district and philadelphia police department. we have your back. >> we want police officers to know there's citizens that care and actually do embrace them and love them. >> reporter: and the community is coming together today to show that there are man question people here that support and respect our police officers. we expect to see more of the same at the unofficial memorial here at the st. martin church 24 and lehigh and this service will begin at 10 a.m. back to you, bill. >> thanks, jennifer. it's nice to see so many in the community are stepping up and showing support. later today there will be a rally for peace held in han or of officer wilsonch the community group operation save our city was organizing the rally and will take place at noon 22 and lehigh the same location where officer wilson was shot and killed. and a memorial trust fund was set up in officer

the last police officer to lose his life was moses walker. he was shot and killed during a botched robbery while walking home from work in 2012. he was out of uniform when two men tried to rob him. they say they thought he was a student and looked like an easy tar kbet. but officer walker threw his gun was shot and killed. the incident was caught on surveillance video. both suspects were arrested. the gunman rafael jones was supposed to be sentenced to life in prison today but we just found out that sentencing was proposed. we have much more right on on nbc10.com and on our news app. of course we'll continue to follow this case throughout the day. we'll carry the news conference live. >>> switch gears to the weather right now. the eyes and snow proved to be toch of a challenge for this mega bus. it got stuck on ridge avenue near terrace street. brittney shipp is here with the forecast. >> as we head into the rest of the day we won't see a lot of the snow and ice melting because the temp chushs are going to stay well below average. icy conditi

officer moses walker was shot to death august 18th 2012, after his shift during a attempted robbery, in north philadelphia. late ever today a judge scheduled to sentenced convicted killer raphael jones to life in prison. >> this morning crews hard at work trying to clean up after the biggest snowstorm of the season. some roads still bit after mess this morning. most major roads are clear. in addition, trucks are salting to prevent, try and prevent refreeze from those cold temperatures. and with the bitter cold and still snowy street, we do have hundreds of school closings and delays as you might imagine. that includes philadelphia public and archdioces schools those kids get four day weekend pretty nice. tougher on the parent, all of the lotions and delays are there for the you at the bottom of the screen, also at cbsphilly.comment trying to egg no what you are saying about today. no offense? no, i hear you. >> at least, you know, we do have some bright spots. no pun intended to this forecast today too. it will be bright and sunny as opposed to dreary and snowy and poor visibility is

brian lore haven't so moses walker injury gunfire. just a list of the kind of loss of life the city of philadelphia police force can suffer and has suffered over the time. again, i've got a law enforcement source that this this officer was shot in the head. dave schratwieser who really work the police beat beautifully here says that these were young officers or at least one was young. i've got a source that says from the 22nd district likely inside this game symptom when the suspects involved here came in. as we know and as we've said the officer who was shot in the head was taken over to temple and where certainly efforts i'm sure are underway to try to assist him any any way they can. at temple you will see many, many many police officers there waiting and hoping that this thing turns out okay. but sources indicate that this is likely a difficult night for the city of philadelphia. >> jeff, you had mentioned earlier that in your time covering all of the violence that these types of officers shootings come in speights and one what ho

. >> reporter: this woman business mothers in charge, beyond that her son police officer moses walker was shot and killed in 2012. he work in the same precinct as officer wilson. the it the has been aid by so many before, over and over she says that the senseless violence must stop and it is on the people to make it happen. >> not the government officials no more we cannot say it is them, they ever done their part. now it is our part as citizens of philadelphia, to do what we need to do. >> reporter: matt rivers, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> officer wilson's saved lives by drawing the suspects's gunfire away from the customers. eight year veteran leaves behind two sons age eight and one. his older son turns nine tomorrow. officer wilson was in the store buying him a rid yes game as a gift. so sad. >>> anyone wishing to make a donation can make a check to the robert wilson the third family memorial trust fun, police and fire credit union, 901 arch street in philadelphia, the zip code is 19107 and that information is also posted on our web site at cbs philly.com. >>> search continues to

the last police officer we lost moses walker worked in that particular district, worked among these individuals. they perfect shell shocked, to say the least. they're doing well, they're getting through it. our police officers move forward and support the family in a situation like this. the increasing danger of putting on a uniform as a police officer in the city of philadelphia, nobody knows what's going to happen on any given day. p and the tragic violent death of officer wilson is proof positive of that. >> i know it's early in the process and the focus is on the family right now and grieving. but based on reports, at least one of the alleged shooters had a criminal record for armed robbery. and if not for an early release could have still be serving time. is it too early to be looking at that or consideration of how we handle these types of things in the future? >> it's obviously something we need to look at down the road. we tend to focus on the family at this time. we're working hard to make sure the family is okay. but it's not lost on us that these violent thugs, that shouldn't be out