DC Police Press Conference on Recent Murders
CHIEF CATHY LANIER, DC METROPOLITAN POLICE: I am not able to comment on any evidence related to the case at this time, I'm trying to provide as much as I possibly can to the public while still not jeopardizing this case. So I appreciate your understanding in my inability to comment at all on evidence related to this case. So I'll start of with most of you know, we did obtained an arrest warrant for first degree felony murder while armed in connection with the May 14th murder of Amy Savopoulos, Savvas Savopoulos, Phillip Savopoulos and Vera Figuaroa. At this time we do not have the suspect in custody. Daron Wint is a black male, with dark complexion, his probably 5 foot 7 in height and weighs about a 155 pounds. We have information that he has last seen wearing blue jeans, a blue hooded sweatshirt and white Tennis shoes. Over the past 24 hours, the Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force has searched several locations in Prince George's County Maryland, looking for Mr. Wint. Information gained from interviews and new information in the past few hours, we information that we believe Mr. Wint is currently in the Brooklyn New York area. The task force is continuing his search for Mr. Wint. I have been in contact with the commissioner from the NYPD. They have offered and are providing all assistance that we need and trying to locate Mr. Wint. I also want to reiterate that the support that we've received working this case with our task force partners and particularly the APF, the secret service and even Metro Transit Police to help us process really a very large volume of information evidence in leads has been tremendous. And we would be where we are today without their support. So I want to thank them. For the residents of the district who are rightfully scared and wants answers as to why and how this family may have been involved. We want to give as many answers as we can, but what can I tell you right now is that we do believe that there is a connection between this suspect in this case through the business. So right now it does not appeared that this was just a random crime but there is a connection through the business of the suspect and the Savopoulos family business. So again as soon as we can give you more information, we will and I apologize for my inability to answer specific questions about evidence in the case. (</s>OFF-MIKE) UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Do you believe that there are multiple suspects involved... (</s>OFF-MIKE) LANIER: We have not ruled out that there are others involved. But I can't comment beyond that.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: When you refer to the Savopoulos business, in some business, the ironworks business or it is a martial center...</s>LANIER: The ironworks business, yes.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Did he work or went work for American Ironworks at one time?</s>LANIER: We have recent information that he did work at American Ironworks at one in the past.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Did he leave -- did he fires from American Ironworks?</s>LANIER: I don't have information but... (</s>OFF-MIKE) LANIER: In the video that we put out.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Yes ma'am.</s>LANIER: We do. Yes? (</s>OFF-MIKE) LANIER: We believe that he was a person that we put out and seeking that the person of interest in the video released last week.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I mean how do you believe he got to the Brooklyn area?</s>LANIER: I can't comment on that I don't have that information. (</s>OFF-MIKE) LANIER: We don't have any vehicle information associated with Mr. Wint right now. We have had different sources of information possible a bus. But we don't -- we just don't know.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Can you speak to the DNA evidence specifically that you got the evidence after the scene. But that was quite as it matched the evidence you already have on this suspect. The evidence you have of this DNA when you has mentioned already where is that come from.</s>LANIER: I'm not going to comment on any evidence that we have at all. (</s>OFF-MIKE) LANIER: I can't comment on that right now.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: (Inaudible) if you watch him right now this is broadcasting throughout the country do you understand (inaudible) his armed and dangerous as far as for a brutal crime that terrorizing community. What do you say in that?</s>LANIER: Well I mean right now you have just about every law enforcement all sort of across the country that is aware of his open warrant and are looking him. I think even his family, has police from him to turn himself in. And I would just reiterate that it's a much easier if he just turn himself in.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Have you had any contact with him in any form since the murder was placed (ph).</s>LANIER: I'm not going to comment on that. (</s>OFF-MIKE) LANIER: I can't comment on that this time. (OFF-MIKE)</s>LANIER: I'm not allowed to comment on that as well. (</s>OFF-MIKE) LANIER: Well, right now again I think we have now established that there is some specific connection to between the suspect and the victims here. So this was not random. We hopefully we will have Mr. Wint in our custody very soon. But we are, is distributing his photograph as widely as possible. And we encourage people to call us, if they believe they see him not to take action, but to call us just dial 911. And whatever jurisdiction you're in and have the local police respond. (</s>OFF-MIKE) LANIER: Well I mean obviously, we have a person that's wanted for four horrible murders. I'm not going to say his not a danger. (</s>OFF-MIKE) LANIER: I can't comment on the charge in the case. (</s>OFF-MIKE) LANIER: We've asked that when if anyone sees this person to assume his maybe armed and dangerous and to contact local police. Thank you. (</s>OFF-MIKE) ASHLEIGH BANFIELD, CNN HOST: Well there you have it. Police Chief Lanier, wrapping up the news conference with the sadly very little information, we didn't know if she was going to tell us that they have that man in custody. But she told us they do not. And this was a big appeal to the public if you see something, say something particularly called 202-727-9099 they want this man. He is not only considered armed and dangerous. This man is one of the most serious felony murder with, you know, while armed. It's an extraordinarily serious, there is death penalty in the district of Columbia. And that would more or less qualify for it, I will double check the statute in the district. But generally speaking felony murder of this ilk with four victims and torture involved et cetera. A lot of people will say this is for death penalty was created for, this kind of crime. So he is on the lose folks currently at large as she said. And believed to be in the New York area and specifically Brooklyn. Harry Houck you said it, you call your sources earlier, you said that he have been traced here.</s>HARRY HOUCK, CNN LAW ENFORCEMENT ANALYST: Right and of course we didn't know anything about an arrest. So I mean that my trace has said that there's no arrest. But the fact is -- that they got him in the specific borrow. They got some pretty good information. And I'm sure NYPD is flooding all the regional cars, all the in mark regional cars everybody out there in Brooklyn area, the task force and they're going through this whole area and using all their sources to track this guy down.</s>BANFIELD: They going to get him?</s>HOUCK: Yeah, they going to get him. Because, you know, there's -- last time, there's a $100,000 reward for this guy.</s>BANFIELD: Yeah.</s>HOUCK: And like I said wanted show -- this guy got nowhere to go, he's just going to drive around. He's probably got some kind of connection here in Brooklyn, you know, some kind of contact. And that's how they trace him there. So, you know, I won't be surprised, I won't be surprised ...</s>BANFIELD: Clearly the sharpest tool that shed if left his DNA all over the pizza that he ordered. Allegedly while perpetuating this horrors upon the stand way and the child. Let's not forget folks the reason I am so incensed, a crime is awful. But when you hear about a child being tortured...</s>HOUCK: Right.</s>BANFIELD: In front of his family so that they can get more money out of money. I mean it is just, this is what they called the worst of the worst and I hope you're right. I hope there's no honor among thieves and that whoever he runs with will say $100,000 is worth more than this dirt bag. If he is the one who did this, there's no better word for him than that. Harry Houck, thank you for that we'll keep watching the story for any development as well. Before that live news conference, we were running a very fluid show. I speaking with Kent Schaffer who's a Houston based attorney, who's been contacted by at least one of the members of Bandidos sitting in that jail in Waco Texas. And has represented many Bandidos before, he's got a lot of insights after the break, I'm going to carry on that conversation, so come on right back on CNN.