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WANTED.
SARAH GANNON HAS THE BACK STORY.
>> 911, WHAT IS YOUR EMERGENCY?
>> WE'VE GOT A DEAD BODY ON THE
CORNER.
I THINK IT'S A LITTLE GIRL.
IT'S IN A PLASTIC BAG.
SOMEONE DROPPED IT OFF.
>> Reporter: WITH A KILLER ON
THE LOOSE FOR 23 DAYS, THE
FT. WORTH SUBURB OF SAGINAW,
TEXAS, WAS ON EDGE.
>> I'D SEE HER A LOT JUST
WALKING AROUND, TRYING TO FIND
SOMEBODY TO PLAY WITH.
>> Reporter: 6-YEAR-OLD ALANA
GALLAGHER, A REDHEAD WITH A
PIXIE HAIRCUT FOUND JULY 1st,
THE SAME DAY SHE WENT MISSING,
BOUND AND LIFELESS, WITH PLASTIC
BAGS OVER HER HEAD.
SHE SUFFOCATED.
>> OPEN ALL THE WAY UP.
I CAN SEE THE LEGS AND
EVERYTHING.
>> Reporter: HER FATHER DID WHAT
MANY PARENTS DO IN DESPERATELY
TRAGIC SITUATIONS.
HE ASKED FOR HELP.
>> WE URGE ANYONE WITH
INFORMATION ABOUT HER TO CONTACT
THE POLICE.
>> Reporter: AND HELP CAME.
TIPS POURED IN, BUT THE FAMILY
WAS ALSO TARGETED.
ALANA HAD A MOM AND TWO DADS ALL
LIVING IN THE SAME HOUSE.
LAST WEEK SOMEONE TORCHED HER
FATHER'S CAR IN THEIR DRIVEWAY,
A TEDDY BEAR MEMORIAL IN HER
HONOR, ALSO UP IN FLAMES.
>> SCARED.
BOGGLED.
I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND PEOPLE
WHO CAN DO THIS KIND OF THING.
>> Reporter: POLICE QUICKLY
RULED OUT ANY FAMILY MEMBER AS A
SUSPECT IN THE ***, BUT IT
WAS 23 DAYS BEFORE THE COMMUNITY
GOT ANSWERS.
>> I CAN ASSURE THE COMMUNITY OF
SAGINAW AND ALL SURROUNDING
AREAS THAT YOU'RE PERFECTLY SAFE
IN THIS COMMUNITY.
I BELIEVE THIS IS GOING TO BE AN
ISOLATED CASE.
>> Reporter: THIS WEEK POLICE
GOT THEIR BREAK FROM DNA TEST
RESULTS.
ALANA HAD BEEN SEXUALLY
ASSAULTED, AND DNA FOUND ON HER
BODY WAS A MATCH FOR A
17-YEAR-OLD NEIGHBOR, TYLER
HOLDER, SOMEONE POLICE HAD
QUESTIONED EARLY ON.
WHEN POLICE MOVED IN FOR AN
ARREST, HOLDER OPENED FIRE,
INJURING OFFICER CHARLES LODATO
FROM NEARBY ARLINGTON, TEXAS.
HOLDER HIMSELF WAS SHOT IN THE
HEAD DURING THE SHOOTOUT.
HE'S IN CRITICAL CONDITION.
SAGINAW POLICE TOLD CNN HE IS
BEING CHARGED AS AN ADULT WITH
CAPITAL ***.
>> SARAH GANNON NOW JOINS ME
LIVE.
SARAH, A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS
LIVE.
FIRST, TELL ME ABOUT THE REPORTS
OF THIS SUSPECT APPEARING AT
THIS LITTLE GIRL'S VIGIL.
>> Reporter: RIGHT, YEAH.
ONE OF OUR AFFILIATES, WFAA,
SOME PEOPLE WHO WERE AT THAT
VIGIL TOLD THEM HE SHOWED UP IN
THIS T-SHIRT ASKING QUESTIONS
BUT DIDN'T APPEAR NERVOUS.
HE WAS WEARING THIS T-SHIRT THAT
SAID THE WORD "WANTED."
I HAVE TO SAY ALSO THE COURT
DOCUMENTS CNN GOT A HOLD OF
YESTERDAY SHOW THE REASON THAT
HE WAS INITIALLY ON THE RADAR OF
POLICE AT ALL IN THE FIRST PLACE
WAS BECAUSE HE WAS IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD THE NIGHT HER BODY
WAS FOUND SAYING, THIS IS ALANA
GALLAGHER THAT WAS FOUND, THAT
BODY IS ALANA GALLAGHER, AND
THAT INFORMATION HADN'T BEEN
MADE PUBLIC BY POLICE.
IMMEDIATELY, THAT WAS A RED
FLAG.
>> AND THEN YOU REPORTED ABOUT
THE SHOOTOUT BETWEEN THE POLICE
AND THE 17-YEAR-OLD.
HOW IS THE POLICE OFFICER WHO
WAS SHOT?
>> Reporter: THE POLICE OFFICER
WHO WAS SHOT IS EXPECTED TO BE
FINE.
IT WAS A NONLIFE-THREATENING
INJURY.
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