. >> reporter: george dorman said the bullet-proof vest saved his son's life. he is a fighter and refusing all pain medication. >> i would have been hitting that red button every few seconds. >> i would like to thank the police and paramedics and the doctors. >> reporter: doorman released the video thanking those who saved him. but the neighbors say they should be the ones doing the thanking. for the shooting police arrested donte brooks island and charged him with two counts of murder and related charges. he is accused of shooting at two officers. island is being held on $1 million bail. jeff chirico channel 6 "action news." >> we learned that officer dorman had tickets to attend the kenny chesney concert. he asked chesney to not forget him. chesney heard about him, and acknowledged him at the linc, but mistakenly told the crowds he had died. that was a huge mistake. chesney was called to correct the mistake, we've been checking all morning, so far no apology given. >>> three counties in west virginia have been declared federal disaster areas. >> reporter: it

george dorman got the phone call no parent of a and officer ever went to receive. friday morning his son chris a folcroft police officer was shot seven times including once in the face. miraculously he survived. >> he's doing well, you know, as well as can be expected. he's shot seven times. he's got some pretty extensive damage but he's pulling through pretty good. >> reporter: now george dorman's youngest child is being called a delco legend. hundreds of community members fellow officers and first responders came out to a vigil to pray for a swift recovery. >> this is the way the community comes together. they're police officers. they're brothers, they're sisters, they're family. >> reporter: thanks to face time chris saw the outpouring of love at the vigil right from his hospital bed. chris' close friends who call him dorman say they're grateful that their fun loving often goofy friend is still with us. >> ready to get back out ther there. >> he loves his job. like that's all he talks about. he has supported folcroft more than anybody here probably. >> reporter:

. >> reporter: dorman's father george says his son is expected to make a full recovery from seven gunshot wounds including one to his face, four to his chest. other toss his groin and leg. >> he was walking today. he has some injuries to his legs that, um, he's not going to be up dancing for while. >> dorman was responding to routine call friday morning outside these apartments on elmwood avenue when authorities say a alleged drug dealer dante brooks island opened fire on the 25-year-old rookie cop. island a recent parolee charged with tempted murder. he spoke briefly outside police headquarters friday. >> i didn't do anything. >> reporter: those gathering to celebrate officer dorman say she came to show gratitude for his service. >> that person that was out to hurt him could have hurt any of us. >> reporter: dorman was in the process of joining the septa police force. his father says chris is determined to continue his law enforcement career as soon as he is able. >> a guy with a gun was trying to kill him. he's not going to back down from the rehabs or surgeries he needs to get him back

but we expect a full recovery. >> speaking at a community vigil, george dorman said chris is in good spirits, the officer was shot seven times including once in the face and groin. friday morning as he responded to a routine call. the recent parolee dante brooks island faces attempted murder charges. briefly commenting island maintained his innocence. a gofundme page raised over 25 thousand dollars to help pay for his medical expenses. >> the guy with a gun trying to kill him. he's not going to back down and the rehab through the surgery he needs to get himself back to being a police officer. >> reporter: touching base with officer dorman's family, they told me they were excited to have kenny chesney call chris. they continued to thank the community for the love and support it's shown their shouldn't. >>> overnight car crash left man with two broken legs in philadelphia. about 3:00 this morning. police say the driver lost control of his car, crashed into a pole at north 11th and west susquehanna avenue. doctors expect him to recover >>> police are investigating a shooting in north ph

and his family. >> reporter: george dorman got the phone call no parent of an officer ever wants to receive, friday morning his son chris, a full croft police officer was shot seven times including once in the face. miraculously he survived. >> he is doing well, as well as can be expected. >> he was shot seven times. he is pulling through good. >> reporter: now george dorman's youngest child his baby is being called a delco legend. hundreds of the community members, fellow officers and first responders came out to a vigil to pray for his swift recovery. >> this is way community comes together, their police officers, their brothers, sisters. >> reporter: and thanks to face time chris saw outpouring of love at the vigil right from his hospital bed. chris's close friend, still call him dorman still grateful that the fun loving goofy friend is still with us. >> time to get back out there. >> he loves his job. he supported folcroft more than anybody. >> reporter: now his family is asking that the community continue to support their hometown hero on his road to recovery and all who wear a

: george dorman got the phone call no parent of an officer ever want to receive. friday morning his son chris, a folcroft police officer, was shot seven times including once in the the face. miraculously he survived. >> he is doing well, you know, as well as can he expect. he was shot seven times. he has extensive tam age but he is pulling through good. >> reporter: now george dorman's youngest child his baby is being called a delco legend. >> hundreds of community members, fellow officers and first responders came out to a vigil to pray for his recovery. >> this is the way the community comes together. that is our police officers, our brothers, our sisters. >> reporter: thanks to face time chris saw outpouring of the love at the vigil right from his hospital bed. chris's close friend who call him dorman say they are grateful that they are fun loving often goofy friend is still with us. >> time to get back out there. that is what he talks about. he support folcroft more than anybody. >> reporter: now his family is asking that the community continue to support thei

george dorman said the bullet-proof vest saved his son's life. he told the crowd his son is a fighter and refusing all pain medication. >> i would be hitting that little red button every two seconds. he said take it away i'm not going to do it. >> reporter: dorman released this video thanking those who saved him, but the neighbors say they are the one whorkd -- who she would do the thanking. >> every officer out here put their life on the line everyday. >> reporter: donte brooks is charged with two counts of attempted murder and other charges he is accused of shooting at another officer. island is being held on $1 million bail. jeff chirico channel 6 "action news." >> officer dorman was supposed to attend the kenny chesney concert at the linc. in the link from the hospital, he asked kenny not to forget him. kenny acknowledged him, but mistakenly told the crowd he had died. he said he was caught up in the moment and did not know what happened to the officer and did not mean to say he had died. >>> a voracious wildfire continues to rage this mornin

. >> reporter: george dorman dot the phone call no parent of the officer ever wants to receive. friday morning his son chris a folcroft police officer was shot several times, including once in the the face. miraculously he survived. >> he is doing well, you know, as well as can be expect, he was shot seven times. he is pulling through good. >> reporter: now george dorman's youngest child his baby was being called a delco legend. hundreds of the community members, fellow officers and first responders came out to a vigil to pray for a swift recovery. >> just the way the community comes together, that is their police officers, their brothers, sisters. >> reporter: thanks to face time chris saw outpouring of love at the vigil from his hospital bed. chris's close friend who call him dorman said they are grateful their fun loving goofy friend is still with us. >> i have to get back out there. that is all he talked about. he supported us, more than anybody. >> reporter: now his family is asking that the community continue to support their hometown hero on his road to recovery and all w

. >> reporter: george dorman says bullet-proof vest saved his son's life. he told the crowd his sonnies a fighter and refusing all pain medication. >> i would be hitting that little red button, every few seconds. he said take it away, i will in the do it. >> would i like to thank police. >> reporter: dorman released this video thanking those who saved him but his neighbors say they are the ones who should do the thanking for a man who nearly gave it all. >> just every officer out here give their life up for us every day. >> reporter: dorman was a tended a kenney chessany concert tonight and during the show at the link the country music star to acknowledge dorman but mistakenly said, he had died. there is an uproar on social media in response, folcroft police tweet todd kenney chessany he is alive and well, make this right. police arrested daunte brooks island and charged him with two counts of attempted murder and related charges. he is accused of shooting at dorman and another officer. he is being held on million-dollar bail. we are live, delaware county j

george spencer found somehow he remained free until he allegedly shot officer dorman last week. >> reporter: are you sorry for what you did? >> walking in hand calms dante eiland no longer a wanted man. a judge issued a warrant for his arrest nine months ago and the u.s. marshal's service never captured him and court papers showed they had his home address which was only steps from where the shooting occurred. delaware county district attorney jack weighland says prioritizing which wanted criminal to search for first is generally a judgment call. >> it's usually up to the discretion of the individual, probation, parole department and their supervisors. >> state court records show a series of drug dealing and possession arrests starting in 2001 and then in 2005 a judge sentenced him to nine years for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon followed by three years of supervised release, and that is where more problems began. late last june eiland told his probation officer he would be moving from this usher darby home to where the shooting occurred and he ceased reporting as instructed b

. >> reporter: dorman had little to say about his ordeal but made it clear he want to be back on the force. >> ready to get back to work. >> reporter: his parents know george and jean more than excite that had hear sonnies home. >> he took it like a warrior. he didn't back down from the guy. his concern was the guy getting a way and doing harm to other people. >> reporter: expected to make a full recovery. >> i'm to thankful to god, i'm thank follow to the people that offered prayers, i'm thankful that he had that vest on. >> reporter: as you can imagine it will be sometime before officer dorman is able to get back to 100 percent but he does say he does want to return to full uniform. we spoke with the chief, earlier this afternoon, he says that will happen as soon as doctors give their okay. we are live at folcroft i'm greg argos for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> happy to see he is doing well, thanks very much, greg. >>> philadelphia police continue continue on investigate a homicide in northeast philadelphia where a husband shot his wife with the cross bow. police responded to a call