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Chris the suspect they are still looking for, williamson, a man about excrete one six foot 1, 160 pounds, brown hair brown eyes. The other person is being held on no bond in Volusia County jail. If you have seen williamson, call crime stoppers. Jim more breaking news right now, this also out of Volusia County, a toddler has been bitten in the head by a pit bull. The family dog attacked the 19yearold 19 month old. No word on the severity of the injuries. We do have a crew on the way to the scene. As soon as we learn more information, we ll bring it to you here on wesh 2 news and the wesh 2 mobile app. A gun is found at an Orange County school, and School Leaders say that is not all. Matt lupoli joins us from timber creek high school. Matt the gun was found in a student s car here in the lot at timber creek high s goal. No arrests have been made yet. The team could be charged. The Orange County Sheriff S Office is investigating. Deputies were interviewing the student this afternoon. Someone reported the gun might be in the student s car, which led to the search. A call went out to parents of students, to alert them of the find. According to school officials, joy paraphernalia and a knife were also found and confiscated from the car. Listen to the message sent out today. In our effort to keep parents informed, i want you to be aware that Law Enforcement found a gun, a knife, and Drug Paraphernalia in a vehicle on there was no threat to safety. Matt as you heard, students were not threatened today. They believe no one was under any kind of safety threat. The Orange County Sheriff S Office is investigating. The team could face charges. Teenager could face charges. Meredith what started as a series of accidents, turn into a confrontation, a witness firing at a suspect. We were first on the scene. Reporter and Orange County crime scene tech collects two shell casings from bullets fired deputies say by this unidentified man. A witness to a series of hit and run accidents on pine hills road who then confronted the suspect as he tried to walk away from the scene. Nervewracking. Reporter but did you feel like you had to take action based on what you saw . No comment. Reporter during the confrontation, deputies say the suspect got in to the witness dodge durango, intent on stealing it. Parks duncan the witness pulled out his firearm and fired a shot in to his own tire to flatten it so he could not take the vehicle. Reporter at this the suspect point, then got out of the suv, lunged at the witness, deputies say, and ran in to this residential neighborhood. That is when the witness fired another shot at him and missed. Kurt harshman s house is right along the path of where the bullet was fired and has no problem with what the witness did. The guy s trying to do the well, i hope they don t charge i think he s ok. Reporter according to investigators, the suspect was captured a few blocks away. And while deputies say the witness went a little too far by putting himself in danger confronting the suspect, he won t be charged for shooting at him. The information we have leads us to believe its a self defense issue. Meredith his girlfriend was among those injured. Jim a teen facing trial in two murders and a shooting spree has taken a plea deal. Are you entering these pleas of guilty because you are in fact guilty of the crimes you have been accused of . Yes, your honor. Jim that s 18yearold Konrad Schafer admitting to the shootings and the murders in open court in kissimmee this afternoon. 22yearold Eric Roopnarine and 17yearold David Guerrero were gunned down in separate incidents in the summer of 2013. Schafer was said to be the mastermind in a series of shootings and robberies, and for that the state is fighting for life sentences. Jeff ashton when you have two murders as brutal and completely senseless as these were, i just think that those are the sentences we ought to be arguing for, but ultimately it ll be up to judge morgan. Jim schafer will be sentenced april 15th and must serve a minimum of 25 years. Allnew tonight, Rockledge Police are surfing searching for a brazen bank robber with a gun. Space Coast Credit Union on u. S. One. He held the gun straight out in front, frightening to customers. He was wearing black from head to toe. His face was fully masked. He had on bright blue shoes. No word on how much cash he stole. Meredith a mystery surrounds the death of this former corrections officer. Police do not believe he killed himself. He was found dead in his front yard with a gunshot wound. As matt grant report, death deputies are looking for leads. Matt investigators still have no leads after a former marion corrections officer was shot in his front yard. He died on the scene. His death is suspicious. Family members gathered, but did not want to comment, except to tell me he was a good guy. We are sad for the family. Matt wesh 2 did some digging, and here is what we found out. He worked as a corrections officer from 2007 to 2014. Before he died, Surveillance Video captured an inmate who had been pepper spray punching him. He left to make more money serving legal papers in ocala. Those worked with him, said he was a giant teddy bear, religious, a passion for the chiefs, and his three month old baby girl. Detectives were trying to see if there was more history, anyone that may hold a grass. Every scenario is being investigated. We are following up on the big m s background as we do in every on the victim s background as we do in every investigation. This person cannot believe he is gone. I do not know how it happened matt anyone with information should call crimestoppers. Meredith in his resignation, he called his time at the jail a great learning experience. Working for Law Enforcement was a great dream. Jim wesh 2 news explained obtained exclusive video with one of the new trash trucks trashing a lamppost. This was recorded by a woman who wanted to show how the new trash truck picks up the rolling carts. The trash truck picked up a lamppost, which was flung back into the driveway. Thank goodness my neighbors do not park in the driveway. The car was in the crotch. No one was hurt. It could have been worse. Jim the county says that damages the response ability of the contractor. The homeowner says his cart was three feet away from the lamppost. Meredith wild melbourne shootout, but the man showed no signs of stress. This was off wycombe road. Residents could feel the vibrations from the blasts. Taylor is still in the hospital. He bases 23 counts of attempted murder of a Law Enforcement officer. He suffers from ptsd. Jim an arrest for a murder back more than eight years. The woman had been found in her home tied up. This was the crimeline flyer from november 2007, offering a reward for information that would solve the murder of mayola houser. She had been found in her home tied up, and she had been smothered. This week, a man who had been questioned before in the case, 61yearold kenneth reed, was crackdown. When asked again about potential involvement in her death, being told his dna was in her home, this time he allegedly said he was responsible. Lt. Joe iozzi putting all those things together, we were able to compile enough evidence to subsequently charge him with 2nd degree murder. Jim Leesburg Police say they never stopped working the case and hope an arrest helps the family with some closure. Police are investigating a puppy theft. It happened this afternoon at a puppy shot. The store is on east Colonial Drive in the coytown Plaza Shopping Center by the winn dixie. Police say a man and woman came inside, grabbed a puppy, and took off. This is actually not the first time this store has been the scene of a crime. You may remember this Surveillance Video from november. A woman is seen putting a yorkie into her purse. That puppy was returned, and now 25yearold carolina mejia urbina faces charges. Road closures coming soon to downtown orlando. Meredith just ahead, the area you should avoid started monday. He was very shaken. He had difficutly at first going to sleep. The classroom. All new at 6 00, what a substitute teacher allegedly said to students that forced a local principal to contact parents. Meredith plus thousands of dollars worth of donations collected for local homeless students have been destroyed. Tonight what we ve learned about this crime. Tony rain is ended for today. A storm system coming out of and headed our way get this. I was at my shop tied up with a customer when i realized the time. I had to get to the bank before it closed, so i made a break for it. When i got out it was almost closing time. Traffic was bad. I knew i was cutting it close. But it was ok. I use td bank. Its got longer hours and stays open an extra ten minutes every day. Jim all new at 6 00, a substitute teacher in Volusia County, upset that her students weren t behaving, allegedly told them she could have them shot. Meredith she is accused of making those controversial comments to third graders at turie t. Small elementary in daytona beach. Jim wesh 2 s claire metz reports, the students and their parents were more than disturbed. Claire the 61yearold substitute teacher was in a classroom for the very first time here at turie t. After completing training. Just a few hours into the school day yesterday, she allegedly t stop misbehaving, she d let a gunman into the classroom. She used that to calm them down instead of going to the faculty. Reporter threatening them with a gun . Yes, ma am. Claire this father asked us not to identify him, didn t want to single out his 3rd grade child. But he says the boy and his classmates were terrified by the s threat. The classrooms have outside doors, and she allegedly dangled the keys in front of the kids. She would have the keys to the classroom to let someone in t calm down, to come in and shoot them in between the eyes. Claire every single student in the classroom relayed the same story and the sub was removed, escorted off campus. An assistant principal sent a recorded message home to the 3rd grade parents. It said in part i wanted to let you know that we do take these statements extremely seriously, and we are working with the district closely in regards to this incident. Background checks, everything Claire School district spokeswoman nancy wait says the substitute had previously worked in extended after school care without any problems, and just can t explain what she calls the sub s extreme lack of judgement. We have made sure this substitute will not be teaching in our schools will not be eligible for any job in Volusia County schools. He was very shaken. He had difficutly at first going to sleep. Claire that father told us he had to spend quite a while reassuring his child he would be safe. A School Resource officer on campus documented the incident in a police report. In daytona beach, Volusia County, claire metz, wesh 2 news. Jim substitute teachers only need a high school diploma, clear background check to be in a classroom. Meredith right now, longwood a man who robbed a bank with a gun. This video, just released, shows the robber inside the cfe credit union the day before christmas on state road 434. He ordered the tellers to open the vault, and he got away with an undisclosed amount of cash. If you can help, call Crimeline Jim new information on a series of road closures that could impact any of you who live in parramore. They it s all part of the construction of the new soccer stadium. Starting monday, the westbound lanes of Central Boulevard between south terry avenue and parramore avenue will be closed. They will stay closed until march 11th. You can see the massive construction site now as the stadium building project is well underway. People living in west orlando will be seeing vertical construction on the 25,000 sea t facility take shape in the coming months. Meredith tonight, a major loss children. Vandals destroyed everything inside a Marion County storage unit that houses basic need items for students. Workers had to wear masks to clean up the mess caused when someone trashed the donated extinguisher in the room. They also sprayed profanity on the walls. The damage is estimated at more than 3000. Suzanne mcguire i just think they were terrible people who so we have a lot of items that weren t even salvageable. We just had a dumpster truck just come in and take away a bunch of items. Meredith 2000 pairs of new pajamas and 1000 brand new books were destroyed. As of right now, no one has been arrested. Jim there is still no cure for powerball fever. Tickets are going as fast as computers can print them, the jackpot continues to grow. Take a look at this billboard. We re talking 800 million. Just yesterday at this time, it was 700 million. It s the biggest jackpot in any lottery in american history. The cash payout is estimated right around 500 million. The drawing is tomorrow night, and we ll have the winning numbers on wesh 2 news at 11 00. Meredith hanging out with achievement knowledge is chief meteorologist tony mainolfi, we have got fog. Tony we are also watching a disturbance coming across the gulf of mexico. By saturday, we will break that down. Pretty got plans . Meredith i am here. Tony 69 degrees cooler, wins out of the northeast at five. Service still a bit rough, not as bad as earlier in the week. You saw that storm system coming severe thunderstorm watch. What normally happens in midand early january, as these, off the gulf of mexico, it tends to have a calming influence with cooler waters. We will have to see if the jet energy lines up late tonight and tomorrow. We will give you an update at 10 00 and 11 00. We have high clouds across central florida. You can see the height of the seas are little lower, but still elevated. Rain moving offshore. That is good news. 64 palm coast, 69 orlando. 72 around kissimmee. About 61. Overnight temperatures, above normal. Normal to be 49 in orlando. We are going to be around 61. A good 10 degrees above the normal. The fog burns off, limited sunshine, and then we ll have to watch the afternoon cold front and thunderstorms. Severe storms Production Center does have a marginal risk for severe thunderstorms on the west coast, with general thunderstorms in the interior. That is having to do with the cooler ocean waters across the northeastern gulf of mexico. Futurecast is doing a good job with the fog in the morning. Here comes a cluster of showers and thunderstorms. The biggest punch is on the western side of the peninsula. You can see these storms move quickly from west to east. If by midnight this is over, the marathon will be in good shape. I want to show you a few the south with that bulge. Forecast highs for saturday look like this. 75 to 80, after the sun works its magic and burns that fog off. Leaving the rain in our now, but in the morning, we may have the take we may have to take this off. If you like the cool weather, check this out. Monday, through wednesday highpressure bolding in building in. Check out the seven day forecast. The dry, sunny weather monday through with thursday. Jim another chance tonight for the magic to snap a nasty losing streak, pat. Meredith we re still early in january, but so far this month has not been nice for scott skiles and his boys, and energy, or lack thereof, is a big part of it. We ll hear from scotty on that next. And righting the ship, one of the key ingredients to renewed success for the ucf football coach scott frost. In 1965 subways founders had one simple mission. Fresh sandwiches. It seemed crazy in a time when gimmicks were all the rage. But the idea of freshly made ingredients would stand the test of time. The Subway Sandwich shop. Founded on fresh. So, i needed to deposit a check. I was about to head to the bank, but out of nowhere it just started to rain. Like really rain. I did not want to go out. [clap of thunder] but then i was like duh, just use your phone. Mobiledeposittechnothingy to the rescue. Im rayna. In 1965 subways founders had one simple mission. Fresh sandwiches. It seemed crazy in a time when gimmicks were all the rage. But the idea of freshly made sandwiches with Quality Ingredients would stand the test of time. The Subway Sandwich shop. Founded on fresh. Pat as we speak, the Orlando Magic have yet to win a game in 2016. Not that big of a deal, considering we re only eight days in, but a very big deal lost four times in those eight days. Fourgame losing skid as they play in brookyln tonight, but there may be a Silver Lining to what otherwise has been a rusty start to the new year. The nets are horrible at home. The magic beat brookyln there on december 14. 10582. Video here of that slaughter. But here s the rub, the nets have lost eight straight games at home. This magic win was the second of those nets losses. Yet orlando can t count on brooklyn to keep losing at the barclays. And scott skiles hopes that his team won t continue to tucker out so early in games. With three or four minutes in the game, we have got guys we ve got to correct that. Whether it is meant a cold mental or physical, we have got to rise in force with practice, time, preparation, like every team does. In like a lion, out like a lamb. Typically reserved to describe spring weather, but last fall, it could have been the ucf football team. That 012 finish is now left for scott frost to negotiate. The new head coach with a full plate putting his staff together, salvaging a recruiting class, and getting returning players to enjoy what they re doing again. Anything like a season like that, we have got is hard. We have got young talent, we hope to do good things. Some will learn to love it again, work hard, do something pat get this. I was at my shop tied up with a customer when i realized the time. I had to get to the bank before it closed, so i made a break for it. When i got out it was almost closing time. Traffic was bad. I knew i was cutting it close. But it was ok. I use td bank. Its got longer hours and stays open an extra ten minutes every day. And i bank human at meredith Walt Disney World has turned into the world of runners this weekend. Jim the 10k in the 5k has already happened. There are changes in the costumes runners are allowed to wear. They can still dress in character, but layered costumes, costumes that surround the entire product body are out. Staying say should come before somebody wanting to look