Amelia . If you remember, adam, last week we were talking about a heat wave for this weekend. This is what looks to be a sixday heat wave. The humidity not too bad. Parts of the area under a code orange alert. Children, elderly, if you have heart or lung issues, take it ea easy outdoors today. The sun comes up around 6 20. Temperatures in the suburb around 60 degrees. 56 in culpeper. 59 in frederick. Here in the district, a balmy 68. Here is the morning planner, plenty of sunshine, clouds around today. The sun wins out. Look at how temperatures warm. 8 00 a. M. , 72. My noon, mid80s. What to expect this evening and if you have outdoor plans what to expect. New this morning, Prince Georges County officer shot his gun during a struggle with a suspect. Around 11 00 p. M. , an officer heard a car crash and went to check it out. When he arrived, a man was running from the scene. According to police, the man tried to take the officers gun. The suspect was shot during the struggle and rushed
Gun was illegal. Garrett haake is live at the courthouse with the teens connection to the shooting and the fathers reaction to the charges. Garrett . Reporter a source close to this case says that teen has already had his first appearance here at superior court where he heard the charges against him, two counts of Child Cruelty and three charges related to illegal possession of a weapon and ammunition. The accidental shooting death of 3yearold dalis cox last month horrified the people who loved her. All of our children were standing there watching, her friends, parents. Its something that we shouldnt have to see. Reporter and drew condemnation from the mayor and police chief. That gun should have never been in a place where it could have been accidentally or otherwise used to put a little girl in danger. Reporter on monday Police Arrested a 17yearold connected to the case and charged him as a juvenile with Child Cruelty. A former mpd detective explains. As long as he did something that
Police. How did we get so fearful that we think deadly force is the way to stop some situation like that . Reporter and the Community Hearing responses like this from an officer. That the average citizen would run. If they believed that was a gun would run, but the Police Officer cant. Reporter this is new sheriff troy berrys idea of training. We here at Charles County Sheriffs Office are trying to learn from national incidents. These are automatic flight and fight take over our brains. Reporter the discussion was led by retired d. C. Metropolitan police veteran melanie smith, now a phd. Law enforcement agencies train more in terms of Firearms Training rather than how to deescalate conflict resolution. People purr really afraid if they got stopped are really afraid if they got stopped by the police that they might make the wrong move and all of a sudden something go wrong. Reporter pastor Benjamin Watkin says making conversations with people part of training can change that. Naacp chap
Some car windows just about 1 2 a mile from where we are now. This is the neighborhood where he lives in. A neighbor did tell us that he is known in the area for getting a little belligerent. He tends to heavily drink and use drugs. Again, this what is neighbors are saying, not police, and they say that he tends to also get naked when this happens. Now police tonight are continuing to look for him. Theyve been searching this area for the last hour and a half and so far no word on whether or not they tracked him down. Thats the very latest here. Were live in gaithersburg. Im ileana diaz, wusa9. Thank you. Also breaking out of virginia tonight charges against a Loudoun County county sheriffs deputy. 31yearold john gregory has been charged with assault after an arrest in june. Its not clear what happened during that arrest. Gregory has been served with a misdemeanor summons for simple assault. Gregory was placed on administrative leave in july. Hes been with the Sheriffs Office for 10 yea
And when will it arrive . Lets get to tom with the answer and the weather headlines. Good morning. Right now, dont have any storms locally. Theyre far away for now. Theres a few breaks in the cloud cover. Live view from the tower cam showing a mostly cloudy sky. A muggy morning. The weather headlines in this wednesday might get a few isolated passing showers or thundershowers this afternoon. Our Storm Chances, though, are much higher for thursday especially tomorrow, Late Afternoon and tomorrow evening. Right now storm team 4 radar all clear. Dont have any showers around now. Just the clouds coming on through. It is a muggy morning. Were in the low to mid 70s most of the metro area. Upper 70s right around the bay. Next weather traffic on the 1s, drivetime forecast for this wednesday. Back to you. Thank you. 6 01. A man waking up in Police Custody after a s. W. A. T. Team was called to a home in Montgomery County. A woman left a house on valley bend drive in germantown and headed to a n