Excuse me. Where a tense standoff is in its 18th hour between police and man they say shot and killed a delaware state trooper. Trooper stephen j. Ballard was gunned down as he approached a car outside of a convenience store. Melanie alnwick joins us with the latest. Reporter the gunman was able to make it 15 miles away from the shooting scene and hes been hiding out in a house in a residential neighborhood. Overnight homes shook with the sounds of several blasts and neighbors say they could hear police on bull horns. This hour still no resolution. Yesterday evening, a sea of officers, look at this, stood outside the hospital where that 32yearold trooper Steve Ballard passed away. Then a solemn escort for a 9mile trip taking ballards body to the medical examiners office. People all along the route saluted and put their hands on their hearts as the parade of sorts passed by. It was about noon wednesday when Corporal Ballard approached a parked one of two people inside, a man, got out an
Temperature in the mid 80s. I have all the details on that weather forecast. Erin how are the roads. This is what youre up against, sluggish commute use low beams and caution on the outer loop about a 20 minute delay from 95 over to Georgia Avenue. Also in virginia, gw parkway just outside alexandria shut down because of a crash scene. Well help you steer clear of all those issues with your traffic. We got you covered this morning, allison and steve. Our big story this morning though new details in that breaking news out of delaware where a tense standoff in its 19th hour between police and a man they say shot and killed a delaware state trooper yesterday. Trooper stephen j. Ballard was gunned down as he approached a car and parked at a convenience store. Sadly we learned trooper ballard had had a local connection to the d. C. Region. Melanie alnwick joins us live with the latest this morning. Reporter steve and allison, many of Corporal Ballards friends have changed their facebook pro
Exactly transpired that led to that stabbing and whether in fact the 14yearolds invo involved, were students at the middle school. This happened just as classes dismissed. Still working the story. As soon as we get an update well bring that you to t live in Montgomery County, Marina Marraco fox5 local news. Police arrested and charged a man with rape and robbery. This is 33yearold antonio komara accused of raping a woman along castle boulevard in silver spring. The victim was talking along the sidewalk. The victim says the suspect sexually assaulted her and stole some money from her purse. Kamara is being held without bond. Tonight at 6 00 family and fellow officers are remembering the delaware state trooper who was killed on the job. Mourners lined the street as the body of Corporal Stephen ballard was moved to a funeral home today. Ballard who is Prince Georges County was investigating a suspicious vehicle outside a Convenience Store yesterday when he was shot and killed by one of th
Howling wind to raging water, parts of five states under siege from the elements. In texas theres a tornado crossing the road in front of us. Reporter this giant tornado rolling into canton. Tragedy was averted on prom night by this quick thinking dj. I said it is going to be a direct hit, reporter 20 people went into the bathrooms and storage closet and wrote out the storm without a scratch. Automobile dealership and its entire inventory of new cars is now a junkyard. This couple helpless as they record the tornado that destroyed their new home. Glad to be alive. Reporter residents banding together to help each other pull through. We are lucky. I dont know if we will ever get it cleaned up. Reporter in the desperate search for an 18monthold girl and fouryearold boy trapped inside of a truck swept away by floodwaters. Right now i think we are looking at a recovery. We are hoping for the best. Water wasfor some, the only escape route for the flooding. This pregnant woman and her husband
A good monday morning. We begin with breaking news. Several people rushed into surgery overnight after a man opened fire at a pool party in Southern California. In fact, in all eight people shot at that apartment complex in san diegos University City area in la jolla. At least one person pronounced dead overnight. A witness says the attacker was sitting calmly with a beer in one hand and a gun this the other. Others describe the scenes of chaos people running for their lives trying to help each other. New Video Shows Police storming that pool area. You can hear the rapid gunfire come out of that video. Police say the gunman actually pointed his gun at officers and was shot and killed. Abcs alex stone has the latest. Reporter the call came in just after 6 00 sunday evening in san diego. Hes shooting again. He has a gun in his hes aiming to the north. He is i dont know who he is shooting at at this point. Reporter 911 inundated with callers saying there was a man sitting on a lounge chai