Be rescued. The other caused some pretty significant damage. For you, this was the scene in boyds, maryland yesterday. Chopper 4 over a brush fire at the black hills regional park. This is pretty close to little acce seneca lake. There was a red flag warning yesterday. The windy conditions helped fuel another fire in germantown. A couple had to be rescued as the flames got closer and closer to their homes sweeping through five acres. The next door nape who also happens to be a sheriff deputy sprang into action to get them out. He even sounded his siren to make sure the couple realized this was an emergency. Firefighters worked through the afternoon to battle the blaze and put out hot spots, too. The couple says theyre thankful for their neighbor and the fire crews. 4 31. Time for your weather and friday. Amelia segal here with four things to know. Hey, aaron. Well, first of all, its a balmy start on this friday morning. 67 degrees with winds out of the south at 20 Miles Per Hour. So it
Again, were not exactly sure what is happening. We havent been able to confirm every detail. Derrick ward is on his way to find out and we will certainly let you know what is going on out there as soon as we can. Some of the other stories were working on for you this morning, the search for a firefighter missing now for nearly a week continues. Friends and family hope social media can help bring her home. As one group of firefighters in our area look for one of their own, another group prepares to say goodbye. The final arrangements today for a Prince Georges County firefighter shot and killed on the job. And another blow to metro, the scathing letter about safety youll want to hear about before you leave the house this morning. But first, we do want to check in with chuck bell and it looks like were in for another warm day, chuck. Absolutely right. P good morning, everybody. Four things you need to know about the weather for your tuesday, another little hint of summerme 80s. Since its
She wanted to avoid a trial so she and her daughter would not have to testify. I just couldnt bring myself really to again cross them and force their daughter to testify. In my judge, i think it was the right thing to do. We have a couple more waiting. I keep hoping well have a complete closure on it. We released a statement from the daughters of john geer saying adam torres wife and children did not murder our father. Robbing other children of time with their father would make us complicit in another wrong. Adam torres is now a convicted felon. He will never be a Police Officer again and will not be allowed to own a firearm in the future. He will be formally sentenced june this at which point he will already served ten out of 12month jail sentence. Jeff goldberg, abc7 news. Leon new details now on fridays shooting in temple hills that killed a firefighter and wounded another. Sources are telling abc7 that the homeowner did not hear the men identify themselves when they knocked. We are
37yearold John Ulmschneider was killed friday night. In a press Conference Police revealed a man used a handgun to shoot at First Responders who entered his home believing he was having a medical emergency. However 24 hours after the shooting he was released. Its not that we have facts that didnt lead us to it. Its an absence of facts that would get us to where were confident in place can that charge. And we are less than 72 hours into this incident. We can tell you that there are any number of pieces of evidence that still have to be analyzed. There are ballistics tests, there are witnesses who we have not had an opportunity to interview at this point. Reporter what investigators would not answer outright is whether the man was in fact having a medical emergency. Sources tell fox 5 the shooter claims his medical state was the reason he didnt realize they were firefighters rather than intruders. Police say thats all part of the investigation. C incident played out inside the home, who
Minutes just like it should. Remember to listen to wtop 103. 5 fm when you hop in your car. We have breaking news right now, policeinvolved shooting at an apartment complex in Prince Georges County. It started last night on Spring Hill Court in greenbelt. Derrick ward is live with new information. Reporter well, good morning. As you can see, its a relatively calm situation out here right now, but that is a stark contrast to what happened out here about 10 35 last night. Thats when police got a call for someone with a gun here in the 6200 block of Spring Hill Court. And when Greenbelt Police officers got here, they were met with gunfire. Joining me now is George Matthews of the Greenbelt Police department. What happened once the officers got to the scene . The original call was for a person shooting a gun in the area of the 6200 block. By the time the officers it arrive on the scene, the individual evidently worked his way up to the third floor balcony. And the officers were actually ta