The bullet hit the officer who works for the university of maryland baltimore in the head. Police identified the instructor who fired the weapon as William Scott kern, who has worked for Baltimore City police for 18 years. State police will complete a criminal investigation and forward that to the states attorney. We will sit back and wait for the investigation to be completed. And then once that is done, we will review it and determine what, if any, charges need to be brought. Reporter the state still owns rosewood. Baltimore county police have used it for training for years. But this is the first time the District Attorney used it are if training. It for training. Reporter state police say it could take weeks. Tell wjz, they are conducting interviews with persons who are at the scene. The investigation is being conducted as a criminal investigation, with the purpose of determining if a crime occurred and is not an administrative investigation. An administrative investigation examines the adherence of personnel to department policies. The incident has already drawn outrage from elected leaders. I was so angry, i was almost speechless. Reporter the Police Commissioner suspended six people in connection with the incident. Training has also been suspended, until authorities can determine what went so wrong. Reporter and the officer who was shot remains in the hospital in critical condition. Right now. Live at city police headquarters, mike hellgren, wjz eyewitness news. Mike, thank you. Stay with wjz and cbsbaltimore. Com for the latest on this developing investigation. Well, tonight, we are hearing from the family of the university of maryland student shot by his roommate, who killed another student and then himself. Wjz is live. Derek valcourt has more from the family of neil oa. Derek . That bullet hit nal in neal in the leg. But tonight, his family says he is just lucky. Reporter police say 22year old graduate student dayvon green had been diagnosed with mentalilness for more than a year. He took his own life after killing one of his roommates, stephen rane, and shooting another roommate, nealoa in the leg. Chris merz says his stepson and his roommate were awakened by several small fires. When they went out together to put out the flames, green opened fire. Saw the gun coming out of his pocket, out of the kids pocket. And just had a sense that something wasnt right. He turned to run. Thats when he got hit. You know, he felt his leg, something was there. And just decided, i just gotta go, just gotta run. Reporter family members say although nea well is at home recovering and doing well, he isnt ready to speak with the media until after he speaks with the motor of his roommate, stephen rane. Rane is slated to be laid to rest in pennsylvania. As the campus mourns his death, neals family counts their blessings. As bad as we feel, thinking of stephens parents, it makes us sick to our stomach. Reporter police say green also had a machete and a 22 caliber semi automatic uzi in his bag. Derek valcourt, wjz eyewitness news. The funeral for 22yearold stephen rane will be held saturday, at the funeral home in ma vern, pennsylvania. He will be buried at Philadelphia Memorial Park in fraser. A traffic stop leads to a crash in front of a college in Baltimore County. Mary is live in the newsroom with details. The driver failed to stop for a trooper. Take a look at the aftermath near one of the entrances to goucher college. The suspect went through a red light and hit a car trying to turn into them. He hit and struck car. In all. Taken to area hospitals with minor injuries. Back to you. Okay, mary. Thank you. Charges are pending against the driver. It was a rough morning across the region. Snow and black ice led to dozens of accidents, including a fatal accident in anne arundel county. First warning weather coverage begins with alex demetrick. Those accidents spread over a number of counties. But the most seem to be in anne arundel county, where there was the most serious crash of all. Reporter temperatures dropped low enough to turn overnight snow into thin crusts of ice. Getting it off cars was the easy part. Getting it to work was the hard part. Main lines jammed up, especially in anne arundel county. 97, 50. Route 100. We have reports all over the county of just major backups. The reason was icerelated accidents. At least 60 were reported to anne arundel police. One was deadly. An suv apparently slid into oncoming traffic near gambrels, striking a cement truck. Thereof a fatality, an adult female who was operating that suv. Preliminarily, it appears that Road Conditions was a factor. Reporter because it was a fatal collision, accident investigators spent all morning, collecting evidence. But roads werent the only slick spots. Despite responding to 37 car accidents, they also responded to six falls, due to icy conditions. Individual his stepped onto their porches or sidewalks in front of their homes and slipped. Reporter treacherous conditions that vanished with the ice, as the morning warmed. Still, the timing couldnt have been worse for the morning commute, which included a 10 car pileup. Back to you on tv hill. And tonight, police have identified the victim of that fatal accident as 18yearold alexis louis of crofton. Temperatures are slowly dropping now. But it is clear. Live look outside now. What are the chances for more snow later this week . First warning weather coverage continues now with weather and bob turk. Sunny, warm afternoon. Believe it or not, we have a warm day setting up for tomorrow. Right now, radar is clear around here. But temperatures are slowly clearing out. 34 in oakland. There will be a front, approaching us late tomorrow night. But ahead of it, very mild air. Probably over 50 degrees tomorrow. Tomorrow night, the clouds build back. Maybe rain showers. And early on saturday, maybe 2 00, 3 00 in the morning. Or 5 00, 6 00, 7 00 a. M. Saturday, well see it transition to some snow. Could see smaller accumulation once again as it gets colder progressively throughout the day and weekend. Tim has a look at the rainfall weve had this year. Tomorrow is the 15th. And we are keeping track of the precipitation and the amount of moisture moving through. And we have to phrase it that way because these are all coming through. An inch of snow. A little rain, sleet. Coming through with rain. The best way to measure it is with moisture. Sitting currently at 6. 43 inches of moisture. Precipitation total. We are normally at about 4. 48. We have a surplus of just around approaching about a quarter inch, going into the middle of this month. As with these last few, we could probably see an inch or two out of this next system, friday night into saturday, before its all said and done. It will be the kind of year we see a foot of snow. But there will be 1 inch at a time. Two inches at a time. No major event at least until this point. Bob will have your details in your first warning forecast coming up in a few moments. Now, back inside. Check in for first warning weather coverage. Log onto cbsbaltimore. Com. Repealing Death Penalty. Hearings are taking place in annapolis for what some say could be the year maryland ends capital punishment. Political reporter pat warren has more on this emotional debate. Apply the resources saved to the victims families. Reporter governor omalley leaves a crowd of adhave indicates in the Senate Judicial proceedings today. The Death Penalty does not make us stronger or more secure as a people. Nor does the Death Penalty make our laws more effective or more just . The governor calls the Death Penalty an effective, expensive and inconsistent with our society and values. Our free, diverse public, was not founded on fear or vengeance or retribution. Prosecuting the most heinous crimes. Baltimore county states attorney, scott shellen berger says he is not discouraged by the political clout behind repeal. No. I dont feel like were at a disadvantage. Harford county states attorney gave wjz an example. Multiple convictions, break into a family home, beat the father. Rape and murder the motor. Rape one of the 11yearold daughters. Douse both of the girls with gasoline, set the house on fire and leave. Now, youre going to punish that murderer the same as the 18yearold who shoots the store clerk in a robbery . Supporters of repeal have not been able to get a vote out of this committee in the past but are confident of succeeding this year. Capital punishment is expensive. It does not work. And i humbly urge you. Mike miller says he believes it will pass the senate. Clear the house and go to the voters for referendum. Im pat warren reporting from annapolis. Back to you on tv hill. And they put tighter restrictions on the Death Penalty in 2009. Coming up at 6 30, wjz sits down with two people, who lost loved ones to violence and their opposing views to the Death Penalty. The nightmare for more than 4,000 apparentlies on a crippled Carnival Cruise ship just wont end. Youre looking at some asking for help. People on board. Randall pinkston reports for wjz from mobile. The broken down carnival ship triumph, is expected to finally dock this evening. This is going to be a long day. This is not a process that is going to happen fast. Reporter this afternoon, a new problem, a to line snapped as tugboats steered the stricken ship to the terminal. The line was replaced. And the slow journey resume said. Nellie bets has been in talks with her daughter nicole, who says life on the ships has been disgusting and miserable since they lost power. And the conditions with the smell. They did have running water. But the water was brown. The commode, they hadnt been able to flush the commode in some days. Has she been on a cruise before . First and last time. They have a teddy bear and rose waiting for their daughter carly. We just bought her a valentines. And sunday is her birthday. John made them a sign that reads, thank god its over. Its not the way i planned to spend valentines. But here we are. Reporter news crews surrounded hare as he spoke to his wife on the phone. They want to know how the smell is on the ship . Oh, its horrific. Horrendous. Horrendous. Reporter customs and Border Patrol boarded the boat earlier today. They are trying to speed up the customs process, when the ship finally docks at this terminal. Reporter carnival is providing transportation and hotel rooms for the passengers. Theyre also giving out full refunds for the cruise, a credit toward future cruises and 500 cash. In mobile, alabama, randall pinkston, wjz eyewitness news. One person with a preexisting medical condition was taken off the ship. Still to come tonight on wjzs eyewitness news. Chocolates and roses. Baltimoreans are once again spending money on romance. Im christie ileto. And that story straight ahead. A woman police say was murdered by a man she met online is laid to rest today. Im rochelle ritchie. The new details into the gruesome killing, coming up next. Stunning allegations. He made history at the olympics. Why he is now charged with murder. And ready for the weekend . Stick around for the updated first warning Weather Forecast coming up. Ncn it is clear and 43 degrees in central maryland right now. The complete first warning Weather Forecast is coming up. We are learning more tonight about the murder of a Baltimore CityHealth Employee who was laid to rest this afternoon. Police say she was bound and murdered in her home by a man she met online. Wjz is live in northwest baltimore. Rochelle ritchie spoke with family and friends who called the death senseless. Rochelle . Reporter good evening, denise. We are in front of the home, where jennifer conniers was found murdered. Tonight, her family and friends are full of heartbreak and say there is no justification for such a gruesome killing. Reporter broken hearts pour out of sharp street memorial United Methodist church, as family and friends say goodbye to jennifer conniers, a baltimore Health Employee found murdered in her home. Just such a tragedy what has happened. Its just terrible. Reporter Baltimore County police have her alleged killer behind bars. Monte carter is charged with third degree murder and false imprisonment. I dont know what to call other than an animal behind bars. Its just a tragedy, her death. She was loving and kind. Reporter according to charging documents, Baltimore City firefighters responded to a house fire. They found conniers lifeless body facedown in the basement. They believe carter tied her up with wires and cords cords and dragged her to the basement. They also found a large area of blood in the bedroom. Carter was taken into custody after he was found driving her mustang. He had blood on his jeans and told police he had been using cocaine and heroin for several days and met conniers on an Online Dating website. If youre a predator and you seek to cause harm to people, these sites are a perfect hunting ground. Reporter they say justice and saling heal suggest what they seek. How does the family move forward . Through christ who strengthens us. With robbery, theft and arson. Im rochelle ritchie. Back to you. Police say carter used conniers debit card to purchase items to sell for drugs. A Montgomery County man is charged with two cases of indecent exposure. The 49yearold was arrested last night, after Staff Members observed him exposing himself. Police say he did a similar thing in front of some girls last month. But the man is out on bond tonight. Charm city just got a little more charming. A National Publication rates baltimore as the number 2 mace for singles. Reporter well, it means charm citys single lovebirds wont have to look far for love this valentines day. Reporter whether its flowers, bling or gifts for your sweethearts sweet tooth, baltimores single lovebirds know love is in the air. I was remind bide my girlfriend a few times. Reporter they rated baltimore the best place second best place for singles. Single men are expected to spend twice as much as those who are married. These are for my wife. And my 5yearold daughter, whose favorite color is yellow. I come here to the store every year at valentines day. Reporter at odonnell florist, its been nonstop. We see a lovely lovely increased demand. Reporter while love birds, especially those flying solo, businesses are cashing in. Its the largest moneymaking day of the year. Its about 15 to 20 of the yearly sales. Reporter this year, the holiday will generate around 18. 6 billion. The National Retail federation says the average person will spend about 131. Thats up from 2010 during the recession. Flowers, chocolates, even a night out are all common valentines day presents. The most popular is a card. Nothing crazy. James is keeping his role as cupid simple. I got flowers at ikea and like maybe a picture or picture frame. Reporter because every lovebird knows its not about how much you spend but the thought behind it to keep your swreet heart happy. Reporter studies show men will open up their wallets twice as much as women, spending more on valentines day presents this year. Back to you. The average date night in baltimore will cost you just under 40. Unless youre going out with bob turk. 6. 95. He can do it for half of that. 40 will get you into the movies and pop corn and thats about it. Thats your date. There it is. There are ways to stretch that out. Never go to the movies. I got netflix you know. Like i say. Its cheaper that way. Lets take a look at temperatures and conditions around the region. Clear skies. 43. Southeast winds at 6. Barometer. Set your barometer right there. 30. 00 inches. Come back and take a look at your warm friday. But a much colder weekend after this. Quite a few changes happening in our weather. Cold last night. Snow. Beautiful afternoon. A warm friday, but big changes again coming late tomorrow night and on saturday and the weekend. Its going to get cold again. 34 in oakland. 43 now. 46 in d. C. 39, ocean city. Dew points, 27. Pretty dry air mass. 44 annapolis and kent island. And 43 in columbia. 49, 30 today. That was the problem this morning. Skies cleared out. Theres moisture left on the roadways. Most of the snow is pretty much gone. But we had, at least from the main roads, black ice. You cant see it. Just a very fine film of water frozen some areas. Thats why we had some of those bad accidents. 45, 26, the average now. Thats come up 1 degree, by the way. 70 and 2 below 0 are the records on this date. Right now, a light southeast wind. Tomorrow, winds go back to the southwest. That will bring in very mild air. Then tomorrow night, they go back to the northwest. And that will start bringing in some more cold air. Theres another arctic front across northern plains. Tonight, snow on the upper great lakes. And here in the dakotas. Thats going to roll by to our north. And drag warm air ahead of it. Then a cold front crossing the region tomorrow night. Late. Temperatures begin to fall. And we expect a area of low pressure to kind of redevelop, along that front in the carolinas. And move up the front off to our east. But it will be in a position there could bring us a period of rain and then some snow saturday morning. Early in the morning. Were talking, you know, 5 00, 6 00, 7 00 a. M. Before it starts to clear out. Going to get colder by late in the day. It will get windy. Sunday will be just a plain old cold day, with maybe a few leftover flurries yet. Winds tomorrow, southwest, 5 to 10 knots. Most of the day will be warm and very pleasant tomorrow. The bay temp at 39. But tomorrow night, late. Things begin to change. 31 tonight. High clouds moving into overnight. Tomorrow, sunshine and clouds on the increase. But a warm day. 53. Tomorrow night, we get down to around 34. Some shower activity. Rains transitioning to wet snow, which will probably end sometime saturday morning. Some areas could see an inch. If it comes quick enough. Some areas may each see a little more than that. All depends on the strength of the storm and how much cold air can get in. Kind of a race going on. But looks like well see frozen precip saturday morning. Thank you, bob. Still to come tonight on wjzs