Would appreciate a phone call. Alison emergency room shut down and patients were put in the ambulances and whisked away to another hospital. This is as the hazmat teams scoured fredericks hospital. After two people walked in and said they were burned when they opened a package. As Maryland Bureau chief brad bell reports the hospital is back open after hours of tension. Brad in the last 45 minutes or so, things have it goen back to nowhere hall here at the hospital. The ambulances are coming and going. They opened a box at home. Something got on the skin. They felt a burn and came to the hospital and brought the box with them. Out of abundance of caution First Responders had to declare the hospital what they call adminny disaster zone. The police are starting a different investigation. People who received a box at their home with the household chemical inside didnt order the box. Police want to find out what that is all about. A well share it with you when we have it. Brad bell, abc7 ne
Connected. Ay allected. Fox5s alexandria limon isimo that in Prince William countyco with new developments tonight. Alex. Reporter Christian Sosa sosa rivas body washed up washed somewhere along this beach inchi mid january here in dumfries. Mfe now police say an internalan in power struggle within ms13 m may be the reason he wass killed. Killed. Apparently he claimed aen role that he didnttl even havee is what my understanding of itt was. Now whether that was thethat was motivation for his killing, iki, know that was an issue thatse s been brought up. Been b whether that was theroher that e motivating factor in his death d i dont know. I Reporter Police say the Murder Investigation inton ito members of ms13 were notnot happy sosa rivas claimed to bele the leader of ms13 in then he area but they add there couldheo be other factors in his murder. David wright works just yards awayht wor from where the bodyte washed up. Up. He says he spoke with investigators on the scene sce that day. T
Storms running along 270 and south across the river to loudoun county. Another storm near woodstock. This stuff moves eastward. Its a fair amount of lightning and a smaller area. We track this eastward over the next hour or so. We will see it move through germantown, gaithersburg and rockville before 5 00. The southern end will probably stay along the Potomac River in loudoun county. Beyond that we will see ourselves with a chance of showers and storms longer. Again, the entire area in the day remains under the heat advisory for one more day. As the heat index values feel like 100 degrees or higher. Be back with the latest on the warnings and any additional ones in a few minutes. Alison okay, doug. Thank you very much. This was a big surprise around here today. Breaking news out of d. C. Where Longtime Police chief cathy lanier announced that she is finished at the end of the month. Michelle the next move for her, the National Football league. Jonathan thank you for staying with abc7 n
Thanks. You can stay connected connecteh the stormwatch7 team anytime at wjla. Com or through the stormwatch7 or twitter feeds. You can download the stormwatch7 app for your phone or tablet. You will get texted anytime there is a watch or warning that is issued. Alison a big story in the district today. He is has been the face of d. C. Police department for the last ten years. But today, chief cathy lanier announced she is calling it a career in favor of protecting football fans and players. We have Team Coverage of her bage nouncement tonight starting with Stephen Tschida her big announcement tonight starting with Stephen Tschida outside police headquarters. Stephen chief laniers announcement stubbed a lot of people. Keep in mind, her stunned a lot of peak. Keep in mind her contract was up in january. If you look at other chiefs he is had been on the job for a decade. That is a long time for a police chief in a major city. 26 years at m. P. D. Nearly ten at the head of the dep for the
Its the end of the road for one of our local athletes, native gary russell, knocked out in his boxing round earlier today. But Christian Taylor and will clay earning gold and silver respectably. And its an olympic doover for abby. Shell get a chance to compete in the womens 5,000 meters. Theres a lot more ahead in tonights primetime. In track and field for the mens high jump, its also the final day for gymnastics with finals for men and women and individual events and live tonight, beach volleyball. Kerri Walsh Jennings and april ross taking on the host nation, team brazil. Shes a little star wars a pyirates of the caribbean. Maryland swimmer Katie Ledecky and Michael Phelps will make another splash in the spotlight. Thats coming up in a few minutes. Storm team 4 showing severe storms rolling through right now. And we could see more of them throughout the night. For that reason and the intense heat still eating us up out there today, another weather alert day. Lets get right over to do