Youll hear the exclusive from Eyewitness News. And updating you on the condition of a teenage victim. Today is monday, march 28th. And youre just minuting away from weather and traffic. And meteorologist bill evans is back well look outside, we see some rain. Youll need your rain gear. Its the scene all across the area this morning. Hey tommys food truck is here woohoo lets get something to eat. Well start off with breakfast and our rain gear. The temperature right now is 42 degrees. The humidity on the high side and rain across long island, coastal connecticut, jersey shore with temperatures in the low 40s. These numbers are a little warmer than normal for overnight as rain is surging from the south and right across look at the rains southwest. Thats coming across today until perhaps lunchtime, even early afternoon. Well be looking at late in the day toward 5 00. Temperatures could get to 60 with some wreaks of breaks of sun. Then the local windy and chilly. March going out like a lio
Shooter is outside, so the guns are drawn. They were out, you know, making sure we were safe but it was pretty anxiety producing, even that part of it, and we all started scattering, as soon as the shout happened. Ran through, ran out, and got out of the building. My biggest concern is getting my stuff back because it has my life in there, but just that im safe, and i need to process it with my legs that im here colleagues that im here with, and continue to be safe. Reporter the lock down has been lifted and the man who had the gun inside the capitol has been arrested. Police believe there is no additional threat. Now we are learning that police are investigating whether that man is the same man from tennessee who interrupted a session in Congress Last year. It is not yet confirmed that is the same man, but that is what police are looking at at this moment. And we of course will get more on that as we go through the afternoon. Well continue to report all we get here live from the newsr
And some victims were badly beaten. Janelle burrell has more. Reporter the same man is responsible for five attacks across the city. The last happening here over the weekend. They hope the newly released surveillance images lead to his arrest. Investigators said the new surveillance images were captured around the time of the attackers last violent encounter. The video released by police overnight shows the man saturday afternoon near the Apartment Building of aaron van schindel. The 83yearold badly bruised after the suspect viciously beat her. And i guess i got socked. I dont remember very much. Reporter its the same man they believe choked and robbed a noneyearold earlier this month. And choked me three times. He [ indiscernible ] reporter the suspect is responsible for at least five incidents targeting elderly during Daylight Hours, holding them up at gunpoint or knife point, attempting to rob them. The Police Believe that he first struck in ridgewood queens in january holding up a
They said get out of here. Guns were drawn. And they were pushing us out. There was literally pandemonium. During administrative screening the individual drew what appeared to be a weapon and pointed it at officers. An officer fired and struck the suspect who was subsequently treated by medical personnel. The suspect was taken in to custody and transported to the hospital for treatment. The suspect is currently undergoing surgery and his condition is unknown at a time. Dawson is well known to capital police. Last year he stood up in the gallery of the house during the debate and announced he was a, quote, prophet of god. Police subdued him then and he was arrested but never showed up for court. Today he returned to the capitol, this time armed. He was hospitalized and is under arrest. The woman who was hit by the shrapnel was not seriously injured and the lockdown was dawson acted alone and there was no further threat. We should tell you Eyewitness News reporter josh einiger is on his