With the latest. We are hearing all of this started with a call from a concerned citizen . Absolutely, that is the thing that is the most bizarre. Investigators are working to crime scenes and we are being kept quite a ways back. This happened at about 7 30 p. M. Tonight on sharon road. This is video on the very chaotic scene, dozens of officers all over the place. Whybig unanswered question, would somebody opened fire on firefighters just trying to save somebodys life . The pg police chief said the firefighters were answering a call along with Police Officer to make a welfare check on a person at the address who may be experiencing a medical issue. When the firefighters arrived is when the trouble began. Resident of the home was not responsive, so a decision was made to gain entry to the home and check on the persons welfare. Unfolding, the individual inside the home fired a number of rounds, striking two Prince Georges County firefighters and the concerned publicual who had led safet
Staff here train for. The big mass casualties. Luckily the children involved here, 22 in total all have minor injuries. We dont know what type of injuries. Take a look at the video. There were four or five ambulances and then the ambulance bus which carried a number of those children. The resources throughout the city were able to respond to other emergency call. We have a call here to obtain extra information and we will bring it to you when we get it. For now, reporting in northwest. Leon stay with abc7 for updates on the story. Even if you cant be by your television, log on to wjla. Com. Scribe to breaking news subscribe to break news alerts to keep you informed. This is one of the biggest weekends ahead in the d. C. Convention center and the possibility of protests will bring big crowds. Getting in and out of d. C. Will be frustrating. We have a roundup so you cant say you werent warned. Jay . Jay im in a primary Seating Location for the Cherry Blossom festival parade that will sta
Rearended to send the 60yearold man from new jersey out of control. Another mercedes hit the mercedes. The state police trying to piece it together. Whether or not he was at fault is under investigation. Tonight the state police say it is possible another vehicle that did not stop that touched off this whole terrible chain of events. Leon the over big story were following is 19 children and two adults rushed to the hospital after a School Bus Crash just before 3 00 at r. F. K. Stadium. The crash didnt look that bad but the injuries tell a different story. Brad its a they tell us that they and the police are investigating the accident. That is the poll that the bus driver hit. In all 22 kids, all of him students at Woodbridge Elementary School had to be taken to the hospital. They had minor injuries. More than half of the people on the bus were taken to the hospital. They believe the driver of the bus was trying to whip the bus around. They didnt see the pole or something and slammed in
Democracy. And the cap tam face off against the flyers at 7 00 p. M. Sand and seasoned hordes of children and their parent expected to flock to the Convention Center for the all day science and engineering festival. Hotels will be packed and roads will be too. All i can say is they are making money. This is a fancy gib camera to get the spectacular shots in the festival parade tomorrow. If you cant come out, you can watch it on abc7 news at noon and channel newschannel8 at 2 00. Alison thank you, jay. Maureen even more street closings. 19th street between pennsylvania avenue and g street and eighth street between 20 pennsylvania avenue. They will be closed until sunday at 10 00. Find a list of the street closings around the area this weekend at wjla. Com. As jay mentioned the emancipation day parade means road closures in the district. The city holiday dates to 1866. But didnt become official until 2000. It imagines the date in 1862 when Abraham Lincoln ended slavery in the city. D. C.
Are you fine . Hes waking up. Hes like somebody hit me from the back. I told him, yeah, i know. Reporter herrera said soon he learned the trooper was trapped. I tumpd his shoulder. Im like officer, are you okay . Are you awake . I didnt get no response. And i just got on his walkietalkie and i just said trooper down on 495. Caller he backed his tow truck up and moved the mercedes out of the way. Two witnesses say this man got out of the mercedes. Police have not confirmed that for us. State Police Identify the driver as Prasad Yadavalli of new jersey. He was in shock. He had head trauma. He was bleeding like crazy. When he stepped out of the car, i seen him just Walking Around his car, you know, and everybody else was trying to get the police, the trooper out of the car. Reporter this tow truck driver says his rig was also struck by the mercedes after it hit the trooper. He says everyone quickly sprang into action. All of trying to help the trooper, but we couldnt do anything with our