Cloudy, warm, and breezy. Highs 8386 winds s 515 g 25 mph tonight thunderstorms 9pm to 1am then partly cloudy. Lows 6066 winds sw 5 mph friday partly cloudy. Warm. Highs 8086 winds nw to s 5 mph breaking overnight a overnight a delaware state trooper gunned down in a wawa parking lot. Now the suspect involved is barricadded in a house and firing at police. Sam sweene h latest from the live desk. This suspect has been barricaded in this middlletown Delaware House since early yesterday. Overnighht police blew off the front door, but werent able to go in. Heres what we know. Around noon yesterday a 32 year old delaware state trooper approched a suspicious car in a Bear Delaware wawa parking lot. 2 people were inside. One exited the car and shot the trooper multiple times then took off. The trooper died shortly later. Police moved in and took one suspect into custody, but the man got away. He made it 15 miles. Police found him in a house in middletown delware where he has been barricaded s
Serving his community and his country ever since he was a teenager. He joined the Civil Air Patrol, which is a nonprofit organization, chartered by congress, which offers young people a chance to work with the air force. His mentor of more than 15 years says ballard stood out from the beginning. He was a big loveable teddy bear, i guess you could say. Everyone enjoyed being around him. He was always the one that everyone liked to talk to. Reporter at just 18 years old, Stephen Ballard was a leader. His mentor says this is a picture of stephen when he was prom poeted to cadet commander in the Civil Air Patrol in 2005. He was tasked with overseeing more than a hundred cadets in his squadron. Then he went to college at delaware state university. After graduating he became a delaware state trooper. He always had a passion to do something in that realm, s i think thats how he saw being a state trooper. Reporter paul is still coming to terms with the fact that ballard is gone. But he finds c
K9 teams helped Falls Church Police check the large building. Nothing was found. Still this tenant was shaken. How concerned has this made you . This place is not safe. Are you truly worried . Yeah. Reporter the bestknown tenant here, the Falls Church Health Care center, a clinic that provides abortions. An employee read a statement by the clinic owner, making it clear they believe they were the target of the threats. Prochoice Health Care Centers have experienced an increase in harassments, threats, and the presence of protesters since the election. Lord is with me. Reporter antiabortion activists are a daily sight outside this building. This group had to leave the grounds like everyone else. They say this kind of threat runs counter to their peaceful protests, protests designed to convince women not to go to the clinics thirdfloor office. This building is a very sad building. I just spoke with some of the tenants that their businesses here, and they do not like the fact that theres a
Temperature in the mid 80s. I have all the details on that weather forecast. Erin how are the roads. This is what youre up against, sluggish commute use low beams and caution on the outer loop about a 20 minute delay from 95 over to Georgia Avenue. Also in virginia, gw parkway just outside alexandria shut down because of a crash scene. Well help you steer clear of all those issues with your traffic. We got you covered this morning, allison and steve. Our big story this morning though new details in that breaking news out of delaware where a tense standoff in its 19th hour between police and a man they say shot and killed a delaware state trooper yesterday. Trooper stephen j. Ballard was gunned down as he approached a car and parked at a convenience store. Sadly we learned trooper ballard had had a local connection to the d. C. Region. Melanie alnwick joins us live with the latest this morning. Reporter steve and allison, many of Corporal Ballards friends have changed their facebook pro
Excuse me. Where a tense standoff is in its 18th hour between police and man they say shot and killed a delaware state trooper. Trooper stephen j. Ballard was gunned down as he approached a car outside of a convenience store. Melanie alnwick joins us with the latest. Reporter the gunman was able to make it 15 miles away from the shooting scene and hes been hiding out in a house in a residential neighborhood. Overnight homes shook with the sounds of several blasts and neighbors say they could hear police on bull horns. This hour still no resolution. Yesterday evening, a sea of officers, look at this, stood outside the hospital where that 32yearold trooper Steve Ballard passed away. Then a solemn escort for a 9mile trip taking ballards body to the medical examiners office. People all along the route saluted and put their hands on their hearts as the parade of sorts passed by. It was about noon wednesday when Corporal Ballard approached a parked one of two people inside, a man, got out an