a homeless man who had been receiving food aid from the church entered and apparently at random shot weber was in his way, then turned the gun on himself. it was chaotic outside of st. peter's episcopal church in ellicott city thursday evening. swat team members burst in after reports of two women been shot inside. pronounced that at the scene was a 59-year-old woman who work the front desk. a 62-year-old co-director was transported to shock trauma with life-threatening gun shot wounds. and knowingher, that could happen in a church of all things -- my wife and i are active in our church, and i just cannot and manchin how that could happen. >> neighbors reacted in horror.

family and friends gathered at home.cotellicott city as far as a motive, the police say a homeless man, 56-year-old douglas jones, living in the woods near the church regularly visited the food bank and recently had become angry with staff members after they would not allow him to come around anymore because of his behavior. >> he was described as belligerent, argumentative, and they recently asked him not to return. >> the police say he entered the church and confronted the two women in the front office, shot them both, then went back to his campsite in the woods and shot and killed himself. the police are not sure how many times the women were shot or where the weapon came from, but they know the victims were randomly target. >> we did not believe these victims were specifically targeted. we think he may have been frustrated with the church as a whole and these two staff members happen to be there. >> the episcopal diocese of

maryland released a statement saying that it is sad and by the shootings and is pressing for the victim's and their families. reverent kohn remains and grieve condition -- rev. the kohn remains in grave condition this evening. body was found at a middle school in northwest baltimore. we know he is between the ages of 18-20. we're told he was discovered early this morning near windsor elementary middle school. investigators got a call about a gun going off around 11:30 last night, but when they conducted a search, nothing turned out. so far, the police say no students were involved, but the school is working with. -- is working with the police. >> the school will be closed for a time until homicide complete their investigation.

they're working cooperation with the school police to keep them aware of our progress. >> a preliminary investigation shows the man likely died of a gunshot wound, that is not yet confirmed. storms rolled in last night, bringing lightning and huge downpours. what can we expect tonight? here is tom tasselmyer. >> there could be storms right now, no immediate threat to baltimore city, but storms have been popping up through the afternoon and early evening. the main threat in maryland and south, moving through p.g. county, charles county, southern anne arundel county, could cast a check the eastern shore -- could catch the eastern shore. the storms in eastern pennsylvania are working to the southeast. continuing to push to the south. the storms and pennsylvania making a run to the south could give us a little bit of a lightning display.

coming up, if the storms will hang around for the weekend in the forecast coming up. from lightning to severe storms, interactive radar keep you informed on wbaltv.com. it is also on your smart phone. another twist in the murder case of a 13-year-old. the mother of the 13-year-old suspect to admit this week to establish shooting the other girl is being investigated in connection with circumstance surrounding the killing. her body was carried out a rowhome and disposed of with garbage bags. according to the woman's lawyer, prosecutor told him his client's dna was found on the girl's bra. a political consultant to the stand and a trial charging him the election fraud. officials say he designed calls with the intent of suppressing the african-american vote. barry simms is locked out of the courthouse with more.

-- gary sims is live outside of the courthouse with more. >> the calls were reported getting his clients elected, he says. >> we are testifying, and that should remain in the courthouse, but i will be happy to talk to you when my testimony is over. >> he is telling the jury his version, while working for the bob ehrlich campaign in 2010, he developed a robo-call. he denies that was intended to suppress the african-american vote. he described how he was one of the first to use the calls, saying that they were effective and inexpensive. they could contact the home, get a recorded message to a voter in under 30 seconds. the cost? less than three cents per call. he said of the more than 100,000 clients he had, most were democrats. critics said of the more than 100 clients he had, most were democrats. he said they wanted to pigeonhole me to african- american outreach. he said they wanted him to work

with the black people and bring in their votes. prosecutors charge henson with election fraud, attending the call which went to 100,000 baltimore city and prince george's county suggested the election was over before polls closed, designed to suppress the black vote and did not contain an authority line, as required by law. henson said he was tried to get more people to go to the polls. as the drought continues, it remains confident. >> indication it is a great thing. i will just say i am fortified by tens of thousands of people who are praying across this country and we will be victorious. >> jurors will hear more about these calls monday, when julius henson will again take the witness stand. live up from downtown baltimore, barry simms, wbal tv 11 news. tonight, an interview with the police commissioner fred bealefeld after announcing he is stepping down from his position after five years. >> his retirement will start

august 1. jayne miller sat down with bealefeld to talk about his decision. she joins us live now from city police headquarters. >> fred bealefeld characterized his decision to retire as personal. >> the realist story is i am going to be 50 in august. people say, you are just this young kid, but i have been doing this for 31 years. i don't feel like a young kid. >> it was all about family as fred bealefeld explained his decision to leave the job. he says he and his family are anxious for change. >> i was absolutely influenced in this decision. i was influenced in this decision mostly by linda and erica bealefeld. >> wife and daughter? >> yes, and they are ready for me to come home, they are ready for me to do something else.

my son is a united states marine at pensacola naval air station, and i missed a big part of his life, so i am anxious. >> you are tearing up. >> it is real tough. >> is that because you were not doing this anymore? >> because i missed that. i did this -- they were along for the ride, but this really was my thing. this was my career, my pursuit, my love, 31 years. i asked them to do a lot. >> as commissioner, bealefeld presided over a significant drop in the city's homicides, but also the dark side of policing, involving cases of corruption, scandal, and police misconduct. he warned, get ready for more news soon. >> did not put your microphone down because there will be more

cases, and more cases soon, about corrupt police officers. it has never been a surprise to me that we hunted these guys down. always disappointing, always disappointing. >> bealefeld said he is most about reducing the number of arrests. reporting live from police headquarters, jayne miller, wbal tv 11 news. the governor has declared a special session to begin on may 14. during the session, the budget will be worked out. the budget will include cuts to education, public safety, and social services. david collins will have more on the upcoming special session next week. stay tuned to 11 news and wbaltv.com for the latest. a student facing 10 years

after a plot of terrorism. >> the public viewing of the arraignment of five men accused of orchestrating the september 11 attacks. >> the orioles get to revive one of the worst memories and red sox's history. tonight, to get to play more than just spoiler. >> showers and thunderstorms on doppler. we will see if that lingers into the weekend forecast. right now, cloudy skies, 81 degrees at the airport, 77 degrees downtown. degrees downtown.

a once promising student is facing 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to help a female terror suspect, jihad jane. prosecutors say he work with jane, i do is committed to trying to kill a swedish artist who offended muslims. the student who had a full scholarship to johns hopkins began chatting online with shane, offering to raise money and recruit terrace for her. the five men accused of orchestrating december 11 terror attacks are headed back to a military tribunal this weekend. the self-proclaimed mastermind and his co-defendant will be arraigned in guantanamo bay. the proceedings will be taught by the three closed-circuit feed at fort meade. if you are interested in attending the public viewing, entered through the gate, bring a photo i.d. and vehicle registration. seating will be limited. unemployment moved down slightly in april, but the

economy says there were fewer jobs added that expected, the second straight month of sluggish job growth. today it was the hot topic on the campaign trail. sally kidd is live at our washington bureau with tonight's project economy report. >> this less than favorable jobs report comes one day before the president officially launches his reelection campaign. the unemployment rate dipped to 8.1% in april, down 0.1% from march. >> the unemployment rate ticked down again. >> president obama taught at the number during a speech. >> after the worst economic crisis since the great depression, our businesses have now created more than 4.2 million new jobs over the last 26 months, more than 1 million jobs and the last six months alone. >> with the economy taking center stage in the battle for the white house, fluctuations in unemployment have become a chief talking point on both sides of the campaign trail.

>> the policies did not work. >> mitt romney said the reason the unemployment rate is down because 340,000 people dropped out of the work force. >> they stopped looking for work. the stop looking, the statisticians are able to say, oh, unemployment is lower now. and analysts say his courtly the job picture in the six months leading up to the general election to have a significant impact on the prospects of an incumbent president. >> what we will see over the next six months is more of the same, more of we are not dropping into a recession but we are seeing holding steady. >> democrats in congress say republicans are to blame for slow job growth. for failing to move on job- greeting legislation. republicans say democrats are to blame because they are threatening to raise taxes. live in washington, sally kidd, wbal tv 11 news.

>> now your insta-weather forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> some spots that heavy downpours, others just a sprinkle. not quite done with it yet. p.g. county, charles county, series county dealing with a cluster of showers and storms that appears to be weakening, but these have been polls storms that blossom and fizzle and redevelop on their track. to the north, pa., a line of showers and storms dropping down. a batch of storms approaches from the north as the evening wears on. again, it will probably get weaker past sunset. last night, a good cluster of storms moved through. the almanac today, not a lot of rain to measure. your backyard may have been underneath one that did more,

but at the airport, where it was warmer than normal, 85 degrees, the normal the fourth of may, 71. it temperatures in the 80's west of baltimore, eastern shore, cool sea breeze. ocean city 70 degrees, currently 77 downtown baltimore. the future-cast, pa. storms moving south into central, east, parts of eastern maryland at towards 11:00 tonight. but let the storms will die down, move south, and the skies will be clouded early part of tomorrow. after that, should have a nice weekend. 60's at the lows, the wind shifts to the north as the front goes by. some of the cooler air to the north will move south. the normal high, low 70's. northern kentucky, the front will be bearing down on them tomorrow. the question is whether it will pass in time for the kentucky derby tomorrow evening. the title be relatively close to them.

the kentucky derby forecast still has a 20% chance of thunderstorms, but it would be isolated. essentially, but such a warm, dry day. they have severe storms this evening, but the front should take most of that activity to the south by post time on nbc tomorrow evening, 6:15. around baltimore, we should get past the front. the wind out of the north, less humid, partly cloudy, 77-82. tomorrow night, if the skies clear, there may be wondering cloudiness. if the skies clear, the superman of 2012, up 14% larger than usual -- the super moon of 2012. the reason it looks larger is because it is closer to earth. a mere 221,000 miles away, closer by 10,000 miles, so it looks bigger and brighter. ways around the foot, water temperatures in the low 60's.

western maryland, beautiful saturday, highs in the 70's. eastern shore, the bay bridge, the eastern shore, 80, less humid, 75 sunday. ocean city, thunderstorms linger in the morning, clearing the rest of the weekend. seven-day forecast, nice looking weekend, partly cloudy, 73 monday, showers return tuesday. did tom say orbital perigee? but the odds? i was going to say that, too. the orioles are facing the red sox, try to cap off their epic collapsed at the end of last season. boston needs no reminder of that slice of history. the orioles finished off the red sox posses and at the guard last season. boston lost 5-7 games to the orioles down the stretch as they completed their nose dive for the ages that led to a

managerial change. over the course of 162 games, revenge does it not usually factory strategy, but you imagine they circled the series in the clubhouse when the stifel cannot a few months ago. game one of the series starts at about one hour. fenwich part, listen to the parked on wbal radio. lester.s against baseball's most dominant closer may have reached the end of his career. mariano rivera suffered a torn in theigament outfield during batting practice, shagging fly balls. he will likely require season- ending surgery. he has 608 saves, first all-time in baseball history. he told reporters he will make a

comeback, but if he cannot come his career may have ended in the field instead of the mound. tomorrow evening, the annual running of the kentucky derby, right here on tv 1, coverage starting at 4:00. -- on tv 11. we have not seen a triple crown winner since affirmed, 34 years ago. with just hours to post time, who are you picking? we caught up with an nhl analyst at pimlico, the bricks down the run for the roses like a pro. >> i really think number 16 really moves on the off track, and there's a lot of speed in there, but i am confident that he can fit the trip and really loves the off track. ready for slot and mud. if the track is off to marcum that i am going with number 16. just happened to be my hockey

number for many years and the national hockey league. >> have to have an angle. >> have to have an angle.

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storms tonight, but they keep pressing south. partly cloudy, sunshine on sunday. if the skies clear enough, the super moon tomorrow. >> thank you for joining us.