, this is a 7 news breaking news alert. leon: breaking news from montgomery county, were a man was shot and killed at a laundromat in gaithersburg. alison: richard reeve is at the scene with the breaking details. rich? the victim's

21-year-old deandre smith from montgomery village. there is a dumpster and a signed tilted on its side. the gunfiree happened. a witness said he saw the whole thing while he was cowering in his car parked nearby. ries of anguish at this gaithersburg shopping center, now a homicide scene. it just happened so fast. it was kind of scary. richard: a witness saw the gunfire at 5:50 thursday night in this back parking lot. he saw the victim surrounded by five teenagers. there was an argument and then one of them pulled a gun. >> they argued, and it happened so fast. i do not know what they argued for. from the beginning to the shooting took two minutes.

richard: the witness heard four to five gunshots. after a medical examination, they determined the person was a man who was badly wounded. >> they found the victim suffering from an apparent gunshot wound to the head. the detectives do not believe this was a random shooting. he died at the hospital. officers searched rooftops, garbage dumpsters, and on the ground for evidence. they are also checking surveillance video from the nearby laundromat. customers were shaken up. >> it's a shame that somebody lost their life. you have to be aware of what's going on around you. richard: left behind at the scene, only a light-colored purse. the police have a lot of evidence to look through, including surveillance video. right now, no book out or description of the suspects in this apparent homicide.

richard reeve, abc 7 news. leon: we are also following breaking news from southern california, tracking a dangerous situation, a powerful storm system causing this massive flash flooding and mudslides in los angeles. stuck, vehicles are stranding drivers. severe weather or shutting down parts of interstate five, which is a major freeway in the area. the closures are expected to last up to 15 hours. alison: around here, the weather is called murder, but cooler weather is on the way. steve rudin has the first look at the forecast. way, butanges on the one more nice day and then the cool weather arrives for the weekend. outside the belfort furniture weather center, 50 leesburg, 45 degrees.r, luray 43 hardly anything out there, just a few clouds, staying dry overnight. mainly clear skies, 50 degrees.

the wind will be light. through the day tomorrow, after will be in thee middle 60's with lots of sunshine. a cold front midday may bring spotty showers. talking about the weekend, wake-up temperatures in the 30's, and when it will warm again. i will give you a hint -- sometime next week. more on that coming up. alison: it is a call that had fairfax county police fearing "not here, not again," responding to a a report of a shooter on leesburg pike, only to find out it was a drill. 7 on your side is trying to figure out what led to the confusion. roz plater explains. least four different police agencies responded, traffic was backed up, schools went into security mode all because the police had not been told what was going on.

tonight we are still trying to find out who dropped the ball. oficopter overhead, dozens federal and local police officers on the ground responding to a 911 call for an active shooter at this falls church high-rise office building. arriving officers began clearing the building floor by floor when they made a discovery. >> no active shooter, just a drill. >> this is just a drill? >> it is confirmed with the people we are physically talking to, saying this is a confirmed drill. the agency sent workers any melted for case and about the drill, and that is where the confusion began. >> they forwarded the e-mail to another person in the building, another employee. roz: but nobody notified the police this was just a drill. >> that's probably one of the first aspects you need to do. respond police had to

and this could have at a much different outcome. in andr job is to go find the active shooter. how they do that is with guns drawn. people can get hurt because of people responding to an active shooter situation. awaiting answers to several questions -- which agency sponsored the drill, how much manpower responded to it, and how much that cost taxpayers. live in falls church, roz plater, abc 7 news. aon: no charges filed after two-year-old boy was attacked and killed by a neighbor's dog in west virginia. ae prosecutor said the dog, medium-sized mixed breed, was properly maintained on its property. the child wandered into the neighbors yard last month. the dog's owner signed over ownership of the animal so it could be euthanized. authorities in frederick

maryland are moving forward to remove a statue. they approved a resolution to move forward with removing the fromof roger brooke tawny city hall. he was the supreme court justice who wrote the 1857 dred scott decision which affirms slavery. the meeting coming just days after it was vandalized. the police released surveillance pictures of suspects, but so far no arrests. the: starting next month, state of maryland can recall license plates with the confederate flag on them. they judge lifted the 18-year-old injunction. the recall goes into effect november 17. owners of the confederate plates will be contacted by the mva about the next step. leon: u.s. -- alison: u.s. troops will remain in afghanistan longer than planned. as many as 5500 soldiers will stay there through next year. president obama: i believe this

mission is vital to our national security interests. alison: he had planned withdrawal all forces by the end of next year, but u.s. commanders believe afghan forces are not ready to operate on the road to combat the recent surge in violence by the taliban and isis. they will focus on counterterrorism and training afghan forces. leon: tonight, we're hearing from the teenager at the center of a video that has gone viral, pinned to the ground by d.c. police officers. jason goolsby says that he and two friends i just left an atm in southeast monday when the police raced up. the officer told him that a man accused him of making a real uncomfortable. goolsby explained why he ran when the police arrived. was to run instinct because i did not what to die. i feared for my life. of d.c. mayorce muriel bowser released a statement saying the police department was reviewing the incident. alison: another day of emotional

testimony at the charles severance murder trial. chris dunning told how he returned home in 2003 and found his mother's body. jurors heard the 911 calls. the police question james dunning at the time but never charge him. charles severance is accused of murdering three people. jeff goldberg will be in court for the entire trial. keep track of the developments by following him on twitter a @abc7jeffg. in charleseowner county saw three teenagers running away from his home in white plains. jay korff has the details. leon, a lot of people talking about this bizarre case, in part because one of the suspects tried to run for congress.

charles county police say the crime happened in this home next to the woods on billingsley road in white plains, maryland. that threeallege , one of whom had political aspirations, got involved in it attempted home invasion. they try to get into a home but were thwarted by a barking dog who woke his owner. they fled and were eventually caught. the authorities found a duffel bat, duct tape, rope, and gloves. >> it's crazy. they need to stop and get a job. in: there has been a spike crime of light. the police are trying to determine if this is tied with other recent crimes. >> we have had the police out here several times. a quick online search reveals a perplexing aspect -- one of the suspects announced his intentions to run for congress in the fifth district

as a democrat, despite the fact he is not 25 years old, the required age to run the house. he claims he graduated near the top of his class from lackey high school, taking college courses, and served as a page in the maryland general assembly. he announced on his facebook page in october that he suspended his campaign. and the other suspects, they face attempted home invasion and burglary charges. jay korff, abc 7 news. neighborsl ahead -- tried to help, but it was too late. >> i'm on the phone with 911 and i heard the sound. leon: the child's mother is in custody. problems could be ahead for the next republican problems could be ahead for the next republican presidential debate.

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tonight, a baby is dead after the police say that her mother threw her out of an apartment window in the bronx. the neighbor say she was having

a psychotic episode and was ranting something about the devil. she threw her daughter out of the window. the neighbors pleaded with her to not do that, but they could only watch as the girl fell to the ground. >> they were on the roof yelling at her. that is how loud it was, stop, don't do it. leon: she was arrested and taken to the hospital for an evaluation. her three other children aged 4 through 10 were at home at the time but not injured. alison: as lamar odom remains on life support, there is a battle brewing over the media frenzy. his estranged wife is apparently fighting with the owner of a brothel, where he was found unconscious. reached outan reps to the owner asking him not to speak to the media. he refuses to keep quiet, saying he is telling the truth about what happened. odom was found unresponsive wednesday.

officials say he had ingested herbal viagra, as well as cocaine and alcohol. leon: an american who helped thwart the terror attack in france has been released from the hospital. he was stabbed in a street fight last week in sacramento. he thanked first responders in the hospital for helping in his recovery. two front runners in the republican race off running to boycott the next debate. donald trump and ben carson said they would stay home unless their demands are met. they want the debate to be limited to 120 minutes with no commercials and candidates allowed to make opening and closing statements. the debate is scheduled for october 28 in boulder, colorado. leon: maryland drivers, tomorrow the maryland transportation authority is kicking off a month-long waiver room for toll violators to pay their debts without facing penalties. era inis an end of an

the skies. tomorrow, the final us airways flight will take off from the skies in philadelphia, labeled flight 1939 in honor of the year it was created. on sunday under the american airlines banner. the merger was announced two years ago. alison: an update on one of the national zoo's biggest stars, giant panda cub bei bei. he weighs nearly six point five pounds, his eyes are fully open, and he is rambunctious. go on exhibit for the first time early next year. for now you just have to enjoy the panda cam. leon: don't want to see him rambunctious when he is 600 pounds. that will not be as fun. alison: bei bei. changes in the weather? cool: yeah, it will get

out there. that does a lot for the color changes. parts of montgomery county and western d.c., this photo sent in by dr. andrew baldwin from near rockville. dr. andrew, by the way, he was season nine's "bachelor." alison: and he is a good photographer. steve: through the coming days, look at what is going on further off to the west. garrett county, allegheny county, lots of color to enjoy. cooler temperatures, a good time to check it out. also west of the blue ridge, the higher elevations. not so much the district or old town alexandria because the water is keeping it warmer. give it another couple weeks. the high today, 68 at reagan national, one degree below-average this time of year. at the airport at this hour, comfortable, 56, the wind out of the south at eight. chapters fall into the 40's,

especially west of town, where they have already dropped to 43 luray, leesburg 50, 53 fredericksburg. a little bit of milder air to the west. this will push ahead tomorrow, but a cold front just off to the north and west arrives midday. may trigger a few showers. after that we clear out and cool down big time. mainly clear skies, temperatures drop near 50 degrees inside the beltway. 40's to the north and west. tomorrow looks good, upper 60's. maybe a few showers midday, but other than that not much at all. grab the sunglasses. the cold front moves through as we head through the daytime. the wind will change direction out of the north and west. a little bit of sunshine, then the coolest air of the season arrives saturday and sunday. highs will only be in the 50's, morning temperatures waking up

early saturday morning, released sunday morning, monday morning, in the 30's across the metro. it will be cold. you may want to grab a sweater, jacket, and hat. 59 saturday, 55 sunday, 56 monday. we warm up a little towards the middle of next week. back into the lower 70's. the fall color change, the cooler temperatures will give it a nice boost. alison: and it is chilly out there even tonight. let's get back to talking about bososts. the redskins could use one this weekend. we are hoping to see desean jackson in time for the jets, but that may not happen. sports is coming up.

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at the inner loop at richie marlboro road, closed. a vehicle was inside of a vehicle that was struck, with critical injuries. we will follow the situation and bring you updates as we get them. >> and now the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. robert: the caps hosting the defending stanley cup champs, the blackhawks in town and ovie was in the building. in the first, on the power play, the caps take the 1-0 lead. carlsonecond, john getting fancy. spinorama. the caps beat the defending champs 4-1. braden holtby had 26 saves. if you thought desean jackson was a sure thing to return

sunday against the jets, think again. jay gruden said that jackson felt a twinge in his hamstring and was pulled from practice. he still has a chance to go sunday, but will have to wait and see. they could use him. the jets will probably stack the box in anticipation of the run game. we have seen plenty of matt jones and chris thompson has been making a splash, but alfred , it will be nice if the skins get him going. coach gruden: there are some things that matt jones does d and vicen alfre versa. we try to mix and match our system to the best personnel at that time on that play call. we are not going to give up on the run, but will try to give alfred more balls. robert: baseball, mets-dodgers, just one final, the mets advance to take on the chicago cubs in the nlcs.

this -- he cuts this fastball in two, standing 30 feet away from the pitching machine. bam. new meaning to the word reflects. incredible. yesterday, blue jays slugger had everyone talking after his monster shot, and imitative. today during cubs batting practice, anthony rizzo was working on his bat flip. the firstsketball, preseason college coaches' poll is out. maryland is ranked third, virginia is ranked sixth. leon: should be a lot of good basketball in this region. stay with us.

still ahead, talk about luck.

leon: this story, check this outcome a california collector is about to cash in on a photo that he purchased for just two

dollars five years ago. turns out it is the second known photo ever of western outlaw billy the kid. the collector is expecting to get as much as $5 million for this photo. the only other known photo sold for over $3 million. alison: amazing. leon: he is considered the holy grail, not just of western memorabilia. alison: and they think it was a wedding he was at, playing croquet. that's an incredible story.

steve: tomorrow is going to be a nice day. upper 60's. cooler for the weekend, only in the 50's. leon: jimmy kimmel live is next.

and now abc's "jimmy kimmel live." dicky: from hollywood it's "jimmy kimmel live"! tonight -- justin theroux -- from "scandal," scott foley -- "this week in unnecessary censorship" -- and music from duran duran, with cleto and the cletones, and now, as far as i know, here's jimmy kimmel! [ cheers and applause ] ♪