here, you can look at another area here of north capital where there are police lights down there. between the two scenes according to the chief, a man came out with a gun. he was obviously looking for somebody to shoot. well, at this point the man walks up the street here to where this liquor store is, big ben liquor store and pulls out a gun and he has targeted somebody and he is shooting that person. in fact, he shot that person multiple times. there were other people here that were shot in the leg. a total of at least four people according to the chief, at least four people were shot in the leg here. i heard from some of the witnesses that people were running and screaming, coming this way. now in addition to the people that witnesses might have heard, also the police officer on a bicycle in this area heard the shot and attempted to come to the scene. he was struck by a car. the chief told us about that. chief lanier: so the sound of gu

a block away. he comes to the scene and he is struck by a car. the car did stay on the scene. the officer is in good condition. he has been transported. right now his injuries are not serious. sam: now the chief is saying the one person who was shot multiple times is in serious condition. the other people were shot in the legs. they are not in serious condition. they are in good condition. as is the police officer. there is a lookout now for a black male who is wearing blue jeans and a hooded shirt, according to the chief. again, this man came out a side street. walked down here to new york avenue and proceeded to start shooting somebody. a police officer a block away was trying to respond. he was hit by a car. other people here were struck by bullets as they were in the same area of this gunman. that is the situation from here. reporting live from northeast washington, i'm sam ford, abc7 news. back to you. leon: all right, keep us

thank you, sam. heartbreak at clarksburg high school after three students there were killed overnight in a crash. maureen: the crash happened on a curve on burnt hill road just before kingstead road in clarksburg. all three students were set to be seniors in the fall. and all were on the football team. leon: our maryland bureau chief brad bell has been there on the scene all day and is there live now with reaction from friends who have to be shocked. brad? brad: oh, leon, they are horrified by what has happened. this is the scene. this is where the crash happened. you can see police have one lane closed off. people have been coming to pay their respects. sadly, this is something we have seen too much over the years. a country road, a hill, a curve, too much speed and then a crash. these were the kids everybody knew. >> they were all fun, just loved to hang out, have a good time. they were just buds that you can count on. brad: jacob dennis, patrick shifflett, cary greene. clarksburg high school juniors and

>> they all played football. they were all great players. brad: just some of the thoughts shared by the dozens of young people coming to the spot where last night the three teens died. jacob dennis driving his new pickup. shifflett and greene his passengers. about 11:30 last night heading home from a party along burnt hill road. too fast, police say. and on this corner, dennis apparently lost control. montgomery county police captain saying there is no indication alcohol was involved. more likely, driver inexperienced. police are investigating whether dennis was even allowed nonfamily passengers. >> summer season among us. tragedies like this will happen far too frequently if parents and the community doesn't have courageous conversation with our kids to remind them to be safe and come home safe. brad: clarksburg high going ahead with commencement ceremonies today. a bitter-sweet time for many. >> they were all in one circle of friends. everyone loved them. and everyone just wante

have fun with them. brad: well, as he said and as we said, these were the kids that everyone knew. and tonight, the community, the clarksburg and damascus communities are gathering at the difference makers church in damascus for a vigil at 7:30. in clarksburg, brad bell, abc7 news. leon: okay. thank you, brad. what a tough situation there. now as brad said, today's graduation took place with a very somber tone. many of the victims' classmates learned about their deaths at that ceremony. clarksburg principal whiting called for a moment of silence for three people he had known for years. >> i was the principal of rocky hill middle school when the young men were in middle school. i have known them since they were 11 years old. leon: this marks the second deadly incident involving a student this year. a train hit and killed a sophomore who was also cl

maureen: a call for he from a frightened mother led to gunfire and the shooting of a stafford county sheriff deputy. tonight the sheriff's department says the deputy's bulletproof vest saved his life. stephen tschida has new details from the scene. stephen: the tense scene after a violent shooting. a call came in about 10:00 p.m. a woman said her estranged son was breaking into her home. when they rivered, deputies entered the timehouse and climbed the stairs. there on the floor, they say they encountered 18-year-old joshua sumter. when told to raise his hands, sumter allegedly pulled a gun and started shooting. during the exchange, one of the deputies was struck repeatedly. >> there were four shots, three or four shots in the hip, the thigh, the arm, and the upper chest. stephen: the deputy is expected to survive a potentially fatal shot thanks to his bulletproof vest. the injured man was rushed to

meanwhile the suspect took off running. sparking a massive search. >> many, many units were mobilized. he was apprehended in a relatively nearby subdivision called thomas jefferson place townhouses at 5:45 this morning. stephen: but while n custody en route from the sheriff's office to the jail, sumter attempted to get away and allegedly assaulted another deputy. so now the 18-year-old who allegedly tried to break in the townhouse is behind bars facing a slew of charges, including the attempted murder of a sheriff's deputy and assault. stephen tschida, abc7 news. maureen: a teacher is arrested accused of taking inappropriate pictures of female students without their knowledge. 38-year-old todd scriber was teaching at bethesda-chevy chase high school last october when a student says she noticed him holding a cell phone beneath her skirt. an investigation began a

he no longer works for montgomery county schools and he is charged with six counts of sexual abuse of a minor. leon: overseas now to a developing story out of tel aviv, israel, where police say three people are dead and at least five others were injured when two gunmen opened fire. reports say there were shootings in two different locations near a huge popular open-air market. both gunmen have been detain and police say both suspects are mens of -- members of the same palestinian family. maureen: in the blink of an eye. coming up, how after five and a half years this video was able to secure the conviction of a murder. leon: also, the national cathedral is going to be removing confederate battle flags that are start of two large stained glass windows there. what it plans to do with them coming up. doug: we have our eye on the weekend forecast. a lot of activities this weekend. the weather you need to know still to come on "abc7 news at 6:00".

leon: breaking news from annandale where fairfax county police say a second person has died in a domestic shooting incident. the woman and the man were shot on a home on beverly drive around 1:00 this afternoon. the man died there at the scene. woman died a few hours later at nearby inova fairfax hospital. police do have a suspect in custody. maureen: a jury has convicted a prince george's county man of murder with the help of his victim. leon: melvin pate

after the 2010 shooting. he died before the case went to trial. but the jurors saw a video of pate identifying jermaine hailes by blinking at his photo. hailes' attorneys objected to the use of that video but the maryland court of appeals ruled it a dying declaration so it was able to be used in court. hailes will be sentenced in august. maureen: changes are coming to the stained glass windows at the washington national cathedral. representations of the confederate flag will be removed. plain glass will replace them. work will start at the end of summer. the changes come nearly a year after south carolina's governor ordered the confederate flag removed from statehouse grounds. that was triggered by a deadly shooting at a black church in south carolina by a white suspect known for embracing the image. once the confederate flag glass is removed, it will be used as a centerpiece to trigger a national conversation about racism in the church. leon: it felt like spr

today outside across the metro area. when is the heat and the humidity that we deserve going to come back? we'll find out when doug comes in with the forecast coming up next. >> are people trading in the rails for roads, even those who shouldn't be on 66 in rush hour? what we found out coming up. robert: i'm robert burton. coming up in sports, guess who wasn't at o.t.a.'s today? you will never believe it. and nba finals. find out who lebron is calling to step up today when "abc7 news at 6:00" continues.

leon: a memorial service for muhammad ali will be held friday in louisville, kentucky. today, hundreds of people came to stand in line to get a ticket to the service. the 74-year-old boxer died last friday after a long battle with parkinson's. people started lining up at midnight just for a chance to get a ticket. tickets to his memorial were supposed to be handed out wednesday morning but the line started forming at midnight. 15,000 tickets were handed out on a first come, first serve

we'll have complete coverage of muhammad ali's memorial service friday starting at 2:00 p.m. you can watch the service live on the sister station newschannel8 or streaming on the website wjla.com. maureen: a local nurse has been convicted of sexually abusing patients in several hospital emergency rooms. jared klein was found guilty today in d.c. court. he was accused of abusing patients at george washington university hospital, washington hospital center and united medical center. the incident happened in 2013 and 2014. he was found not guilty on similar charges in prince george's county. leon: if you are a regular drive in northern virginia, i'm sure you have noticed a spike in congestion this week. is that because of metro's safetrack plan? a lot of folks say yes. our transportation reporter brianne carter went out looking for some answers to that question today. she is live in arlington to tell us what she found. all right, what is the word? brianne: well, officials warned all of us about added delays

because of safetrack. take a look here now. not too bad along 66. we are seeing some congestion there inbound. but this morning drivers say bumper-to-bumper backups were almost unbearable. some commuters heading east in the city, the same direction of the impacted section of the rail system say their trip today more than doubled. along 66, some drivers say they saw more single drivers violating the h.o.v. rules. we went to state police for answers. state police say day sta isn't immediately available yet -- data isn't immediately available whether troopers issued more tickets this week compared to previous weeks but a spokesperson says the virginia state police say the department and the troopers are out enforcing the rules. a majority of the troopers now this week are having to respond to the increase in traffic crashes resulting from overall increase in volume they have seen in the past three days. well, that volume isn't just felt on the highways as a drive

>> i was late to work. i had to drop my boys off at 9:00 at school. i can't really come in earlier. i was on google trying to find the best way. they were like 50 minutes this way, 40 minutes this way. >> there was no -- >> there was no best way. yeah. brianne: she was heading from reston to georgetown and said it took her more than two hours to finally get to work. it's not just the major roads. also tonight, residents in neighborhoods also complaining saying that much of that spillover is now right outside their door. reporting live, brianne carter, abc7 news. leon: okay. thanks. folks, we have everything you need to know about safetrack on a special metro page at wjla.com. and if you want metro updates texted directly to your phone, just text us the word "metro" to 43817. maureen: we hope everybody has been able to enjoy the absolutely gorgeous day. leon: this has been one of the best. one of the best. doug: it has been.

days inside the whats like most of us here have, this is what it looks like outside in the real world. it's beautiful! gorgeous! it will stay that way. the lower humidity, comfortable temperatures. this view is courtesy of the rooftop cam rat -- camera at if you have any outdoor plans, swimming is not something i would do. it's chelly in the 60's at -- chilly in the 60's at 7:00. but as we go to the overnight hours the numbers will fall in the 50's. upper 40s in the western zones. this is where we pick up the forecast tomorrow morning. be clear, the winds are 5 to 8 miles per hour early in the morning. when the sun rises the winds will pick up. 49 in berkeley springs. 50 in hagerstown. 48 in frederick. 52 in luray and ashburn by tomorrow morning. many school systems are still in session. it looks like a fine wake-up call and a walk to

stop. pickup temperatures are 56 degrees with full sunshine. skies will be mostly sunny. maybe a fair weather cloud or two at recess time. 78 in the afternoon. tomorrow we have winds gusting 20 to 25 miles per hour throughout the entire day. when we get into friday and saturday and sunday, a lot of great activities this weekend through the whole metro area including the d.c. jazz-fest. we use that as the launching point for the weekend forecast. 80 degrees friday. low humidity. lots of sunshine. partly sunny, warm and humid. 89 for a high on saturday. we continue to think as we get 5:00 and 6:00 in the evening, that is the best time period through the night of scattered thunderstorms. some could be heavy. that will be out of here by sunday. we have sunshine and highs of 87 degrees. for the pride parade saturday, good weather. pleasant and it will warm up in the late afternoon. but then from 6:00 to 9:00 or so, the showers and the thunderstorms will be a possibility. i told y

look gorgeous. saturday, late day showers and storms. sunny, breezy and warm on the day on sunday. monday, tuesday, wednesday looks great. if you are going to the beaches this upcoming weekend, it will be cooler. in the 70's. surf water temperature 65 to 70 degrees. the chance of storms at the beaches are saturday night through sunday morning. staying at home or going away looks good to me. maureen: sounds great. leon: the quietest off-season in redskins history keeps going right along. robert: i bet you can't guess who wasn't at o.t.a.'s today. surprise, surprise. we will tell you who was missing in action today. game three of the nba finals. is it for over lebron jam

robert: we will start with basketball. the topic for the instapoll at the bottom of the screen. are the cavs done? get out your phone, tablet and head to desktop. go to wjla.com/votenow. no love for the casinos -- for the cavs tonight. literally. kevin love is out of game three tonight. but the player they need to step up is lebron james. we saw what he did last year in the nba finals when he didn't have barrington irving or love but he -- when he didn't have kyrie irving or love. but he ca

>> i have to get the guys looks or i track guys in transition to get them going. also it's 50/50. they have to get themselves going as well. >> we will have an edge tonight. we will come out and be ready to play. we want to bring our best stuff. and if we can get it done tonight we are in a great spot. robert: tip-off at 9:00 p.m. at 8:00 tonight, join us on facebook live for the tailgate party. we will talk about the nba finals. is it a must-win for lebron? i think so. in football, another day of o.t.a.'s for the redskins. look at the video behind me. where is desean jackson? another no-show for him. today jay gruden said jackson is in town. he is just not here today. however, players say he is doing something because they notice he is beefing up a little bit, gaining some muscle. gruden said he was at the facility yesterday. in baseball, no word yet on the punishment for

ventura last night. the 99-mile-per-hour fastball. machado retaliated by charging the mound and the benches cleared. both ventura and machado were ejected. whether he gets suspended or not he won't starve. jimmy seafood tweeted out free crabcakes and crab for life for manny machado. real men are definitely not soft. final night nats against white sox in chicago. but don't think you will get free seafood if you get hit by a pitch. you won't get that. maureen: he is the only one. doug: tonight at 11:00, brian van de graaff is in for steve rudin. chilly morning ahead. he will put numbers on it and the timing of the weekend thunderstorms. that is coming up later. maureen: "world news tonight" with david muir up next. leon: see you near 11:00.

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