officer shot. bullets fly in a parking lot near goddard space center hitting an off-duty officer and a child. tonight, what set off the violence. hello, i'm denise koch. we're following breaking news right now. three people, including a u.s. capitol police officer and a child, are shot, and it happened just a short distance from nasa's goddard space center. eyewitness news is live in greenbelt. kai jackson just spoke with police. >> reporter: that's right, denise. let's give you a frame of reference. we are right across the street from the goddard space flight center at graney belt road in prince george's county. we want to underscore, prince george's county police were not involved in this shooting. that needs to be said. nevertheless, there was a

police-involved shooting in prince george's county. it claimed several victims including a 12-year-old girl. shots are fired around 7:00 thursday night at the gates of cipriano apartments. police say it began with an argument inside the apartment of an off-duty police officer with ft. myers in northern virginia. >> during the argument, the off- duty officer left the apartment in an attempt to call for assistance. at that point, the roommate was able to locate the officer's off-duty weapon and subsequently ran out into the parking lot and began randomly firing the we haven't. >> reporter: police say an off- duty u.s. capitol police officer just happened to be driving through the complex, saw the commotion, and confronted the suspect with the weapon. >> the u.s. capitol officer observed the suspect in the parking lot firing the weapon. at that point, the off-duty

united states capitol police officer engaged the suspect in an exchange of gunfire. >> and police say the 12-year- old girl who was hit was inside her apartment when she was shot. >> from what we're being told, the off-duty officer's injuries are nonlife threatening. the suspect's injuries appear to be serious, and the 12-year- old girl received a graze, from what we're told, and is expected to be treated and subsequently released. >> reporter: again, summing up, all people involved, the adults all involved were all males. we do not have any names at this point. we don't have any conditions, nor do we know what hospital they were taken to. and again, one child 12 years old. again, a u.s. capitol police officer shot a suspect shot and that suspect was a roommate of an officer at ft. myers in northern virginia but the ft. myers officer we understand was not shot.

initially, there was some confusion from prince george's county police over would was shot. multiple agencies are out here. prince george's county police, homicide detectives investigating, just like in baltimore, even though there wasn't a homicide or murder. they're still investigating because that's part of procedure. u.s. capitol police are investigating, and other jurisdictions investigating to see whether any administrative actions need to be taken out here. so quite a big and confusing crime scene in greenbelt, prince george's county. >> thank you very much kai. we are following more breaking news, this time out of baltimore county where police say a man was shot inside a liquor store. this happened less than 30 minutes angst the 7900 block of bel air road in the white marsh knotting ham area. police say it appears to be a robbery gone wrong but we do not yet know who was shot. we do have a crew at the scene. the fallout from the shooting of a five-year-old girl own a city street is now hitting the juvenile justice system. the accused shooter had a long record of arrests and shouldn't have been on the streets.

mike hellgren has reaction from top city and state leaders to what some are calling a broken system. >> reporter: several 17-year- old lamonte davis should never have had access to a gun or even been on pulaski street the day he shot five-year-old raven wyatt in the head. he had been arrested 15 times before and charged four times while in state custody, but instead of locking him up a judge sent him home with a gps- monitored ankle bracelet, which he cut off. >> the juvenile justice system needs to step up to the plate and evaluate what they're doing with the juveniles. >> reporter: and she's not the only ones criticizing maryland's department of justice. >> the ability for the system to address the level of violence that we see as prosecutors just doesn't exist. >> reporter: governor ordered a thorough review of this

indication. >> what i was most concerned about is the response time when it became evident to us that this particular individual had gone off the gps grid. >> reporter: he says it was eight minutes between when a juvenile services worker noticed the bracelet had been cut and an alert was issued. >> what are we supposed to do? kids can't walk the street, they can't go to school. you know, she was just a little girl. >> reporter: and hat raised new concerns over how many juveniles with violent records cycle through the system and end up right back on the streets. some prosecutors say there should be more detention facilities for 16 and 17-year- olds who are repeat violent offenders locking them up rather than sending them back into neighborhoods. in southwest baltimore, mike hellgren, wjz eyewitness news. >> juvenile justice officials have been meeting with the vendor that supplies the home monitoring services. another meeting is scheduled for tomorrow, the and we will continue to stay on top of this

story. well, tonight police are asking for your help to find a key witness in the light rail crash that killed two teenagers. here is a surveillance picture of the man. police say he was riding the train that hit the two teenagers. 17-year-old derrick connor patterson and kyle wankmiller were hit july 5th. police are asking that the potential witness give them a call. each day someone in this country is killed on the tracks. this happens despite extreme efforts to keep people from walking along the rails. tonight adam may examines why it keeps happening and how it can be stopped. >> reporter: 17-year-olds connor peterson and kyle wankmiller struck and killed on the light rail tracks. >> the boys walked on what they thought was the safe track. >> reporter: in april, a 14- year-old was hit by a train in

prince george's county taking a shortcut to school. >> and i love them to death and i will miss them so much. >> reporter: last year more than 450 people died on railroad tracks in the u.s., including seven right here in maryland. >> reporter: how big of a problem is this still? >> well, in maryland, it's our biggest problem. >> reporter: dick radcliff is with operation life saver. it's an organization funded by the government and railroad companies to spread the word that walking down all train tracks is dangerous and engineers are basically powerless. >> a 100-car freight train will take a mile or more to come to a stop at 55 miles per hour. >> they would have to see that person standing way down the track. >> and realize that person doesn't know the train is there. >> while many trespassing accidents involve people who are either suicidal or irnd the influence, more than one in four people hit by trains are actually just taking a walk down the rails. the railroad companies spend millions of dollars a year fencing off trespassing hot spots but they call at losing battle saying oftentimes fences

like this one in laural where the teen ager died are cut open and vandalized. as for warning signs, eyewitness news cameras easily captured people ignoring them, walking right near the scene of that deadly timonium accident. newer train tracks are quieter. >> yes, very. and that's because of the way they're built now. >> reporter: so it's harder for people to hear a train if it's coming. >> you don't hear it and you don't feel it. years ago that constant clicketing and clacking created a vibration and you don't feel that any more. >> reporter: and that's what happened here, devastating a family. >> kyle and connor were totally inseparable. fortunately they died together. but at least the two of them are together. >> reporter: experts say there's only one solution. >> stay off, stay away, stay alive. >> reporter: adam may, wjz, eyewitness news. >> now, the timonium light rail accident remains under investigation. to see more stories about people hit and killed by

trains, log on to wjz.com. no excuses. that was the message tonight from president obama, as he addressed the naacp at their 100th anniversary convention. the president says it doesn't matter what your race, gender, sexual orientation or your background. you can still succeed in america. >> yes, if you live in a poor neighborhood, you will face challenges that somebody in a wealthy suburb does not have to face. but that's not a reason to get bad grades. that's not a reason to cut class. that's not a reason to give up on your education and drop out of school! no one has written your destiny for you! your destiny is in your hands! you cannot forget that! that's what we have to teach all of our children! no excuses! >> president obama said in these tough economic times we need to focus on children, especially their education. the president also credited his path to the white house to all

of the civil rights leaders who came before him and fought for equality. well, when it comes to paying monthly household costs, a nationwide survey says baltimore is the most expensive of 21 cities, and that includes new york. eyewitness news is live downtown. kelly mcpherson spoke with bge about this new report. kelly. >> reporter: denise, add up first what you pay every month for cable, tv, the phone, the internet, and energy, and compare that to what we're about to show you and we'll let you know that bge isn't happy about the results. many customers say they pay too much. >> it's just my mother and myself and it's $686, which is ridiculous. >> how much? >> $686. >> reporter: for two people. >> two people. >> i moved here from new jersey and i didn't pay this much. >> in may this year, the national average was under

$250. baltimore was the highest at $326. d.c., $219, and new york city residents paid $182 in the same month. >> for everything? oh, that i can truly believe. >> the survey includes all monthly utilities. b g & e, tv, phone, and internet, but electricity is the biggest chunk. >> cable and phone, internet, i'm not having an wish that. >> the breakdown for baltimore was phone $36, tv $48, high- speed internet $30, and electricity, $182. >> it needs to be handled. someone needs to take care of. that we can't do anything about it. >> whitefence.com based its numbers on customer experiences. b g & e says its numbers do not show the same comparason. >> what's the data to back it ?upt's absurd to think that anybody who lives in new york city is going to be paying less for their electricity than they would pay in baltimore. that's just -- that flies in

the face of logic. >> j.d. power and associates just listed b g & e's 15th of 17 east coast utility departments. >> we obviously have add very politically charged environment. we've got 3,000 bge employees focused on the customer. >> reporter: b g & e says new energy saving, and therefore money saving initiatives, should improve its image over the next few years. reporting from downtown baltimore, kelly mcpherson. >> thank you kelly. j.d. power and associates bases its survey on more than 79,000 customer interviews across the country. well, it's one of the most infamous buildings in the country, and it's up for grabs. why the watergate is heading to the auction block. fighting to be free. scott peterson was found guilty of murdering his pregnant wife laci, but know he's asking for the public's help to get vought

jail. >> reporter: was it the incident that created michael jackson's addiction to painkiller medication? dramatic video of the incident that burned the king of pop's head 25 years ago. i'm jessica kartalija. that's coming up. a warm, humid, and probably a wet end to the week. i'm bob turk. i'll have the complete first warning forecast coming up next.

it is 82 degrees in central maryland. convicted killer scott peterson is asking the public to help fund his court appeal. his family sent out this e-mail hoping to raise $95,000. the money would go towards an investigation to help overturn his 2003 conviction for murdering his pregnant wife lacey. peterson is current on death row at san quentin state prison. new reaction to the just released video of michael jackson getting severely burned during a commercial shoot 25 years ago. here's jessica kartalija. >> reporter: this video from "us magazine" shows the moment that michael jackson's life changed. he was filming a pepsi commercial in 1984. in the first take, everything goes smoothly. but watch the 6th take. the pyrotechnics ignite while he's still at the top of the stairs. incredibly, he continues to dance for a full 10 seconds,

even as flames burn away his hair and scalp. this man was in the audience that night. >> michael went down, and everybody went down on top of him, and then people started saying, he's been burned. >> reporter: the severity of the burns are visible at the top of his head as he's rushed off steak. it's believed the second and third-degree burns led to his addiction to painkillers. >> this was when he decided it was okay, and not only okay, but necessary to take pain medication. >> reporter: almost a decade later the pop star acknowledged his drug addiction. >> this medication was initial prescribed for the excruciating pain that i was suffering after reconstructive surgery on my scalp. >> reporter: now pain medication is playing a pivotal role in his death investigation. detectives removed diprivan from jackson's home. officials are to cushion on several doctors including dr.

conrad murray who was with jackson when he died. >> if the police can establish that dr. murray or any other doctor provided diprivan to michael jackson in his home outside of a hospital capacity, then the crime would be negligent homicide. >> reporter: 25 years ago, fans were not informed of the severity of the accident. instead, the most famous image of the day was michael waving from a gurney. it is only now after his death that michael's horrific injuries can be fully grasped. pepsi donated $1.5 million to jackson when he then turned over to a burn center with his name. back to you. >> and the final results of jackson's autopsy could be released at any time. >> tonight the mystery deepens surrounding the disappearance of a high-profile restaurant owner. he owned four steakhouse and sports theater locations, including one inbaltimore county. investigators say he has gone missing and left behind some $42 million in debt.

the 30-year-old is known for his flashy lifestyle including a fleet of fancy cars and adds 4 million mansion in northern virginia. tonight one of the managers spoke out about his disappearance. >> we haven't seen or heard from him in 10 weeks. >> i can tell you that marcus patent is our owner, and that elitar sirkz no longer involved. >> he never showed up at a hearing last week to consider a creditors position to force him into bankruptcy the fbi is reportedly investigating. a washington, d.c. landmark is heading to the auction block. bids will be taken for the watergate hotel. it is the site, of course of, the 1972 burglary which led to president nixon's resignation. monument realty purchased the hotel but have since defaulted on their loan. the watergate hotel has been closed since 2004. with help from hollywood some of the space program's

most memorable images have a new look. some video of the apollo 11 has been digitally restored. nasa underwent the restoration project when they discovered many of their original tapes were erased. today is the 40th anniversary of the apollo 11 launch. >> seems like yesterday. >> does it. couple of showers around the region. northern baltimore county, harford county, take a quick look around the area. you will see that stuff moving quickly across the maryland-pa border, right across northern harford county, around darlington, 80. north of churchville, just went through pilesville and street, and another one just going through northern baltimore county, over to shane. so just south of northern park, shower and a thundershower. another one down to the south of our region just moving off

into the good old chesapeake bay down there in southern maryland, and a few more just off the delaware bay. around here, kind of quiet. looks like they'll stay away. tomorrow i expect to see a lot more activity. take a look at temperatures. # 4, warmest day of the year. 88/66 are the records -- are the normals on this day. 82 now, it's a warm night. 71, comfortable, but the dew . is up to 70 now. so it is a rather humid night. temperatures around the region still in the upper 70s to the low 80s. coming in from twerveghts area of low pressure is going to help develop a better chance of showers and storms here tomorrow afternoon, and particularly tomorrow night as an area of low pressure will develop across southwest virginia and roll across virginia. it gives aus pretty good shot at getting showers and some rains tomorrow night before it clears out saturday and sunday, cleared out, cooler, low humidity looks really nice.

north winds on the bay tomorrow 5 to 10 knots. saturday night except for those pop-up showers north of us, 68 for the everynight. tomorrow back up to 90 with the chance of a thunderstorm thraint afternoon, and rain and some thunder tomorrow night. but it all ends late tomorrow night. sunshine returns saturday. low humidity, 82 sunday, 83 and 84. tomorrow the hottest day, coming up the next five, maybe the next eight or ten days. >> thank you, bob. coming up, a blast from the past at golf's british open.

that mini vacation is over for baseball players. >> back to the regular season. manager dave trembley tells the baltimore sun he is not concerned about losing his job

when the season is over, saying if he's not retained it won't be because of a lack of effort on his part. down the road the debut of new nats manager jim riggleman. doesn't get any tonight. cubs beat them. the cubs win #-2. the nats have 26 wins, 62 defeats. former oriole jamie moyer now a philly. seven shutout innings, allows one hit. not bad for the oldest player in the majors. raul ibanez hilt two home runs. to scotland for the opening round of golf's british open at turn berry. perfect conditions in a place known for nasty weather. 45-year-old angel miguel jimenez. he leads the tourney he one

stroke ahead of 59-year-old tom watt so. not a single boeing gee. here with a birdie on 17. five under par 65 for watson. can a guy who is soon to be 60 continue to contend? >> who knows, the light switch may go on, and i may play without too much pressure, or the pressure may be too much to handle. but i've been there before. >> yes, he has. in fact, watson has won the british open five times. tiger woods has three titles. tiger having to play catch-up. he shot one over par 71 today. tom watson is nearly twice his age. you go tom watson.

what's in a name? that was the question in chicago today. the country's tallest building changed from the sears tower to the willis tower. most residents of the windy city say they will still call it the sears tower just like when the 110-story building opened in 1973.

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