hill and this morning it happened neachght the only thing police say is similar is that the robbers identify themselves as police officers. >> we'ren clear at this point if these are copycats or a group of individuals. they are all across the city, the three incidents. so there's no correlation based on gee og dpra if i -- geography. >> reporter: police said for someone to do that it must be for someone who has committed a serious crime. they said this call 911. the victims obviously did not have team to call anyone but if you have questions, please call city police. roosevelt leftwich. a 4-year-old boy was shot in the leg as he was walking back from the downtown fireworks with his dad. it happened around 10:00.

father and son were walking down pratt street. he was shot in the leg. despite the police and the crowds, police have little to go on. both the commission are and the mayor addressed the media about last night's violence. >> these people who engage in these terrible and senseless acts of violence are cowards. we're not going to tolerate their cowardly behavior. >> the mayor is also referring to a deadly stabbing at pier 5. a 25-year-old from alabama stabbed in the neck with a broken bottle. the man has been identified as someone they want to speak with about the incident last night. violence on independence day wasn't limited to the inner harbor. in are roll county a man abducted an 8-year-old boy after

assaulting his mother. >> looked out the front window there and he was outside trying to grab the baby away from her. >> reporter: he had just returned when he heard a different kind of fireworks outside his sykesville home. he heard the screams of his neighbor. she proceeded to run. he grabbed her up and put her in like a head lock. they both fell to the ground. he grabbed the baby. >> reporter: the woman picked up the-year-old dawrgt and ran into -- daughter and ran into his home. that's when michael terrell took her 8-year-old son. >> he stopped off at a senior home in mt. airy, maryland and left the child. >> reporter: while word of the young boy's relief is welcome news, barbara lewis said she's had enough. >> very scary, very scary. we're in the process because

there's too much going on around here. >> reporter: police are still searching for terrell who neighbors say have a long history of beating his girlfriend and has served time behind bars after choking her. >> my mother was beat by my stepfather. i think she's done for it now. too much for kids. yeah, so i went through it my whole life when i was a kid. i know how this is. >> reporter: in carroll county, jeff hager. >> pay cording to neighbors, the suspect dropped the boy off at the lorraine nursing center with a sheet of paper with the mom's number scrawled on it. he is unharmed. he was last seen driving a oldsmobile sedan.

a suspect is taunting police from his hideout. police said jorge landeros had a relationship with sue marcum, a prof professor -- professor. landeros was the sole beneficiary of her life insurance policy. evidence likes dna points to landeros who has refused to return to the united states. landeros sent emails to police inviting them to a brunch in mexico. landeros even corrects detective's dram mar in the. mails. >> i don't know if i characterize it as a game. i think he's a confident person, confident when he's talking to me. professor marcum's friends said

he's confident. >> landeros said he wasn't in the u.s. when the professor was murdered. the jury of your peers have fond you not guilty as to the charge contained in count one of the indictment, murder in the first degree. >> a verdict that has shocked many. a florida jury found casey anthony not guilty of either first-degree murder or manslaughter. however, they did convict her of lying to police officers. so coming up on world news with diane sawyer, we'll take you with an in-depth look at this trial and right after at 11:00, a special one-our nightline on the emotional trial and verdict and tom -- tomorrow we'll have a special on the casey anthony story. weather wise, things are relatively quiet for most of the state. there are a couple of sea breeze showers coming in through

caroline county. you get a little bit of light rain, queen anne's county but most of the storms have been confined to the beach area. bad air quality, code orange alert. probably another one tomorrow. people or sensitive with asthma, et cetera, it will be bad. we fall through very humid 80s. the chances for storm go up later this week. we'll tell you when that happens and look towards your weekend coming up. we're already days into july. this summer is one of the deadliest on record for boaters. rescue crews spent hours looking for a 25-year-old man on the magothy river. james kane was thrown into the water when the boat made a sharp turn. a fleer by vessel was able to grab his friend but kane disappeared.

>> searching the surface by water and air. we also have divers on scene along with sonar. >> crews searched and were back out there early today. so far, maryland has seen 13 boating deaths this summer. we now know the name of the little boy who was pulled from a park. say kwan kennedy was reported missing from the park about 8:00 yesterday morning. after a search by park workers, kennedy was pulled from the water just as rescue crews arrived. the baltimore city police department is hiring. they're looking for applicants. the group is taking a test. if you miss this chance you can find another testing date at abc2news.com. there's a new tool to help find a green job in the area. today the state's labor

department announced the regional collaborative greens job port hall. it's marked green workers.com, marc. >> if you want to run for mayor of baltimore you have until 9:00. catherine pugh along with carl stokes will officially file. they join others and they're all challenging mayor stephanie rawlings-blake. on the republican side there's one, vicki ann harding. gas prices still creeping lower. right here in baltimore, we're paying about $3.50 a gallon. according to the l.a. times, analysts say the prices will continue to drift lower over the summer. most of the declines are likely over. so don't forget. you can keep an eye on gas prices.

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parent, before you send your kid off to camp, remember to pack things to keep them comfortable. >> reporter: it's time for some fun in the sun but before your kid heads to summer camp, parents, putting together little duffel bag can go a long way we see sunburns after camps. we see sprains, cuts, bruises. >> reporter: the nurse practitioner see people get hurt all the time. that's why a duffel bag with the basics can do a lot. the first thing you can but the in there is hand sanitizer. >> when are a around other people, you want to keep yourself healthy and protected oar poor don't forget the band-aids for cuts and scrapes. >> so you don't get more dirt into it. you want to cheap that area clean. >> reporter: a good insect repellent will help keep the bugs away. >> especially when you're out in

wooded areas, backyards, near swimming pools, wherever there's food, you'll have an increase in bugs. >> reporter: if the bugs do bite, pack some cortisone cream. >> it will soothe it and within the cause an infection. >> reporter: don't forget sun screen with at left an spf of 30. >> they need to put it on before they go outside so it has time to work. >> reporter: a bag of basics to keep your kid comfortable at summer camp. >> thank you. you can find these tips often our web -- on our website at abc2news.com. a florida doctor believes tonight that he has the answers to stop a deadly bacteria from spreading, saving thousands of lives. dr. robert ber man is behind the prescription gel called vango

gel. he said he can stop the transfor of mrsa. putting down that pack of cigarettes may be good for your job. more companies are making their smoke employees pay. the magazine said macy's charges workers an extra $35 a month for healthcare cost. pepsico also has a similar charge like union pacifics and scott the miracle grow. they refuse to hire smokers all together. nasa was flying low over the baltimore area. it's part of the mission to enhance satellites that measure air quality from space. about 14 of these flights are planned for this month alone. it's the final countdown for

nays sa. friday the four-member crew will lift off for four days in space. it will be last of the 135 space shuttle missions. so far, all is a go for friday but there is a chance that showers or thunderstorms could force a weekend launch. >> all right. weather pretty clear, just some hazy conditions across the look from the maryland science center looking north up the inner harbor, the corner of the inner harbor. 91 degrees. humidity 49%, in wind. it is stagnant. that's one of the reasons we have a code orange air quality across the entire baltimore area. i had to shrink this thing down. 4th of july, see the fireworks going up. this is over the naval academy over the severn river and a

different perspective from someone who takes pretty good fireworks. forwarding through time and the day after the 4th of july, the 5th and finding some puffy fair weather clouds. at times, look like the clouds will develop. look at this cloud. it looks like the beginning of a thunder shower. radar staying all clear. we don't have quite the instability we need to get thunder showers for the remainder of the evening. summit ridge blue skies, passing clouds and not much different in gwynn oaks. right now one exception down here north of the beaches in ocean city, we've got a little cluster of storms but for the most part things staying dry in the center part of the state. 91 the deal right now. it's hot and sticky. annapolis and easten cooking in

the low 90s. the highest from annapolis south but humid in the northern part of the state. dew point's over 60. over 70 is with you have in the state capital. that is uncomfortable. our heat index values reflecting it. feeling like the mid-90s. bottom line, a pretty quiet pattern. last night most of the storms were rocking down in virginia. we missed out on most of the active weather for our fireworks. that was good but today north carolina getting in on the action. the whole boundary has shifted south of our state. often times the storms will fire up on top of that boundary or just south of that boundary. get a little outflow going. the storms are down in the carolinas, but this boundary is set to shift. the stationary fronts don't move but they do shift. it's set to shiest over maryland

tomorrow, certainly into thursday. one of the two days we'll see some storms focused on that boundary as it sits further north. our futurecaster is bearing that out. tomorrow, this is not an impressive line but points from carroll county westward could see afternoon showers and then if this computer model ends up right it can stall over central maryland up into new york and down towards richmond that could mean more storms thursday evening. we could use a little rain. for the year bwi just within an inch of our normal rain. 69, partly cloudy. tomorrow about 90. humidity will stay high. chance for thundershowers in the early evening. this time of the year the storms are heat driven. occasionally you can get an overnight complex coming through. right now we think there will be

chances, wednesday, thursday and friday. the weekend looks dry but you see that 90 recurring theme. >> 90. here's a look at what's coming up. the casey anthony verdicts caught many by surprise. we speak to a university of maryland professor who breaks down the law. plus, we have stuff around the house to get rid of. you cancel it, but what's the best option? it depends, those stories, plus wyatt's forecast. all right. let's take a break and see how the drive home is going. i was looking in the studio monitor. it is backed up. it was stopped. all the people picking up their lawn chairs from catonsville last night.

one last check of the radar.

tomorrow another hot, hazy day. do what you can to stay cool, lots of cold beverages. >> that's all for us on abc2 news at 6. next up, full reporting on casey anthony, what happened in florida in the courtroom today and again on nightline right after abc2news at 11. have a great rest of your night.