>> all of a sudden i hear pop like a gun go off. so everyone started ducking and looking around. and then i hear pop again and all of a sudden i hear everyone coming in screaming, hollering. i looked up and hurried up and left. >> the instructor grand the teen around the neck, describing what was described as shotgun. a school resource officer came to the instructtor's aid. local state and federal law officers descended on the scene. they would not confirm that the gunman post add crepted message on his facebook page saying the first day of school would be the last day of his life. meanwhil the injured student

remains in shock trauma. well the news spread over facebook, twitter and our team coverage continues. >> reporter: hundreds of parents put their kids on a bus and said be safe. have a good year. sometimes no words. >> i don't know. she's okay. she said she's okay. >> reporter: this powerful scene played out hundreds of times on ebenezer road. the concerned looks tellette

story of -- tell the story of not know being. maybe more so for the parents of the children in that fourth period lunch, the ones who ran for their lives from the cafeteria to call their parents. >> he called mow and said mom, mom, mom. he said will's a shooting. i said, what? that doesn't happen at perry hall. >> reporter: but on august 27things at 10:45 on this first day of school, it did happen and her son can't unsee that. >> he came in with a shotgun and shot one at a table and one at the ceiling and one of the counselors grabbed him. they all ran. perry hall went into code red, a

lockdown. a 17 was shot in the back. a 15-year-old did it. it's now a very real image hitting right here at home and changing perspectives. >> i'm really concerned now. usually it's not a big deal, did to school, come home, no big deal, you're safe there. now it's wow, did that really happen? >> it did happen and it happened at perry hall high school, a topic that will be the topic of dinner tables this evening. prien cube -- brian kuebler. >> talk to that mother. take your cell phone just in case something happens. >> reporter: we spoke to a different mother who said here, take this cell phone, be safe, have a good year and that cell

phone came in handy. >> listen, we're still trying to sort out all the events. we do know the victim is 17, a senior. he was shot in the cafeteria, taken to shock trauma. doctors do expect him to make it. >> only on the job a month and a new superintendent, dr. dallas dance appeared before reporters talking about a shooting. cheryl conner with more on how dr. dance thinks the school district handled today's violence. >> reporter: dr. dallas dance never expected conversations with the police chief every 30 minutes on the first day of school and as you said, his first as superintendent but this has been his monday. a news conference wrapped up about an hour and a half ago. help spent time thanking the perry hall principal george roberts and commended the one

staff member for bringing down the gunman. he said there were code red policies that were revamped before he took his position. he said school will be held tomorrow at perry hall with additional staff. there has been word about parents learning about the shooting from social media. >> once we realized what the situation was and had the opportunity to work with our police department and assess the information, we did release it to the community and when kids would be released. there will be a letter going home with kids tomorrow. in the age of social media we had students who were making contact with parents as well. >> reporter: one big piece of information missing is more on the shooter and the victim. all dr. dance would say is those are perry hall students. the victim was medivacked. he is in critical condition but

is spected -- expected to survive. again, school at perry hall will be open tomorrow with additional security and staff. and students will be walking in needing some counseling. >> we all know that a school staff member played a major role in making this as not as bad of a situation. did he say something about that person. >> reporter: he really praised the folks at perry hall. he said the principal did an amazing job following policy as well as this one guidance counselor who was credited with bringing down the shooter, just praised him saying this could have been a more horrific situation. >> the question we all want to know is who would do something like this? police say it's a 15-year-old

and they've been tight-lipped. we've spent joce sterman to find out more about the teenager who is in custody. >> reporter: this is a tough one. although police aren't releasing the name of the suspect, plenty of witness, students and neighbors have been giving us his name. they told us about the background of the boy. we want to show you some coverage. it shows baltimore county police block the street and lined up outside a house in kingville where the 15-year-old lives. he was a dpd kid, had a good family although his parents were divorced. we're told he's one of three children. they said bullying was to blame for what happened, although they never expected he would do something like this. >> throughout middle school, he was a good kid.

then he started changing a lot. >> reporter: the first question after something like this, people want to know were there warning signs. did anybody know something? the only thing that could have led to something was a facebook status update. it said first day of school -- last day of my life. now this person used the facebook profile called suicidal smile. joce sterman, abc2 news. >> as we go along more details continue to come out. tonight we want to say that the 17-year-old is at shock trauma. police have not released the name of the shooter. he is 15 years old. we'll have much more tonight at

11:00. wait until you hear christian schaffer story about the guidance counselor. you can also get latest information when we're not on the air at abc2news.com. it's been the type of morning parents dreaded when sending their kids to school. a 13-year-old student was hit by a -- by a car on dog wood road. anita taylor and her husband were a few feet away in their home. >> i was having coffee. something said get up and look out. i saw him laying in the street. he wasn't moving at all. >> taylor said she rushed out to cover the student with a blanket. county police believe his injuries aren't life-threatening. weather wise, it has been a

warm humid day. rain totals in excess of three and one third inches across baltimore. huge rain totals and flooding at the beaches over the weekend. more rain is inbound. we'll have more on that coming up. looks like a previous chance of showers. warm and humid. the humidity high with all that moisture in the ground and the sun hitting it. here's our next weather maker. the impact on your morning commute likely to have showers. there are changes in the strength and path of what would probably be hurricane isaac soon. we have the details coming up. after a gunman opened fire at perry hall high school, students turned to social media. >> and they may be more than just an annoyians. how soldier of the door-to-door

salesmen making rounds in your neighborhood could be scammers.

we continue to follow the shooting at perry hall high school. a student was shot earlier today around 10:45 while he was eating lunch in the cafeteria. a 15-year-old student is in custody. police would not release his name. classes will be open tomorrow. she is like a social media superstar. you were online, of course, you are all the time.

10:45 breaks, twitter, facebook explodes. >> if you follow any of the news stations, patch, anything, it was in your face. >> parents fond out because of facebook and -- found out because of facebook and twitter. >> if you happened to be on facebook and twitter, it was instantaneous. they can tweet and facebook from their phones. >> are you surprised that it clot fire like this? >> honestly i'm not. just having the aurora, colorado shooting, it just spread like wildfire. >> it was within seconds. his facebook is everywhere. >> reporter: that's scary. you don't know what to believe because they will not release names. there are people who were saying what it was and giving links.

others are saying that wasn't him. you don't know what to believe and people jump to conclusions and that's scary. >> there you are in the middle of the conservation. >> you have no idea what to blee. i can imagine as a parent you're trying to figure out what's going on and you're seeing all kinds of conflicting reports. you have to be so careful what you believe no matter what the source is. >> facebook, twitter, will there be stuff tonight? >> there are hash tags trending on twitter, prayers for perry hall, prayers for the victim. they're forming an aleans around it -- alliance. they're doing t shirts. it can be bad if you believe

everything you believe land it can be -- and it can be good for bring the community together. >> aids hash tag and you've seen thousands already. >> they're trying to get it trending on twitter, so it's one of the most talked about top ix in the area -- topics in the area. >> dow think social media head -- helped or did what to the situation? >> i think it created more of a panic, but you can't help it. people are still going to talk and say things. i think what should be cautioned is maybe parents figure out with their kids are tweeting formt i saw a lot of scary things identified, students who were close to what was being tweeted and it will be a lot of

monitoring that needs to be happening. >> nice to see you again. saying it social.com. all right. two storms on the ma. we have strengthening tropical storm isaac likely to make hurricane status quickly and an approaching front that could hit with more rain after an unbelievable record breaking rain. take a look at current conditions, 86 degrees, winds south at six. dew point 67. that's some farley muggy area. annapolis, a beautiful view. a quiet sunday around here. all the areas picking up around three and one third of an inch of rain, significant flash flood

issues and kids back on the field. football practice at manchester valley high. warm to start off the school today, mid to upper 80s and the humidity, the real culprit with dew points around 70. it feels like 94. georgetown, delaware 91. satellite radar view showing two things. number one a few scattered showers, not enough to trigger additionald inning and a new frontal system on the map dousing the ohio valley and parts of the midwest. it's reaching from canada into southern indiana. our tropical satellite lit up like a christmas tree. flooding rain shows you the reach, picking up several feet of water, flooding rains for daytona bee. here's the center of

circulation, seeing new intensification, extremely warm tropical waters. the sea surf about 90 degrees. some dry air wrapping into the system that may hold development. right now we have a much better idea on the track, the final track of isaac, likely to be the mississippi gulf coast through new orleans. you want to remember the most intense weather will occur just to the west or east of eyewall. maybe the -- maintaining that. it's the eastern part of the eyewall, up through biloxi, gulfport. we could get one that could shift. right now the storm is knocking on the door of hurricane strength, winds of 70 and almost just a seven-year anniversary of katrina. 70 with clouds on the increase.

it will be humid, breezy, 88. late day clearing. we do not anticipate severe weather. after that morning shower tomorrow sunshine will be the story wednesday, thursday with less humid conditions. here's the seven-day forecast into the weekend. we could see spinoff rain and precipitation for part of our labor day weekend. don't cancel any plans yet. it will be hot are by friday. back to you. you know the dredge you feel when your door bell rings and you spot that salesman at the door? >> complaints are going up and those who knock could be trouble. we have a warning about the tricks they will try and the products they are pedaling. >> reporter: a knock at the door recently interrupted gretchen kennedy when she was working from home. she saw two young mean they said

they were selling magazines. i declined several times. >> reporter: she finally cafed because they said this would save charter schools. when she calleds company never replied. gretchen fell to one of the latest scams. >> normally pull at your heart strings. >> reporter: the better business bureau said the number of complaints they've received about door-to-door sales doubled in 2010. in 2011 that number doubled and it's up again for 2012. consumers said they never got what they paid for. >> they will use something like using the safety of your family. your home isn't safe. >> reporter: what are the newest door-to-door propped ducts?

security systems, cosmetics, cleaning supplies, photography sales and magazines. we found the company gretchen complained about had an f with the bbb but the bbb said take their card, research the company and its products and that you'll call them back if you want to do business. >> we fried speaking with the reps. one trade association that represents some door-to-door companies would not speak on camera. >> we'll be right back.

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