following the shooting death of corporal stephen ballard. at this point funeral arrangements have not yet been released. stay with us as we learn more about the gunman who killed copper -- corporal stephen ballard. >>> the man accused of killing a state trooper in an ambush decided that he should be executed last night. he killed corporal bryon dixon and wounded another control during an assault on troupe barracks in 2014. >>> the gates are open, the fans on the benjamin franklin parkway as we countdown to the nfl draft tonight. excitement building as the action approaches. our rick williams is live from eakens oval where the nfl draft experience opened a few minutes ago. hi, rick. >> reporter: hi, sarah, thank you, that's right mother nature must be a football fan because it is shaping up to be a beautiful day on the benjamin franklin parkway. the big moment finally here on the parkway. at noon just a few moments ago, the draft experience opened to the public officially and by the time all was said and done, 200,000 fans are expected for al

corporal stephen ballard was shot and killed outside a wawa in bear yesterday. the standoff with the suspect has been going on for nearly 16 hours. this all started around noon yesterday when an investigator say ballard went to approach a suspicious van in the wawa parking lot in bear. one man got out and started shooting hitting corporal stephen ballard to deadly effect. one suspect is in custody, the other managed to take off. he is the man in the home 500 block of saint michaels drive in the brick mill development. jeanette reyes is live where the standoff has been going on for nearly 16 hours. good morning, jennette. >> reporter: good morning, to you, tam, the standoff has been going on for quite sometime. it seems to be escalating. we got an update from police they said the suspects continues to fire shots at officer. they have blown out some of the windows, police have, but they have not been able to enter the home just yet. not too far away from the scene, take a live look from behind me. a couple a couple brought food o those stuck in their cars. the hot

tonight we will start with the death of delaware police corporal stephen ballard. "eyewitness news" reporter joe holden is in middletown delaware where standoff ended earlier today but lets begin with natasha brown in glasgow, delaware with the very latest from delaware state police. natasha. >> reporter: well, ukee, good evening, to both of you, back there, we can tell you it has been a emotional day at corporal stephen ballard's home barracks in glasgow, delaware, fellow troopers, trying to come to grips, and trying to understand his murder. a somber show of solidarity began an emotional press conference addressing the loss of corporal stephen ballard. >> this briefing today is to provide information, into the tragic events, which resulted in the murder of delaware state police corporal stephen ballard, yesterday after noon. >> reporter: three two-year old, eight year veteran of the delaware state police department was killed in the line of duty wednesday afternoon, after a approaching the passenger in this burgundy cara above suspicious activity >> corporal ball

corporal stephen ballard was shot three times and pronounced dead at the hospital. the suspect shooter has been keeping police at bay for 15 hours. jeanette reyes is live at the scene of the standoff in middletown which has led to a neighborhood evacuation, what's the latest jennette? >> reporter: well, matt, as you're talking to me right now we've seen a couple of cruiser speed in to where the scene is. it's been a scary morning for a lot of residents who have not been evacuated. i want to show you the other residents at a nearby strip mall. all of these cars dozens of them are the residents who spent the night here waiting for the barricade to end. the nearby hotel many are booked up, because residents needed a place to stay. this is not far from the scene, the 500 block of saint mike's' drive in the mix mills development. police with tactical units with armored vehicles descend on the quiet neighborhood and surrounded the home where the suspect has been holed up since 2:00 p.m. yesterday afternoon shortly after the deadly shooting. residents were told it was too

corporal stephen ballard was 32 years owned served eight and a half years with the delaware state policestound troop two glasgow. corporal ballard is survived by a wife. >>> corporal ballard was part of the 80th. the picture was taken on the campus of delaware state university. >> the community has come together to mourn the tragic loves corporal ballard. residents lined the street as the motorcade carrying his body left christiana hospital yesterday afternoon. drivers stopped on the highway and people paused to salute. they say their saddened by this act of violence. >> my father was a philadelphia cop. it's just a bad day for everybody. >> i just felt compelled to just honor him. >> it's just so sad. so very tragic. >> the delaware of john carney ordered all u.s. and state flags to be flown at half-staff in memory of trooper ballard. >>> we'll continue to follow this story as new details emerge. keep it it tuned "eyewitness news." remember when we're are not on the air you can get the latest on line at cbsphilly.com. >> eric frein the man convicted of murdering a pennsylvania state tro

delaware state trooper gunned down this afternoon outside bear wawa store corporal stephen ballard. was an eight and a half year veteran. his body is now at the medical examiner's office in wilmington. and right now, in middletown, the man who police say shot and killed ballard is hold up after firing rounds of shots they say at them. they also blasted open his front door right around 8:30 tonight. but they're still negotiating with him. that neighborhood is locked do down. has been for hours. we'll have more as it breaks. ♪ planning has been under way for months. traffic closures for weeks. and now the nfl draft just hours away all happening right there on the ben franklin parkway. but signs of the nfl draft are all across the city of brotherly love even when you look up look at that. the peco crown lights are now displaying a draft themed message. you know it. philadelphia is ready for this colossal event. hundreds of thousands of people are going to join us on the parkway. which is where we find our chris o'connell. i'm guessing here you've got a tent and you're staking out your

that trooper, we know, 32 year old stephen ballard.ill holdup in a home. so they are there. now we have learned some new information. >> we've been following this story for the past 18 hours, our steve keeley is near the scene this morning, where the suspect is barricaded. steve, what's the latest? >> reporter: well to make it sadder corporal ballard just got married in january we learned. we're in the parking lot where a lot of the gunman's neighbors one of them kindly just made a bagel and coffee run, and they all got together and had what they thought was an odd community breakfast, but all hanging together again at ten after 6:00 this will be 18 hours since corporate stephen ballard died in the line every duty. so that is a long barricade situation. since i last talk to you, we got our first official update about the blast that we have heard all night from neighbors, and i'm on the phone again with sue, whose husband was with me here in the parking lot. and he just left for work after not getting home from work yesterday. so he spe

i stand before you with an aching heart. >> reporter: three two-year old corporal stephen ballard was shot and killed at a wawa in the 1600 block of pulaski highway wednesday afternoon. police say he noticed suspicious activity inside this car when he asked passenger to step out that is when suspect identified as 26 year-old burgon sealy opened fire. >> corporal ballard attempted to run... behind a parked vehicle. corporal ballard immediately went to the ground. the suspect then fired multiple round at close range. >> reporter: this emotional briefing came on the heels of the 20 hour standoff with sealy, after he barricaded himself inside of his home in the millions farm development, in middletown. [gunfire] >> reporter: police say they came under heavy fire overnight, suspect served thursday morning firing at police, he was shot by law enforcement and died at the scene. >> devastating who. >> reporter: back at his home there we spoke with fellow troop hours reflect on the eight and a half year veteran as a devoted husband a father to a four year-old girl, consummate professional who

this is where corporal stephen ballard was gunned down yesterday afternoon. you can see this lot a place for the community to come together, pray and pay their respects. thursday, as this middletown delaware neighborhood recovers. >> it's a strong neighborhood. >> the truth of what happened here still all too visible. this delaware state police suv carted off as evidence riddled with bullets and removed from near the home own st. michael drive standing in sham blings. state police say from a fire fight and explosive breaching devices meant to remove a dangerous suspect. >> it was just noisy and it was just stressful. stressful. >> that man identified by tell dell state police as 26 26-year-old burgon sealy was dead. he exited the home he barricaded himself in and shot at sglees this surprised the heck out of me. because i met the boy few years ago and le was a nice guy, nice kid. >> the whole ordeal started wednesday minutes after 12 noon whp police say seelye gunned down 32-year-old state police corporate stephen ballard at the bear, delaware parking lot. >>

this is where corporal stephen ballard was gunned down yesterday afternoon. you can see this lot a place for the community to come together, pray and pay their respects. thursday, as this middletown delaware neighborhood recovers. >> it's a strong neighborhood. >> the truth of what happened here still all too visible. this delaware state police suv carted off as evidence riddled with bullets and removed from near the home own st. michael drive standing in sham blings. state police say from a fire fight and explosive breaching devices meant to remove a dangerous suspect. >> it was just noisy and it was just stressful. stressful. >> that man identified by tell dell state police as 26 26-year-old burgon sealy was dead. he exited the home he barricaded himself in and shot at sglees this surprised the heck out of me. because i met the boy few years ago and le was a nice guy, nice kid. >> the whole ordeal started wednesday minutes after 12 noon whp police say seelye gunned down 32-year-old state police corporate stephen ballard at the bear, delaware parking lot. >>

meagan f of the story. >> stephen ballard's long-time mentor said he was a student at buoy high school when his leadership skills started to be noticed. ballard was part of a civil air patrol, an organization that was chartered by congress and works with the air force. his mentor says everyone who knew ballard knew that he would make an impact wherever he went. sometimes it just takes one person to make a profound impact on your life. >> he was a big, loveable teddy bear, i guess you could say. everyone enjoyed being around him. >> reporter: paul says he has mentored stephen ballard since he was a teenager, but it was ballard, he says, that encouraged him. paul says his passion to help others was evident from the day ballard joined the civil air patrol. >> he was an exemplary example of what civil air patrol's cadet program can produce. >> reporter: it produced a hero. after ballard graduated from delaware state university, h became a state trooper. his life ended while helping others. investigators say he was called to check out a suspicious car on wednesday afternoon in the parking l

slain trooper has been identified as three two-year old corporal stephen ballard. he was shot while investigat ing what has been described as a suspicious vehicle at wawa in wear. new castle county. one of the two men was arrested at the scene. other ran away and then barricaded himself inside a home in middletown. >> negotiators have been trying to convince that man to come out, surrender for hours now. >> residents have been evacuated, loud boom have been reported and gunman continues to fire at police from inside his home. eyewitness nice reporter jan carabao is live from middletown delaware at the staging area set up by police. so jan, what is the latest. >> reporter: rahel and jim, good morning. latest here on the scene it is an active, ongoing standoff situation as you mentioned, swat, tactical teams are working all night to bring this to a peaceful ending. at this point no such luck. as you mentioned neighbors have heard several loud booms through the morning. remember around 8:30 state police confirmed they were using explosive device toss gain entry into t

corporal stephen ballard was investigating a suspicious vehicle in wilmington wednesday night when hehot and killed by one of the suspects. another suspect was killed after a 12-hour standoff with police. ballard was from prince george's county, maryland. >> another headache for metro riders today. train service was temporarily suspended along the red line this morning after reports of smoke and fire from a tunnel inside meant center station. metro workers also staged a protest at a metro board meeting. >> and the aclu has tweeted its support of free speech for an unlikely ally, ann coulter. it said the veto of colter's berkeley speech is a loss for the first amendment. we must protect speech on campus even when hateful. >> when it comes to high fashion head to ikea. the store is that pointing out similarities between its iconic blue bags on the left to the >> veterans questioning the support they're getting. fox multimedia reporter terese garner tell us what. >> reporter: jennifer has been taking care of her husband army sergeant george. >> memory issues. he'll forget he turns someth

corporal stephen ballard died this afternoon. the medical examiner's office in wilmington. right now, in middletown, the man who police say shot and killed ballard is hold up after firing rounds of shots they say at them. that neighborhood still locked down. more as it breaks. >>> happening right now, a heart-warming story out of new jersey. it all started with a young girl who went out of her way to reward a police officer. turns out, she's got a very personal connection to police officers. >> yeah. now they are going above and beyond to repay her act of kindness. fox 29's shawnette wilson has the story from monroe township. i wanted to because he deserves respect and like kindness. >> reporter: eight-year-old mikayla has found a friend in quinn. stopped by her gnome monroe topsy her. >> good job. >> it started last friday when mikayla and her mom were having dinner at this pizza shop. officer quinn was there picking up a to go order and struck up a conversation with mikayla. >> she a sports jacket on. i asked her, you know, whe

this after corporal stephen ballard was shot and killed at a wawa. that happened in the town of baer. two suspects were involved and one in fact was taken into custody at the scene. the other one fled into a home 15 miles away in middletown firing off shots at police as he ran off. a s.w.a.t. team has surrounded the area. we know, again, this has been going on for several hours now. meanwhile, flags will be flown at half staff today in honor of the trooper who was an eight year veteran. his facebook page saying he's originally from bowie. he just got married earlier this year. >> 5:03 now. take a look at some of the other top stories we're working on for you this morning. hagerstown police are investigating a fatal crash. happened in the chestnut street and garrett street around 7:00 last night. the crash involved a motorcycle and bicyclist. the bicyclist died. >>> a woman is in jail after causing a tense situation on a metro train. the woman had a knife and was on some kind of illegal substance when she started to argue with another passenger. this

corporal stephen ballard was a husband, father, a hero something not lost on his supervisor who broke down while talking about his dedication. >> the acts of stephen yesterday exemplified the dedication that he brought to the citizens of delaware. >> so tough. tonight the man police say shot and killed corporal ballard then barricaded himself inside a home in middletown is dead. he died in shootout with police this morning outside that home that he had been inside of for nearly 20 hours. repeatedly firing shots at police they say keeping a neighborhood on lock down that entire time. right now neighbors are back in their homes in that middletown area. investigators say the gunman killed corporal stephen bala at the bear wawa then took off hold up inside his family's home in middletown just past 9:00 a.m. this morning he came out of the house and got into a shootout where he died. fox 29 twine's jeff cole is live at delaware state trooper barracks in glasgow this eveni evening. jeff? >> reporter: lucy they're trying to figure out why stephen ballard died such a quick and violent attack

after fleeing wawa in bear where corporal stephen ballard was gunned down this suspect then barricadednside of this home and as you can imagine it has been a chaotic scene at times. neighbors heard police helicopter overhead and these explosions, yesterday, parents had to rush their kid from nearby brick mill elementary school after a lock down was lifted there. this development was evacuated and remains closed this morning. "eyewitness news" was able to speak to neighbors who live nearby, one who went to the school with this suspect, and he says he was a troublemaker even as a kid. others say they know the suspect's family lets take a listen. >> pretty quiet family, pretty quiet community. >> i got here at 5:00 o'clock yesterday after work, so it has been a long night. they did set up a shelter. >> just hoping to stay here hoping we would be able to go home. >> reporter: she's talking about the firehouse where they opened up their doors to get their people out of the damp, cool morning so they can get some rest. this is ongoing situation here these people wondering when it will come t

stephen ballard was gunned down at a wawas in bear, delaware.uspect has been taken into custody and another has been barricaded inside his house most of the day. it's wednesday night and the big story is the execution style shooting of a delaware state trooper. since this afternoon the alleged gunman has been barricaded inside his home. an army of police has been outside of the house in the brick mill farm development. late tonight lawmen have blown the door off the house but have yet to go in. they are being careful because the suspect has been shooting at police at various times during the day. this all began when the officer approached a suspicious vehicle. one of the men got out and started shooting hitting corporal ballard three times. he was rushed to christiana hospital where he was pronounced dead. let's go to middle town where annie mccormick has been talking to neighbors of the suspect. what are they saying tonight? >> police have this portion of brick mill road shut down. they are not allowing neighbors back inside or those locked dow

delaware state trooper corporal stephen ballard. forever burned in his memory is the moment he cot the got ul the call and law enforcement families fear and hope they never get. >> she said stephen was involved in a shooting and it doesn't look good and he's in grave condition. so i started crying you know and she put the phone she said here, you know, he can hear you. she put the phone next to his head and i was telling him how mumuch i loved him and i'm on my way and you cannot leave me, you're all i have you know? and i just told her i said i'm on my way. >> after talking to his son kevin ballard did everything he could do get from the his marcie kobriger home to delaware. despite escort from prince george skount jury police and helicopter provided by delaware state police he did not make it. and authorities in delaware said corporate ballard stopped suspicious car on wednesday for possible drug involved. rather than stepping out of the car the passenger identified as 26-year-old burgon seelye pulled a group and chased him and op

the suspect was wanted for the fatal shooting of copper actual stephen ballard outside this wawa in bear, delaware. this morning the corporal's flag-draped casket was move from the medical examiner's office to a funeral home. the house belonged to the suspect's family it was heavily damaged during the siege. shortly before 8:30 p.m. police report they used an explosive charge to blow open the front door. overnight gunfire came from inside the house. police responded by using additional explosive to breach a number of windows. some nearby homes were evacuated. residents said they could hear the police action. >> every hour the bomb went off. 1:50 a.m. there was a bomb. we heard explosions, they blew off the doors and the sides of the house, the whole road was filled with cop cars. the house was shaking. >> reporter: well, the sounds of gunfire and explosions over we'll learn about the deadly incident in about an hour when we are expected to have a briefly from police here at trooper 2 which was corporal stephen ballard's troupe. live in glasgow, john rawlins channel 6 "action news." >> da

called a family member confessing he'd shot a trooper who he learned was 32-year-old corporal stephen ballard. >> it's been very nerve-racking. we're getting a lot of people coming into the anybody hood just to look around. and we feel bad for the fallen trooper. >> reporter: how are you are guys trying to make sense of the horror that has literally happened steps from your home? >> it's really hard. they've lived here as long as we have, so it makes no sense to us. really scary that this could happen in our neighborhood and nobody knows. really glad it wasn't any worse than it was. >> reporter: now, back out here live, a lot of residents just trying to make sense of this new normal in their neighborhood filled with cop cars and yellow tape. we also learned that some residents continue to be displaced tonight as their homes are part of this continued crime scene. reporting live here in middletown, christie ileto, "channel 6 action news." jim? >> thank you, christie. >>> there is a growing memorial outside the wawa store in bear where corporal stephen ballard lost his life yesterday. people be

those who knew corporal stephen ballard best are remembering him as a devoted dad, a loving father and a hero. the man who police say shot and killed ballard died in a gun battle this morning. all of this began outside a wawa in bear which is where dave kinchen is standing by. dave? >> reporter: lucy, still so much sadness here at this wawa where this shooting happened. there are more candles at this hour. there are more teddy bears. but the heartbreak remains the same. peace by peace, a memorial grows at the bear, delaware, wawa. >> this man did not deserve to lose his life and his family is left behind to pick up the pieces. it's just very very sad and heartbreaking. >> reporter: delaware state trooper corporal stephen ballard viciously shot and killed here wednesday. >> i used to see him coming over here sometimes just in passing. >> reporter: mourners like fred reflect while still in shock. >> see this happen in broad daylight, you know, all these people around, it's just, um, makes you feel like there's monsters, you know. amongst us and you don't even know. >> reporter: colleague

ballard's handgun. sealy stayed close behind firing a barrage of bullets at close range. >> the actions of stephen yesterday exemplified the dedication he brought to the citizens of delaware. on a daily basis. >> reporter: powerful ip images captured a caravan escorting his body to the funeral home. >> my heart is with corp. canral ballard's family today and with all the officers on his shift and the delaware state police who served beside him. >> reporter: still residents are returning home horrified by the violence that hits too close to home. >> on a nice quiet neighborhood, i would never expect anything like this to happen. >> reporter: again, back out here live, a lot of residents trying to make sense of this new normal in their neighborhood that's filled with cop cars and yellow tape. now, the motive for yesterday's shooting remains unclear, and corporal ballard leaves behind a young daughter and a wife. reporting live here in middletown, christie ileto, "channel 6 action news." monica? >> thank you, christie. >>> our coverage of this story continues for you on the 6abc news app. we'll alert you of an

corporal stephen ballard was a husband, a father, a hero. a man shot and killed ballard outside a wawa in bear just past noon yesterday. the 32-year-old corporal graduated from the police academy in 2009 and those who knew him best say he was a family man always warm, always smiling the man who police say took corporal ballard's life is now dead. died in a fire fight with law enforcement this morning outside his family's home in middle l middletown. jeff cole is live at the delaware state trooper barrack in glasgow. jeff. >> reporter: lucy what's amazing here actually we're now hearing the sound of a bagpipe being played obviously in preparation unfortunately for trooper barrel lard's funeral. state troopers are a tough bunch. they are very much down to business but tonight there's deep mourning for a personable young trooper. >> corporal stephen ballard work his cruiser alone with just his training and courage to guide him it's how he died alone battling to live. >> while i'm sad i am also eternally grateful and proud of the women and men w

sad, sad, can't take no more. >> corporal stephen ballard's wife without a husband, his daughter without a father. two families destroyed, a community shaken. >> my father was a police officer, and we worried all the time about him. and it just hits home. >> neighbors in middletown about 10 miles south of the shooting scene subjected to an intense 20 hour stand-off with a suspected shooter. identified as 26 year old burgon sealy, junior, eventually shot and killed by law enforcement after finally coming out of his father's home thursday morning. >> it was one of the words i'm looking for? it was just stressful, stressful. because you didn't know what was going on. >> a look into seally's past showing prior gunnar necessary 2013, the question on the mind of so many, why? but with the suspect now dead, you may never know the answer. corporal ballard's fellow troopers instead focusing on remembering their dedicated colleague who never made it home. you. >> know you hear about the person with that proverbial smile that just light up the room. that will was steve. very personable. >> and as t

corporal stephen ballard was from buoy.nds who knew him say he's been serving his community and his country ever since he was a teenager. >>> metro hopes its afternoon rush goes more smoothly than its morning commute. service was interrupted by now you know on the red line for hours. we've learned it was a stray current that leaked and caused smoke, shutting down several stations today. >>> and the pentagon says it's investigating ousted national security adviser michael flynn. lawmakers say flynn was warned back in 2014 not to take money from foreign governments without advance permission and may have violated the law. more on all these stories coming up in just about 15 minutes on news4 at 5:00 tonight. >>> now, a news4 i-team investigation. a fairfax county teacher made national headlines when shaun lan ghan appeared on the "today" show in 2011 to explain what it was like to be a teacher falsely accused. now lan ghan has just canceled his teaching license. >> about seven years after his high profile trial and not guilty

it all began at a wawa here when police tell us a man shot and killed corporal stephen ballard. een identified as burgon sealy, who then hid in his home. officers shot and killed him when he finally came out this morning. corporal ballard had close ties to our region. he went to high school in prince george's county and our meagan fitzgerald is here now. you talked wit mentors from high school. >> yeah. and he had nothing but praise for this trooper, really great words of the time that he mentored him, which was 15 years. he describes him as a born leader. and he says, when he was a teenager, he joined an organization called the civil air patrol. it offers young people a chance to work closely with the air force, gives them an opportunity for leadership opportunities. but those closest to ballard say he was destined to make his community proud. >> he always had a passion to do something in that realm, where he was serving and helping people in need. i think that's how he saw being a state trooper too, somewhere where he can help people in need. >> reporter: serving and helping co

corporal stephen ballard was gunned down wednesday as he approached a car parked at a wawa store. d was shot several times before the gunman ran off and barricaded himself in his home. that standoff is in its 14th hour. neighbors say they've heard gunfire and explosions throughout the night. >> we're taking a live look at d.c. police investigating a shooting that happened just about an a man was shot in the chest on bruce place southeast. he was found unconscious. right now police are looking for a suspect. no word yet on a motive. >> president trump not pulling out of the north american free trade agreement so the president told mexican and canadian leaders woe not terminate nafta right now. the three leaders agreed to renegotiate the deal to benefit each country. >> let's turn to the babe diamond t the nats bats exploded last night in colorado. second inning no score bases loaded adam eaton hits a single adam eaton and jayson werth score. nats go up two-zip. nats win 11 to four. ouch for the rockies. >>> the verizon center was rocking last night as the wizards took care of busine

stephen ballard was shot several times around noon wednesda. the trooper approached a car in the parking lot of a wawa convenience store near bear delaware. state police say the vehicle had two suspicious people inside. mcqueen says one man got out of the car and shot ballard several times before running away. the other man was arrested at the scene. a stunning announcement from the white house. as he approaches his 100th day in office-- president trump unveils what he calls the biggest tax reform plan in u-s history. but-- the outline, just 1 page long, failed to answer crucial question about how he will do it. and that has lawmakers worried. abc's stephanie ramos has more in northwest washington. and new this morning. an about face from the president on another big trade president trump has informed leaders of mexico and canada that he will not immediately pull out of the north american free trade agreement, just hours after administration officials said he was considering a draft executive order to do just that. the white house says it is wo

michelle: he killed stephen ballard this afternoon. they br >> this is a time to mourn, mourn and lift up one of our own. michelle: today the flag draped cassette carrying corporal ballard was moved to the funeral home. as soon as we get more information we will have an update on abc7. in the newsroom, michelle marsh, abc7 news. alison: a terrible loss. thank you. this is just in. david dao has settled with the airline. however, they are keeping the terms private. united put new policies in place. we know that after the incident. he of course was violently pulled off the flight. i will only call police for the security matters. its increasing the compensation for bumps to $10,000. united is also adding annual training for al >> north korea is putting the white house in the crosshairs. a new propaganda video circulating out there. more threats against the united states and the president specifically. meantime, senior u.s. navy officer running the military operations in the pacific says the crisis with north korea is the worst at any poi

corporal stephen ballard leaves behind a wife and young daughter.s set up to help the family. >>> a plan to turn a shuttered atlantic city casino into a water park has gone bust. ventnor based r and r development group announced a 135 million-dollar deal would renovate and build an indoor water park. they missed a deadline for the financing so the deal is dead. you will have to turn on the hose and jump into that. >> reporter: you will have to do that today and tomorrow. storm tracker 6 live double scan shows you morning showers are away from you. down south you can see the thunderstorm off of the coast of cape may. light sprinkles by milford, delaware and lewis, delaware, some of that might cross the bay and catch cape may county with a sprinkle. we are in the process of drying. we have sun coming up over the commodore barry bridge delaware river in chester. we're expecting a decent amount of sunshine and clouds. 65 degrees currently comfortable as you step outside. winds out of the west/southwest not that strong, light breeze cruising through the

the shootoff was accused of killing trooper and held up in the >> we have learned that stephen ballard graduated from bowie high school. it has been a while and he still has family here. >> the neighbors are reacting to the news. >> he spoke to ballard's father not long after he got news that the son died. >> he couldn't accept it. was recently married and the neighbors are sickened by the violence. >> we have to come together. they have put out police confirming that corporate ballard leaves behind a wife and a 5-year-old daughter. they announced that the deposits can be made to the delaware state police credit union. in bowie, brad bell. michelle: sad news. thank you. for sad news. the longest war claimed two more american lives. two service members died fighting militants overnight in the same region where the u.s. dropped the mother of all bombs two weeks ago. jonathan: london pole questioning a man arrested in a counter terrorism operation this morning this guy was carrying fives in a bag and he is known to police and may have been inspired by the state. michelle: michael flynn is

. >> trooper stephen j. ballardas gunned down as he approached a car outside of a convenience store. melanie alnwick joins us with the latest. >> reporter: the gunman was able to make it 15 miles away from the shooting scene and he's been hiding out in a house in a residential neighborhood. overnight homes shook with the sounds of several blasts and neighbors say they could hear police on bull horns. this hour still no resolution. yesterday evening, a sea of officers, look at this, stood outside the hospital where that 32-year-old trooper steve ballard passed away. then a solemn escort for a 9-mile trip taking ballard's body to the medical examiner's office. people all along the route saluted and put their hands on their hearts as the parade of sorts passed by. it was about noon wednesday when corporal ballard approached a parked one of two people inside, a man, got out and opened fire. the gunman then ran away. the other person was taken into custody. stephen ballard had been a delaware state trooper for eight year

>> the officer stephen ballard was assigned to troupe ii in delaware. flags are lowered to half-mast. it's a sad day for the officers and residents they serve. >> a caravan slowly pulled away from christiana hospital. residents stood silently, their hands over their hearts. veteran storm veteran gave a solute to a i fallen officer. he has a family. he's not coming home. >> powerful images from chopper 6 show people pulling over on the side of the road to pay their respects. >> this is a sad day for our state and the delaware state police family. >> the slain trooper graduated from the delaware police academy in 2009, an eight year veteran on the force. he was recently married about was part of the local organization of black law enforcement. >> he has a contagious personality. he's engaging and committed to helping people. it's a shame. he was such after good person. >> we also learned that ballard graduated from state university where he went back to mentor college students. this is a sad day for his family and the officers that worked alongside him. c

of delaware, stand-off continues after that state trooper was gun down yesterday we learned, stephen ballard the suspect in custody, picture of the victim right now, that trooper, the other suspect, still holds up in a home, and this is the morning, officers out there at the scene, once again, came under fire. >> been following this now for the past 18 heres, we have team coverage this morning, jenny joyce at the wawa in bear where police arrested one of the suspect yesterday, but first, steve keeley in middletown where the other suspect is barricade in the morning, steve? >> reporter: different vantage point with some daylight. you can see right by brick hill elementary school further down you see the blinking yellow light. that's normally a busy intersection. and you can see they have the road closed off. and the house where the gunman is just couple of blocks beyond that. what we can tell you for you folks just watching us, at 7:00. no new information officially from delaware state prince since 4:00 but they confirmed what our great eyewitness who is are stuck in their homes, right doors

corporal stephen ballard's home base. ♪ ballard's cruiser is back, his hat on the hood with a flower.erday exemplified the dedication... >> hard to talk when one of your own did not make it back home. >> this is a very sad day. i stand before you with an aching heart. >> aching after the deadly encounter at a wawa in bear a red dodge charger caught bala's eye seemed suspicious two guys were inside. ballard walked up, asked 26-year-old burgon sealy, jr. sitting on the passenger side to get out. burgon did but had a gun. took a couple of steps then police say started unloading that gun on ballard. >> corporal ballard attempted to run for cover behind a parked vehicle. sealy pursued him and the suspect fired a handgun striking him in the upper body. >> sealy jumped into a honda called his family confessing what he did then showed up at their home in middletown. didn't take his family but a minute to call police. they showed up in force with munitions to blow the front door off the hinges and from how these picks appear below through all the windows. hours tick by so did the bullets past

more than 12 hours ago, corporal stephen ballard shot and killed at a wawa. was a state trooper for eight years. right now the man police believe shot him is barricaded inside a house. the police shooting happened in the town of baer. the barricade is in middletown. 15 miles them is in custody. these are images where you can see s.w.a.t. teams have surrounded the house. the suspect accused of firing at officers as well. another sad thing about this, trooper ballard was originally from bowie and was recently married. flags flown at half staff in his honor. back over to you. >> erika, thank you. 6:33. here's a look at other top stories. fire crews still putting out a few hot spots. it was a five alarm fire monday of a building under construction. they're expected to be able to leave later today. >>> economists criticizing president trump's tax plan saying it will add trillions of dollars to the deficit. it reduces the number of tax brackets and doubles deductions for individuals and couples. it cuts the corporate tax rate by more than 50%. >> and wizards fans a

. >> we know the troop is her 32 year old stephen ballard, eight year veteran of the force. one suspect is in custody, while the man who police say killed corporal ballard took off, remains hold off inside a home. >> loud explosions have been heard in just the last hour. steve keeley has been out there speaking with some witnesses, and always has some new information, let's get right to him right now. steve? >> all right, we will try something, and you, karen, thomas, and our views will hear from the witnesses, because sue, who is my age, 56, has been stuck in her house since all of this happened, hasn't slept a wing, has been updating me. and she's on my iphone speaker phone right now, and sue, i've been telling our viewers, for those who just joined us now, for the past hour, and i've been tweeting since quarter to 2:00 there has been series of explosions, but then at 4:00 a lot of explosions. sue, what's happening from your vantage .1 street over from where it house is and you've had swat people out your driveway. >> yes, this afternoon i had swat people in the driveway.

we are learning more about the fallen officer corporal stephen ballard, husband, father, hero those that knew him best was a family man, always warm, smiling, life cut short. man and shot and killed him outside a wawa in bear on wednesday. our dave kinchen has more on the trooper as well as the person police say took his life. >> it just breaks my heart to have this happen to one of our protectors. it is just crazy. >> reporter: grief is overwhelming for this woman, as a large memorial for delaware state trooper corporal stephen ballard grows he was shot and killed at this she lives in the neighborhood. >> this man did not deserve to lose his life and his family is left behind, to pick up the it is just very, very sad and heart breaking. >> reporter: collogues in uniform brought flowers to honor eight year veteran of the first state's police force assigned to troop two, a three two-year old, father of the young girl married just over a year also remembered by those who did not even know him while others remember corporal ballard in passing. >> it is amaze to go see the different people h

corporal stephen ballard leaves behind a wife and young daughter. a memorial fund was set up for the family. >>> a atlantic to convert the shuttered atlantic club can caso into a water park has gone bust. last month ventnor based r and r development group announced a $135 million deal to renovate and build an indoor water park. they missed theto secure financing. the deal -- they missed the deadline to secure the financing. the deal is off for now. >> reporter: nature is providing a little bit of water over by the shore. a closer look shows you this is falling a part, scant sprinkles and showers from cape may to atlantic city and a bit more pushing from long island to seaside heights cape may maybe getting a little bit. sky6 live hd there's the commodore barry bridge. already at this early hour, the rain going bye-bye and we've got breaks in the clouds. we expect it to be partly sunny most of the day. 61 degrees on the bus stop too, not bad. winds out of the south at 6 miles per hour. not much of a breeze to worry about. satellite and radar we did h

sam: that state trooper was stephen ballard. he graduated from bowie and that she grew up in buoy and graduated from bowie high school . eller phillies had been in a tense standoff with the man -- delaware police had been in a with the man. on that long, the suspect had fired random shots at police. at point, officers also detonated explosives around at home. the barricade situation started after the suspect shot trooper ballard in a wawa parking lot. trooper ballard was approaching a suspicious car. the suspect exited the car, opened killing trooper ballard for no apparent reason. a press conference will be at 1:30 this afternoon where we asked that to learn much more about the situation. from the live desk, sam sweeney, abc 7 news. lindsey: today's date 98 of the trump presidency, and this afternoon, the president will sign an executive order, creating an accountability office of the me department of veterans affairs. kenneth moton has more. search: today, the continues for specifics in president trump's tax plan. pres. trump:

was identified as corporal stephen ballard, shot in the parking lot of a wawa. he was 32 years old and had been on the force more than eight years. one person was taken into custody, the other man took off. no word on a motive. we will keep you posted on the ongoing hostage negotiations. alison: nancy, thank you. sentence tonight for the sniper who targeted pennsylvania state troopers. he killed one trooper in the sniper attack. this was in 2014. he wounded the other. the defense had asked for life in prison without parole, but the jury gave him the death penalty. jonathan: a frustrating ride on spring,rain in silver overheating brakes forcing the travelers to get off, but then they were given different directions. tom: the good news is the train is finally gone, left a little while ago, but for nearly two hours it was sitting there because of this. this is video of where the fire occurred. it was a brake fire on the on themmuter train brunswick line. it was a small fire with a lot of smoke. to be evacuated before eventually being allowed back on tonight. >> smo

delaware where a delaware state trooper was killed. 26-year-old bergen sealy junior shot and killed stephen ballard. police shot and killed him yesterday after a 20 hour standoff. >>> the state of arkansas carries out its 4th execution as it rushes to use up the drug before it expires. >>> a crew demolishing a new jersey home accidentsly creates twice the oily mess for their neighbors. david. >> reporter: partly cloudy on the bus stop in south jersey and delaware, a couple of showers popping through. 64 degrees by 6:00 a.m. 68 degrees by 8:00 a.m. if you're dressing the kids a sweatshirt or light jacket might due. this afternoon we are in fore shorts and ts, that story coming up in accuweather. >> welcome back you're taking a live look on sky6 live hd looking out over philadelphia international airport. you can see dampness on the tarmac. it's wet if you're heading out early, david murphy i hope we're getting more sunshine i saw yesterday. >> reporter: yesterday was beautiful. today will be pretty much a repeat. not a lot of rain out there. i want to take you to the live imagery on storm tracker 6

the trooper identified as 32-year-old corporal stephen j. ballardrushed to the hospital but it was too late. the 8-year veteran of the force succumbing to his injuries. a massive show of support. >> this is a sad day for your state and for the delaware police state family. >> reporter: the suspect eventually discovered at his home, overnight police using an explosive charge on his door but not making entry. the suspect inside with a firearm as they work to negotiate his surrender. right now there are no other reported injuries but it's a tense and fluid situation. the other man in that car was taken into custody. we will of course keep watching this throughout the morning. >>> to that new plane incident, this time on a delta flight. every passenger was forced to deplane while one got up to use the bathroom while the plane was sitting on the tarmac. rebecca jarvis is here with the details. >> reporter: and the hits just keep coming to our friendly skies this morning. new video aboard a delta flight and new changes at united. >> i need more informatio

. >>> tonight -- overwhelming grief for corporal stephen ballard, who was murdered in the line of duty. now his colleagues and family are mourning his loss and his alleged killer is dead after a violent overnight standoff that left his home in shambles. >>> thursday night. rick will be along in a few minutes. the big story on "action news" is new details about that fallen delaware state trooper and the man who took his life. "action news" reporter christie ileto live in middletown where the suspect was shot by police this morning. christie? >> reporter: monica, while many residents have been let back into their homes, a portion of the street where burgon sealy lived is still blocked off. you can see in a distance his home splintered and riddled with bullet holes, a reminder of the horror that unfolded steps from their home. >> it's pretty upsetting. very upsetting. >> reporter: displaced residents are back home after their neighbor burgon sealy engaged authorities in a 20-hour standoff. refusing to leave his home and firing several intervals of a gunshots at officers, he was clear seal

delaware state trooper shot and killed outside of a convenience store in bear, delaware, corporal stephen ballard was 8 1/2 year veteran of the department. he approached a car a man got out and shot himself times before running out and alleged gunman barricaded himself inside someone ace home and another person was arrested inside the car at the scene. >> metro is in intense patle over the absent tee policy. >> breaks for a skik sickout on friday after 500 rail and bus employees filed advance absence requests. metro denied all the requests. they released a statement asking if wmata will accept policy of refusing somebody legitimately sick from seeing a doctor and the union said it's unaware of the sing-out f metro employee is dog ape sickout they're aking in regard to the wmata policy. >> what they realize the workers are reacting to that absent teeism polly. what we're saying is that since the 2009 train doesn't in for the totten ra mad acame up with all these disciplinary policycys and having a wlip mentality on the workforce. they're tired of it. >> metro management issued new policies and reg