the gunman, paul warren curtis of arlington, virginia and his mother are both dead. the wounded doctor is still in the operating room but expected to survive. reporting live from baltimore, andrea mccarran, 9 news now, back to you. >> andrea, what have you learned about security at the hospital? >> reporter: well that's an interesting question. hospital administrators, after the virginia tech shooting, say they felt compelled to look into security here. we're going to take a look at that at 6:00 because it applies to most hospitals in our area. no magnetometers, we'll take a look at what is in place and what has been considered and what is realistic here at johns hopkins for a hospital that has more than 80,000 visitors a week. also coming up at 6:00, we'll talk to a man who first learned his sister, who is working in the hospital, was in this chaos by her facebook posting later -- again that's coming up tonight at 6:00. >> andrea, thank you so much. >>> a district heights man

the name of the shooter is paul warren pardus from arlington, virginia.ow this campus is back open with probably some small areas up on the eighth floor. generally things are open but you should call ahead of time if you have any business here tonight just to make sure. reporting live at hopkins, mike schuh, wjz "eyewitness news." back to you, mary, on tv hill. >> complete coverage continues live over the scene at sky eye chopper 2. the hospital and area surrounding is impacted. captain mike perry continues to monter from above. captain mike? >> reporter: as both the law enforcement says this is an enormous campus. when this first occurred, city police called a shooting of hopkins hospital, they had to shut down the entire area surrounding the hospital which is more than 40 square city blocks. so it is a very large area. they did so rather quickly. shortly after learning that the suspect was in a building on the east side of the campus, they quickly altered the plans and as we arrived on the scene, we quickly told everyone initially everything was closed

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davis was actually paul warren pardus, age 50 of arlington, virginia. they say he pulled a semiautomatic pistol from his pants and shot the physician in the stomach. >> the doctor collapsed just outside the doorway of the room and mr. davis was last seen running into the room, brandishing the handgun in the direction of his mother who was confined to the bed. >> reporter: fox news and the baltimore sun are identifying the wounded physician as david cohen, an orthopedic surgeon. >> he was talking and everything like that and i mean he looked -- he appears to be fine to me. >> reporter: meantime nobody knew for certain what was happening inside room 873. >> my boss came running in and he told me exactly what happened, that there was a guy running around with a gun and to stay put. >> reporter: the crisis was over around 1:30. >> we were able to see that mr. davis was down on the floor suffering from an apparent gunshot wound and that his mother was also unresponsive in her bed. >> reporter: police calling it a murder suicide. now the alleged gunman's moth

. >> reporter: he lived with his mom in arlington virginia. he had a permit to carry concealed weapon. he had no criminal record and neighbors say he was a loving devoted caretaker. >> he was a wonderful son. as far as i could see, he was always there for her. if she had to go in the ambulance or anything, he would go with her. >> reporter: the injured doctor an orthopedic surgeon and father of two known for his sense of humor is expected to recover he was shot in the abdomen. the security responded sp put their emergency response plan in to place and by all evaluation it worked as designed. >> reporter: the hospital sent out notice to employees it will have briefings on the response today and sunday. >> this kind of thing can happen anywhere, we are a huge institution. >> reporter: there are no metal detecters and no plans to put them in the partial exception is in the er. . >>> thank you very much. wjz has the latest on the shooting inside job hopkins, dr. david cowen is in fair condition. police want to know why he was shot and the suspect

and our team coverage continues in arlington, virginia, where neighbors of the gunman and his mother spoke with jackie who join us on the phone. what are you hearing? >> reporter: not exactly the type of thing you would expect to encounter in a situation like this. when the neighbors learned of the name of the suspect and the victim in this shooting, they basically reacted by bursting into tears. they knew mr. davis and his mother who was in her 90s. he was well known in this neighborhood for the exquisite pair they say that he took of his mother who has apparently something very alzheimer's-like. she would wander off. and everyone in the neighborhood respected him very, vy much for the care that he took of his mother. so they are very shocked by this. horrified. th certainly say they don't believe there is anything that would condone doing this. as one neighbor told me, this is the la man in the world i would ever expt to do this. when we get more information, we have interviews with neighbors and things like, that i will bring those to you as soon as possible. >> all right. thank y

davis was actually paul warren pardus, age 50 of arlington, virginia. they say he pulled a semiautomatic pistol from his pants and shot the physician in the stomach. >> the doctor collapsed just outside the doorway of the room and mr. davis was last seen running into the room brandishing the handgun in the direction of his mother who's confined to the bed. >> reporter: fox news and the baltimore sun are identifying the wounded physician as david cohen, an orthopedic surgeon. >> he was talking, everything like that and i mean he appears to be fine to me. >> reporter: meantime nobody knew for certain what was happening inside room 873. >> my boss came running in and he told me exactly what happened, that there was a guy running around with agun and to stay put. >> reporter: around 1:30 police discovered davis and his mother jean dead of gunshot wounds. investigators calling it a murder suicide. william woodson's wife recovering from surgery one floor above. >> she was in her room and there was ruckus on the floor -- and there was no ruckus on the floor or

pardus and his mother lived in arlington, virginia, and neighbors say they are surprised by this news. >> he was always there for her. he rode with her. he never left her side and i told her when i seen him walking her out that she had a great son. >> pardus's brother said their mother had arthritis and wouldn't have been able to walk again. >>> a dying teen's last words to find his killer. the unidentified victim called police. when officers got to the parkway, the victim described his two attackers. the victim died on the way to the hospital from a gun shot wound. >>> the bp oil spill could be completely capped by this weekend. a relief well is now joined to the blown out well. crews will pump in mud and cement to close the leaking well for good. 11 workers were killed when the deep sea horizon oil rig exploded, touching off the biggest oil spill in u.s. history. >>> a woman in vancouver, virginia, could face criminal charges for making up a story of a horrific acid attack. manuel reports, everyone is trying to figure out why she would do such a thing. >> bethany storro got national

paul warren lived in arlington virginia where neighbors said he cared for his 84-year-old mother in this small home. >> he was a wonderful son as far as i could see. he was always there for her. >> reporter: dr. cohen is described as always there for his patient. the spinal doctor described as thorough and methodical. partis' brother said that -- a neighbor says killing wasn't in him. >> he was a gentle soul. >> reporter: by nighttime there were notes on the door of dr. cohen's home. neighbors say it's hard to believe that something like this could happen especially so close to home. >> i was totally shocked. innocent doctor going in and totally being shot. luckily he was not killed. but the man that shot him must have had some deep seeded problems even before, revenge. >> reporter: here and in virginia the reactions are of disbelief. >> this is so hard to believe. >> i feel sorry for dr. cohen and his family and the whole hopkins hospital. >> reporter: and again by all indications, dr.cohen is making a good recovery. back to you. >> pat, thank you very much. our partner at the baltimore

they're both of arlington, virginia. but now, we've learned that's not his real name. his real name is paul pardis. he came here to hear a doctor's description of his mother's condition and during that debriefing, this man, police say, pulled out a handgun as he became emotionally distraught and shot the doctor once in the abdomen. baltimore police swarmed the huge campus of johns hopkins hospital just after 11 a.m. with the report a gunman was in one of the buildings. a doctor was shot and a man was holed up. ashley davis, who said she didn't want her face shown, said she was in the emergency room when she saw the doctor rolled by on a stretcher. >> he appeared to be fine to me. i saw him for 30 seconds. >> but he was conscious. >> yes. >> reporter: paul warren pardis opened fire after hearing the condition of his mother. >> he was being briefed by a doctor, a staff doctor, at johns hopkins, about the condition of his mother, who's identified at jean davis. mr. davis was receiving some news about the care and the condition of his mother just outside the doorway to tha

paul pardus helped take care of his mother in this home in arlington, virginia where they are from. >> he was always there for her. if she had to go in an ambulance or anything, he rode with her. he never left her side. i told her when i seen him walking her out that she had a great son. you don't find too many sons like that. >> reporter: his 84-year-old mother was identified as jean davis. the family of jean davis wanted to make sure she got the best care in the world so they made sure she came to hopkins. her other son only made sense of this saying that his brother could not bear to see their mother suffer. >> reporter: police are calling this a murder-suicide involving the son of a patient. paul pardus' brother alvin gibson said he spoke to pardus on sunday after their mother underwent surgery for back problems. gibson says his brother was upset and told him the surgery did not turn out the way that doctors told him it would. gibson says his brother was very fond of their mother. she suffered from back problems, and her operation was not successful. news that was devastating to p

>>repooter: paul warrenn% shared a home with his mothee arlington, virginia.sident say he was quiet and they never heard him complain about taking care of his ailing mother. neighbors along ken more street say they rarely who was facing serious health problems. they say he nnver úiscussed the difficulty. >> he was there for her like a 24 hour job with hhm. saw him he had her with herror going to visit her. he rarely ever stayed in the house so the hospital was his home.% permit to carry concealedal weapon but only in virginia. metro access transporting the disabled. this is news at 5:30. >>> and to watch more about the hopkiis shooting go to our web site and look for hot topic at the too of the page. >>> and when breaking news happens, get us seetember directly to your cell phone. the sign up for fox 45 mobile news text alert. also texx wbfffat 45203 to get signed up. >>> 3 people injured in a stabbing on an mta bus. happened just before 3:00 ooclock aaong liberty heeihts avenue. after the incident theebus pulled over at the mall. nooe of the injuries is life

. >>> the bookmobile rolls in to arlington, virginia today and it's not quite the library on wheels you might remember. it's a digital bookmobile. instead of checking out books, you can down load them to your e-reader. you can access audio books. the bookmobile mr. bush outside the central library on quincy street from 1:00 to 7 today. experts will be there to help you with your down loads. you can learn more on the arlington section of where you live section. 50 neighborhoods are covered daily at wusa9.com. the heat wave gripping california is proving profitable for some businesses but crushing the hopes of some wine makers. and we could all wind up paying for it. >> this berry is one that burned in the last few days. it's still a little spongey, versus the crispy critters around it. >> reporter: john is a personable, third generation wine maker who, with his family, attends to 60-acres and they make award-winning wines but this year it is anyone's guess how the wines will taste and it is all because of the weather. >> this is one year we can't wait to finish. >> reporter: some vines w

lives in -- or lived in arlington virginia and has a handgun permit also in viiginia. neighbors contacted in his neighborhood tell reporters pardus lived with his mother, ú%an davis, he loved her,,and 2 were very close. and appeared to be her sole caretaker. they do noted his mother and said that pardus did not want his 84-year-old mother to suffer. it is a sad story tonight. karen, thank you. just grateful that doctor though is expected to recover. good news. in all of this. now, the evacuation, all the police activity that was going on here just after 11:00 this mornnng. you can imagine the chaos and confusion that it caused here at this very busy medical institution. our kathleen cairns has more as people fear fodtheir lives this morning. >> trruble inside of johns hopkins hospital. >> 11:18 we got a page, shooter incident, it gave us the location and it said stay in your office. don't leave. >> there is a gunman, the hospital is in lockdown. >> go that way. >> the shootingghappened on the 8th floor. >> right now they say that he is locked in one of the rooms. >> so

. >> reporter: police say 50-year- old paul warren pardus of arlington, virginia, pulled a semiautomatic pistol from his pants and shot a physician in the stomach. >> called in my department. they're all locked in the lounge apparently. they can't move. >> reporter: the shooting victim, dr. david cohen. >> alleged that the dr. paralyzed his mother. >> reporter: hours later police found the suspect and his 84- year-old mother jean a patient at hopkins dead while investigators say it was a murder suicide. they continue their search for answers. >> you're not done at the door of 8073. we have a lot more work to -- 873. we have a lot more work to too. >> reporter: investigators are also trying to determine if somehow this could have been prevented. >> he had a handgun incorporate in virginia, but that doesn't extend to -- permit in virginia, but that doesn't rex technology to maryland and why was he coming and going -- extend to maryland and why was he coming and going to the hospital with a gun? is there anything to suggest that he was a threat to the hospital? >> reporter: police have now

stephanie dhue, "nightly business report," arlington, virginia. >> susie: a little later in the program, we head to the heartland to wrap up our series "budget blues." we look at what red ink is doing to the old fashioned county fair. >> tom: here's what we're watching for next week: our friday "market monitor" guest is elaine garzarelli, president of garzarelli capital. we'll also see the august reports on retail sales, producer prices and consumer prices. monday, how when you grew up, and your life experiences, can shape your investment decisions, as we continue our series "your mind and your money." >> susie: the obama administration has a new pay czar. patricia geoghegan will replace kenneth feinberg-- he stepped down today. she's now responsible for setting pay guidelines at bailed out firms-- a.i.g., general motors and chrysler. geoghegan is a treasury department lawyer. she previously specialized in tax law and executive compensation in private practice. shut down a major oil pipeline near chicago. the 6a line remains shut after leaking oil. that is limiting the company's imports

neighbors at his home in arlington, virginia, saw him often and say he was a loving, caring son to his mother, who had been ill for some time. >> he is to take care of his mother. he would come home and take her to the doctor. i cannot believe he shot her. i cannot believe this. this is crazy. >> never say that his mother lived with him, and he has been on family medical leave since june of this year. before that, he was driving a bus in the d.c. area, serving people with physical disabilities. he carried a concealed weapon permit in the state of virginia since 2006. he did have to pass a background check to see that permit. we need to receive that permit. >> many of you shared your concerns -- he had to pass a background check to receive that permit. keep up with the stories and latest developments overnight on wbaltv.com. the investigation is ongoing for three suspects who sexually assaulted a woman. police released a composite sketch of one of the suspects. the attack happened around 2:30 a.m. on saturday. that is when the victim said she was dragged into the woods and sexually assa

he has been identified as paul warren revis of arlington, virginia. he was shot dead. his mother was also the woman that he believed -- that he shot and then he took his own life. it's been a very hectic day out here, we'll have more on this story coming up in a few minutes, kelly. >> any indication the hospitals, they don't have metal detectors, correct. ine have security measures but they don't have that, correct. >> reporter: one of the things that they did mention, that the hospital mentioned, was the fact there are more than 80 different entrances here and they say thousands of people come through this hospital every day. so they said itself would be almost impossible to have metal detectors or any kind of device at almost every entrance to the hospital. and you have been over on this campus as well, it's sprawling, all over the place, takes in many many different areas here. so that's one of the reasons they don't have that. however they do have a security force of more than 400 officers supplemented by baltimore city police and off duty police officers so their

they lived in arlington, virginia. >> reporter:for more than two hours, it began with t shooting of a doctor, and ended when the gunman killed his own mother in her hospital bed and turned the gun on himself. we are learning more about the possible motive behind the violence. paul partis lived in this home with his ailing mother, jean davis. neighbors say he was kind and took excellent care of his mother. >> it is hard to believe. it is so hard to believe. >> he made appointments for her to go to the beauty shop. he took care of his mother. >> reporter: why wou a devoted son shoot his mother. the sibling said he thought she was suffering, and recently had surgery, and would probably never walk again. it was following a briefing from the surgeon, that police say partis became emotional, pulled a gun, shot the doctor, and barricaded himself in his mother's hospital room. two-hour standoff ended with partis fatally shot his mother an turned the gun on himself. those who knew them can't believe it. >> every day, he took her to the nursing thing, i can't believe he shot her. i can't believ

the police have identified the gunman, paul partis of arlington, virginia, he shot a doctor who treated his mother and then his mother and finally himself. christian schaefer is live at johns hopkins where the medical campus is trying to get back to normal. >> reporter: we're told that dr. david company wednesday is together better tonight. the incident happened shortly after 11:00 t morning and the only thing that might have prevented it would have been preventing paul par advertise from bringing that weapon into the hospital in the first place. don't expect to see widespread use of metal detectors here at johns hopkins. the frightening news came shortly after 11:00. >> sounded chaotic, no one knew what was going on. >> reporter: thousands of hospital employees told there had been a shooting on the 8-t floor of the medical building, they locked themselves in not knowing where the gunman might beheaded. >> it's scary just knowing that someone is on the outside on a rampage. with a gun in a hospital where we're supposed to be protected. >> we contacted our mother, she had to hang the pho

that man has been identified as 50-year-old paul war recollection partif of arlington, virginia. after partis received some bad news about his mother, that's what set him off, here is what happened next. this is how it went down. >> mr. davis was receiving some news about the care and the condition of his mother. just outside the doorway to that room when he became emotionally distraught. during the course of the conversation with the doctor mr. davis removed a small semiautomatic handgun from his waist area, waistband area, and fired a single gunshot that struck the doctor in the lower chest/upper abdomen. >> reporter: now police say right after that shooting the from was rushed down to the emergency room, he was immediately taken into surgery, they say his wounds are serious but he should survive. davis, on the other hand, he went back into his mother's room, barricaded himself in. swat cruz, s.w.a.t. teams from baltimore county and city surround add couple floors on the eighth floor of the nelson building out here at hopkins campus, and what they did then was once they were ab

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the county of arlington, virginia also voted to opt out of the program.mains to be seen if i.c.e. will honor the request. >>> there's new evidence tonight of just how far reaching the recession has been in the lives of americans. new census numbers indicate the number of people receiving food stamps is at an all time high. and perhaps because of the cost, marriages are at an all time low. now the gap between rich and poor is greater than ever. jana katsuyama has the report. >> reporter: it shows that more people are struggling just to survive. barrels of food are located at the food bank, a sign of the times. >> these are families that are working, these are families that had saved, these are familied that never imagined that they would need to call an organization like the foot bank. >> reporter: staff requests for food have doubled since the recession began. >> we're currently serving one in six alameda residents. >> reporter: residents like aguilar of oak lands who's had a rocky ride through the recession earning $36,000 a year. >> i don't have money t

the county of arlington, virginia also voted to opt out of the program.emains to be seen if i.c.e. will honor the request. >>> there's new evidence tonight of just how far reaching the recession has been in the lives of americans. new census numbers indicate the number of people receiving food stamps is at an all time high. and perhaps because of the cost, marriages are at an all time low. now the gap between rich and poor is greater than ever. jana katsuyama has the report. >> reporter: it shows that more people are struggling just to survive. barrels of food are located at the food bank, a sign of the times. >> these are families that are working, these are families that had saved, these are familied that never imagined that they would need to call an organization like the foot bank. >> reporter: staff requests for food have doubled since the recession began. >> we're currently serving one in six alameda residents. >> reporter: residents like aguilar of oak lands who's had a rocky ride through the recession earning $36,000 a year. >> i don't have money

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his mother lived in arlington, virginia. he likely shot his mother because he thought they were suffering. more from arlington. >>>aul lived in his arlingn home with his ailing 84-year-old mother, jean davis. neighbors say he was a kind son. >> he took care of his mother until she took ill. then he sted at the hospital with her. it is so hard to believe. >> whyould a seemingly devoted son fatally shoot his mother and take his own life. he recently had surgery and s told she would probably never walk again. he then barricaded himself into his mother's hospital room. the two-hour standoff ended when he fatally shot his mother and turned the gun on himself. >> every day come home and take her to the doctor every day. he took her to the nursing thing or whatever. i can't believe he shot her. oh, i can't believe this. this is crazy. >> reporter: johns hopkins has hundreds of unarmed guards. the sprawling facility has more an 80 entrances. they will review secure procedures. dr. david cohen is expected to recover from hiswounds. i

learned ttat was an alias and real name is paul warren pardus.3 pardus is 50, and lived in arlington virginiaghbors contacted in his neighborhood, tell reporters pardus llved with his mother, he looed her.ú the two ere very closs. and he appeared to be the sole pardus has a handgun permit in virgiiia. and reeorters were able to contact his brother today, who said that pardussjust did not wwnt to see his 84-year-old mother suffer. jennifer, that's what we know right plow. >> it is a terrible tragic story aad continuing to learn more tonight. karen parks, thank you for the report tooight. >> yeah, that's the siiuation here at johns hopkins tonight. a doctor recovering, after beiig shot. mother to death before taking his own life. and, of course, there are ú%rious concerns tonight, about security procedures here at we will have much more on that coming up in 20 minutes. >> look forward to that jennifer. thank you so much for the update. >> johns hopkins is one of the largest medical facilities inú the land. more than 80,000 people visit this complex each and every and those visitors must check i

. >> partis lived with his mother in this home in arlington, virginia his brother said he would make the drive to johns hopkins almost daily, where she was receiving treatment for cancer. >> and i guess he thought that she was suffering a lot. and that she wasn't going to be able to walk again. >>> the fbi is helping to investigate warning signs. >>> i think it all happened very quickly. i think based on what we've seen in the crime scene. based on how the evacuation of the doctor played out. >> he just wanted to stay with her and be with her. >> employees were rattled but ready to get back to work after the lockdown. >> i didn't want it to end like it did. you never want to see anybody get killed. >>> now, the commissioner said his own mother was getting treatment after suffering a stroke ask she was here at the hospital. meaning no one should be concerned about the treatment. >>> gigi barnett has more on the security of the hospital that is charged with keeping thousands of people safe each day. >>> doctors, nurses and staff received a minute to minute update. as to exactly what wa

. >>> police are still analyzing what motivated paul pardus of arlington, virginia to kill his aing mother and then turn the gun on himself. dr. david cohen is recovering after surgery for the gunshot wound. >>> we got a traffic alert for area drivers this morning. two bridges carrying traffic in and out of the dirict will be cloebsed that will weekend as part of long term repair projects. the frederick douglas bridge which goes over the anacostia river closed last night. it will reopen monday morning. chain bridge also closed last night and will reopen as well monday morning. still ahead neighbors on aler in northern virginia after almost 50 burglaries happened in the last month alone. >>> the parents of the washington state girl behind the id hoax speak out. you may be surp . >>> welcome back. 44 burglaries and robberies in less than a month. they stretch from mclean to reston. police say one man could be respoible for all of them. darcy spencer explains how he's getting easy access. >> reporter: residents of the oak brook communitiein fairfax county have felt so safe many neighbors didn

paul pardus lived in arlington, virginia work his 84-year-ld mother. his brother says their mother recently had surgery and would probably never walk again. when a surgeon at hopkins was giving pardus the news yesterday, poli say he became emotionally distraught. he shot the doctor and ran into his mother's room. where police believe he killed his mother, shot her in the head before turning the gun on himself. neighbors who described pardus as a devoted son were shocked. >> he used to take care of his mother, every day come home. i would see him take her tthe doctor every day. he took her to theursing thing or whatever. i can't believe he shot her. oh, i can't believe this. this is crazy. >> the surgeon who was shot, dr. david con, is expected to recover. >>> frightening new details are emerging about the stand-off earlier this month at th discovery channel building. this time from those who were held hostage. news4's pat collins sat down this morning with two of the three hoages. >> just started praying hail mary after hail mary and guardian angels an

jeaa davis and her son paul, livvd in this arlington virginia home.lice are looking for clues ú%out his meetal state leading up to the shootinn. >> an east baltimore neighborhood fightiig back tonight against drug dealers accused of taking verra playground. keith daniels is standdng by live at he park where local churches and city hall have all joined in the city clean up effort. keiih? >>well, jeff, live on aiken street at lafayette avenue, a spot looking more like a play ground. ú%ke a look behind me over here. it is another kind of game happening heee at this hour in a place where they say, that the drug game dominated the court. it is children and the playground tonight. part of a neighborhood clean up. >> sylvestee tool social security part of the clean up crew. at the corner oo east lafayette and aiken street with several other church members, and community leaders. choping weeds, edging sidewalks. >> trying to put the play back in playground. at a run down park where %-sell and buy drugs.routinely a neighborhood take back, a community clean p.

. >> reporter: partis lived with his mother in this home in arlington, virginia. his brother said he'd make the driver to johns hopkins almost daily, where she was getting treatment to battle cancer. and he thought her health was not improving. >> i guess he thought she was suffering a lot. and that she wasn't going to be able to walk again. >> the fbi is helping baltimore city investigators research any warning signs, whether partis had acted erratically recently. >> i think it all acted quickly. i think based on what we've seen in the crime scene, based on how the evacuation of the doctor played out. >> reporter: he just wanted to stay with her. and to be with her. >> reporter: it was business as usual, at the world renowned hospital, one day later, where employees were rattled but ready to get back to work after the lockdown. >> i didn't want it to end like it did. you don't ever want to see anyone get killed. >> reporter: and that doctor who was injured is in fair condition. he's known for his sense of humor. he has a wife who is a nurse here. and two children

holly norris is spending the morning with some of the competing athletes in arlington, virginia.lly? >> i think you're eligible, aren't you? to play in these, tony? >> oh, boy. no, i don't think i am. what is the age. >> no, no, no. i'm sorry. i forgot that you are 39. youville years! thank you. -- you have years. >> thank you. 39 and holding. >> but 50 is the minimum age here. it's the more experienced athletes here. this is going to go over the next weekend here. they have 25 different events. 15 different venues. they were getting in early morning practice. pretty fierce competition there. but if you come over this way. let me show you their picture first. i have some guys that are whooping it up. and allen mccourt. the virginia creepers. let me tell you a little about the virginia creepers. they have already won the gold medal at the state level for the 75-plus division. and actually qualifies them for the nationals that they'll go to next june. right now, they're playing in the world pickup game with the 70-plus-year-old. and they said they are really going to whoop up on th

. >> police said the suspect, 50- year-old paul warren partis of arlington, virginia, became distraughtfter briefing by the victim, dr. david cohen, regarding the condition of his mother. according to police, davis pulled a semiautomatic weapon from his waistband and shot the doctor in the lower abdomen area. it happened in a hospital hallway. dr. cohen is an orthopedic surgeon. authorities say following surgery, dr. cohen is expected to recover. police had a two-hour barricade situation on their hands. police discovered around 1:20 p.m. that day this bailey shot his mom and then turned the gun on himself. -- davis shot his mom and then turned the gun on himself. >> we have breaking news right now near annapolis. let's go to captain roy taylor. >> river road and take saint john, just south of annapolis high school, a head-on collision at this location. it looks like the road is going to be shut down while they deal with this working rescue and police investigation. >> tonight to people are in custody, accused of holding a woman against her will for nearly a year. they are charged with a

both lived in arlington, virginia. pardus' brother said the mother had arthritis and rheumatism and would likely lose her ability to walk. as orthopedic surgeon david cohen recovered from the shooting, hospital workers are still pretty shaken up as you can imagine. so are the gunman's neighbors in northern virginia. >> it is a terrible situation and him having a mother that was going through whatever she was going through and him too probably being the only one to tend to her. >> he had a good side and he loved his mother that. clearly showed through. whatever made him do this, we'll never know. may they both rest in peace. >> police had originally identified pardus as warren davis but his brother says he changed his name. >>> the relief well now finished in the gulf of mexico. bp connected the two wells last night more than below the sea floor. engineers will start pumping mud an cement through the relief well on sunday to finally seal it once and for all. today on capitol hill, we will be hearing from people affected

in arlington, virginia, police and federal drug agents prare to arrest a suspected dealer. an undercover drug agent will make the buy in an area known as the source of illegal drugs. but the suspect wasn't dealing cocaine or heroin. he was arrested for selling oxycodone. one of the nation's widely prescribed painkiller abuse of that drug and others like it has risen 400% in the past decade, fwk nation's fastest growing drug problem. >> we're in a residential community with a school right across the street from where we're at. and here is an individual, you know, selling prescription pills on the street. >> reporter: the dea said prescriptions rank only behind marijuana on drugs taken to get high and they're involve in the majority of the 26,000 overdose drugs a year. it was a pill from a medicine cabinet that killed 18-year-old timmy strain of pennsylvania. after a doctor prescribed pain medicine when he burped his hands in an accident, he was still hurting. his girlfriend's mother offered him a painkiller she was taking. that combination turned out to be disastrous. >> we

. >>> the bookmobile rolls in to arlington, virginia today, but it's not quite the library on wheels you may remember. it is a digital bookmobile. instead of checking out books, you can down load them to your e-reader and you can access audio books. it will be outside of the central library on quincy street from 1:00 to 7 p.m. today. experts will be there to help with your down load. over 50 communes are covered daily at wusa9.com. >>> next in sports, some 9th inning drama at nationals park. >>> plus, now that mcnabb heads back to philadelphia this sunday. in three minutes, what the redskins quarterback is saying about the game. in 2008 i quit venture capital to follow my passion for food. i saw a gap in the market for a fresh culinary brand and launched behindtheburner.com. we create and broadcast content and then distribute it across tv, the web, and via mobile. i even use the web to get paid. with acceptpay from american express open, we now invoice advertisers and receive payments digitally. and i get paid on average three weeks faster. booming is never looking for a check in the

police say 50-year-old paul pardus of arlington, virginia shot the doctor who was interesting his mothern shot his mother and eventually himself. the fact pardus was able to bring a gun into the hospital has raised a lot of questions and something a lot of people are talking about this morning. as christian schaffer tells us, don't expect to see wide use now of metal detectors. >> kind of chaotic, nobody knowing what's going on. >> reporter: thousands notified by text message there had been a shooting on the eighth floor of the nelson building. they locked themselves in not knowing where the gunman would be. >> it's scary not knowing where the person is with a gun on a rampage in a hospital where we are supposed to be protected. >> my brother finally contacted her and she said i have to go and hung up abruptly. at least we know if she answered the phone she was okay. >> reporter: it was after securing the area and sending in s.w.a.t. teams that paul pardus had already shot himself and his mother inside her hospital room. before that, police say pardus shot dr. david cohen who about h. be

. >>> finally, worse kickoff return, between your town and madison right here in arlington, virginia.k to receive, not so much. just getting acquainted with that goal book. a heck of a tackle now receiving a scholarship offer. he could have possibly let that go. and i admire his persistence in wanting to field the ball and he fielded the ball all right. >> he fielded it. >> the it goal post fielded him. >>> up next, should there will federal rules on how young athletes are treated after the concussion? one boy's threatening story brought to capitol hill. >>> i'm peggy fox withmomslikeme.com. you have heard them talking about the mama grizzly moment. can you relate? do you think it's a step in the right direction or do you think that it represents the surge of frustrate, yet misguided moms? yay or nay for palin's mama grizzly. vote now on momslikeme.com. - ( music playing ) - we know technology can make you more connected. but now it can make you more connected to your doctor through e-mail. test results from home. check records. change appointments. now doctors, nurses, techs, pharmac

he was 50 years ld and lived in arlington, virginia. shock waves through the neiggborhood. pardus lived withhhis mother, llved her and the two were veey close. he appeared to be the sooe caretaker. he was devoted to her and was taking hee in and out of hospital. >> he had a good side and he loved his mother, that clearly showed through. >> if she had to go in the ambulance orranything, he road with her. i told her when i ssen him walking out, that she had a great son. not too many sons like that and this is hard to believe. >> pardus kept to himself and never spoke of any troubles he was having. >>> he suspect's brotherrspoke out after the shooting and providee insight as to why behind the this inciient. %-mother had arthritis aad rheumatism and even after the surgery she probably would neveú be able to walk again. paul couldn't bear seeeng her suffering and probably couldn't >> he did everything he could. %-he just wanted to stay with hr and toobe with her as much as h3 could.ú >> gibson says he did not talk to his brother at all yeste

special moment sherrie ritter cherishes, growing up with her siblings and parents in their arlington, virginiae. >> they have been here 49 years and it's just time for them to get some -- a simpler life. >> so empty nesters motherlin and polly with their half a million dollars house up for sale and lots of people responded to the listing, not to buy, but to rent. >> initially i said oh there must be some mistake. this property is not for rent. it's for sale. >> reporter: this woman said she was excited to stumble on this ad. >> the house is available for rent. i want you to know that it was my transfer to poland. we saw this, $600. i was like oh, this is a good price. >> my initial reaction was it was some kind of practical joke. >> reporter: it was not. crooks created a bogus classified ad in her client's name to scam consumers. >> yeah, he wants to know my name, my last name, my home address. >> reporter: even her date of birth. >> i kind of thought of it that it might be identity theft. >> reporter: her instincts were dead on. she did not give away her personal information but others did an

moments ago, arlington became the first county in virginia to drop out in what has become a controversial program. [applause] thank arlington leaders in aniston -- arlington leaders unanimously pass legislation. >> the established relationship between the police and the community spirit >> the commonwealth of virginia sign on to the national program to 87 g. but information sharing agreement with the federal government. >> i do not think it is a violation of our rights. if you are arrested for something you did wrong, it is ok appeared >> -- it is okay. >> they use this to intimidate immigrant workers and abuse them. >> i work with immigrants. there bric-a-brac to enrich our country, -- they are breaking their back to a richer country, often at minimum wage, and even less than that. >> the police should not be used as a tool for enforcing immigration laws. it is as simple as that. >> some do not have a problem with it. >> if it is a conflict that has been arrested for raping somebody or has done something horrible, it is of to the american people. >> since 2008, close to 6000 jurisdiction