to my right is a b.b. gun. by looking at these guns, there is no -- there is no way of telling which one is real, and which one is fake. on the b.b. gun, there is no orange tip. no orange grip. so if this were to be pulled out on a police officer, there is no telling which one is real, and which one is fake. >> for luna, the photos and the dash cam video are constant reminders of how close the encounter came to ending in tragedy. >> no, i don't care. get on the ground. >> i am grateful on this day, they did not have to take the life of a teenager. >> get on the ground now! >> as police officers, we swore an oath to protect and serve. we come to work to protect the public, and at the end of the shift, the most important thing is for me to get home to my wife and teenaged daughter. >> coming up. extremely fast, and extremely dangerous. >> he is trying to hit people headon or force people off of the road. >> when "caught on camera, dash cam diaries continues." >> a bank robber suspect ups the ante. >> he had no re

when he did that, he b.b. gun and he fired twice. one b.b. missed the panhandleer but the second shot hit him in the face. johnson drove away with the family leaving the man standing in the median with a bloody injury. today we spoke with johnson through a cracked front door of the silver spring apartment. his excuse, self-defense. >> i was feeling like he needed to back up. you are on the car, trying to roll up the window. you are holding it down. it's unnecessary. this is stating to get a bad situation. >> was shooting him in the face extreme, too much? >> i wasn't aiming for his face. i just shot at him. he was reaching in. once he reached in, i don't know. i just shot at him. once he backed up. that's when i put it down. kevin: the police didn't buy the story and they charged johnson with first and second-degree assault. he now faces up to all new at 5:00, i will tell you how a pack of cigarettes helped officers solve the crime. we are live in wheaton, kevin lewis, abc7 news. michelle: thank you. a record number of drivers are expected to

last week they shot a 14-year-old boy armed with this b.b. gun made to look like a pistol. >> it's ludicrous. >> retired firefighter owns a small gun shoppe in brandywine. >> i'm -- i told a friend about it. he goes are you kidding me? kevin: he thinks the proposed ban is silly. contending at some point personal responsibility comes into play. >> how many people choked on m&m's or hard candy? do we ban that, too? people drawn in pools. do we ban pools? where do you stop? >> tell that to the 28 people shot or the 28 officers who had to go home at the end of the day. realizing i shot an innocent kid. kevin: senator muse plans to reintroduce the so-called toy gun ban in the next legislative session. i'm kevin lewis, abc7 news. jonathan: coming up at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- overcoming a family tragedy. both parents lost in the case of murder-suicide. a "7 on your side." 24-year-old finding forgive forgiveness for her father. >> and an explosion outside of houston in a warehouse fire. michelle: what was inside that might have set off the massive explos

kevin: the shot from johnson's b.b. gun hit the panhandler in the face causing a bloody injury. >> he should be charged. kevin: maryland motorists like troy were happy to hear police arrested and charged johnson with assault. >> i don't understand why you are carrying a b.b. gun in your car anyway. like, who does that? >> was shooting him in the face extreme? was that too much? >> i wasn't aiming for his face. i was just, i just shot at him. >> he was reaching in. once e reached in, i don't know. i shot at him. once he backed up, that is when i put it down. the cheek, the panhandleer managed to pull out a pack of cigarette from his pocket and used a pen to write down johnson license plate number. the police went to that house where they also found a tomahawk stashed. leon: thanks, kevin. rough evening commute today for folks taking commuter trains south from union station. a fire on the rail bridge between the district and virginia halted rail traffic for a while. the bridge is open and there will be delays. amtrak, v.r.e.

detectives found b.b. gun in the teenagers' car and another in their home.ey allowed the twins to turn themselves in by none yesterday but the pair never showed up. >> the family assured us they would have them surrender. >> warrants have been issued for their arrest now and investigators say it is possible the teens are also responsible for another incident caught on camera in march. >>> 6:38. an intense scene inside a donut shop. an employee comes face-to-face with a man appearing to hold a gun. it happened at the royal donut shot. the gun turned out to be fake. the suspect grabbed an ice scooper as a weapon. police say the employee was not injured. the thieves managed to stake off with the store's atm machine. >>> san jose city leaders are reportedly rethinking the timeline rolling in a new limit on rent hikes. they did approve maximum limit at 5% per year. that was supposed to take effect in the fall. "mercury news" is reporting there are concerns landlords will try to raise rents before the new limits take hold. council members will consider having that

detectives uncovered a b.b. gun in the teens' car and home.police allowed those twins to turn themselves in by noon yesterday but the pair never showed up. >> the family assured us they would have them surrender. >> warrants issued for their arrest. it is responsible they are responsible for another incident caught on camera in march. >> double trouble there. >>> 5:37. >>> let's look at the rain timeline. it shows storms firing up farther off to the east of us and rolling into the higher terrain of the bay area and eventually moving into some more populated parts like the south bay as well as east bay and into the north bay. some of these storms could produce heavy downpours, lightning and small hail. i'll detail that and a chance of that once again tomorrow coming up in the microclimate forecast. >>> we'll show fremont 880. picking up good volume over the last ten minutes. no slowing for south 880 by the truck scales. actually coming down from hayward no major problems. >> we'll get a look at the south bay. first thing component. i'll show yo

this is the realistic looking b.b. gun used in the robbery two of the suspects woke up the victim and ordered her to hand over her purse and valuables. they ranway. the victim quad police. officers located the suspects and arrested them along with five others who were found in the getaway van. >>> fire destroyed three east oakland businesses. it started overnight at the corner of 73rd and macarthur. leslie brinkley shows us the damage. >> reporter: by saturday afternoon, traffic finally slow to get on busy 73rd after knew at macare thunder boulevard, in sharp contrast to the inferno that erupted overnight. 12 engines and three ladder trucks aggressively attacked the fire. investigators are looking into what ignited it. >> pretty bad. it is a common area, and so it's easy to go from one space to the next. i believe altogether maybe 11 units involved. >> reporter: a pharmacy, nail salon, cell phone store, all destroyed. here, a melted atm machine. a white shirt that somehow remained on a mannequin. a big challenge in fight c

this is the realistic looking b.b. gun used in the robbery two of the suspects woke up the victim and ordered her to hand over her purse and valuables. they ranway. the victim quad police. officers located the suspects and arrested them along with five others who were foundn the getaway van. >>> fire destroyed three east oakland businesses. it started overnight at the corner of 73rd and macarthur. leslie brinkley shows us the damage. >> reporter: by saturday afternoon, traffic finally slow to get on busy 73rd after knew at macare thunder boulevard, in sharp contrast to the inferno that erupted overnight. 12 engines and three ladder trucks aggressively attacked the fire. investigators are looking into what ignited it. >> pretty bad. it is a common area, and so it's easy to go from one space to the next. i believe altogether maybe 11 units involved. >> reporter: a pharmacy, nail salon, cell phone store, all destroyed. here, a melted atm machine. a white shirt that somehow remained on a mannequin. a big challenge in fight can

he pointed a b.b. gun at the officers to lead to a lockdown of capital. alison: coming up at 5:00 -- one step closer. the last battle for female military pilots for burial at arlington national cemetery. >> later, popular with the voters but do people like him? we take a look at things that actually outrank donald trump with the favorable feelings. alison: "7 on your side" investigates after a woman gets a ticket for parking in handicap space with a handicap sticker. >> if i wanted to pay $3,000 for pop-up tent and port-o-potties i could have done it somewhere else. leon: we explain why dozen of brides are livid with the venue ho when you find something you love, you can never get enough of it. change the way you experience tv with xfinity x1. alison: update now to a story you saw on abc7 24 hours ago. frederick county venue popular for weddings and prom told it has to shut down. now, we are learning that wedding schedules for this weekend may go on as planned. but as kevin lewis reports not without a big c

holding a store b.b. gun and an officer opened fire within seconds. mike brown in ferguson, who we we are rallying for that day in baltimore, put his hands up and the cop shot him. sean in new york was trying to get married and police killed him. eric garner pleading for his life. after he was in custody, on video in broad daylight and the still killed him. partially deaf had his pants hanging low so the police tasered him. jonathan in north carolina wanted some help. cops shot him to death. tamir rice in cleveland was only 12. being a kid can't save you because he was gunned down, too. boyd in chicago was killed by officer who fired into a dark alley. graham in new york trade to run into his home and they got him. kasper johnson, 92-year-old woman in there is -- in atlanta was relaxing in her home and cops burst in a drug raid. you can be from africa like new york or known as a nice guy around baltimore. doesn't mary. no black person is safe. kids, prom queens, junkize, whatever, they'll murder you, these killings happen every day in america and news