then started shooting at ballard.olice at that wawa -- people at the wawa could not believe what they were witnessing. >> he pushed the officer to get a little distance maybe pushed him and then started running. started running he started shooting. started shooting like probably like 7 feet after he started running from the officer. >> bystanders were performing cpr and stuff. he was not moving. i was just standing there like shaking. >> i'm petrified. i'm petrified. just like i said there's no respect for police officer any more. >> corporal ballard police radio and possible al stun gun were both on the ground not too far from where the gunman fatally shot him. as you well know this is not over. as news breaks stay with fox 29 and fox29.com. and we have breaking news out of pike county. a jury sentenced eric frein to death. jurors deliberated for several hours tonight arrived at their verdict within the past hour. last week the same jurors convicted the 33-year-old of killing pennsylvania state police trooper corpora

corporeal ballard, police arrested one suspect t. another ran off and that's the man barricaded in that home right now in middletown. hundreds of officers paid their respect it was taken to the medical examiner's office in wilmington. >> now a live look corporeal ballard would have reported to work this morning t. governor declared the flags to be flown at half-staff in memory of corporeal ballard, an eight-year veteran of the state police force. we will have more coming up at 6:30. you can count on nbc 10 in the ongoing scandal on air and our nbc 10 app. the jury said the shooting and killing of one straight trooper. the bell atop the pike county court haase rang last night. they have been sentenced to die by lethal injection. a jury deliberated with its decision. it was the same that killed corporeal brian dixon. corporeal dixon will always remain in the heart of all members of the pennsylvania state police forever. >> every defendant i ever had, they design the trial has thought he or she had an ability to when. >> free had no rea

corporal ballard is survived by a wife. >>> corporal ballard was part of the 80th.he 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 trooper and critically wounding another has been sentenced to death. the jury announced their decision last night

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

corporal ballard was a father, a husband.lice say the 32-year-old 8 1/2 year veteran with state police was gunned down at a wawa parking lot after he approached a suspicious vehicle. >> reporter: the woman who we spoke with afterwards, she was one of several people who went and tried to administer cpr to that fallen officer. hundreds of fellow officers lined the way as corporal ballard's body left the hospital. they were joined by citizens who also stopped there to pay their respects. our thoughts and prayers certainly going out to corporal ballard and his fellow police officers who are still in harm's way as that shooter was firing shots as recent as 4:00 this morning at police. reporting live in glasgow, i'm pamela osborne, nbc 10 news. >> pamela, thank you. >>> a woman is in jail after causing a tense situation on a metro train. metro transit police said a woman had a knife and was on some kind of illegal substance when she started to argue with another passenger. this happened last night around 9:00. she was arrested at t

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

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

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 ballard attempted to run. for cover behind a parked vehicle. >> reporter: state vehicle got emotional describing the events. they say sealy ran after the trooper, still nfiring. >> and the cop went down, he shot him, like i said, pop, pop, pop. >> reporter: sealy got away, ending on his phone. he confessed to a family member who called 911. as a s.w.a.t. team moved in, the violence continued. >> the suspect fired multiple rounds at the officers. >> reporter: then at 4:00 this morning, more gun shots from inside the house. >> we know he was well armed and equipped. >> reporter: police t gain entry from blowing out the windows. 9:15 a.m. he emerged with weapons and police fired. >> this is a tragic time. >> reporter: police did not go into detail about sealy's criminal history, but we know he was arrested a few years back in florida on weapons and drugs charges. >> corporal stephen ballard, who was killed in the shooting at the convenience store, has ties to our area. he graduated high school in prince george's

ballard tried to find cover behind a parked car. sealy continued to fire after ballard was on the ground. he later died at christiana hospital. sealy fled the scene and reportedly called family members and told them he had just shot a state trooper. his family called authorities. that touched off a nearly 20-hour standoff back at their home. then just after 9:00 this morning, after several attempts to convince sealy to surrender, he rushed beliefs outside his home in middletown and was shot and killed. >>> a 16-year-old girl has died after she was shot in wilmington, delaware. it happened at 9:30 last night here in the 900 block of kirkwood street. officers found her with gunshot wounds to her torso and arm. she was taken to christiana hospital but later died. so far, no motive or arrest. >>> jurors hearing the case against defendant brendan creato were taken to the park. new jersey correspondent nora muchanic has more. >> reporter: jurors lift the courthouse in camden to come to haddon township where they saw the small creek in coo

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 lot of a delaware wawa. before he could reach for his gun, investigators say he was shot and killed while the gunman took off. >> he was always serving his community. >> reporter: paul is one of many people grieving the loss of corporal stephen ballard, but he's proud to call him a friend and he knows his memory will live on in the countless people he's helped. >> remember him that he had a big heart, he was always there to help people. and he will definitely be missed by everyone here and i'm sure everyone in delaware. >> another one of his mentors was jam

miles away, at troop 2 in glasgow, ballard's vehicle draped in black. those who knew him struggled with his death. >> yesterday afternoon, at the wawa located on pulaski highway in bear. >> reporter: police say the man moo murdered the corporal, burgon sealy jr., was the man inside the middletown house this morning firing at police. >> at 9:17 a.m., the armed suspect exited the residence and engaged police. >> reporter: police say the incident started yesterday at this wawa in bear. corporal ballard asked sealy, a passenger in a parked car, goat out. there was an altercation. sealy pulled a gun and started shooting. >> corporal ballard immediately went to the ground. the suspect fired multiple rounds. >> reporter: the police are still looking for many answers including a possible motive. the superintendent was asked about unverified reports that sealy may have been radicalized online in some way. >> none that we will disclose at this time. we'll continue to investigate and we'll make that information available if it becomes available. >> reporter: kim o

killing a state trooper, we will tell you about new details we're learning about corporal steven ballard and how he is being remember. >>> and sentenced to death jury decide eric frein should be executed for killing a pennsylvania state trooper this morning reason it may somebody time before frein is put to death. >>> future is now, nfl draft 2017 begins today we will tell what you you need to know heading to the big event, very big news day in the sit, it is thursday, april 27th good morning i'm jim donovan. >> welcome back. i'm rahel solomon. lets check the forecast with katie and road with meisha. >> good morning, happen i gateway to the weekend, yes, jim, welcome back. >> thank you. >> nice to see you. roadways are looking okay. we have a couple accidents out there already overturned tractor trailer and we're talking about nfl draft closures, of course. >> yes. >> hello. >> almost, almost, used to it, i think by now. one thing that you will need to watch out for hitting the road anytime soon and out for i while is fog. it is not bad just yet but give it sometime. that will be a issue

trooper ballard later died at a delaware hospital. since police have surrounded the suspect's home, no one has been allowed in or out of the naeb neighborhood. those that remain in their homes, they tell us through neighbors. they are afraid, some are staying in their basement. one man tells us he grew up with the suspect and doesn't have good memories. he remembers he drove the bus. things that young kids do, kind of pushing. things like that. the suspect is really up to no good. now we know from police that the suspect yesterday fired shots at them from his home. now at some point over the last few hours, investigators september in a device that detonated the front door. at last check, police sell us they have not made entries into the suspect's home. coming up next, i'm going to talk with a neighbor who was inside her home right now. again, fearful about the situation that's unfolding around her. we will have that for you coming up in the next half hour. reporting live. >> katie, thank you. we can tell you pamela osbourne is leave

the slain trooper is 32-year-old corporal steven ballard. this was shot in the parking lot of a wawa after he approached a suspicious vehicle with two people inside. one person has been arrested and we'll bring you updates as we get them on air and online on www.nbc10.com. >>> bill cosby is thinking about what life may be like after his sexual assault trial in montgomery county. cosby and his delegates are speaking out in media interviews. he told one service he is working on new material and hopes to resume his entertainment career. he said i think about walking out on stage and sitting down on a chair and giving a performance that will be the next chapter of my career. the 79-year-old is charged with drugging and molesting a former temple university employee in 2004. jury collection begins next month in pittsburgh. the trial is set to begin june 5th in montgomery county. >>> cosby's youngest daughter sent a letter defending her father. she wrote, my dad like anyone in this country deserves to be treated fairly under the law. >>> we have ne

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

. >> the fallen trooper has been identified as corporeal steven ballard. he was shot around noon after approaching two people in a car. police were able to take one suspect into custody at the scene. but the suspected killer then took off. now that suspect is believed to be holed up in middletown. katie, anyupdates right now? >>. >> reporter: we know the suspect is barricaded inside his home. where i'm standing right now is about a pile from st. michael's drive, where that home is located. you can see we are just in front of a barricade preventing traffic from getting anywhere close to that neighborhood. as you can imagine at this hour, there is a heavy police presence, officers from all over the state of delaware are on that street. focused on this home. we are showing you video we got from a neighbor that says police rushed into the suspect's home yesterday after trooper steven ballard was shot and killed in the wawa parking lot. no neighbors have been allowed in or out. those who remain in their homes, we are hearing from family members, they are afraid

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

state police shared this class photo, that is trooper ballard on the far left. it was taken on the campus of the delaware state university. >>> stay with "eyewitness news" for continuing coverage of the death of trooper ball ard, we will be checking back with jan carabao up in our next half an hour. >>> meanwhile in other news this morning jury decide that had eric frein should get the death penalty for murder of a pennsylvania state police corporal in the poconos. prosecutors say the three three-year old self proclaimed survival list was hoping to start a up rise ago begins the government when he opened fire at blooming grove barracks in 2014. corporal brian dickson was kill, trooper alex douglass was critically injured. frein's lawyers promised an appeal. >> i'm surprised by it. but they are the jury. we have done it before. we work within a system and they made their decision. >> corporal dickson will always remain in the hearts of all members of the pennsylvania state police forever. >> it is unlikely frein will be put to death anytime soon, in addition to l

corporal ballard leaves behind a wife and stepdaughter.he was an eight-year veteran of the force. >> tim furlong joins us live from the state police barracks with more on who the trooper was. you have been talking with people

yesterday he gave his life performing that service. >> corporal ballard was 32 years old.was an eight year veteran of the force. he leaves behind a wife and daughter. >> we have an update now on that massive fire that broke out at an apartment building under construction in college park earlier this week. fire crews were back on the scene this afternoon watching for any potential flareups. meantime, the cause of the fire is still a mystery to be accidental. the five alarm fire broke out monday morning along berwyn house road. prince george's county fire officials are asking anyone who witnessed the fire to please send along any pictures and videos if perhaps you were able to take any when this fire was under way. >> it was another stressful morning for those of you who use the red line. many had to call into work to say they would be late after an issue at metro center. this all came just before metro workers packed a metro board meeting and staged a major protest. matt auckland is live at gallery place with more. mott, how is the red line running now? >> reporter: well, t

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

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 paid the ultimate price. >> we had a great time working , very good to work w he loved his job. he loved being out there serving everyone. >> you hear about the person, that proverbial smile that lights up the room. that was steve. very personable. >> reporter: in terms of the investigation tonight that one of the suspects was taken in custody shortly after the s

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. >>

tran, good morning. >> good morning, corporal ballard shot and killed in this wawa parking lot in bear which remains closed and taped off to traffic and take a look at why. this is the growing memorial here. you can read all of the message, you get real emotionalment see things from kids, you see a lot of supporting our police here. and at the same time, as people continue to mourn in this community, we are learning so much more about the man police say pulled the trigger as well as the life full of promise that he took. >> the ripple effect every an evil act felt throughout delaware. a protector of the community killed in cold blood. >> he was a hero. he was a hero down here. 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

a second memorial popped up where ballard was assigned.e leaves behind a wife ad young daughter. christie ileto, channel6 "action news." >> as hundreds of people gather in memory of another fallen officer they honored corporal ballard. it was a sad coincidence that the memorial 5k run was being held. the news castle police officer was stabbed to death during a struggle over money. >>> a pennsylvania judge formally sentenced eric frein to death row and up to 194 years in prison. jurors from chester county approved corporal punishment by way of lethal injection. he killed dorp ral dickson and wounded another. frein said nothing. >> a 34-year-old man was shot dead in philadelphia. chopper 6 was over west seltzer street at 6:15. right now no word on a suspect or motivate. >> a woman was killed by her own dog in lehigh county at 1:30 in the afternoon. the dog attacked the woman on her back deck. she was taken to lehigh valley medical center and pronounced dead. the dog, a pit bull mix will be euthanized. >> coming up, no deal. the latest from w

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. >>

murder of corporal ballard hitting members of the community very hard. tribute is growing outside what the what where he was gunned down. dozens of people are leaving flowers and messages and momentos outlined in a banner of american flags and a heart. while they did not know the corporal personally, many of them, all of them are saying they are equally saddened by his death. >> he was out here protecting our neighborhood. just really hit so close to home. i just feel really bad. i just wanted to come out and show a little support. >> another human being that's trying to keep us safe in the state of delaware. >> i live in maryland but i ride by here every day going to work, and it's just awful. just awful. >> witnesses tell it was wawa customer who's jumped in to try to safe corporal ballard performing cpr. memorial fund is now set up for his wife and his five-year-old daughter. you can find a link to that on our web page and remember any time news breaks, you will find it on fox29.com. >>> the other big story we're following, of course, the nfl draft. l

corporate ballard's casket was carried into the medical examiner's office. we have live team coverage. it shows you how a community is paying tribute to the trooper. shriv . >> reporter: i just spoke two state troopers they told me both new corporal ballard. it is a devastating night for the police family the situation going on it's been going on several hours, authorities say they breached the front door of the suspect's home with an explosive define before 8:30. they still have not made entry >> these emergency lights were the only sign of a barricade situation in nearby neighborhood. a police chopper circled in the sky. inside a home, a man involved in the murder of a delaware state police officer. swat team and negotiate share thes rushed where they hoped for a peaceful resolution. late in the afternoon, parents rushed to pick up their children, officials lifted the lockdown on the school district but neighbors are still being kept away. we spoke with a woman who lives two doors down from the suspect and says her two kids are inside their home with their

ballard died at the hospital. >> it's my only son. and he is not going to be able to grow up more children, grabbed kids, you know, he lost his life doing what he loved to do. >> now the only thing getting the family through tough times is remembering that infectious smile corporal ballard was known for a big, wide grin he always wore no matter how tough things got. and the brotherhood and love they felt from law enfor enforcement. >> and everywhere we went to the memorial, where he was shot at, and people diego castellanos people i don't even know hugging us and hugging me and it just tears you up inside because innocent man lost his life doing what he loved to do. help people. >> corporal ballard is sure vivrd by wife, stepdaughter, two sisters and his parents. a memorial fund is set up to help the family and funeral services are planned for next friday in delaware. >> and in the studio, alexandra limon, "fox5 local news". >> all week long we warnld to you sickout today. turns out fewer than two dozen people actually called in sick

one man got out and opened fire killing corporal ballard. >> this is a very sad day. i stand before you with an aching heart, a heart that aches for corporal ballard, his wife, his daughter, his family, a heart that aches for the delaware state police who served with him. this exemplified the dedication ... that >> the suspect in corporal ballard's later barricaded himself inside a home. an overnight standoff ended when the suspect came out of the house pointing a gun. he was shot dead by officers. he has been identified tonight as a 26 year old. >> ballard's roots are from here in maryland. scott broom has been talking to people who know him and his family. scott >> we're having some difficulty with tech no the story because of course we know about the connection to the maryland area. one person shared on our facebook page what a lot of people are saying online which is their thoughts and this is the silverado special edition. man: this is one gorgeous truck. oh, did i say there's only one special edition? because, actually there's five. woman: ooohh!! uh! man 2: hoo

corporal steven ballard was shot anticipate killed in bear. the gunman remains barricaded inside his home. the man fired multiple shots at officers from inside the house. jeanette reyes will have an update shortly. >> we'll turn to david murphy we made it through all the gray and the rain to today. >> reporter: today will be a nice one, too. storm tracker 6 live double scan we're dry, taking a look outside, might see low-lying cloud cover and fog early. there's stall -- talen energy stadium. we're looking at a transition to no worse than partly sunny skies. 68 degrees is the temperature. that could encourage fog in spots where we don't see it right now. there you see the low-lying cloud cover on satellite. obviously a lot of dry air nearby and we expect the return of sunshine. 57 degrees by 8:00 a.m. 10:00 p.m., 58. noon, 71 degrees. high temperatures 77 in allentown. 78 in reading. mid 70s in trenton. up close to 80 in philadelphia and wilmington. 65 down in cape may. a few degrees higher than yesterday. the nfl draft, day one lofts of activi

corporate ballard's casket was carried into the medical examiner's office.have live team coverage. it shows you how a community is paying tribute to the trooper. shriv . >> reporter: i just spoke two state troopers they told me both new corporal ballard. it is a devastating night for the police family the situation going on it's been going on several hours, authorities say they breached the front door of the suspect's home with an explosive define before 8:30. they still have not made entry >> these emergency lights were the only sign of a barricade situation in nearby neighborhood. a police chopper circled in the sky. inside a home, a man involved in the murder of a delaware state police officer. swat team and negotiate share thes rushed where they hoped for a peaceful resolution. late in the afternoon, parents rushed to pick up their children, officials lifted the lockdown on the school district but neighbors are still being kept away. we spoke with a woman who lives two doors down from the suspect and says her two kids are inside their home with their nan

ballard died at the hospital. >> my only he's not going to be able to pg grandsons? >> the only thing getting them through tough times is remembers the infectious smile. no matter how tough things got. and the brotherhood and love they felt from law enforcement. >> to the memorial where he was shot at, people that i don't even know hugging us, he hugged me. tears you up inside, because innocent man lost his life doing pwhat he loved to do. >> reporter: he's survived by his wife, stepdaughter, two sisters and his parents a memorial fund has been set up to help the family and funeral services are planned for next friday in delaware. in the studio, alexandra limon, fox 5 local news. >>> take it outside. if you were out you know it is nice and warm, 80 gary mcgrady, tell me this will continue. >> reporter: i was out there at 5:00 and wish i could go back. >> i thought you were still out there. >> how are you, shawn yancy. >> it's a great evening, it's going to turn into a pretty nice weekend. we still have a couple of bums before we get to saturday and sunday, look at th

corporal ballard was an eight-year veteran. but grew up right here in maryland. he went to i sat down to speak to his grieving father. >> it hurts. he'll always be remembered. >> reporter: did delaware state trooper corporal steven ballard, forever burned in his memory is the moment he got the call law enforcement families always fear and hope they never get. >> she said that steven was involved in the shooting, and it doesn't look good, he's in grave condition. i started crying. she put the phone, she said here, he can hear you. she put me on the speaker and put the phone next to his head and i was telling him how much i loved him. i'm on my way. you can't leave me, you're all i have. and i just told him, i said, i'm on my way. >> reporter: after talking to his everything he could to get from his maryland home to delaware. despite an escort from prince george's county police and a helicopter provided by delaware state police he didn't make it. authorities in delaware sent corporal ballard stopped a car on wednesday for possibl

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

. >> "eyewitness news" reporter trang do live in delaware where memorial for corporal stephen ballard towns grow. >> ballard shot and killed wednesday afternoon in this wawa parking lot which remains closed and taped off to traffic. take a look, this memorial just continues to grow here with balloons, candles, signs, even memorial flag. now, as the community mourns, we are also learning more about the man police say pulled the trigger. now, take a look, this is 26 year old burgon steel i, jr., shot to death thursday morning after intense 20 hour stand-off at a home registered to his father in middletown, showed steel i was arrested in 2013 on gun and drug charges, now, what is still unclear, why police say seally shot corporal ballard at the wawa parking lot. meanwhile, people paying respects at both the wawa and at troop two barracks where he watt stationed, his fellow troopers also shared their fond memories of him with "eyewitness news." take a listen. >> we had a great time working, very easy to work with, he loved his job, he loved being out there serving everyone you. >> learn a

help fem people. >> corporal ballard is described by wife, stepdaughter, two sisters and parents. a home orial fund set up to help the family and funeral services are planned for next friday in delaware. >> in the studio, alexandra limon, "fox5 local news". >> they met in the army 22 years ago and tonight in a local hospital recovering from major surgery. >> they came together most recently after one posted a note on facebook asking for help and the other stepped right up without any hesitation. matt aklin reports. this picture was taken. kai johns and robert harman were serving together ft. bragg, north carolina, this was taken of them yesterday. >> it is just dialysis you know takes away from all your time. >> and this is them today, 24 hours after a kidney transplant surgery at med star george town university hospital. >> i feel 100% better. that was not the case late last year when kai got terribly sick, so he thought. >> the doctorate urgent care is you should not be standing how are you even vertical at this point. you have to get to the hospital now. >> turns out kai's kidn

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:

before you with a heart that aches for corporal ballard, his wife, his daughter. >> you can see that house behind me, investigators are still there to see what led to that initial shooting in first place. a memorial fund has been set up to help corporal ballard's family >>> the battle against isis in afghanistan claiming two more american lives. the skirmish in the same valley where the u.s. dropped that bomb two weeks ago zblfs overseas, a frightening scene from london. a new terror scare right near parliament. abc's linzie janis from london. >> reporter: armed officers taking down a suspected terrorist in the heart of the british capital, pinning him against a wall just steps from the houses of parliament. moments earlier, wrestling the man to the ground in the middle of a crosswalk, discovering knives in his backpack. >> i think there were about five knives there, up to seven maybe. >> reporter: authorities calling the arrest part of an ongoing counterterrorism operation. the suspect, a 27-year-old british citizen, on their radar. this is where police took down the suspect. you ca

corporal ballard, approaching a dodger. >> set up a perimeter. >> reporter: sealy flees to this home, firing shots at the officers outside. by 8:22 p.m., police detonate explosives on the front door as they evacuate the neighborhood. >> they said get in your car and leave now. >> at 9:17 a.m., the armed suspect exited the residence and engaged police. >> reporter: sealy killed at the scene. now ballard's family, and authorities from all across this state, bidding a final farewell. >> i stand before you with a heart that aches for corporal ballard, his wife, his daughter. >> you can see that house behind me, investigators are still there to see what led to that initial shooting in first place. a memorial fund has been set up to help corporal ballard's family >>> the battle against isis in afghanistan claiming two more american lives. the skirmish in the same valley where the u.s. dropped that bomb two weeks ago zblfshlts also overseas, a frightening scene from london. a new terror scare right near parliament. abc's linzie janis from london. >> reporter: armed officers taking down a sus

this happened when corporal steven ballard was gunned down in bear, delaware. jeanette reyes will have more. >> let's go over to karen. >> reporter: the local vine, expect lots of congestion with all the closures with the nfl draft in place. we have a disabled vehicle popped up at rupert road a disabled vehicle causing a little bit of a problem. 295 northbound overturned tractor-trailer, a fuel spill. blocking traffic getting to 42. you cannot get from 295 to 42. this happened at the split. you have to exit off at exit 26. the burlington bristol bridge is open. head to the turnpike connector bridge instead. we're looking for a touch of fog, 2.5 in millville. for the most part we're looking at 5 to 10 miles per hour visibility. mild at 61 degrees, we're getting mild today, 79 under partly sunny skies, you'll see the sunshine again today, matt and tam. >> thank you karen. >>> more news problems on a board a plane, this time a passenger said he was removed from the plane to use a bathroom before the plane took off. delta flight was heading from milwaukee to atlant

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

mourn inners lined the street as the body of corporal steven ballard was moved today. ballard who was originally from prince george's county was investigating a suspicion vehicle outside a convenience store when he was shot and killed by one of o pes. today the governor of delaware paid tribute to the fallen officer. corporal steven j. ballard went to work every day putting his life on the line to protect the rest of us, as every state police officer does, trooper does, and law enforcement officers and agencies in our state and across the region. yesterday he gave his life performing that service. >> thirty-two year old coral ballard was an ate-year receipt ran of the force. he leaves behind a wife and a daughter. >> our live coverage of inauguration. thousands of people packing airports nationwide. president trump meets merkel. the gop healthcare defeat. the us drops a massive bomb in syria. controversy has seemed to presidt to marking his first 100 days in office and this week has been no different. the president's former national security advisor is under once again

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

corporal ballard approaching that red dodge charger. there's a struggle and then seal y pulls a gun, shooting the trooper multiple times at close range. >> set up a perimeter. >> reporter: sealy flees to this home, firing shots at the officers outside. by 8:22 p.m., police set off explosives on the front door as they evacuate the neighborhood. they told you to leave. >> oh, yeah. they said get in your car and leave now. >> at 9:17 a.m., the armed suspect exited the residence and engaged police. >> reporter: sealy killed at the scene. now ballard's family, and officers from all across this state, bidding a final farewell. >> i stand before you with a heart that aches for corporal ballard, his wife, his daughter. >> reporter: david, you can see that house behind me, investigators are still there, looking into what led to that initial shooting in the first place. in the meantime, we've learned a memorial fund has been set up to help corporal ballard's family. david. >> gio benitez tonight, gio, thanks. >>> the battle against isis in afghan