beckman. he was flown to shock trauma where he died from his wounds. beckman's dad says his son was dealing with depression and may have been taking synthetic drugs but he doesn't think that the police should have shot his son dead. >> he had to be dealing with head issues in his head and he think he was self-medicating with the marijuana. he was not himself when he was- - when he came after that officer and was killed. he was definitely under the influence of some serious drugs. >> reporter: now at this point, detectives are investigating the shooting and if you have any information about this incident please call the harford county sheriff department at 410-836-5431. the deputy involved in the shooting has been placed on advattive leave. report -- administrative leave. >>> we reported on two other law enforcement involved shootings the first on tuesday in baltimore county an office short a suspect who police say was dragging hmm alongside a moving van. in that case-- hmm alongside a moving v

. >>> 19-year-old seth beckman was shot and killed. beckman stormed into several businesses, including a snow bam stand before being confronted by a sheriff's deputy and the deputy is the him. beckman's father believes that his son was high on synthetic drugs when he within the on that rampage saturday night. those drugs, often sold as bath salts, spiels are widely available. the field office said they're often sold in mom and pop convenient stores or gas station. even though the bans are in place, creative distributors are finding a way to skirt the law. >> what you have are chemists, literally and labs coming up with ways to defeat our legislation. every time we come up with legislation to attack it reactively, they go out and change an analog or a molecule and create a tet totally different -- a totally different drug. >> social media is a way to spread the information. >> kids use them to find out where they can buy them and share their stories for using them. experts say the education is key. abc2 news is working for you. we put t

cell phone video shows the damage that when a deputy arrived beckman confronted the deputy who shot beckman. he was flown to shock traumaer with died from his wounds. his dad was dealing with depression and may have been taking synthetic drugs but doesn't think his son should have been shot. >> he was dealing with issues in his head and i think he was maybe self-medicating with the mayor wanna. he was not himself when he came after that officer and was killed. he was definitely under the influence of some serious drugs. >> reporter: now at this point detectives are investigating the shooting. if you have information about this incident, call the harford county sheriff department at 410-836-5431. the deputy involved has been placed on the administrative live. reporting live in har forecountyroosevelt leftwich. >>> five minutes after five. it's not something you like to see when flying a plane bound for baltimore from boston had to make an emergency landing in philly because of smoke in the cabin. the jet blue plane landed around 6 last night with 95 passengers and 4 crew members on board. wi

seth beckman hit three businesses before he was shot by a sheriff deputy.d into the businesses near the intersection of route 24 and red pump road in forest hill and store up the 7-e-- 7-eleven and punched a teen outside before going to a bp gas station and sharon snowball stand. beckman's father says his son was dealing with depression and was not himselfet at the time of the shoot kneeing was not himself when he was-- when he came after that officer and was killed he was under the influence of serious drug. >> beckman was flown to shock trauma with where he died. the deputy involved suffered minor injuries and is on administrative leave. they are check for surveillance video to get a better idea of what happened. >> >>> just last week we told you about two other police-involved shooting the first on tuesday when an officer shot a suspect who police say was dragging the office are alongside a moving car. in that case the suspect was killed. another person in the car was arrested. in the other police involved shooting last tuesday in baltimore city, police

deputies say seth beckman wrecked the 7-eleven and punched a teenage outside the store and wrecked a bp gas station and sharon snowball standp cell phone video shows the damage -- stand. cell phone video shows the damage. >> my cousin helped me repair the doors so i could repair the building. >> there's a confrontation between the deputy and suspect and the deputy fires his weapon and strikes the suspect wounding the suspect. >> reporter: now beckman was flown to shock trauma where he died from his wounds. beckman's dad glen told abc2 news his son was dealing with depression and may have been taking synthetic drugs but doesn't think the department should have shot his son to death. detectives are investigating the shooting. if you have any information about the incident call the harford county sheriff department at 410-836-5431. the deputy involved in the shooting has been placed on administrative leave. reporting live, roosevelt leftwich, abc2 news. >>> a couple planned a date night to see the butler. but when they arrive what they see gets them upset. they take to twitter to vent f

they say 19-year-old seth beckman stormed into the businesses near route 24 and red pump road in forestman wrecked the 7- eleven and punched a teenage outside the store and wrecked a bp gas station and sharon snowball stand. cell phone video from the snowball stand shows the damage. >> it took several hours to get that crap off the floor. and i am thank it will my cousin helped me repair the doors to secure the building. >> as suspect exists there's confrontation between deputy and suspect and the deputy fires his weapon and strikes the suspect wounding the suspect. >> reporter: beckman was flown to shock traumaer with died from his -- traumaer with died from his room. his father says he was dealing with depression but doesn't think the department should have shot his son to death. detectives are investigating the shooting and if you have any information that could help with the case, call the harford county sheriff department at 410-836-5431. the deputy involved in the shooting has been placed on administrative leave. in harford county roosevelt leftwich abc2 news. >>> breaking news an

beckman's father said he believes his son was on drugs at the time. the fashes said those drugs, bath salt and spice are popular in m kids believe they mimic the high from marijuana but they're much stroarnlg. social media spreads the information. >> how to get it, the effects of it. some folks even use social media as a distribution hub for both bath salts and k2 and spice. there are plans that make the selling it illegal. the dea said they're often fond in mom and pop gas station and corner stores. >>> moms and dads check ot our home page with all the stories on synthetic drugs. >>> a former morgan state university student charged with killing a man and cannibalizing some of his organs, appeared in a courtroom today. jeff? >> 22-year-old alex kinyua was charged with the murder. kinyua has also been found not criminally responsible because he was suffering from paranoid schizophrenia, delusions and ranting about human sacrifice on facebook. this left the family confused over how the legal system here works. >> it's a great sense of emptiness because

. >> reporter: where he die glenn beckman says he had been an aggressive football and rug by player, but never violate until he self-medicated. still, he will look for answers. >> there could have been something else done? it's something i'm going to be deeply investigate myself. >> reporter: and tonight investigators had talk to witness withs and checking for surveillance video in the area. the deputy was not seriously injured during the fight with beckman but he was placed on routine administrative leave. he has not been named. he says he sent his son a -- to a christian school but worries temptations got the best of him. >>> all right, shell last week we reported two other law enforcement involved shootings. first was on tuesday with an officer shot a suspect who police say was dragging the officer alongside a moving car. now in this case the suspect was killed. another person in the car arrested. and the other police-involved shooting happened on tuesday. the police officer witnessed a drug deal going on near a school and one of the suspects appeared to have a gun. the officer fi

his name is seth beckman.ding to harford county sheriff's office the same man was quote tearing up the 7- eleven on binum road. after that a break in reported on red pump road. when the deputy came up on the suspect in the snowball stand there was an altercation and beckman was shot. at this point we don't know why the deputy fired. >>> firefighters in ann arundel county say something is up and they need your help. they responded to a barn fire on the old mountain road airport property. 22-year-old fireman injured his leg. if you know anything about this fire call the number on your screen. two people suffered second degree burns as they tried to push their boat away from the boat on fire. this happened at the baltimore yacht club. big cabin cruiser yacht boat caught fire. those on the dock tried to shove the boat away. >>> two miles for two hearts. last summer these two were killed during train derailment. yesterday 100 runners honored the 19 year old's lives. anniversary

seth beckman was acting erratically. feeny is on administrative leave. >>> we know the name of the man who died in a construction accident. he was part of the crew adding a deck on to the house in seven when the nine foot hole collapsed on top of him. his wife was expecting. >>> neighbors say the suspects busted through the windows of a house, yelled iment reaper and shot four people. a young couple, william monroe and meghan kerrigan were shot in front of their young child. the baby was unharmed. baltimore police said melville monroe is the sheeter. neighbors are notle

special agent beckman. i head up the counter- terrorism unit for the bureau up here. nice digs.know you've got a lot on your plate. i really appreciate you helping us out with this. yeah, well, i didn't have time to do much, but i did manage to score you a copy of grant's file. nothing but positive reports from his nco-- seems like he was pretty much a model soldier until last month. then he had a bit of a disciplinary problem. what happened? looks like he came to blows with his sergeant. his name's macafee. any idea what happened in that firefight? well, it looks like the platoon commander, lieutenant cooper, led his troops into an area known to be a hotbed of insurgent activity without ansupport. he drove right into an ambush. it happens all the time around here, but this time, it really looks like it could've been avoided. all right. where can we find this lieutenant cooper? oh, i'll take you to him. this way. i screwed up. i screwed up big-time. we never should've been in that area, and i'm willing to take my lumps for it. according to the report i read, kevin grant was inju

witnesses say that 19-year-old seth beckman was acting erratic and fought with the deputy before he was shot. matheny is on leave while the investigation continues. we'll keep you posted on air and online. >>> we know the name of a man who died in a trench collapse on monday. his name is man well zuniga he was part of a crew adding a deck on to a house when a 9- foot hole collapsed on top of him. his wife is pregnant. . >>> this morning the army private who leaked hundreds of thousands of classified documents will learn his fate. a military judge plans to announce what the sentence will be, what she's going to hand down to bradley manning. manning was convicted last month and faces 90 years in prison. prosecutors want a 60 year sentence saying a long-term prison sentence will deter other people from leaking government secrets. he will also get credit for the three and a half years he has already spent in jail. >>> the orioles wrap up their series with the tampa bay rays tonight hoping to avoid the sweep. final score last night 7-4. it was close until the 9th 9th when the rays scored 4 r

the office discovered 19-year- old seth beckman breaking into a nearby snowball stand. >> this was knocked out. the only thing left was a bit of a deadbolt. >> we know there is something else going on we need to look at, whether it is drugs and alcohol, emotional or psychological issues. they will all need to be reviewed. andfter a brief struggle confrontation, the deputy shot him. that deputy, a two year veteran, is on routine administrative leave this afternoon. a former baltimore city police officer will be sentenced after sexually assaulting a minor. a 13-year-old girl accused him of sexually assaulting her back in 2011. last year, we discovered this is the third time he was accused of sexually assaulting a minor. we are arundel county, told one person is dead, the victim of a trench collapse. this is what the scene looked like moments ago. it happened around 10:00 this morning. we are told the victim, a 25- year-old man, was doing home improvement work at the time of the collapse. three people are nursing burn injuries after a bomb exploded yesterday. victims were sent flying into the