cheryl fiandaca joins us live from the breaking news desk with more. cheryl? >> reporter: last night students at umass-amherst were told to shelter in place after two men with a gun assaulted a student on campus. police say the two men attacked a male student at pierpont hall and then took off. video shows the suspects were escorted into the locked residence hall by a student. today a warrant was issued. that suspect is now facing charges of armed robbery and assault and battery. >> we have issued a warrant for our main suspect. he has been identified. he is not a umass student. not from the amherst area. we are actively seeking him. we have alerted authorities in his community as to our warrant, and we are hoping to have him in custody as soon as possible. so we do have a warrant issued for his arrest. second suspect that is involved in the case, that investigation still ongoing. no warrant for that person >> reporter: well, the victim in this case suffered a head injury and was released from the hospital last night. you mass-amherst has added additional poli

cheryl fiandaca is in the news room to talk about what had to be a big decision. >>reporter: his injuries have forced him to retire from the job he says he still loves. he was shot in the watertown shootout in pursuit of the marathon bombers, donohue lost nearly all of the blood in his body. his goal was to go back to work and he did, even getting promoted to sergeant. but he says the time is right to move on. earlier today he sent out this tweet, the day has come but the future is bright. thank you to everyone who has supported me over the last three years. donohue says it was a tough decision to leave the transit police. >> it was, it was, but i'm finding way to see stay involved in the criminal justice community. i'm speaking in training at some upcoming conference this is year enforcement. i'm teaching in criminal justice at a local college and i think these are some ways where i can stay involved and engaged in the job, the profession i like going forward. >> i trying to move forward unmy life and do good things in the community, do good things in the departm

cheryl fiandaca has the story. >> reporter: >> he has been down 10, 12 minimums. >> reporter: this man in june nar can meant the difference between life and death. >> the officers who administered it on this day call it a live saver. >> appears to be breathing. >> reporter: 7 news learned first responders the drug to bring addicts back to life. >> our kiss have two doses in them. >> this is a bystander class, it's open to anyone who wants to learn how toed a ministers nar caan, you are going to put -- >> reporter: it's taught by learn to cope, appear organization dedicated to helping families dealing with drug addiction. >> see how that sprays. >> reporter: kathy is not just an instructor, she hawsed nor caan to save someone she loved. >> i've had to use it in quaking, shaking even though i do this all the time. >> reporter: in massachusetts nearly 40,000 people who are not first responders have taken the class. the program is getting results. according to the massachusetts department of health, these trained bystanders have saved 6,000 people. >> you have a loved one who is overdosed.

cheryl fiandaca reports. >> you -- >> reporter: it's dorothy's birthday. she couldn't have asked for a better gift than a hug from her son. >> i'm glad he is back home and healthy and clean. >> reporter: off of haren nick was re-- heroin nick was released from court after finishing a detox program at the middleton house of correction he started drinking alcohol as a teenager. and quickly became addicted to pain killers. high, he started shooting up heroin. an addiction that landed him behind bars awaiting a hearing on drug charges. >> if i had the choice of coming here or jail. i took this. because i do want help. >> reporter: from the outside the middleton house of correction looks like any other jail but here in a special unit addicts lives are changing. we met nick when he was two days away from finishing the program. >> i have hope this time. yes, i haven't been truly clean for 30 days since i started using when i was 16. so this gives moe a shot that i didn't have before. >> reporter: essex county sheriff cousins says jails are full of people like nic

here's cheryl fiandaca. >>> it rt dorothy's birthday. she couldn't have asked for better gift than hug from her son nick. >> i'm just grad he's back home and he's healthy. and he's clean. >> now off of heroin nick was released from port after finishing a ground-breaking 28 day detox program at the middleton house of corrections. >> it probably did save my life. given a second chance to put my all into this. >>> 20 #-year-old downward spiral began when he started drinking alcohol as a teenager. and quickly become addicted to painkillers. and when that wasn't enough of a heroin. an addiction that landed him behind bars awaiting hearing on drug charge. >> i had a chance to come here or the jail. i took this. because i do want help. from the outside middleton house of correction looks like any other jail. specialize detoxification addicts lives are changes. we met nick when he was two days away from finishing the program. >> i have hope this time. i haven't been truly clean for 30 days since i start using when i was 16. so this gives me a sh

cheryl fiandaca has the story. >> he has been down ten minutes. >> you administered narcan? >> yeah. >> reporter: narcan meant the difference between life and death for this man last june. the officers who administered narcan on this day call it a life-saver. >> he appears to be breathing. barely. >> reporter: 7 news has learned first responders aren't the only ones using the powerful drug. to bring addicts back to life. >> when we give out kits, our kits have two doses in them. >> reporter: this is what's called a bystander class. it is open to anyone who wants narcan. >> you are going to put on the nasal atomizer. report tt class is taught by learn to cope. an organization helping family dealing with drug addiction. kathy day is not just an instructor. she has used narcan to save someone she loves. >> i have had to use it quakes, shaking, crying. even though i use this all the time. >> reporter: 40,000 people who are not first responders are taking the class. the program is getting results. according to the massachusetts department of health, these trained bystanders have

i'm cheryl fiandaca. >> kris: next, a local man pulling off quite a surprise. thanks to some performers on broadway. see the show of love when we come back. >> sarah: coming up in our next half hour, a teenager pretending to be a doctor and actually, treating patients. how police say they figured >> sarah: a local man uses a special twist to show his lover. >> christa: yeah, he did. he got a celebrity to help him out, too. >> i don't know what i would do without you. (cheers and applause) >> sarah: can you imagine being on stage? oh, my goodness. they went to see kinky boots for valentine's day on after the show, the actor wayne brady got them both on stage for this prize proposal. >> i had no clue. i had no clue at all. i was shocked. i'm still in shock. >> i was ecstatic. i hoping i was hoping he here we are in front of thousands of people. >> sarah: brady was very gracious and even inspected before the proposal. yeah. when you have that many people involved, you really have to make sure he is going say yes. okay. coming up next, we return, more on a scary sc

cheryl fiandaca has more on his decision. >> reporter: sergeant donahue fought his way back from near death. the pain and weakness caused from his injuries have forced him to retire from the job he still loves. he was shot in watertown during the pursuit of the boston marathon bombers. donahue lost nearly all of the blood in his body. his goal during his recovery was to go back to work. and he did. even get progress moted to sergeant: now he says the time is right to move on. earlier today, he sent out a tweet. "the day has come, but the future is bright. thank you to everyone who supported me over the last three years." donahue says it was a tough decision to leave the transit police. >> it was. it was. but i'm finding ways to stay involved in the criminal i'm speaking and training at some upcoming conference this is year in policing and law enforcement. i'm also teaching criminal justice at a local college. i think these are some ways where i can stay involved and stay engaged with the job and the profession i like going forward. >> i have tried to move forward and move on in my lif

. >> ryan: cheryl fiandaca goes inside a new program over help over handcuffs. >> jadiann: traffic grinds to a halt as state police >> announcer: 7 news at 5:30 starts now. >> ryan: we start with breaking news. former boston mayor flynn involved in this damaging crash in south boston. we know he has been taken to the hospital. >> jadiann: kimm has more. >> reporter: we're hearing that the 76-year-old former boston mayor ray flynn is resting at home and will be okay. but here are some earlier pictures. we did also have pictures of the accident that happened earlier while the former player was driving near his home in south boston. you see there is damage and also to the building there. e. m. s. responded. flynn not hurt but they did take him to the hospital as a precaution. family friend told us that he talked to flynn's son. the man again telling us that the mayor is doing ok. we're staying on top of the story and live in the newsroom i'm kim khazei, 7 news. >> ryan: turning to the search for the person school students to pornography. the person is targeting kids on ins ta instagram. >> j

. >> it's the difference between life and death, cheryl fiandaca has a closer look. snoet recovery these pills are a miracle drug. >> it was extremely helpful, very effective. >> it's called naltrexon which blocks the opioid reacceptors in the brain. for people who take narcotics won't feel it. they help people in watertown at the right outpatient addiction program. >> i would just say it took a mental obsession out of my head and allowed me to focus on my recovery. >> the fda treat alcohol and opioid addictions but "7" the lifesaving drug is still not widely prescribed to treat substance abuse. >> some people refer to them as drugs and they say oh, my god you're substituting one drug for another but i want to be very clear. abuse disorder you want to try to use everything and anything. because not everything is going to work. >> it's not a narcotic and is not disk. recovering advocates we talked to say the drug was a big part of their treating. >> a good safety net and a good medication to be able to use to get where you want to be. >> but there's a dangerous downsi

this program lets them choose help over handcuffs cheryl fiandaca takes us inside. >> it was a dorothy's birthday she couldn't have asked for a better gift than a hug from her son nick. >> i'm just glad he's back home and he's healthy and he's clean. now off of heroin, nick was released from court after finish ground breaking 28-day detox program at the middleton house of correction. it probably did save my life given a second chance put my all into this. the 20-year-old downward spiral began when he started drinking alcohol as a teenager. and quickly became an addicted to painkillers. and when that wasn't enough of a high he started shooting up heroin. behind bars and awaiting hearing on drug charges. >> if i had choice to coming here or jail, and i took this, because i do want help. from the outside the middleton house of correction looks like any other jail. but here on the second floor, an speshdzed detoxification unit addicts lives are changing. we met nick when he was two days away from finishing program. i have hope this time. i haven't been truly clean for 30 days since i started

cheryl fiandaca shows us how neighbors are saving thousands of people. >>> dmren ster narcan? this man last june narcan meant difference between life and death. >> the officers who administered narcan on this day call it a life saver. >> he appears to be breathing now 7 news learned first responders aren't the only ones using the powerful drug to bring addicts back to life. when we give out kits our kits have two doses on them this what is called bystander class. it's open to anyone who wants to learn how to administer narcan. you're going to put on the nasal atomizer. class is taught by learn to cope an organization dedicated to helping families dealing with drug addiction. kathy day is not just an instructor, she's used narcan to save someone she loves. i've had to use it in quaking shaking crying he did though i do this all time so far massachusetts nearly 40,000 people not first responder have taken the class. and the program is getting results. according to a massachusetts department of health, these trained bystanders have saved six,000 people. you have have loved one wh

let's send it over to cheryl fiandaca with new information for us, cheryl. well sara sources are telling us at this point that this is what happened today, it appears that this started off a home invasion possibly involving drugs. what happened is two suspects go into a home, a person inside that home was shot. they are exiting that home at that time, police get a phone call, they get a 911 call saying that there are shots fired. two police units in that area, one a marked cruiser the second a gang unit which are ever officers in plain clothes are in that area. they they see suspects leaving home. they suspects fire at police. all according to sources and both suspects are shot. no police officers is shot. one suspect is shot in leg. other suspect as serious grave injuries. that's what they are looking at right now all of this unfolded about 10:45 this morning. in this area right here that you're looking at in boston. you can its still a very active scene. and still big developing story. lot of moving parts a home invasion possibly involving drugs. person sh

cheryl fiandaca joins us live from the breaking news desk with the very latest. >> reporter: nancy, last night the university of massachusetts-amherst ordered students to shelter in place after two men with a gun assaulted a student on campus. now, police say the two men

here's investigator reporter cheryl fiandaca with more. >> reporter: for some addicts in recory it's a life saver. i works by blocking the opioid receptors in the brain to take away the sensation of getting high. that means people who take a narcotic like heroin won't feel we found it being used to help people in watertown at the out patient addiction program. >>> it would say it took the mental obsession out of my high and made it possible for me to focus more on my recovery. >> the fda approved it decades ago to treat alcohol and opioid addiction. they have learned it's not widely prescribed. the problem some people refer to them as drugs. and they say, oh, my god you're substituting one drug for another. but i want to be very clear. when you're talking about trying to help someone with a substance use disorder you want to try to use anything and everything because not everything is going to work. >> now it's not a narcotic and it is not addicty. recovering addicts said a drug was a big part of their treatment. >>> it's a good safety net and good medication to be able to use. >> th

cheryl fiandaca uncovers the buzzkill tomor dear fellow citizen, i know how it feels to save for retirement and college - times two. i get that it can be overwhelming, because i' m living it. but i always tell people - saving' s not that complicated. you just have to work with what you have. if you have a question about saving, ask me. sincerely, alex payne. >> chris: time is 5:23 on this monday morning. good morning, everyone. 6 in boston. minus 14 in orange. 2 behe right now in worcester. another cold start, frigid start. it's mainly dry day, by 4:00, 5:00 p.m., a little light snow breaking out. we'll have a brief period of snow before transitioning over to a mix and over to rain tonight. doesn't look like a whole will the of snow, but you get a coating to a couple inches of and sleet before going over to rain. there will likely be some slippery spots on the roads later this evening. we'll keep an eye on that. otherwise, the story on tuesday becomes the mild air, the rain and the wind. gusty wind developing tomorrow afternoon, perhaps gusting over 50mph close to the coastline. we'll talk