police still do not know why he walked up to 39-year-old derek kraus during a routine traffic stop on campus and shot him. >> you can see his face covered in blood. >> reporter: police later found the suspect a half-mile away wearing different clothes. they say he had stuffed the old clothes in a back pack. he apparently killed himself with the same gun. heavily armed police swarmed the campus as it went into lock- down for hours. the scene brought back memories of 5 years ago when a gunman killed 32 people before taking his own life. it remains the deadliest mass shooting in modern u.s. history. police say they have dashboard camera video of the suspect from the officer's car shows the man holding a handgun. >> the clothing that this individual had open at the vehicle and based on eyewitness descriptions match that of the clothing found in the back pack. >> crowds joined the virginia tech police force six months after the rampage. >> derek was a friend to many in our department. derek was a husband, he was a father. >> reporter: last night students lit candles to honor him near the s

. >> the funeral for officer derek kraus concluded just a short time ago. hundreds of people attended the service on campus. police officers from up and down the east coast were also on hand to pay their respects. it is still not known why 22- year-old russ ashley shot kraus during a traffic stop last thursday then took his own life. kraus leaves behind a wife and five children and started with the virginia tech police force, shortly after the 2007 massacre that left 33 people dead. >> derek kraus's family released a statement, offering condolences and prayers to the murdered officer's family. >>> a routine call to police ends with a man fighting for his life. they shot a man who he says advanced toward him with a knife. mike hellgren has new information on the developing investigation. mike? >> reporter: and vic, this has been devastating on his family. police have identified the man they shot as franklin williams. he remains in critical condition tonight. >> reporter: the chaotic scene unfolded after police were spotted to a call about a family disturbanc

but they still don't know why he targeted 13 -- 39-year-old officer derek kraus during a routine traffic investigation. >> for what reason this man approached officer kraus and took his life. >> reporter: police found the suspect about a half mile away in a parking lot. he changed clothes to try to throw police off. as an officer approached, he shot and killed himself. heavily-armed police, including s.w.a.t. teams, flooded the camp us, which was locked down for hours. >> do not leave this room until you're told. do you understand? >> reporter: the scene was sadly familiar for virginia tech students. 32 students were killed and 17 injured in the 2007 massacre. collin goddard was in the spring of his senior year when the gunman shot him four times and hid inside his classroom. he talked with jessica kartalija, in april. >> i was in total disbelief of what was going on. bullets started coming through our door and everybody hit the floor. i just dove under the desk. had nowhere to go. and tried to act like i was already dead. >> reporter: collin still has three of the four bullets in his bo

with danielle nottingham with the latest from campus. >> reporter: this is where police officer derek kraus lost his life. today, it's the cite of a makeshift -- site of a makeshift memorial to thursday's campus shooting. >> we're just trying to do everything we can for his family. >> reporter: police say kraus was sitting in th

a virginia tech student organized a memorial fund for the family of officer derek kraus. those wishing to contribute can mail checks to the fund. so far more than $34,000 has been donated. plaejs of condolences can be emailed to police. >>> a one year and da day prison sentence will begin in march for former prince george's county member angie johnson for her role in a federal corruption case. a judge ordered her to serve two years probation. leslie johnson admitted to flushing a $100,000 check from a developer and hiding $80,000 in her underwear when fbi agents showed up after their house. johnson said quote, i am extremely sorry for and ashamed of my conduct. she denied knowing anything about her husband's bribing developers. a judge denied her request for leniency saying she was not an innocent spouse. >> there was no evidence that was provided that she actually knew about her husband's illegal activities. nevertheless, she has the punishment and we know that she had to have some kind of punishment for what she did. >> leslie johnson was ordered to report to jail march

. >>> officer derek kraus gunned down by ashley. the officers impact in blacks burg brought hundreds to pay their respects. >>> latest now on the penn state scandal, jerry sandusky will appear at a preliminary hearing tomorrow some of his accusers are expected to testify however a key witness may have changed his story. a pennsylvania newspaper says coach mcquery reportedly told a family friend he did not witness any sex when sandusky allegedly assaulted a 10-year- old boy in alocker room shower in 2002. >>> fox 5 will provide live coverage from pennsylvania trial tomorrow as jerry sandusky appears in court. paul wagner will tweet from the courthouse his live reports will be on fox 5 news. >>> a major drug bust in prince william county, police arrested a doctor at his triangle office last week investigators say he dispensed thousands of pills weekly to drug addicts the 73- year-old sold oxycontin, morphine and more to patients without a medical reason. >>> new details tonight in disappearence of a fairfax county man. 30-year-old osc

. >> police say a gunman ambushed 39-year-old derek kraus yesterday on campus as he made a routine traffic stop. >> the police pulled up and they opened his car door and he just fell out towards the ground, sorry, and all you could see his face and he was covered in blood. >> the suspect, who was not involved in the stop, fled before apparently killing himself with the same gun. >>> the school was locked down for hours as swat teams and heavily armed police moved in. >> do not leave this room until you are told. do you understand? >> yes, sir. >> authorities are still trying to determine a motive, including whether kraus, an army veteran and married father of five, was specifically targeted. >> you never thought this could ever happen again. >> for some it was a reminder of the massacre nearly 5 years ago. in an ironic twist thursday's incident took place as university officials were in washington fighting a government fine over their response to that shooting. this time officials used a high tech alert system to warn students of another shooting on their campus. in blacksburg, virginia, d

. >> reporter: meanwhile, the officer derek kraus, was laid to rest yesterday. >>> take a look at thisman was working when he took a wrong step and ended up dangling six floors above the pavement. luckily, he was wearing a harness. firefight everies a-- firefighters arrived and were able to pull him down to safety. >>> the season for giving is landing more and more people in the emergency room. the consumer product safety commission says injuries from decorating are on the rise. many of the injuries involved falling from ladders, while stringing lights and cuts from broken glass ornaments. experts also warn people to regularly water their christmas trees to prevent a possible fire. >>> a singer is ready to pick up the mike and sing again. mark steines reports. >> coming up on entertainment tonight. we have your first look at tom cruise as an '80s rocker, in the new movie "rock of ages." >> yep. that was alec baldwin. welcome to sunset strip, circa 1987. the film stars jewel -- julian huff -- julie ann huff. >> we're not going to take it. no, we're not going to take it. ♪ [ music ] >> l

but they still don't know why he targeted 39-year-old officer derek kraus, during a routine traffic stop on campus and shot him. >> it's very much the fundamental part of the investigation now is determining what -- and for what reason this man walked -- approached officer kraus and took his life. >> reporter: police found the suspect, about a half mile away in a parking lot. he changed clothes to try to throw police off. as an officer approached, he shot and killed himself. heavily-armed police, including s.w.a.t. teams, flooded the campus, which was locked down for hours. >> do not leave this room until you're told, do you understand? >> reporter: the scene was sadly familiar for students. 37 were killed and 47 injured in the 2007 massacre. collin goddard was in the spring of his senior year when the gunman shot him four times and hid inside his classroom. he talked with jessica kartalija in april. >> i was in total disbelief on what was going on. bullets started coming through our door. and everybody hit the floor. i just dove under the desk. i had nowhere to go. and tried to act like

. >>> hundreds from the law enforcement community attended the funeral for 39-year-old derek kraus. he was making a traffic stop last thursday when police say a student from a nearby college walked up to his cruiser and shot him. investigators believe the attack was unprovoked. kraus is survived by a white and five children. >>> a towson position at the center of a massive malpractice investigation said he considers taking its own -- his own life. now, many are upset by those comentdzs from dr. mark miday. >> reporter: some of the patients are outraged by dr. meday's weekend comments, saying they're the ones who suffered, not him. >> reporter: in his first extended interview, since being accused of performing unnecessary medical procedures, dr. mark meday exclusively tells our newspaper partner, the baltimore sun -- >> it has been incalculable. >> he said he has been stripped from his identity. he found himself under federal investigation. since then, more than 200 patients have filed lawsuits. and he lost his medical license. >> i think he deserves everything he gets. >> vicky mars

for many, the death of officer derek kraus was no less tragic than the slaughter four years ago. >> i'me i have words to describe how i felt an the emotions i went through when i was told. derek was a friend to many in our department. derek was a husband. derek was a father. derek was a son. >> a u.s. army veteran officer kraus was 39 and married with five kids. a memorial fund has been set up to help his family. police say kraus and the apparent gunman did not know each other. it is believed that man who was not a virginia tech student used the same gun that killed kraus to take his own life. a vigil was held on the glaxburg campus last night. another is planned for tonight. >>> former penn state football coach jerry sandusky is at his home now. he's underhou house arrest with electronic device attached to his ankle. he left jail one day after getting arrested on 12 new charges of molesting children after two new accusers came forward. his wife dottie sandusky says this, "as the mother of six children, i have been devastated by these accusations. i am also angry about these false accus

governor bob mcdonald will speak today at the funeral service for virginia tech police officer derek kraus. the service is set to start about an hour from now at virginia tech's castle coliseum. kraus was gunned down while sitting in his patrol car thursday by a 22-year-old man who later killed himself. the attack appeared to be unpro joked and there's still no word on any motive. the murder revived grim memories of 2007 when a virginia tech student shot 33 people to death, including himself. >>> state governments across the country are having financial problems. that's no news. but long last, one state government is reporting some good news. indiana governor mitch daniels says his state has discovered $320 million it didn't know it had. its corporate tax revenue that had been accumulating unnoticed since 2007. critics say the state should do a better job keeping track of its money but daniels is looking on the bright side. he says christmas came early. >>> speaking of christmas -- while many of you are out there shopping for the holidays, you might want to consider this. come january 1st,

. >> virginia tech police have identified the murdered officer as derek kraus, 39 years old.th the latest. how are students and others on campus reacting to all of this? >> well, certainly yesterday there was a lot of concern during this four-hour lockdown. people in their dorms or in the cafeteria studying for finals. there were questions that had gone unanswered. the college newspaper reported there was one dorm near the scene of the first shooting of the officer which is just on the other side of this stadium behind me here. people were going to one person's window and looking out to see what was going on. there was a lot of concern during those four hours but the campus did a good job of keeping people posted on all of the developments as as they unfolded over the course of the day this time around. >> going back to the shooting itself, it is just so strange. so this officer made a traffic stop. but police believe the person in the car did not fire the shot that killed the police officer and then they found a man's body a short distance away an he was dead with a gunshot