we were very fortunate to save frank hayward, iii. >> frank hayward, iii, is in critical condition at washington children's hospital. investigators recovered handguns, but are not sure how everyone died. how the fires were lit or what set hayward off. neighbors are in shock. >> devastating. you have a problem, let life live. but to do this and take a two- year-old's life and try to kill everybody is ridiculous. it makes no sense. >> investigators are not speculating tonight on what may have set off frank hayward to slaughter his own family. one neighbor who traded e-mails recently suggested there might have been some stress about the house on the market, perhaps headed into foreclosure. perhaps marital problems. the sheriff said there had been a call to this residence recently to check on the welfare of the family. but everything checked out okay and no protective orders in this case. a terrible tragedy in calvert county. reporting live, scott broom, 9news now. >> we may never understand what happened. thank you. the word of a settlement tonight for a family whose son was injured on a

frank hayward 3 is alive at this point and has lacerations to his neck and some burns on his body. this is the she. >> reporter: and this is hard. these are the worse-case scenario us and want to do something to help and there is nothing we could have done. we were fortunate to save -- and stay with the third. >> and i want to clarify something that was said before and that is a two-year-old daughter found dead. the 12-year-old's son frank hayward 3 who is in the hospital, in children's hospital right now in critical condition. >>> and this happened in a shell station. the suspect wanted to ecchange something when the clerk wouldn't do it, the suspect flew into a rage, kicked in the door to the cashier's room, assaulted the cashier, took what he wanted and left. if you know the guy, call prince georges county police. >>> and the edge on the district now and a debate is expected on capitol hill and house lawmakers may discuss a ban and eleanor holmes norton doesn't get a vote. he's more. >> reporter: the bullies usually pick on the district. this time, they picked a fight with women

police say 32-year-old frank hayward jr. killed his wife and two-year-old daughter and then killed himself. the couple also has a 12-year-old son who is in the hospital in critical condition. >>> police hope newly released video will help capture the man they believe kidnapped cal ripken's mother. the kidnapper took violet ripken from her home. she was released unharmed. >>> a man who has killed three teenagers is out of the hospital now. all of the shootings happened within a couple of miles of each other. somebody fired shots into a group of teenagers. one teenager injured there. ten minutes later two more kids were hit in a drive by. shortly after that somebody shot and killed a man nearby. a man who lives in the neighborhood says it is normally really quiet. >> i saw the lights and i looked out and thought it was nothing. sometimes the cops go back and forth. this morning my friends called me and said your house is on the news. i was like why. he said that apparently what he is getting is somebody got shot in front of my

. >> investigators say 32-year- old frank hayward attacked his wife and kids and then set them on fire before killing himself. all this happened this morning on candle light court in owings, maryland. that's where scott broom joins us live. >> well, that little boy you were talking about, 12-year-old frank hayward iii was rescued by tactical officers from this house behind me this morning. his throat had been slashed. the house was set on fire. all of it apparently committed by his father who committed suicide. from sky 9 this morning, calvert county rescuers converged on the home. where they found the horrors committed by 32-year-old frank hayward, who killed and burned his 31-year-old wife, cynthia, and their two-year-old daughter, natalie, then killed himself. but his son, 12-year-old frank hayward iii had somehow survived the attack from his suicidal father with a slashed throat and burns. after sheriff mike evans said another unidentified adult relative had fled at about 8:30 and called for help. the officers found the house on fire. >> it is horrible. i have seen a few in my s.w.

. >> frank hayward, iii, is in critical condition at the children's hospital. investigators have recovered handgun, but are not sure how everyone died. how the fires were lit, or what set hayward off. neighbors are in shock. >> devastating. you have a problem, move on in your life and let life live. to do this and take a two-year- old's life and try to kill everybody is ridiculous. makes no sense. >> sheriff evans says handguns were recovered that may have been used in this incident. he has no idea and won't speculate on what may have set off frank hayward to cause him to slaughter his own family. scott broom, 9news now. >> now an update on the kidnapping of cal ripken's mother. police released surveillance video of the suspect. it shows the man entering what looks like a wal-mart. he's the fellow who has on the orange cap and a light colored coat. this is the man who grabbed violet ripken from her garage last tuesday. they say he tied her up, put her in the back of the car, and then let her go. so far, police don't know why he did that. >> this thursday marks

the gunman identified as 32-year-old frank hayward jr. joe is his next door neighbor. >> very good neighbor. >> reporter: for this to happen? >> it is shocking for me. >> reporter: 12-year-old frank hayward iii survived. they say he is in critical condition. jacob swik is a close friend. he and his father showed up at the scene and with his dad's permission i talked to jacob. >> he tells people about how his parents are in fights a lot and how sometimes he gets mad at his parents. rrth police say there was an adult relative who got out unhurt. they didn't say how that came to be. this happened around 8:30 this morning. police got a call and responded like it was a hostage situation. neighbor patrick davis saw the cops make the move. >> there was an armored vehicle that sat there for a while and then pulled all the way up to the front door. >> reporter: what investigators found inside this house they will not soon forget. >> it is horrible. i have seen a few in my s.w.a.t. team days. these are the worst case scenarios. you want to do somet

frank hayward, police say, tried to kill or did kill his wife this morning and his two- year-old daughter and then he injured his 12-year-old son. that is when he started his house on fire and, apparently, killed himself. it was before 8:30 when deputies responded to a home in a fairview neighborhood. patrick was home nearby. >> as soon as they flew out, i would not say there were five or six of them, but they immediately went through the front door and went in. i got a sense from all of the other police around that the situation resolved itself. >> reporter: the sheriff said the police response team was given the go ahead to enter the home and that was terrible inside. >> upon entering the resident, the house was engulfed in flames. >> reporter: those dead inside, 32-year-old frank hayward. police believe he killed his wife and their 2 year early daughter natalie. the 12-year-old was rushed to the hospital. >> y that found a white male, four years of age alive suffering from lacerations to his neck and burns to his body. >> reporter: what may have sparked the domestic killings? officials

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hayward. >> they were going to separate. >> nobody realized it was going to come to this. sheriff's deputies arrived after they got a call that frank sr. had a gun. tonight, the boy is in critical condition. sure if deputies say they got him out with seconds to spare. >> he will make it through. he is a funny and energetic kid. >> everybody says their prayers are with frank the third tonight. we said he is in critical condition but the sheriff says he is expected to make a recovery. tonight, the neighbors are looking for the dog. they say the dog ran away and want to try to find the puppy to help the boy with his recovery. >> thank you. we will continue to follow developments on this. we will have the latest at 11:00 and we will update this story as we get information all night long. >> a port royal officer is recovering after being beaten by a suspect. surveillance video shows him as he approaches a suspect on shenandoah at the day. witnesses say kleiber all grab the sergeant in some sort of mixed martial arts move, slammed his head on the ground and beat him with a police baton. a fellow officer arrived on the scene and helped su