jeffrey nichols, 19 years old, was carrying a weapon around 3:00 p.m. monday afternoon. police say he would not drop his weapon and it sparked a foot chase in the railroad area. they ordered him again to drop the weapon and when he refused, they fired. nichols is at shock trauma and the officers involved are on leave. >> it grandmother -- investigators tell 11 news that city police and fire crews found a woman died at her home. bayshore the after ruled the death a homicide. -- surely after, they ruled the death a homicide. they picked up her grandson later pann and he is charged with assault. -- and he is charged with assault. >> the tonight, baltimore's mayor is casting doubt about the future of the grand prix racing event. the lead investigative reporter jane miller is live in the newsroom with more. >> the mayor once called the grand prix a gain changer. she's still a fan of the event, but conceded that organizers have put the future of the event in question. >> is there going to be a year two of this race? that has yet to be seen. i think it was a good product and go

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jeffrey nichols was shot when he refused to put down his weapon. also, police believe in it quadraplegic man found dead in his home was murdered. andoxycodon parent aqsa cot overdose. it was discovered during the autopsy that someone apparently gave him the overdose. >> jane miller is live in the newsroom with the latest on the grand prix. >> the mayor is still a fan of the racing event, but there is doubt about its future. >> stephanie rawlings-blake acknowledged the grand prix troubles. a splashy event for baltimore, but besieged by debt and vendors. >> i have concerns about the management. >> yesterday, city hall told the developers to pay their debt by the end of the year or the city pulled out of the deal. the city says is owed about $1.5 million. a number of vendors complained they have not been paid either. the city spent nearly $7 million on roadwork for the event. a study last week showed the event generated about $47,000 in economic impact, far short of what's promoters promised. >> i am pleased by every day that goes by. while there have

howard county police identified a man shot by police. 19-year-old jeffrey nichols is in shock trauma. he was armed. officers ordered him to drop his gun, but he kept walking. police followed him to the back parking lot of an industrial drive. he still refused to put down the weapon and that's when officers fired. >>> a disturbing admission from the u.s. airforce. they add met the mortuary lost portions of human remains, two cases in tween were among the problems that led the airforce to discipline three seen why are officials for gross mismanagement. the case involved cases of soldiers from afghanistan. small pieces within the missing at dover's avenues base. autopsies have prepared to return the bodies. >>> baltimore's plaque -- mayor stephanie rawlings-blake is favored to win. voters will vote for city council members and city council president. the polls will close at 8:00. still have less than three hours. for a less of the polling places, you can log on to our website abc2news.com. >>> weather wise, crystal clear once again, gorgeous fall weather, temperatures up around 70 degree

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jeffrey nichols did not put down the weapon and officers opened fire.ice officers involved are routine administrative leave. >> a man was gunned down in a glen burnie parking lot. police say cornelius johnson is associated with the death of andrew johnson outside of mo's seafood. an agent is hurt while on the job in south baltimore. this happened yesterday afternoon. the agent was injured when a suspect resisted arrest. injuries are not life- threatening. >> congress fights to keep pizza and french fries on lunch menus . it would force the usda to pull back on its attempts to limit potato and sodium and boost whole grains. titter growers rolley congress to put a stop to the changes -- potato growers. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. do you think the federal government is getting too involved in revising standards for school lunch nutrition? you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> 5:37. 62 degrees on tv hill. fighting high cholesterol. >> you can teach a

police responded to a man holding a gun in hanover and they were forced to shoot jeffrey nichols. has sat at least six other runs with police. >> the man accused of strangling his grandmother faces assault charges. police say demond tyler killed shirley tyler early saturday morning. ulysses currie is waking up a free man after being found not guilty of corruption. this after six weeks of testimony. prosecutors tried to prove he expected to hundred $45,000 from shoppers food warehouse -- prosecutors try to prove he accepted $245,000 from shoppers food warehouse. prosecutors failed to prove a crime was committed. >> penn state is -- joe paterno is getting support and criticism for how we handle the report of abuse against the member of the staff. >> joe paterno! >> fans swarmed joe paterno's house. he appreciated it. the former coach jerry sandusky is accused of abusing eight boys. remindedrno's son people that people were hurt. >> keep the victims in your thoughts. he is the head coach of penn state. >> few college administrations have stepped down to fight abuse. one woman spoke w

for nichols refused to put down his weapon and officers opened fire -- jeffrey nichols refused to put down his weapon. the seven police officers are now on routine paid administrative leave. slow traffic delays in baltimore city after a sewer overflowed. crew is were dealing with the spillage into the windfalls. is began around wilkins avenue on sunday. crews are still working to examine the inside of a sewer main on monday. this will probably shut down until it is fixed. food fight over plans to improve the nutrition of school lunches. is fighters cut ---legislators are trying to boost whole grains. tomato paste on pete's it can be considered a vincible -- on pizza can be considered a vegetable. >> that brings us to your answers to our water cooler question of the day. >> this morning we asked -- do you think the federal government is getting too involved in revising standards for school lunch nutrition? >> we will post more of your answers on the front page of wbaltv.com. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. a busy ride. two promise on the beltwa

and today, 19-year-old jeffrey nichols is dead. nichols was shot by howard county police eight times last week. he died this morning of his injuries at shock trauma. last week, he waved what appeared to be a semi automatic handgun at police. when he refused to put it down, deputies fired. police have been called in to nichols' home. in those two incidents, he was armed with a knife, asking police to shoot him. >> reporter: city police commissioner fred bealefeld hits the national stage in a crusade against tasers. they investigated whether officers are becoming too dependent on the devices. >> if you don't emphasize the training. that's a key component, and the oversight, the use of them, it could lead you down a path of overdependence on that device. that's been a chief concern that i've had. >> reporter: we'll feld said there are fewer than 500 in usage over the city. that means many are not equipped with them. >>> a boost in the city's bottle tax. as political reporter pat warren explains, the plan is being asked to look at this

identity of a suspect wounded by a howard county police officer is released today. 19-year-old jeffrey nichols is in critical condition at shock trauma. investigators were investigating the call for an armed man in the 7400 block of high tech road. they say nichols was armed with a gun and put it down. that's when police opened fire, hitting nichols. howard county police are investigating the shooting. >>> attacking his credibility. in less than an hour, republican presidential candidate herman cain is going to talk about the woman accused of sexual -- accusing him of sexual misconduct. >> reporter: republican national candidate herman cain is going on the offensive. >> there's not an ounce of truth in all of these accusations. >> reporter: he's set to hold a press conference to fight back against allegations from sharon biyalic. she accuses cain of making an unwanted sexual advance towards her. >> i wanted to be the voice and face for those women who couldn't or wouldn't come forward. >> reporter: tuesday, cain's camp put out a question saying, who is sharon biyalic. it lefts -- lists where s

new information about a police- involved shooting in howard county. 19-year-old jeffrey nichols was shoty police earlier this week when he refused to drop a weapon. last month, officers responded to a similar incident with nichols who was armed then as well. the officers involved in the incident are on administrative duty. nichols is in critical condition. >>> in today's wjz healthwatch, a new study raises serious questions about whether or not doctors who treat injured children are recognizing signs of abuse. mary bubala has the latest. >> police say too many doctors are indecisive, when it comes to reporting suspected abuse. they examined 92 child injury cases. they found more than a dozen should have been reported but were not. researchers say physicians are unclear about what meets the standard of reasonable suspicion for abuse. they also fear that parents will be upset and blame them. although it is a relatively small study, researchers say it is proof many doctors could use more training on the signs of abuse. >> the study appears in the most receipt issue of the journal academic p

officers say they were forced to shoot 19-year-old jeffrey nichols sohigh-tech drive, after he refuseddrop his weapon. turns out he was carrying a pellet gun, designed to look like a real weapon. he died at shock trauma today. this was the police department's third run-in with nichols in less than two months. >>> the man responsible for norway's mass murder makes his first public court appearance. vic is in the newsroom to explain, the victim faces relatives of the victims for the first time. breivik admits to a bombing and shooting that killed 77 people, including dozens of children at a summer camp. a mother of one of the victims said breivik looked completely cold at today's hearing, but she felt she needed to see him in person in order to understand her loss. today, the judge ordered breivik to be held for more than a week to stop him from making a speech to the court. >> reporter: the judge also ruled there was no reason to believe that breivik is insane. >> reporter: outrage over this reach a broiling point. bigad shaban says they have been warning protestors to avoid. >> ian lis

tonight, the detectives are identifying the suspect as 19- year-old jeffrey nichols of elkridge.condition at shock trauma. >> polls are open in baltimore's general elections. city residents are deciding on their leadership from the next four years. wjz is live outside a polling place in northeast baltimore. political reporter pat warren has more on voter turnout. good evening, pat. >> good evening, kai. good evening, everybody. elections officials are expecting an even lower voter turnout for this election than what we saw in the september primary. >> reporter: the september primary thinned the herd in the primary race. ute of the field of five, stephanie rawlings-blake was the clear winner. maybe too clear. early numbers indicate baltimore city's general election was dead on arrival. >> in my exercise class, my instructor was saying, i have to leave here and go vote. she said, why are you going to go vote? we voted several months ago. i said, well, wasn't that the preliminary. and this is the -- what is it? >> general. >> yeah, general. i said, this is the general. she said, i d