>> the secretary is in charge of the system, saying that lamont davis was under his wing for the past few years. now, davis is accused of selling its core with a gun and in the process putting a bullet in the head of a five-year old girl. >> we have been analyzing every aspect of the operation relative to our levels of supervision. >> davis has been arrested more than a dozen times starting at the age of 10. he was permitted to return to his own home after an arrest in a robbery case at the end of may. the shooting happened july 2. are you comfortable that this individual was in the community? >> we are reviewing that. i am not going to comment on that right now. any comment would be premature given the fact that we are doing our own internal investigation. >> a girl said lamont davis still had the gps device on him during the arrest. juvenile authorities might have known that he was no longer in contact with the system but they could not use the satellite tracking to find him. the company that makes and monitors the system has been called in for a meeting. >> we have asked the vendor

the first time today, the state's secretary of juvenile services responded to questions about lamont davis, accused of shooting a little girl while under gps monitoring. >> from the moment of this tragedy through right now -- >> in an interview today, the secretary says his agency's handling of the 17-year old is under internal investigation. davis as been arrested 13 times since the age of 10, but was allowed to go back to his home despite a robbery case at the end of may. >> we have been analyzing every aspect of the investigation relative to our levels of supervision. >> on june 19, lamont davis was put on a gps monitoring. two weeks later, five-year old raven wyatt were shot in the head and critically wounded. >> are you comfortable that this individual was in the community? >> we are reviewing that. i am not going to comment on that right now. any comment that i would make about that right now would be premature given the fact that we are doing our own internal investigation. >> a teenage girl told us yesterday that davis had the gps device on at the time of the arrest but left it at

. >> the governor now wants a full accounting of the juvenile system's involvement with lamont davis. it is riddled with questions. earlier this year, this was the site in west baltimore of a group home for the most troubled juvenile offenders. 17-year-old lamont davis was sent there earlier in the year. he is now accused in last week's shooting in southwest baltimore. police say he fired at another teenager and in the process shot a five-year old in the head. the governor has asked for a full review in davis' history. his placement in the group home should have kept him out of the community for the rest of this year. but on march 31, the state closed the group home on four days' notice. a special report cited the problem that is created, with staff funding to find -- with the staff trying to find replacements. davis was placed in a prince george's county group home last year but failed to return after leaving one weekend on a home pass. at the time of the shooting, he was under gps monitoring. he clipped off the device shortly before the shooting. >> reality is starting to set in for

lamont davis is charged with shooting the girl during a street fight last week. he faces a long list of charges, including attempted first-degree murder. abc 2 news brian kuebler reports this is hardly davis' first run-in with the law. >> reporter: this is the young man police say nearly killed 5- year-old raven wyatt last week as she got caught in lamont davis' crossfire. today at central booking, davis' public defender accepted the teen will be held without bond for last week's shootings. davis faa

. >> reporter: a judge denied bail for 17-year-old lamonte davis. police say he fired the handgun while fighting with another teen. the baltimore sun reports davis was placed on home monitoring one day before the shooting for another crime, but he was allowed to go back home until sentencing. the paper reports davis cut off his gps equipped monitoring device. he has a lengthy juvenile criminal history. >> it was a tragedy. shouldn't have never happened. it's ridiculous, guns on the streets, first of all, and i'm pulling for her. >> reporter: now this community is coming together as a little girl clings to life, vowing that what's happened to her will not be in vain. raven's family has asked the hospital not give updates on her condition at this point. reporting in southwest baltimore, mike hellgren, wjz eyewitness news. >> lamonte davis faces life in prison if he is found guilty of attempted first-degree murder. >>> a star of the harry potter film thought he might die after contracting the swine flu. rupert grint said he was scared at first but then

. >> we were able to identify the suspect, lamont davis, a young man who is 17 years of age. we have obtained an arrest warrant last night for mr. davis, and this morning located him at about 8:00. >> reporter: police say they arrested lamont davis in south baltimore and are searching that house for evidence. in the neighborhood where the child was shot people are pleased by the quick action by police. >> relieved. i know that it's safe now for my kids to come outside. i don't have to worry about him running around. >> reporter: the five-year- old's name was raven. she was shot in the head and was bleeding from the mouth, according to wi.s another mother came up to try to comfort her. police are out in force, perhaps to reassure people, and to prevent retribution. and the little girl does remain at shock trauma on a respirator. she is in grave condition. >> suzanne collins with that update. thank you. police say davis will be charged with two counts of attempted murder. >>> it was a narrow miss for a maryland man carrying a truckload of fireworks when his vehicle caught fire.

police arrested 17-year-old lamont davis in the shooting today. >> it's just people being dumb. two young men being insanely stupid. >> reporter: davis is accused of using a semi automatic handgun to settling a fight. he he fired the gun, missed his target and bullet hit the 5- year-old girl. detectives went door to dhar and used footage from closed- circuit cameras in the area. during a news conference, baltimore city mees commissioner is focused on getting guns out of the wrong hands. >> this really comes down to criminals, to thugs, to maniacs on our streets with little to no parental supervision or meaningful adult contact in their lives. >> reporter: baltimore mayor dixon offered this statement on the arrest of davis. this incident is a stark reminder that we you had remain vigilant in our efforts to get ill heel guns and those who use ill heel guns off the street. family members and many in the community hope this type of violence will end. >> lamont davis will be charged as an adult. he faces attempted murder and assault charges. as for the family, they want to keep the m

. >> the questions start with 17- year-old lamont davis, accused well under the system of shooting and critically wounding a 5-year-old girl, but they do not stop there. sterling bought the decision to put her under monitoring might of least keeper at home. the 15-rove was put under juvenile arrest after she had been arrested twice for shoplifting. one involved the from a grocery store. sterling said she was put on the system involving and anklet. >> i am feeling ok. i know when i get home this afternoon, my child will be in the house. >> when he returned home that afternoon -- >> my child was nowhere to be found. >> he called juvenile services, where workers seemed surprised by his news. >> did they know? >> they had no idea she was gone. >> the system is supposed to send out of flag when the defendant leaves the house. >> no red flags went up. >> she did have the gps tracker with her, so juvenile workers were able to pick up her trail, but they wanted him to go and look for her. >> the battery died, so they have no way of tracing her. we did not know where she was for almost a month

lamont davis was one. he was released on gps monitoring. >> it is not going away until we have leadership at the top saying we are going to do an overhaul. >> the person that has to hold the department accountable is the governor. >> earlier today prosecutors announced the indictment of davis for attempted murder. he is held without bail. >> pg county police arrest a nanny on several charges of child abuse and pornography. the 22-year-old who has worked for several families, was arrested last night in hyattsville. she allegedly showed her victim pornographic images on a computer and transmitted pornographic images of children using a web cam. police are holding the woman on $350,000 bond tonight. >> assault charges against mayor sheila dixon's chief of staff and another city employee are dropped. malard scheduled to go to trial next week. his former girlfriend elizabeth smith said malard hit her on two different occasions. malard denied that. mayor sheila dixon issued a statement saying she is relieved the

lamont davis was place on home monitoring the day before the shooting. cut off the device. >> shouldn't have never happened and it's ridiculous you know guns on the streets. >> reporter: governor o'malley asked for a review of the case but expressed pride in recent improvements of the juvenile system. >> i think we are a leader in the nation when it comes to using gps on the yng adults i mean young people at risk to themselves or potential threats to others and we are going to continue to expand that -- those programs. >> reporter: the governor says he is in touch with baltimore city police and the -- as the investigation into the fight continues. the community around south pulaski stood together over the past week speaking out against the violence taking over the neighborhood. including raven's aunt. >> what are we as parents supposed to do? kid can't walk the street or go to school. you know, she was just a little girl. and if we can't take care of our babies now what will happen to our future. >> reporter: there was no clear response about why lamont

lamont davis now faces several charges, including attempted first-degree murder and assault. on july 2, he opened fire. a 5-year-old was hit in the head and another teenager was hit in the arm. >> president obama's plan to provide health coverage for uninsured americans is moving along. two house committees have already approved their versions of the bill, but some senators are worried of the process is moving too fast. >> congressional leaders are vowing to fill the goal of health care reform this year, but the deadline could be starting to slip. president obama is applauding progress on health care reform. >> we are going to get this done. it will happen this year. >> three key committees pass reform bills this week with two to go. the white house wants the bills must do more to contain rising costs. lawmakers disagree. >> this public plan option obviously has become a hot- button issue. there is going to be probably some accommodation that will be reached in order to get this legislation through. >> the house bill would levy a controversial new tax. republicans and >> this

police say 17-year-old lamont davis fired the bullet that hit her. but he should never have had access to a gun or even been on the street. sources say davis had been arrested 15 times before and charged four times while in state custody. but instead of locking him up, a judge sent him -- home with a gps monitoring unit, which he reportedly cut off. >> then to find out who did it was even more shocking. to think that the person who has that kind of record was still on the street. >> reporter: and she's not the only one criticizing maryland's system of juvenile justice. >> the ability for the system to address the level of violence that we see as prosecutors, just doesn't exist. >> the governor ordered a thorough review of this case. >> what i was most concerned about is the response time when it became evident to us that this particular individual had gone off the gps grid. >> reporter: he says it was eight minutes between when a juvenile services worker noticed the bracelet had be cut and an alert had been issued. >> which is just twice the time i t

police say the trigger man, lamont davis, was actually targeting a 17-year-old.victim, who we are not identifying, has a criminal history himself. >> that is something we are not talking about either. the number of young people that are sent back into the community on community detention, that become victims of juvenile crime. >> as fox 451st reported. the 17-year-old davis shot was also in the custody of the department of juvenile services. and had a series of run ins with police. now our investigation uncovers that criminal history. it dates back to may 2008, when the teenager is charged with carjacking and reckless endangerment. in june he pleads guilty to negligent driving, and is placed on probation. one month later, additional charges are filed. this time for car theft. in early september, the teen is picked up and charged for a series of crimes, including auto theft. just weeks later, another round of charges. in february, legal custody of the 17-year-old is given to the department of juvenile services. in june, the teen is caught selling heroin. he is lat

lamont davis is placed on home montoshing the day before the

what some prosecutors are calling a broken system. >> reporter: 17-year-old lamont davis should never have had access to a gun or even been on pulaski street, july 2nd. the day police say he shot 5- year-old raven wyatt in the head. sources say davis had been arrested 15 times before and charged four times while in state custody. but instead of locking him up, a judge sent him home with a gps monitored ankle bracelet, where he reportedly cut off. agnes welch. >> the juvenile justice system needs to step up to the plate and evaluate what they're doing with the juveniles. >> reporter: and she's not the only one, criticizing maryland's system of justice. >> the ability of the system to address the level of violence that we see as prosecutors just doesn't exist. >> the governor ordered a thorough review of this case. >> what i was most concerned about is the response time, when it became evident to us that this particular individual had gone off the gps grid. >> reporter: he says it was eight minutes between when a juvenile services worker noticed the bracelet had been cut and an alert wa

. >> a teenage girl told us yesterday that lamont davis had the gps unit on that during the time of the arrest, but left it at home when he went to go visit her several miles away. they cannot use the satellite tracking to find him. the group also said he frequently pushed the boundaries of the system. >> he was not supposed to be outside at all. >> did he go outside? >> yes. >> how often? >> every day. >> the secretary has called the company that makes the system. >> this case has raised concerns about not only the technology, but also some questions about the vendor that monitors the system for us. >> several sources have told us that there is concern that juvenile offenders have figured out ways to circumvent the gps system. >> it is normally known for its beautiful scenery where hundreds of residents go to relax and exercise, but this morning it became a crime scene. lowell melser is live in northeast baltimore and has the details. >> police are still calling this a suspicious death investigation. a jogger made a gruesome discovery around 10:00 this morning. at this point, it seems

. >> lamont davis is accused in last week's shooting of a 5- year-old girl. davis had been under the most intensive supervision for more than a year, including placement and group homes and the juvenile facilities. but over the objection of prosecutors, davis was returned to the community to be monitored through a device. tonight we're looking at the debts of two teenagers, their bodies found near light rail. we have breaking details. >> officials have confirmed through video evidence that the to a 17-year-old boys, conner peterson and kyle lankmiller were hit from behind as they walked near the he lutherville station at around 3:00 sunday afternoon. they were operating in a single track mode because of debris found in the north station. they were walking northbound on the soundtracks, but because the northbound truck was close, people were running in both directions on the soundtrack, and that is how he got hit from behind. but officials say that the driver of the train did not see the boys and never stopped. here is what they had to say about that. >> a num

. -- her to tell thiwo eldest son. 17-year-old lamont davis is facing several charges. on july 2, he opened fire. five-year old raven wyatt was hit in the head and another teenager in the arm. friends of a popular liquor store owner want to know why their friend was shot and killed last night. it happened during a botched robbery attempt, but the suspects left empty-handed. david collins has the latest from fuller 10. >> friends, neighbors, and even strangers are placing flowers at the door of the liquor store. >> there was no reason to shoot him. no reason at all. none. i just hope that the baltimore county finds them and does what deserves to happen to them. >> police are putting together what happened with the help of a patent that was in the store at the time. >> they were two black males. both had shorts on. >> one of his neighbors say he had six to eight cameras in the story. according to a source, it appears that he spotted the suspect is putting on nylon masks just outside of his door. the source says the liquor store had been robbed before. >> there is a videot

we are learning more about 17-year-old lamont davis who is charged for shooting a 5-year-old girl. in announcing the arrest of davis on saturday. >> this really comes down to criminals. to thugs to maniacs on our street with little to no parental super vision or meaningful adult contact in their lives. davis has had plenty of contact with adults in the system set up for juvenile offenders. he was arrested at the age of 10. what followed, a regular pattern of more arrests. july, 2003, attempted theft, november 2005, drug dealings. a felony theft and unthorsed use. charges grew more serious in 2007. october, he was accused of car jacking. a month later, accused of leaving the scene of an accident and zrifing the wrong way. four more arrests in 2008 and 20089. the latest, beating a teenaged girl while stealing her cell phone. he was ordered detained. instead of being locked up, he was sent home to be monitored. sources say he cutoff the ankle bracelet before the shooting of the 5-year-old girl on the afternoon of july 2. >> one previous case involved the allegation that he beat up his

. >>> in baltimore city, 17-year- old lamont davis went before a judge. police say he shot a 5-year-old in the head on south pulaski. he is charged with attempted murder and assault. he got into a fight with several teens, went away and came back with a gun. the little girl was walking by when the shooting started. at our last check, she is in critical condition. >>> former washington d.c. mayor marion barry is in trouble with the law again. police say a woman flagged down an officer this weekend claiming barry was stalking her. the current d.c. councilmember is now charged with misdemeanor stalking. barry served four terms as mayor of d.c. and spent six months in jail after being videotaped smoking crack in a hotel room. >>> work is in high gear at the staples center in los angeles preparing for tomorrow's memorial tribute to michael jackson. and thousands of fans are beginning to pick up their ticket for the event today. here is manuel gallegus with the latest for wjz. >> reporter: thousands of michael jackson's fans hit the lottery. >> i went online li

us she could not answer our questions because of the investigation related to the monitoring of lamont davis. >> now we have an update on a store we broke last night at 11 news. three boys ages 7, 8, and 11 years old all arrested for stealing. they were handcuffed and taken to jail, and it seems everyone has an opinion. in northeast baltimore, we have continuing coverage. >> within the last hour, the mayor waited on the case and an arrest because parents demanding the mayor apologize. >> what lesson do learn from this? >> never steal. >> the boys said they learned a lesson in their time behind bars, but their moms are furious, demanding an apology as the boys were arrested for stealing bikes from a neighbor's yard. the boys were held in custody for several hours they brought him out with other bigger children with no -- for several hours. >> they put him in with other children with no shoes on. >> he was put in handcuffs for two and a half hours. >> baltimore police defended the arrests, saying handcuffs are required for everyone's safety. >> the police department has an obligation to hold p

police are charging 17-year-old lamont davis in the shooting and he was trying to shoot at someone else with whom he earlier had been fighting. >>> he seemed to be happy and did not want a divorce, the name the words of a close friend of steve mcnair. the woman found dead near sahel kazemi said that he was going to leave his house and marry her. the friend tells a newspaper that is not true. they are trying to determine if kazemi shot mcnair and then killed herself. >>> federal investigators are hard at work. lawyers are reviewing countless documents and michael jackson's family continues to grieve. and it hasn't been 24 hours since the star-studded memorial ceremony brought the world to tears. there are still many unanswered questions including where jackson's three young children will go. terri okita has more for wjz from los angeles. >> reporter: michael jackson's family still hasn't revealed where the pop icon will be laid to rest. one possibility is jackson's beloved neverland ranch, but legal hurdles stand in the way. >> i am hoping and praying he gets buried here. that would be a

. >>> the police commissioner announced that lamont davis has been arrested for street shooting that left a 5-year-old girl clinging to life. in a news conference, it was made clear that he is fed up with gun violence and its effect on innocent victims. >> it is so insanely stupid that it would lead to a young girl clinging to life at the beginning of life. >> the fireworks downtown today came early as baltimore's police commissioner exploded. he was fed up after thursday's shooting that started with a fistfight between teenagers. >> this really comes down to criminals, to thugs, to maniacs on our streets with little to no parental supervision or meaningful adult contact in their lives. >> police worked this case nonstop since the shots were fired, accidently striking a little girl named raven. the commissioner made it quite clear today that in his words, the government cannot fix baltimore's problem of gun violence. he made a direct appeal to families to be what he calls constructive citizens. >> we need everyone to step up and say, enough of these maniacs. i see you have a gun in y

shooting of a 5- year-old girl should never have been in that area according to police. 17-year-old lamont davis was under home surveillance for another crime and cut off his ankle monitoring bracelet. he went to southwest baltimore. got into a fight. left the area and returned and sprayed the area with bullets. the little girl named raven was struck in the head. she is still on life support. >>> back to work for 240 workers at the gm transmission plant in . white marsh. the plant makes pontiac six- speed transmissions and high- speed engine. the factory had to be shut down for two months because plants they provide were closed. >>> washington metro officials are considering a multimillion dollar project on the red line. but the branch not directly deal with problems uncovered in last month's deadly crash. instead, officials say the $177 million project would fix the public address system, closed- circuit tvs and update the station. the work will be done on the stretch of track where the crash occurred, but the project does not address trouble with the data transmitter that failed before the cra

people within the department of juvenile services will tell you it is a judge that let lamont davis out on streets. the truth is this man came in contact with a lot of people within the system and all signed off on his release at one point or another. that begs the question, is the state system in help of -- need of help itself. >> many of them need to go into the adult system, but within the adult system, we have to find a way to, to perhaps, separate them. >> we have to do better. our criminal sut justice system, including our jive niles, we are not effective. >> you will hear a lot of people tied to the juvenile justice system talking about wraparound services and family counseling, and in davis' case, according to a court order, he received bodies wraparound services and counseling. in addition to four other services. >> meanwhile 16-year-old boy is tried as an adult for his role in the massive breakout at a state juvenile detention center. stand up jr. includes charges, escape, burglary. he is accused of taking part in a violent escape from the academy. 14 juveniles part of the bre

. >> reporter: police arrested 17-year-old lamont davis for shooting little raven. charged with attempted murder. tell us what you think about this situation by logging on to abc2news.com. we would like to hear your thoughts and comments about crime and what is being done about it. >>> 5:46. let's look at the other stories. today the family of murdered nfl star steve mcnair will hold a memorial service in nashville. we're also learning more about mcnair's murder. police say it was indeed a murder/suicide. investigators say 20-year-old sahel kazemi shot mcnair four times as he dozed off on the sofa. this happened on saturday. she then turned the gun on herself. steve mcnair's funeral takes place saturday in his hometown in mississippi. >>> a promise to rebuild after a fire nearly destroyed a neighborhood landmark. yesterday just before 5:00 the suburban house restaurant in the 900 block of reisterstown road caught on fire. firefighters say it started when an employee heard a pop coming from a storage room. the official cause of this fire is still under investigation

. >> reporter: several 17-year- old lamonte davis should never have had access to a gun or even been on pulaski street the day he shot five-year-old raven wyatt in the head. he had been arrested 15 times before and charged four times while in state custody, but instead of locking him up a judge sent him home with a gps- monitored ankle bracelet, which he cut off. >> the juvenile justice system needs to step up to the plate and evaluate what they're doing with the juveniles. >> reporter: and she's not the only ones criticizing maryland's department of justice. >> the ability for the system to address the level of violence that we see as prosecutors just doesn't exist. >> reporter: governor ordered a thorough review of this indication. >> what i was most concerned about is the response time when it became evident to us that this particular individual had gone off the gps grid. >> reporter: he says it was eight minutes between when a juvenile services worker noticed the bracelet had been cut and an alert was issued. >> what are we supposed to do? kids can't walk the street, they can't g

. >> reporter: sources have revealed to wjz that lamonte davis, the teenager charged with shooting five-year-old wyatt in the head, not only has a lengthy juvenile arrest record but also was placed on home monitoring and cut off his ankle bracelet. hat raised concerns about the juvenile justice system. >> the tragedy is that a young mother who should have the joy of sending a young kindergartner off to school for her first day of school in september has to deal with a hospital setting. >> reporter: state's attorney spokeswoman margaret burns would not speak about the details of this case but says the system as a whole is failing. >> our hands are often tied behind our back by laws that are archaic that do not address what we feel we could address in terms of rehabilitation, accountsability and more. >> reporter: sources say davis had been in state custody since february 2008 and had been arrested four times since then. the department of juvenile services spokeswoman says agents were looking for him within minutes after he cut off his bracelet and worked close well police. she declined an on-came

>> reporter: there wasne response why lamont davis was on the streets. the governor expressed concerns about the number of juvenile facilities. >> it's false to think that the reason that juveniles are on the street is because we have close facilities. >> we had plans to add more facilities. albeit, not of the giant size of the 1950s, but smaller, 48- bed facilities. >> reporter: little raven is still in the hospital. but her family has requested that the hospital no longer give updates on her condition. kelly mcpherson, wjz eyewitness news. >> now, the 17-year-old charged in the shooting remains behind bars without bail. >>> chilling new information on the western maryland father who killed his children and wife before killing himself. court records show that christopher wood left loving goodbye notes near the bodies of each family member he killed. back in april, wood killed his three children and wife francey in their middletown frederick county home, before he used a shotgun to take his own life. >>> new information continues to emerge on the mindset

. >> she told us she does not believe lamont davis had anything to do with the shooting of the little girl. the company that makes the g.p.s. system and is under contract with the state did not return our call today. live tonight from the newsroom, jayne miller, wbal-tv 11 news. >> city and state officials are urging congress to approve legislation allowing states to jam illegal cell phones used by prisoners. authorities say inmate cell phone use is a growing and deadly problem. david collins is live with the latest on that. >> correction officials consider this a cell phone public enemy number one behind bars. inmates use them to conduct criminal activity on the outside and jeopardize assist of employees on the inside. behind prison wire, a growing number of inmates are embracing the dark side of technology. smuggled cell phones are being used to coordinate gang activity and set up attacks against cooperating witnesses. as in the case of carl lackl, who was killed after an inmate used his cell phone from behind bars to order a hit. federal indictments against the black guerilla gang

unconscious in the hospital as family members continue to pray for her full recovery. 17-year-old lamonte davis is charged as an adult in the shooting. police say he was under home monitoring at that time time of the crime but somehow cut off his ankle bracelet. >>> a serious headache tonight for travelers both on the roads and on the rails. a large gas leak and the threat of an explosion shut down roads and put the brakes on amtrak tonight. eyewitness news is live at penn station. kai jackson spoke with stranded travelers. >> that's right, those passengers have now gotten to their destination as bge crews have worked to repair that broken gas main. skyeye chopper 13 is high above the north point area in east baltimore near the county line. a large natural gas leak shuts down vehicle and train traffic. when the fire department arrived they heard hissing coming from a six-inch line, and the leaves you see are being blown around by the gas. >> we understand that crews were on the scene performing excavation work to repair a sidewalk when they accidentally struck a natural gas line. >> reporter: a

the teen accused of shooting a 5-year-old girl that is held without bail tonight. 17-year-old lamont davis arrested 13 times since he was 10-years-old. when he was charged with second-degree-assault. he last appeared before a judge july 1st, 24 hours before 5-year-old raven wyatt was shot in the head. expert say this type of breakdown in the system is common. >> it doesn't sound like they did a great job, but that's not unusual. because a lot of the juvenile justice systems here in the united states are not working. >> the department of juvenile services had davis hooked up to a gps monitoring device but it was removed just before the shooting. >> and maryland's u.s. attorney hires threw three new prosecutors to crackdown on gangist activity. the prosecutors work with federal, state and local officials on gang-related cases with focus on using federal racketeering and conspiracy laws to try gang members and reduce violent crime. two of the prosecutors will be based here in baltimore. the third will work out of greenbelt. >> meantime, anne arundel county school officials are accused of igno

police say 17-year-old lamont davis started shooting and a bullet struck the 5-year-old girl in the head. davis faces charges now including attempted murder. >>> former washington, dc mayor marion barry is denying charges that he stalked a woman. u.s. park police arrested barry saturday after a woman flagged down an officer and complained that barry had been following her in a car. barry is 73 years old. now a dc city council member. >>> members of the baltimore church the bethel ame will gather for their first service after lightning sparked a fire that destroyed their church steeple. the church is in west baltimore but yesterday's service was held at the pier 6 pavilion at the inner harbor. >> the damage, it's on fire, you know. we're all just grateful to hear it was just the steeple. didn't appear to be damage to the sanctuary. we just began to pray where wherever we were. >> members of the congregation hope to return to their sanctuary in the next three weeks. they will be contacted about where to meet for next week's service in the future. >>> the boxers that made headlines from the

one day before that shooting, lamont davis was in a court of law on assault and theft charges. he admitted to hitting his victim in the face when she picked up a bottle to protect herself. he put her in a chokehold and slap and hit her. in the same hearing, the public defender argued to cease electronic monitoring and the judge denied it. and today mayor sheila dixon confronted the director of juvenile services about why he was on the streets in the first place. >> i wanted to have assurancess and also understand some of the processes that they use in making decisions on where young people are placed. >> are you satisfied with what you were told? >> somewhat, yes. >> prosecutors did not argue against community detention, once they learned that davis was on gps monitoring, which he later cutoff his body. >> baltimore city has formed a unique task force. they are working in partnership with the aspca to curve animal abuse. back in may a pit bull named phoenix was set on fire. and the bizarre attack prompted the formation of the task force. its members say violence against animals

police say 17-year-old lamont davis started shooting, a bullet struck the girl in the head. now charged with attempted murder, assault and gun violations. >>> controversy follows former washington, dc mayor marion barry because he's accused of following a woman and stalking her. u.s. park police arrested barry on saturday after a woman flagged down an officer and complained that barry had been following her in a car. he's 73 years old. now a dc city council member. >>> police in nashville, tennessee, calling the death of former nfl quarterback a homicide but not yet ready to say anything about the death of the 20-year-old girlfriend that was found in the home. they are not saying whether it was a suicide or not. her body found near mcnair's with a single bullet wound to the head. police say they were reviewing every possibility before labeling her death. >> right now, still in disbelief a little bit but it's just the idea -- just to know he's gone, and in a state of shock. i think the whole community and everybody's in disbelief right now. >> reporter: mcnair was married wit

. >> 17-year-old lamont davis faces attempted murder charges in connection with the shooting of raven wyatt. another teen as well. abc2 news learned that davis's record also includes carjacking and assault, robbery charges as well. the department of juvenile services was monitoring and with the gps bracelet but he cut it off. a warrant was issued but davis wasn't found in time to prevent the shooting. the little girl rimains in critical condition this morning. >>> a surgeon at johns hopkins says he and doctors at three other hospitals have completed what is believed to be the largest series of kidneys paired in a donation procedure ever undertaken. details on the groundbreaking feat are expected during a news conference later on today including the donors and the patients. we'll keep you posted. >>> neighbors say that it was bound to happen. eventually. a wrong-way crash in north baltimore sends two people to the hospital but neighbors think this could have been prevented. abc2 news brittney gordon is live in north baltimore to explain why. >> reporter: we're out here at maryland aven

governor said he wants a full explanation of why a 17-year-old lamont davis cutoff an electronic monitoringevice before the shooting. parole officers were looking for davis within minutes of him cutting off the bracelet last week. davis returned to the scene, of a fight, and sprayed the street with bullets. the girl is still on life support this evening. davis was ordered held without bond on monday. >> a baltimore city police officer is home from the hospital tonight after his cruiser collides with another vehicle. it happened around midnight in the 1500 block of north fulton avenue. officer went to shock trauma assist precautionary measure. the department is now investigating what led to the accident. >> indy style race cars could one day be speeding around the inner harbour. baltimore racing development. city officials in the indy car series are thinking about bringing it to downtown baltimore in 2011. the grand prix would bring in more than 150,000 visitors and generate as much as $100 million during the four day event. >> i think it would be difficult, especially around the inner harbo

sources within the police department say lamont davis did indeed have his gps monitoring ang let on at the time of the arrest. now this contradicts earlier statements from the department of juvenile services that told us, davis cutoff his ang let and police were out searching for him within minutes of being notified. >> so there were a lot of elements and peaces to this story that is not connecting. >> this is a active investigation. it is ongoing. and the baltimore city police department is taking the lead on it. >> the secretary of the department of juvenile services now says he plans to meet with the company that makes the gps system to discuss any limitations that system may have. >> follow up now to the two separate double shootings in baltimore county that we brought to you as breaking news last night on the "late edition". police say the double shooting in middle river was a drug deal gone bad. it happened around 9:30 last night in the 3700 block of white pine road. neither victim was seriously hurt. >> and police are also investigating a double shooting in woodlawn. happened al

. >> reporter: police arrested 17-year-old lamont davis for shooting little raven.e's charged with attempted murder. tell us what you think about this situation by logging on to abc2news.com. we would like to hear your thoughts about this. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> abc2 news has learned more about a shooting in west baltimore sending an 18-year-old man to the hospital. sources tell us that the victim was found laying in the middle of the street just before midnight near wilson and division streets. right now no word from police this morning on a possible motive or the search for a suspect. >>> a double shooting overnight. this one in southeast baltimore. abc2 news has learned that the victims are two men, both in their 20s. one was shot in the chest and head. the other was shot in the leg. >>> abc2 news has confirmed that baltimore county police will take over the investigation of that deadly light rail accident. mta officials say video evidence reveals the two teenagers killed this last weekend were hit from behind by one train and then hit by another as they

. >> the 17-year-old lamont davis faces attempted murder charges. abc2 news learned that davis's record includes carjacking, assault and robbery charges. the department of you've any services -- juvenile as much ass has been monitoring him with a gps bracelet but the djs confirmed it had been cut off. meantime, raven wyatt's family is not releasing specific information on how she's doing. police continue to say that she's in critical condition. >>> this morning we're still waiting to learn about the name of a baltimore county drowning victim. authorities say a man in his early 20s drowned yesterday afternoon while trying to swim across a creek in dundalk. the man reportedly jumped from the pier but didn't surface. >>> 5:35. july 7th. churches united for justice and the naacp plan to hold a news conference on a nationwide church kiosk scam. >>> and chesapeake bay foundation releases a report on pollution and human health risks. >>> plus, doctors at johns hopkins are set to announce a kidney swap today. they have eight patients getting a kidney from e

lamont davis is charged with attempted murder, south baltimore and gun violations.shooting happened thursday after several teens got into a fight on south pulaski street in southeast baltimore. police say davis started shooting and the girl was struck in the head as she walked on the street. he's scheduled to go before a judge in two weeks. >>> marion berry is denying charges he stalked a woman. park police arrested him on the fourth of july after a woman flagged down an officer and complained he had been stalking her. a spokesman called the accusation baseless. he was charged with a misdemeanor and released. he's 73 years old and now a dc city council member. >>> more on steve mcnair. police in nashville confirmed he was murdered. his body found saturday at a condo in nashville along with a 20-year-old woman. as bob holtzman reports investigators are now trying to determine if it was a murder/suicide. >> reporter: hundreds of stunned titans fans dropped by steve mcnair's nashville restaurant sunday covering the front windows and sidewalk with flowers and personal m

meanwhile, 17-year-old lamont davis was denied bond at a hearing this afternoon. davis faces two counts of attempted murder. we'll have more on the evidence against him coming up on abc 2 news at 6. >>> who killed steve mcnair. the death of the former ravens star is classified as a homicide but, so far an unsolved one. now tonight a relative of his girlfriend says police told him she had recently bought a gun, and that they are almost sure she was the shooter. abc's diana avellar reports she could be the key to the mystery. >> reporter: he was their hometown hero, a gifted athlete with a big heart. >> the steve mcnair that i knew was a great person. >> reporter: news of steve mcnair's murder has stunned tennessee titans fans, who laid flowers and left messages at the former quarterback's restaurant. police say a friend discovered mcnair's body at a national condominium on the 4th of july. she had been shot multiple times. a gun was found underneath the body of his mistress, who suffered single bullet wound to is the side of her head. authorities have ruled mcnair'

. >> reporter: police arrested 17-year-old lamont davis for shooting the child. he's charged with attempted murder. go to abc2news.com. chel us about -- tell us what you think about the shooting and city officials' response. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> abc2 news has confirmed that baltimore county police will take over the investigation of that deadly light rail accident. mta officials say video evidence reveals the two teenagers were killed this past weekend, hit from behind by one train. and hit by another as they lay on the tracks. the mta also contends that the first conductor may not have seen the two boys because they were wearing dark-colored clothing. even though the accident happened during a sunny midday afternoon. the father of one of the teens is outraged. >> my question is, if the cameras picked it up why didn't the driver pick it up? i don't think it's -- something's not right. >> both train operators are not off-duty pending the outcome of the investigation. >>> a memorial service will be held today in nashville for former baltimore raven steve

. >> 17-year-old lamont davis faces attempted murder charges in connection with the shooting of raven wyatt and another teen. abc2 news has learned that davis's record also includes carjacking and assault and robbery charges. the department of juvenile services says they were monitoring him with a gps bracelet but he cut it off. a warrant was issued but davis was not found in time to prevent the shooting. the little girl remains in critical condition. >>> authorities identified the two teenagers who died following an incident involving the light rail system this past weekend in baltimore county. the two 17-year-olds were found laying on the tracks near the lutherville station sunday. one of the boys, kyle wenkmiller pronounced dead at the scene. the other, connor peterson died at shock trauma on monday afternoon. mta officials say they are now looking at audio and video recordings trying to determine what happened. they are also trying to determine why the teens were on the tracks in the first place. >>> this morning, we're still waiting to learn the name of a baltimore county drownin

accepting the state's recommendation means the two sides did not have to read lamont davis' record into open court. but abc 2 news has learned the 17-year-old already had a lengthy criminal history. sources tell us davis was involved in a carjacking, an assault, and robbery, and that the department of juvenile services was hon -- monitoring him. they had him under realtime surveillance, but he eventually cut it off. the department of juvenile services says it acted immediately and issued a juvenile warrant for davis, but was not able to find him before the shooting last week. meanwhile, the family of 5-year- old victim raven wyatt would rather her condition no longer be released. in baltimore, brian kuebler, abc 2 news. >> as davis sits in jail, a prayer vigil is about to begin for the young victim. abc 2 news christian schaffer joins us live from south pulaski street where she was shot last week. chris? >> reporter: yeah, marybeth. the main point of this villagele is to simply pray for that little girl, raven wyatt, and for their family. take a look around there is quite a crowd that i

police say 17-year-old lamont davis shot the girl known as raven as well as a teenager he was fighting with. the girl was walking on south pulasky street when she was shot in the head. she remains on life support. this weekend's celebrations kept authorities in harford county busy with three incidents involving illegal fireworks. first involved a 43-year-old man who was badly burned after fireworks ignited in his face. the other happened in edgewood, a 23-year-old suffered burns to his leg and face. both victims were taken to shock trauma. in aberdeen, fire crews were called in to put out an apartment fire that was sparked when an errant fire work land on an awning. fortunately nobody was hurt. in all fire marshalls confiscated more than 50 pounds of illegal fireworks saturday night. >> today president obama begins two days of talks with russia's president in moscow. there is word the two will announce progress on arms control. 11 news reporter brook hart has more on today's discussions. >> president obama sat down with russia media he said what he hopes to communicate today to russia'

adding to the outrage is that the suspect, 17-year-old lamont davis was placed on hall monitoring the day before the shooting. the department of juvenile services admits he cut off his gps bracelet, but could not be found in time to prevent the tragedy. >> there is a need to improve what we do to intervene in the lives of that risk used. >> the governor has asked for review of djs, but says the department has made positive strides. >> we have deployed, and i think we're a leader in the nation when it comes to using gps on young adult -- i mean young people who are at risk to themselves or potential threat to others. >> reporter: despite its achievements, the governor admits the agency is not perfect. however, he is quick to defend the state's decision to close down some facilities. >> it's a pretty comprehensive reform. it's ongoing. but it is false to think that the reason the juveniles are on the street is because we had closed facilities. >> reporter: the governor tells us he is working closely with city police on an investigation. he also tells us the state is investing more money

. >> reporter: not to mention this teenager, lamont davis now charged with shooting raven wyatt and anothereen. see being held without bail on a long list of charges including attempted first- degree murder. abc 2 news has learned that davis' record also includes carjacking and assault and robbery charges. the department of juvenile services was monitoring him with a dps bracelet, but they confirmed he cut it off. a warrant was issued but, davis was not found in time to prevent thursday's shooting. at the vigil, the principal of polly high school brought a 5- year-old boy forward as a simple reminder to the crowd what a child of that age looks and sounds like. >> are you happy? >> i'm happy. >> organizers put out a call for volunteers, calling specifically on african american men to take responsibility for the future of the city. >> we need ever black man in this city that is capable of doing something doing more than what they're doing right now. >> reporter: and raven wyatt's family has asked not to have specific information about her condition released. police continue to say she is in c

court records show lamont davis had been arrested 15 times since he was just ten years old. states attorney patricia jessamy says some teens are just not capable of rehabilitation within the juvenile system. she says some need to be tried as adults, which is how a 16- year-old accused of leading a violent escape from a frederick county youth facility last may will be tried. 14 offenders escaped, and six staff members were hurt. all those escapees were caught. >>> new information in the death of former raven steve mcnair tonight. toxicology reports show mcnair's blood alcohol level was twice tennessee's legal limit at the time of his death. police in nashville said mcnair was shot and killed by his girlfriend, 20-year-old sahel kazemi. before she turned the gun on herself back on the 4th of july. the report showed traces of marijuana in kazemi's system. it's believed mcnair was sleeping when he was killed. >>> the sudden death of michael jackson has apparently sparked a blockbuster battle out in hollywood. sony has reportedly bid $50 million to acquire the distribution rights

lamont davis is facing several charges including attempted murderer and assault. police say he used a semi automatic handgun. the girl remains in critical condition at shock trauma. >>> police are investigating a incident in baltimore downty as adam may reports a boy is day, another is injured. police are trying to fig out why. >> a teenage boy killed another hurt found in the light rail tracks 100 yards south of the lutherville station. >> it was a inspector that happened to be looking out of the window and saw two bodies lying inside the track. >> reporter: officials spent sunday afternoon inspecting the indure carriages of trains looking for evidence of a collision as the injured teenager was flown to shock trauma. how the teens ended up in this situation is a puzzling question. >> we are con fi dep they were not passengers. we don't know what circumstances led them to being on the track. >> there is limited visibility but it doesn't explain why the teenager wouldn't have heard the light rail coming. >> they are asking passenger whose may have been aboard the t