larry aaron iii plays college football at marshall university in west virginia. ken daly from our affiliate in baltimore spoke to his family. >> i'm so upset. i know you're not supposed to ask why, but my son had everything going for him. >> reporter: a football scholarship at marshall university in west virginia, good grades and a loving family. 19-year-old larry aaron was set to head back to college in columbia last week when he attended a new year's eve party in a house on severn that he and his friend saw advertised on social media. >> he was standing up against a wall in maryland and two guys got in an argument and they started shooting. my son stepped in front of his girlfriend to shield her, and one of the bullets got him. >> reporter: the bullet lodged in his spinal cord. doctors can't operate because it might do more damage, so they have to leave it there. aaron, a lifelong athlete, is paralyzed from the waist down. >> he's had his moments. he's been very calm but he has had a few breakdowns and that's to be expected. >> reporter: police are investigatin

i'm told larry aaron's family has been living in the colombia area for decades. they are with him tonight at the hospital, but i've spoken to some family friends who are devastated. aaron is expected to recover from the shooting, but this star football player is now paralyzed from the waste down. the shooting happened early yesterday morning at a big new year's day house party in seven in anne arrundel. accord ing to a go fund me page set up by the family, aaron, who is 19 years old was struck in the back by a stray bullet fired by an unidentified party goer. it sounds like aaron was not the intended target and police say they are still trying to find that sheeter. a 17 year old boy was also shot and spoke to a family friend tonight who heard about this on the radio as he was driving home from work. he drove straight here to the aaron family home with tears in his eyes. he says he's known aaron since he was a child, seen how talented he is. thought that he was potentially nfl bound and then to find out what happened to him so sense lessly. this is a young man that

>>reporter: i'm told larry aaron's family has lived in the colombia area for decades. they were with him at the hospital tonight. we've spoken to some close family frens who are devastated. aaron is expected to re cover from the shooting, but the star football player is now paralyzed from the waste down. the shooting happened early new year's day at a big house party here in seven in anne arrundel. according to a go fund me page set up by the family, aaron who is 19 years old was struck in the back by a stray bullet fired by an un identified party guest. it sounds like air oon was not the intended target here. police say they are still trying to boy was also shot and survived. i spoke to a family friend tonight who heard about this on the radio driving home from work and he drove straight to aaron's family's home with tiers in his eyes. he says he has known aaron since he was a child. he thought he was nfl bound and then to find out what has happened so sense leslie. this is a young man that has promise, goodwill to his family, gracious people to god's earth and this ha

larry aaron.. who attends marshall university.. was home in columbia for winter break. aaron's family says he went to the party in severn with friends.. when two guys got into an argument. the 19-year-old was hit with a stray bullet while trying to protect his girlfriend. aaron.. a lifelong athlete.. is now paralyzed from the waist down. a go fund me page has been set up to help with his recovery. paris hilton is kicki the heiress, model and former reality star announced she's getting married to actor chris zylka. in an instagram post.. hilton says he popped the question on top of a mountain in aspen, colorado. the couple have been dating for two years and made their relationship public last february. and in other entertainment news - h-g-t-v's popular show hosts chip and joanna gaines are expecting baby number five! they also made the announcement on instagram. the couple star in the show "fixer upper," where they showcase their waco, texas-based home remodeling business. the current season -- season five -- is expected to be the last. there is much more coming up on g

larry aaron the third was shot in the back while trying to shield his girlfriend from gunfire at a new year's eve party in severn, maryland. the bullet is lodged in his spine and it's too dangerous to remove it. >> as a man, i'm scared to death of what the future holds. we have to be there for our son and our family. >> i just want him to walk again. i'm not worried about ot i want him to be happy and enjoy his life. >> just awful. more than $25,000 has been donated to a gofundme page to help care for the paralyzed man. police are looking for the gunman who open fire in anne arundel county. >> a misdemeanor charge has been dropped against ray knight, the former major league or who worked on the national's broadcast. he was charged in october after police were called jewish's fairfax county home for a report of a fight with an acquaintance. both men had visible injuries. our partners at the washington post report that the charges were dropped after the deal was reached. >> sports reporter who disappeared on saturday was found safe. police said somebody said somebody spotted courtney rol

adrianna hopkins has details from the live desk. 19-year-old "larry aaron the third" had everything going him. a football scholarship at marshall, good grades, and a loving family. he was home in columbia, maryland over the holiday break, when he decided to go to a house party he saw advertised on social media. and that's when things took a turn. that bullet lodged in his spinal cord. and surgeons can't of doing more damage. that leaves aaron, a lifelong athlete, permanently paralyzed, from the waist down. police are trying to find out who fired the shots, but there were more than a hundred people at the party, many of them from out of state. a go-fund-me page has been created to help with aaron's recovery. police say -- there could be charges against the homeowners -- who were not there at the time of the shooting. right now -- five firefighters are facing charges after a teenager accuses them of a grisly sexual assault. but they're not charged with a sex crime. john gonzalez is live in strasburg to explain. two major airlines are taking advantage of the passed and signed just before chr

. >> larry aaron iii was trying to protect his girlfr.nd two men started arguing and then all of a sudden started shooting. aaron was shot in the lower back when he stepped in front of his girlfriend to shield her from the bullets. his parents say they feel helpless and upset about what's happened. >> i am so upset. i know they say you're not supposed to ask why but, you know, my son had everything going for him. >> he's been very calm but he has had a few breakdowns. that's to be expected. aaron because the bullet is lodged in his spinal cord and surgery could cause more damage. anne arundel county police are looking for witnesses from that party so they can identify the shooter. >>> a child says two men tried to kidnap her from her yard before school. the 8-year-old was waiting for her dad outside the family's home at elm and pine avenues in tacoma park yesterday. the girl says a gray mini van pulled up. a man in the front passenger's seat tried to open the door and told the girl he had candy. the child said she pushed the door closed, ran inside and told her father. she said the man wh

player from maryland is paralyzed after shot at a new year's eve party in maryland. 19-year-old larry aaron is expected to survivor 'aaron will be paralyzed from the wais is t down. someone fired a gun at a party striking him and another attorney agar. no one was arrested in the case. >> the latest on alleged gang rain of teenager. six volunteer firefighters including fire chief are facing charge as caused of raining a 17-year-old girl and posting the video online. the investigation began in april when a concerned citizen came forward about the video. the accused face u in jail and/or a fine. >>> it's 4:3. senior palestinian leader sxlesed outrage at president trump and threat to cut fund together palestinian thorty. he's describe tweets as plaque mail. he's given palestinian money and i cutting the funding could proffer disastrous for israel. >> after more than 40 years in senate oren hatch said he would leave. after seven terms the republican senator says he will not be running for reelection. now, all eyes are on 012 presidential nominee mitt romney who expressed interest in the utah sea

developing this morning a maryland man paralyzed after shot at new year's eve party. 19-year-old larry aaron is expects todd recover and, and, doctors say the college student and star football player will be paralyzed waist down. he's sophomore marshall university in west virginia. someone fired off a gun at party strike him and another teen aimers and official are searching for that begun raping a 17-year-old girl and posting that id video online. those six are akoosed of contributing to delinquency of a minor. a sixth person was named for involvement. they aare caused of jail ar fine. >> did you at the dailz this morning in deadly. ped crash in prince george county. we know name of tranit police officer hit and killing a team while driving street. officer gary atagilo heat with marked he may have walked rite into on coming traffic but she has a hard time believing that.. nip who witnessed the accident should call maryland state place. >> last night mega million drawing and 440 million tonight's drawing second time powerball and mega. >>> 6:10 grim announcement from pentagon. first military

. >> larry aaron iii was trying to protect his girlfriend when he was shot. it happened at a party on new year's eve in maryland. two men started arguing and they started shooting. aaron was shot in the lower back when he stepped in front of his girlfriend to shield her from the bullets. his parents say they are helpless and upset about what happened. >> i am so upset. i know they say you not supposed to ask why. my son had everything going for him. >> he's been very calm but he has had a few breakdowns. that's to be >> doctors can't operate because the bullet is lodged in the spinal cord and surgery could cause more damage. anne arundel police are looking for witnesses to identify the shooter. >>> well, good wednesday morning. another frigid start to the day as you wake up and walk outside. you will want to dress accordingly. details next. >>> and a couple of problems around town. one of them northbound indian head high school. disabled vehicle there. another problem on the beltway nd in frederick countya c small business, internet providers promise you a lot

. >> larry aaron iii was trying to protect his girlfriend when he was shot. this happened in maryland. two men started arguing and then all of a sudden started shooting. aaron was shot in the lower back when he stepped in front of his girlfriend. his parents say they feel helpless and upset about what happened. >> i am so upset. i know they say you're not supposed to ask why but, you know, my son had everything going for him. >> he's been very calm but he has had a few breakdowns. that's to be expected. >> now doctors can't operate on aaron because the bullet is lodged in the spinal korcord an surgery could cause further damage. they're looking for witnesses from the party so they can identify the >>> well, good morning. the kids need to bundle up as best they can at the bus stop. some of our suburbs or many of our suburbs, i should say, are below ten degrees right now through the morning. we're not going to warm up too much. by the afternoon breaking 30 degrees. >>> good morning, slowdowns on bw parkway, chopper 4 just getting over the scene at 197. southboun

. >> reporter: larry and melissa aaron spent the last eight days at the bedside of their son at maryland shock trauma and they had been here almost nonstop since the new year's eve phone call that he had been shot in the back at a party in anne arundel county while trying to shield his girlfriend from the gunfire. >> i was in shock, upset. i didn't know what to believe. i was just devastated. >> reporter: the bullet had lodged in the defensive tackle's spine, leaving him unable to move his legs and doctors said they cannot remove it. >> they were not able to operate. >> reporter: they said their son is struggling. he was so happy when he got a football scholarship from marshall university and now is on a waiting list for a rehab bed. >> some days, he perks up a little bit. when reality sets in and he is laying in the bed, he gets pretty sad. i know it's hard on him. as a father and mother, seeing their child laying their like >> reporter: the howard county community where larry played football at oakland mills high has rallied around him. it shows people that contributed more than $25,00

man paralyzed after he was shot at a new year's eve party in seven ren maryland just 19 years old larry aaronthe college student and star football player will be paralyzed from the waist down. police say someone fired off a gun at a party striking him and another teenager officials are still searching for that gunman. still to come this morning the bitter cold continues to grip of the much nation nation it's not going to we're going to feel much colder temperatures. we'll take look at the up pack next. >> how is it possible. horrific scene in peru. dozens are dead after a bus tumbles down a cliff. details on the dangerous roadway being called into question. ♪ ♪♪ i like these award-winning cheddar puffs. and i like these award-winning cheddar puffs. first place. both events? booyah! we're an awards family. you'll like them both but love our price. award-winning organic cheddar puffs from aldi. simply smarter shopping. ♪ >>> tuck, we have a very important week of fox5 fires fives because it's extremely cold. >> first ones of the year a of pressure. >> right. >> right. >> we've nailed it every t

football player from maryland now paralyzed after he was shot at a new year's eve party. 99-year-old larry aaronn west virginia. he grew up in howard county. police say sadly someone fired off a gun at the party on new year's eve striking him and another teenager. officials are still searching for the gunman. >>> in alaska airlines plane has been taken out of service because of a rat. people boarding the flight in oakland yesterday saw the rat jump on board. yikes! they were taken off while an exterminator was called to get the rat. the rodent was actually never found on the plane. passengers had to be put on another plane to make their t trip. that rat plane, yes, rat plane won't fly again until it has been certified as row department free. that might be a delay that was worth it. >>> all right. amazon it just keeps on growing. online retailer revealed it shipped more than 5 billion items to prime members in 2017. many included it's own smart gadget. they also revealed it added new members last year making that more than ever before. >>> finely, jeopardy player thousands of dollars this was las

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