lumpkin to 15 years. he'll be on probation as well and he has 30 days to put his life together before he has to show up for prison time. paul wagner fox 5 local news. >>> now to a story going on in breaking just around this time last night. a scary couple of hours for thrill seeker when is a roller coaster was stuck at six flags america >> we're learning more about what led up to the incident and this is not the first time this roller coaster has been stuck. fox 5 alexandra limon has a brand new look at the rescue tonight. >> reporter: that brand new look to go pro camera video, some of the members of the prince george's county fire tack ankle team that conducted the rescue were wearing cameras as people off of the roller coaster. if you're afraid of heights, this might make you cringe. take a look so you can see what i'm talking about. at one point, you can see one young man is taken off of the roller coaster and he gets up and throws his arms up in the air in celebration. these people were nearly 100 fe

it happened when lumpkin's brother called 911 to say that lumpkin may be in medical distress inside the home. after knocking loudly many times, ulmschneider and the volunteer swaim forced entry in the house. immediately lumpkin opened fire hitting ulmschneider, swain and his own brother. lumpkin told police he thought they were of murder charges. >> the judge has done what we believe given charges in the case and hopefully brought in a measure of healing to the knife. >> hundreds attended his funeral in southern maryland last april. given the nick anymore "skillet" as a youngster, what was a man who wanted to work hard, help people and take care of his wife and 2-year-old daughter. today the pain was relived when swain with two bullets in his body led the volunteers in his court. he told the judge what happened changed him forever. for lumpkin, he will begin serving his sentence for the illegal gun possession in one month. he would not comment on camera but in court he did apologize for what he did. something that everybody agrees with this has this is not done in court becausesism laws

and as they did, lumpkin opened fire. four times and in the court he said he has survivors guilt blames himself and has had to live with there's. angry and depressed he didr he said he was in a deep hole and couldn't come out and finally had to seek help. lumpkin was not charged with the shooting. he faced a simple gun charge, and as the state's attorney explained, lumpkin had been convicted of simple assault. in the district, in and in 2001, it purchase a gun legally, however, when the law changed in 2012, he was in violation. let's hear from the fire chief to explain how things have changed since the shooting. >> makes you think a little bit more about running what we call the normal medical local that, you know, you approach the house differently you're not going to stand directly in the door, if you do force entry you may move to the side. so yes, definitely has changed our tactics as far as how we answer those types of calls. >> reporter: darryl lumpkin was actually sentenced to 15 years with all the four years suspe

now darrell lumpkin will spend four years in prison. was killed in the gunfire. darrell lumpkin told the police that he thought they were intruders. >> case, hopefully a brought a measure of healing. nancy: darrell lumpkin was cleared of murder charges but was convicted on illegal gun possession. he apologized in court today for he starts his sentence in one month. the virginia tech community remembering the somber milestone this weekend, sunday marking 10 years since a gun man opened fire on cap is, killing 32 students and faculty members. tonight, they honored the lives lost with a performance. a canned at 11:59, will be if they wished. jonathan: tensions are rising between the u.s. and north korea. the country is celebrating its anniversary of the birth of its founder, but their concerns the celebration could turn sinister. a top north korean official told the associated press the trump administration is "more vicious and aggressive than his predecessor." aggressive words," singling out the president's tweets, saying it is the west threatening us. trump has of

darrell lumpkin leaves court after being sentenced to four years in two firefighters, one of them died. he pleaded guilty to a gun possession charge. he said he was having a diabetic emergency when the medics forced their way into his home to help him. he opened fire, believing they were breaking in. the fire chief says it's forever changed the department. >> you approach the house a little bit differently, that you're not going to stand directly in the door, that if you do force entry, that you may move to the side. >> reporter: lumpkin was banned from owning a gun since he was convicted of an assault in the district in 1985. the judge said if he hadn't broken the law, the shooting would not have happened. in court, lumpkin, who is 62 years old, and a retired architect, said he was sorry, and he was sick at the time of the shooting. his attorney brian mcdaniel said he'll ask for the sentence to be reconsidered. >> he certainly wants the community to know that that was something he did not intend, and quite frankly, he was not i own brother who dialed 911 and pleaded for medics to brea

now 62-year-old darryl lumpkin will spend four years in prison. he emergency. he said he thought the medics were intruders. >> he certainly wants the community to know that that was something he did not intend and he was not in full mental capacity. >> he was sentenced for gun possession charge. he had a prior felony conviction and was banned from owning the gun. >>> up next, a weekend of mourning and remembererance for the families of virginia tech shooting victims. one mother is dealing with loss again but still fighting to keep her daughter's legacy alive and well. >> i just hope and pray that i continue to have the strength >>> a weekend of remembrance is underway. sunday will mark ten years since a gunman opened fire killing 32 people. thousands are expected to gather but one northern virginia mother whose child was killed will not be among them. celeste peterson explained why her focus is here at home. >> you don't normally lose the most precious thing in your life. >> reporter: she is often surrounded by friends, people she loves referred to as her commi

a second firefighter was shot lumpkin whoy thought they were breaking into his home.it is finally over. a live look at april the giraffe in her den with her new baby calf. it's a boy. april gave birth this morning with 1.25 million people watching the live stream. i posted it on my facebook page. it's the first time a calf was born at the animal park in upstate new york. we don't north that is the dad in the side pen, but he was definitely pacing. when the baby boy came out -- there he is in the shade -- he kind of jumped. so, really awesome. the miracle of birth. story toua has a scary te i emergency vet because he drank liquor and was showing signs of alcohol poisoning. officers found the owner heavily intoxicated behind the wheel of a car. the 44-year-old had spilled some liquor and maxwell drank it. he was stumbling around just like a person would. doctors say maxwell is back to being his ordinary cell. the owner is in jail, facing dui and animal cruelty charges. to have to work inside right now, because it is so beautiful outside. josh: it really is, blue skies,

darryl lumpkin got four years in prison.se he thought he was firing in self-defense he wasn't charged for the three shootings, only for illegal possession of a firearm. when i asked the chief about the four year sentence he would only say this is what the courts decided. this is what has to accepted. he says that now that the criminal proceedings are finished, proven proven fire will launch new investigation, and he does expect additional changes regarding safety to come. in land over hills, lindsay watts fox 5 local news. >> tough weekend for everybody there. >>> time now, 7:10, still very lots of things going on here in the weekend. there's a lot happening in the weekend. >> a lot of sports, a lot of sports here, we got the trifecta all three teams playing this weekend. we're going to tell you who's playing today if you're looking for something to do with your >>> the deadline day almost here, it is tax time. late filers have until tuesday or file for an extension, we'll sit down with a financial planner and discuss what w

. >> lumpkin will serve time for the gun he used but not for killing the firefighter. >>> and today in more than 180 cities across the country, activists are calling for president trump to release his tax returns. one of the cities is d.c. this is a look at the march route. organizers say they hope to send the message of transparency to the president. >> to the administration looking out for the american people, the only way to know that is to understand who he's beholden and how he earns his living. >> supporters of the tax march promoting the demonstration with the inflatable 13-foot tax march chicken. the presidents don't have to release their tax returns, but since the 1970s, all of them have. president trump won't release his because he's being audited. >>> and a church vandalized this past week will hold a vigil tonight and you're welcome to attend. this weekend volunteers hoped to clean up and erase the little rufr univer united c of christ. the same thing happened down the road when the vandal targeted the jewish community center in northern virginia. at 7:30 tonight, they are

lumpkin's jail and think about the slaves, and think about how we bring all of this together to tell the whole story and in so doing establish a greater context for the monuments? ms. coleman: i think that was what i was talking about. not think, that is exactly what was talking about. not to say we have not had passionate conversations, but the landscape has been changing dramatically, especially in the last 20 years. and since it has been changing and richmond is discovering rings it never knew, i came to richmond in 2008. i came to richmond in 2008 to become a part of this community, and even after short nine years, there -- even after a short nine years, there has been a remarkable change. this is how they chose to commemorate the says quote -- the suspect -- the sesquicentennial. it was the only state to do that. it was a deliberate decision to have conversations about the war and its impact on the municipality. errs -- and this .as stunning to me most richmond errs did not realize that richmond burned because of the confederates. right? that their idea , it is theat burned hear

. >> lumpkin shot his brother and firefighters and the brother was trying to get him help. he must report to prison in 30 days. >> maryland is taking action to deal with the growing problem of opiate abuse.. to keep on hand myloxin it requires designated staff members not just school nurses on khoolz will be able to teach the risk of opiate abuse. the gil bows for larry hoeing toon his signature. >> taking a step to the left that's what conservative groups are concerned about when it comes to decision making inside the white house and is president trump abandoning some conservative principles we'll take a look next at 10. >> as we head to break a t time-honored tradition will take place at the white house on monday and president trump will be there for the annual easter egg roll. white house press secretary says 21,000 people will attend this year. bit smaller than last year when barack obama hosted 35,000 people. easter egg world tradition dates back to 187 8 when hayes opened up white house gates. every year since each administration put its own spin on the festivities. b