the doctor was trying to explain to pardus his mother's medical condition when pardus became emotionally distraught and shot the doctor. >> was last seen running. >>> the run -- running into the room. >> police s.w.a.t. teams moved in, while trying to allow business to resume. police tried to contact pardus to get him surround but they soon realized he had already shot his mother in the head and took his own life. >> we are treating this case as a -- as a murder sue side and the shooting of this doctor preceding this discovery. >> police say they are treating the eighth floor of that nelson building as a crime seen. the rest of the hospital is open for business as usual. things are slowly returning to normal here at johns hopkins hospital where the security officials say where they will be conducting an intense review. we are live at johns hopkins downtown, derek valcourt. >> thank you. >> our complete coverage continues with jessica kartalija who spoke to a witness who was feet away when the doctor was shot. >> reporter: that witness has asked that we do not show his face or use his nam

paul pardus shot the doctor and then killed his mother and then himself. he became distraught when being briefed on his mother's condition. a woman was killed when a tree fell on her car. the storm brought torrential rains on the commute home. the pope is in london on his second trip to great britain. he spent yesterday in scotland where he held an outdoor mass and met with queen elizabeth. >> news that metro may backtrack on plans to lower the cost of a smart trip card. they thought those cards would cost $2 to make but it turns out to actual cost of the card is $3.40. metro considered selling the cards for just $2.50 but they say they will lose a million dollars a month from that. some drivers say they are getting a lot of tickets and city officials acknowledge if you pay by phone with a credit card, your license plate and location then go into a database. people writing tickets then have access to the information via hand held devices so they get an update on when a meter is about to expire. the bridge will close this weekend so crews can perform some w

that upset pardus.his mother's room, ande ran barricaded himself for a long time. the hospital was put on lockddwn. fbi agents were here and the s.w.a.t. team were in here. they werr on the grounn and n tte air tryinggto secure the back inside, pardus never left that room. it was quiet for 2 1/2 hours. around 2:00 p.m., police did confirm that pardus shot and himself. for the co-workkrs of the doctor shot, this whole situation just unreal. >> my area is well secured, so i sat for an hour. >> what that's you were running through your heat at that point3 >> he could actually try to get in. i was actually kinddof scared. >> everybody is scared. the patients are scared. nobody knows what is going on. >> reporter: police don't kkow exactly when the shots were fired. they didn't actually hear when it happened. they eventually sent in a robot to look around and they went in ú%d found the rest. they are charging this as a murder-suicide. things are back to normaa here. when people see us know what we're talkkng

pardus is 50-years-old. lives in -- or lived in arlington virginia and has a handgun permit also in viiginia. neighbors contacted in his neighborhood tell reporters pardus lived with his mother, ú%an davis, he loved her,,and 2 were very close. and appeared to be her sole caretaker. they do noted his mother and said that pardus did not want his 84-year-old mother to suffer. it is a sad story tonight. karen, thank you. just grateful that doctor though is expected to recover. good news. in all of this. now, the evacuation, all the police activity that was going on here just after 11:00 this mornnng. you can imagine the chaos and confusion that it caused here at this very busy medical institution. our kathleen cairns has more as people fear fodtheir lives this morning. >> trruble inside of johns hopkins hospital. >> 11:18 we got a page, shooter incident, it gave us the location and it said stay in your office. don't leave. >> there is a gunman, the hospital is in lockdown. >> go that way. >> the shootingghappene

pardus never lefttthat room. it was quiet for 2 1/2 hours. at 2:00 p.m., pooice confirmed that pardus shotthimsslf and his mother. ordeal for the doctors.

paul pardus' brother alvin gibson said he spoke to pardus on sunday after their mother underwent surgery for back problems. gibson says his brother was upset and told him the surgery did not turn out the way that doctors told him it would. gibson says his brother was very fond of their mother. she suffered from back problems, and her operation was not successful. news that was devastating to pardus. >> they were really, really close. he would do anything he could to get her well because she had back problems. so he took her back and forth to the johns hopkins hospital to get her help, and he wanted to stay with her and to be with her as best as he could. >> reporter: now, johns hopkins hospital official staff say their security plan worked as planned to keep patients, staff, and visitors safe. sherrie johnson, abc 2 news. >> here are fast facts about hopkins and just to help put this whole situation in perspective. the hospital has nearly 1100 patient beds and sees more than 46,000 patients admitted each year on top of the more than 400,000 outpatient encounters, more than 12,000 people

paul pardus' brother alvin gibson says he spoke to pardus on sunday after his mother underwent surgerybson said his mother was very upset and did not tush out the way his doctor told him it would. the surgery was not successful, news that was devastating to pardus. >> i guess he thought that she was suffering a lot and that she wasn't going to be able to walk again. >> reporter: now, johns hopkins security staff maintains that their security plan worked very well and that it kept patients and other visitors very safe during this whole ordeal. sherrie johnson, abc 2 news. >> here are some fast facts about hop kins to put this whole situation in perspective. the hospital, as you know,huge. it has nearly 1100 patient beds and sees more than 46,000 patients admitted every single year. more than 12,000 people work at the hospital in the school of medicine along with 3700 full time and part-time faculty. it has been ranged the number one hospital in the country. >>> remember to keep it tuned to abc 2 news and abc2news.com for the latest developments on the story. when you get to our web site

paul pardus' brother alvin gibson says he spoke to pardus after their mother underwent surgery. he was upset and told him that the surgery did not turn out the way doctors said it would. their mother suffered from back problems and her operation was not successful, news that was devastating to pardus. >> i guess he thought that she was suffering a lot and that she wasn't going to be able to walk again. >> reporter: now, johns hopkins security says that their security plan worked as designed to help keep patients and staff safe. sherrie johnson, abc 2 newsp. >> remember to stay with abc 2 news and abc2news.com for the latest developments on the story. when you get to our web site, you'll find a number of videos and pictures. we have raw video outside the hospital yesterday and a background on the history of johns hopkins hospital all available at abc2news.com. >>> good morning. 5:49. we start with the tropics still active but weakening. look how small julia is compared to igor. igor, a monster still holding at 125 mile-per-hour winds. this thing's nearly a week at a major hurrica

pardus actually attended medical school for a while himself and was determined to ease her pain. went into back surgery and it didn't go as planned. >> the operation was unsuccessful. i guess he thought she probably wasn't going to be able to walk again. >> ronald gibson confident that's what drove his brother to take such drastic action, shooting a doctor, killing his mother and then taking this is own life. >> he wanted to be with her as much as he could. >> paul pardus' brother said he never knew his brother to be violent. he knew he had a gun but didn't think he would use it like this. >> meanwhile, a patient of the doctor who was shot said she was in and out of wheelchairs until he changed her life. suzanne lives in maryland and she said between 2001 and twetch dr. david cohen performed three surgery on her neck and back. she had a degenerative disk and then was in a car accident. all the advice she received did not ease her discomfort until she met dr. cohen . >> he was my knight in shining armor. that's why i was so devastated. i want him back on his feet as soon as possib

but later learned ttat was an alias and real name is paul warren pardus.3 pardus is 50, and lived inngton virginia. neighbors contacted in his neighborhood, tell reporters pardus llved with his mother, he looed her.ú the two ere very closs. and he appeared to be the sole pardus has a handgun permit in virgiiia. and reeorters were able to contact his brother today, who said that pardussjust did not wwnt to see his 84-year-old mother suffer. jennifer, that's what we know right plow. >> it is a terrible tragic story aad continuing to learn more tonight. karen parks, thank you for the report tooight. >> yeah, that's the siiuation here at johns hopkins tonight. a doctor recovering, after beiig shot. mother to death before taking his own life. and, of course, there are ú%rious concerns tonight, about security procedures here at we will have much more on that coming up in 20 minutes. >> look forward to that jennifer. thank you so much for the update. >> johns hopkins is one of the largest medical facilities inú the land. more than 80,000 people visit this complex each and every and those vi

the police say pardus shot his mother and killed himself.y >>> two are behind bars charged with holding a woman prisoner for nearly a year. according to the sun, kimberly king and germane smith-bay held a 22-year-old captive in their apartment for nine months. >>> and it's still not known who will be the baltimore city state's attorney. bernstein inched ahead. and bernstein leads jessamy by 1400 votes. she's not conceding and he's not declaring victory. >>> bob ehrlich is mapping out his plans to getting his job back. >>> and stay with wjz-13, maryland's news station. complete news, weather and traffic ahah navigating today's real estate market is complicated. you've seen the signs. that's why having the right real estate agent is more important than ever. at remax.com, you can find experts in short sales or bank-owned properties or commercial real estate, agents who can help speed up the process, no matter how intricate. and that's good news, whether you're trying to sell or hoping to buy. because the only sign you really want to see is "so

paul pardus is the suspect. he was upset after receiving medical information about his mother. he pulled out a gun and shot the doctor. that doctor has been identified as dr. david cohen, a spinal surgeon at the hospital. we will have more on his condition in a moment. security called city police who responded with a variety of other agencies, including swat teams. for more than two hours, pardus was barricaded in a room with his mother in the nelson building. at one point, parts of the hospital were evaluated. police learned something had happened inside the room. they went in to find pardus and his mother were dead from single gunshot wounds to the head. >> at this point we're treating this case as a murder-suicides. >> as for dr. cohen, spent much of the day in surgery for a gunshot wound. we do not have an update on his condition. the big question right now, how could a government get inside the hospital? we will have more answers for that coming up later. reporting live, jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. that brings us to our water cooler question of the

paul pardus spent his days transporting disabled patients. police say he became so distraught over his mother's prognosis, he shot a surgeon before turning the gun on his own mother and then himself. it is a shock to his brother. >> he just wanted to stay with her and to be with turkey -- to be with her if he could. >> pardus and his mother both died at the scene. the surgeon, dr. david cohen, is expected to survive his injuries. today it was pretty much back to normal at the hospital. >> this afternoon, police commissioner bealefeld said he will give his department and the first responders very high marks, but says they are looking very closely at what could have been done better. the response time to the shooting was fast and efficient, according to the commissioner. >> the initial response to this, the communications with hopkins security and the police department is unparalleled. >> hopkins officials and police investigators spent time looking over surveillance video from the scene, trying to determine exactly where paul warren pardus ent

that is when pardus shot him. after which, on that eighth floor, he went into his mother's room and killed her. she wasle 84. and then he killed himself. >> very troubled earlier today to learn on the rinse dent here at johns hopkins. johns hopkins is a very proud baltimore institution. >> reporter: and that oh no not there, thought, it's partly that hop kips skins is such a show case of a hospital. 30,000 people there. it's a national leader in medical research and treatment. >> you know where i can find the chief of surgery? >> reporter: and yet, only tonight, the startling coincidence on television, in a fictional hospital -- >> he's on the floor. >> who? >> the shooter. >> a shooter? there's a shooter in the hospital? >> my god. >> reporter: something not that far off today's true events. on "grey's anatomy," a man blaming a doctor for giving poor care to someone he loved did this. >> shut up. no talking. you're not the man here. i'm the man. >> reporter: but what happened here at hopkins today, somebody with

davis was actually paul warren pardus, age 50 of arlington,

team broke in, they found pardu, and his mother dead. pardus and his mother lived in arlington, virginia, and neighbors say they are surprised by this news. >> he was always there for her. he rode with her. he never left her side and i told her when i seen him walking her out that she had a great son. >> pardus's brother said their mother had arthritis and wouldn't have been able to walk again. >>> a dying teen's last words to find his killer. the unidentified victim called police. when officers got to the parkway, the victim described his two attackers. the victim died on the way to the hospital from a gun shot wound. >>> the bp oil spill could be completely capped by this weekend. a relief well is now joined to the blown out well. crews will pump in mud and cement to close the leaking well for good. 11 workers were killed when the deep sea horizon oil rig exploded, touching off the biggest oil spill in u.s. history. >>> a woman in vancouver, virginia, could face criminal charges for making up a story of a horrific acid attack. manuel r

the suspect in the shooting has now been identified as paul pardus. he barricaded himself inside a room then shot and killed his mother and himself. for the latest, stay with wjz. we'll have all of the latest updates and more on the condition of the doctor as it becomes available. we also have this information online on our web site wjz.com. >>> let's check in on the roads right now with christie breslin live at wjz traffic control. the hopkins incident definitely had an impact on traffic so how are things now? >> reporter: mary they have got than cleaned up quickly. jefferson, washington and monument streets are all reopened. as far as the rest of the region goes, we have plenty of congestion. looking at the north side of the inner loop, over on the west side inner loop another 40 minutes there from 795 to wilkins avenue. 70 eastbound, bumper to bumper there to the beltway. and prop from the harrisburg area as well. as far as 95 goes, stop and go from moravia road and on the inner loop from 83 to 9521 mile- per-hour average and almost 30 minutes to g

police think pardus shot his mother and then shot himself ter that. witnesses describe hearing a single gunshot when the doctor was attacked. but it is still not clear exactly when pardus shot himself and his mother. nobody reported hearing any consequent gunshots. >>> an armed man was shot by police thisorning a few steps away from the capital building. toss there is an investigation. police say it happened about 5:00 this morning near the interction of second and c street southwes the suspect, they say, pointed a gun at the officers. jane watrel has the report. >> reporter: t shooting of an armed man happened before dawn. moments after the gunman was spotted by u.s. capitol police behind the health and human servicesbuilding. >> officers observed the man brandishing a weapon in the area of second and c street southwest. they fired their weapon. the suspect was hit and he was taken to a local area hospital. >> reporter: capitol police remain tight-lipped on details surrounding the man's name or condition. as investigators from the metrolitan police d

the gunman's real name is paul pardus. officials said the rest of the hospital was going about the rest of this business, despite law-enforcement taking over the rest of the streets below. police learned that one of 30 that something had happened. -- learned at 1:30 that something had happened. >> we are treating this case as a murder-suicides. the question became, how does someone walked into the hospital with a gun on its head? officials say paul pardus checked again and got a wristband. and hopkins, there are no metal 80tectors at any of the late entrances and exits. next to put a magnetometer at each of 80 doris, and the required force that would be needed to staff the magnetometers, is not realistic. >> because of the shootings, hopkins security officials promised to take a second look at it security procedures. as for why the shooting happened, it is believed that paul pardus was emotionally distraught and overwhelmed by his mother's condition. >> with more than 30,000 employees, johns hopkins medicine is among the s

. >> police said davis' real name is paul pardus. parts of the hospital were evacuated and on lockdown for some time. police entered the room to find pardus and his mother dead from single gunshot wounds to the had. >> at this point we're treating this case as a murder-suicide. >> how was somebody able to get inside the hospital with a gun? he was not searched for weapons. there are no metal detectors at any of the exits and entrances. >> put a magnetometer at 80 doors and the required armed force that would need to be staffing the magnetometers is not realistic. >> that was the hopkins vice president of security who said they had implemented a new security plan since the virginia tech shooting. they were happy with the emergency response that they had from city police and their own staff. as for metal detectors, he knows of only one or two hospitals that have metal detectors and that neither it is on the east coast. for wristbands that the issue, he says the issue about 80,000 wrist bands. reporting live, jennifer franciotti, wbal-t

police say paul warren pardus pulled a gun and shot his mother's doctor while the surgeon updated him on his mother's condition. pardus barricaded himself in his mother's eighth floor hospital room killing his mother and then himself. for more than two hours, no one knew what was happening inside. >> my boss came running in and he told me exactly what happened, that there was a guy running around with a gun and to stay put. it was scary just knowing that machine -- someone is on the outside on a rampage with a gun in a hospital where we're supposed to be protected. >> reporter: police had originally identified par stay with us -- pardus as warren davis but he says he changed his name. >>> four metro access drivers accused of sexual assaults against disabled customers ands that has a contractor under the microscope this morning. >> the company hires drivers to work for metro access, an under agency is going to lead the probe into how they hire and train drivers. >>> new information this morning on the deadly accident between an suv and an plans some prince george's county. police say t

alvin gibson says he spoke to pardus on sunday after their mother underwent surgery. now, he says gibson was very upset and told him the surgery did not turn out the way the doctors told him it would. gibson says his brother was very fond of their mother. she suffered from back problems and their operation was not successful, news that was devastating to pardus. >> it was really, really close. he would do anything he could do to get her well because she had back problems. so he took her back and forth to johns hopkins hospital to get her help. and he just wanted to stay with her and to be with her as best as he could. >> johns hopkins security says their security plan worked as designed to keep the staff and the patients safe. reporting live in east baltimore, sherrie johnson, abc 2 news. >> here's fast facts about hop kins to put this situation in perspective. the hospital, as you know,a huge campus, nearly 1100 patient beds, sees more than 46,000 patients admitted every, single year on top of the more than 40,000 outpatient encounters and more than 12,000 people wor

>> the gunman has been identified as paul pardus from virginia. he got upset after receiving some medical information about his mother. he pulled out a gun and shot a doctor. that doctor has been identified as dr. david cohen. after the shooting, security called police who responded with a variety of other agencies. they prodded swat teams. pardus was barricaded inside the room with his mother who was confined to a hospital bed. at one point, parts of the hospital were evacuated. police learned something had happened inside the room. they went in to find pardus dead from single gunshot wounds to the head. >> at this point, we're treating this case as a murder suicide. >> as far as dr. cohen is concerned, he suffered a gunshot wound and spent much of the day in surgery. we do not have an update on his condition. we were told his condition is survivable. a lot of people are asking, how could a government get into a hospital with a gun? we will have more answers to that ansquestion coming out. jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> you can keep up

paul pardus shot a doctor before killing his mother and himself.he was distraught on the news of his mother's condition. the doctor is expected to survive. >> a storm slammed into nyc yesterday afternoon. a woman was killed when a tree fell on her car. i've been knocked down trees and snarled traffic. >>> pope benedict xvi is in london. you'll meet with the leaders of other religions today. he spent yesterday in scotland where he held an all or mass and met with the queen elizabeth 2. >> we have some news that metro may be backtracking on plans to lower the cost of a smartrip card. the agency thought the cards will cost about two dollars to make. the cost is actually $3.40. the transit agency says it would lose a million dollars. >>> there's a new phone credit card message for parking in d.c. some drivers are getting a lot of tickets. city officials say that if you pay by phone with a credit card, your license plate and location will go into a data base. people writing tickets will have access to the information through a hand-held device and the g

john pardus shot his elderly mother's doctor.his mother's room and shot her and himself. hopkins didn't close and many of those on campus the day after felt safe. >> what helped me was the feed back from my family and friends and i saw snipers and everything, i was like, wow, this is intense. >> bealefeld doesn't believe it was a planned shooting. david cohen is still in stable condition. >> and stay with wjz-13 for complete coverage of the shooting. wjz is always on. for more, go to wjz.com. >>> the results are in and baltimore will have a new city state's attorney. jessamy broke the news to supporters at a press conference yesterday. >> i called bernstein and i adviced him i was conceding and i pledged my support for a smooth transition. >> with that, bernstein became the democratic nominee for the city state's attorney. it was a close election with bernstein edging out over a thousand votes. >> the results show we attracted a broad base of support across the city because people of all races, ages and economic roots were ready

police say paul pardus shot dr. david cohen before killing his mother and himself. the doctor survived and tonight meanwhile investigators are looking for what may have motivated thursday's shooting. fox 5's wisdom martin live in the newsroom to start things off. >> tonight for the first time we're hearing from the people inside the building when those shots were fired. they described what was happening in the hall as they locked themselves in their room. just 24 hours after a triple shooting at johns hopkins hospital people are still coming to grips with what happened. >> at johns hopkins they're shooting in the hallway. we're on the eighth floor. >> hello, i'm on the eighth floor. >> reporter: these are just released emergency calls from nurses and patients on the eighth floor of the nelson wing just moments after the first shots were fired. >> do you know how many shooters? >> i don't know anything. we just heard shooting, people screaming now and we're barricaded in a room. >> reporter: police say 50-year- old paul warren pardus of arlington, virginia, pulled a

that's when pardus shot cohen.ardus barricaded himself inside the hospital room in the nelson building. s.w.a.t. teams went in and at 1:30, they found pardus and his mother shot dead. hand held metal detectors are used to screen high risk patients and visitors but they had no reason to belief he pose danger. >>> and two are behind bars charged with holding a woman hostage for a free. --year. they held the woman captive for nine months. and during the time, they and during the time, they cashed her disability checks. everyone knows a fee is a tax. you raised some taxes during that period, particularly the property tax as well as a lot of fee increases. as you know, there's a big difference between fees and taxes. but...they're the same. it's a tax. it's a tax. it's a tax. it's a tax. there's a big difference between fees and taxes. fees and taxes are one in the same. if it comes out of my pocket, it's a tax. now he says it isn't true. we didn't raise taxes. what? still doing the same thing, paying out more money. ty

>> paul warren pardus armed himself with a semi automatic handgun like this one. police have now turned to family members, and witnesses, to learn more about the gunman's state of mind. >> he could do aaything he could, you know, to gee her weel. problems, so he took her back and fortt to tte hospital. to get her hip. >> alvin spoke with his brother on sunday, following the mother's surgery. >> she was -- the operation was not successful. -t didn't turnnoot the way that3 he had planned. >> eally does come down to a question of his grief,,and the ccre of his mother. that really seems to be he happened.oint of why it >> a motive police now believe was driven by heaat ache and angerr as workers and patients attempt to leave the scene behinn them. >> all you can do is hope for the best and expect the worst. be the same following this never violent crime scene. in east ballimore joo lepola, fox 45 news at 10000. >> police believe the murder-suicide occurred immeddately after dr. cohen was shot. ú% we''e getting a better idea tonight of what thh scary mooents were like

. >> reporter: fbi investigators were here at paul pardus' home. they were looking for information about him. they were able to learn he ad a permit for a small concealed weapon he had there in the hospital yesterday in baltimore. they al were looking for clues. anything that might explain what led up to the shooting and then murder suicide in johns hopkins hospital yesterday and all indications at this point are thathis was the case of a mother who was suffering the ravages of old age and a son who made a deadly choice when he couldn't figure out how to help her. this is a small arlington house where paul pardus lived and cared for his ailing 84-ar-old mother, jean davis, as she suffered from arthritis and room at this. . he occasionally passed a neighbor. peggy reid didn't want to show her face but did know about his mother. >> we talked about his mom. he was saying that she was ill, you know. and we had discussed it. and i know that he was very shaken by it. he wanted her to be healthy and safe. >> what led to this. a police stand-off thursday a

warren pardus was carrying a small pocket pistol which no one could have seen. >> a can be concealed in the palm of your hand. >> he says they will look at the clues staff might have missed. he had grown so distraught that he was willing to shoot his mother's doctor, his mother jean davis, and himself because of his mother's worsening condition. witnesses told police he yelled "it's your fault" before shooting dr. david cohen. the brothers said nothing -- the brother has said he did not see that coming. the police commissioner believes that security can always be looked at again. there will be a very serious post-mortem on how things are handled. they have 400 members on their security force. the police commissioner wants to look and see if anything was said by the shooter to any member of the staff that could have been a clue. people should have been more sensitive to that. brad bell, abc 7 news. >>> major developments in the effort to plug the oil well that caused the country's worst environmental disaster. in less than 24 hours, it could be sealed for good. bp plans to finish pump

pardus' history and working to determine if crucial details may have been overlooked. we have posted the 911 calls in their entirety on our web site, wbaltv.com. hurricane igor is on track for bermuda, creating high winds and rough surf. to get ready, locals are gathering supplies and boarding up homes while vacationers are trying to leave before the storm hits some time on sunday. igor's forecasted path forced royal caribbean to change the destination for enchantment of the seas that departs from baltimore. it is now heading to the bahamas. b.p.'s blown-out well in the gulf of mexico could be hours away from being permanently sealed, that is the word from the gulf tonight. one final test and then they start cementing, killing that well for good. >> 152 days in and b.p. engineers say it's still going to take a few more hours before the fractured deep water horizon well is officially closed forever. 74 barrels of cement have been pumped in and set. strsts are working -- scientists are working through another test, applying 15,000 pounds of pressure to the seal to make s

before paul pardus shot his mother and himself, he shot dr. david cohen. >> he was my knight in shining armor. that's why i was devastated to hear. >> reporter: his former patients, including susan revello said colen is an excellent doctor. revello was injured in a car accident adjust want -- >> i just want him back on his feet. >> reporter: a complete review of security protocols are already underway. >> i think they deserve a lot of praise. >> reporter: rog winegold is the founder of the falseston group which helps organizations bounce back from crises. he credits the help of off duty police officers. >> those kinds of traumatic incidents sometimes brings out the worst in people has they're trying to cope with difficult circumstances. >> reporter: dr. cohen's wife released a statement asking for privacy has her husband continues to refer. don, back to you. >> police believe pardus' shooting was a mercy killing. >>> a 66-year-old woman is bludgeoned to death with a steering wheel hasn't theft device known as the club. a woman called 911 and s

a family member of the gunman saii paul pardus brought his mother to johns hopkins hospital in hopesof her health improving. could to get her well. because she had back problems, so he ttok her back and forth to johns hopkins hospital. to get her help. >> it really does come down to a

he was shot by paul pardus. pardus also shot and killed his mother that day and turned the gun on his -- on himself. >>> the gob dpiewb race is certainly under way and gathering steam as well as campaign dollars and rhetoric. good afternoon, an droa yay. >> reporter: ehrlich and o'malley continue to be neck and neck. this was pretty much a foregone conclusion, governor martin o'malley would run but the cat and mouse game took months to make this fearchlt the same could be said on the republican side with former governor bob ehrlich who had been beaten by o'malley in 2006, testing the waters for another run. now it's both party primaries being recent history and both men securing their party follow mi again, the long talks about row match is on and pole teres are feeling it. the newest tally shows 5% of marylanders will likely vote for martin o'malley, a 3% increase from august and as many are prom messing to vote for ehrlich. so when you car a margin of error of 4% it appears to be a dead heat. >> when it's all

david cohen updated 49-year-old warren pardus on his mother jean's operation. >> he became emotionallyistraught and reacted. >> reporter: pardus then grew a semiautomatic handgun and shot the doctor once in the abdomen, at close range. >> mr. davis was last seen running into the room, brandishing the handgun in the direction of his mother, who was confined to the bed. >> reporter: at 1:30 p.m., police sent in a camera-equipped robot, which found both pardus and his mother dead, shot in the head. we don't know what the doctor said to him to make him so angry. what we do know tonight is that dr. cohen will make a full recovery. diane? >> what a frightening day at johns hopkins. thank you, jim sciutto. >>> and we have a new snapshot of drug abuse in america. showing the highest illegal drug use in almost ten years. today, the government said it rose 9% last year, the biggest spikes in the use of marijuana, eck that si and especially methamphetamine. experts say more meth is coming in from mexico. >>> and as of tomorrow in washington, there will be a new sheriff in town. tomorrow, presiden

cohen was shot in the abdomen by 50- year-old paul pardus after briefing him of his mother's medical condition. investors say that pardus shot and killed his mother and then turned the gun on himself >> a 34-year-old woman is accused of beating her and to death. -- beating her aunt to death. according to court documents, simmons called 911 friday night to report she had attacked her on, but did not know why. police say that -- her aunt, but did not know why. police say that they found her sitting in the dining room and the victim lying on the floor. >> she beat her with a club device used for locking automobile steering wheels. >> the owner of a gas station could spend life behind bars. it took less than two hours to convict him. he was found guilty of first- degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder. his wife and four others are also charged with first-degree murder. >> family and friends are mourning the loss of a harvard county freshman. students returned to school after friday night's accident whe. >> we are getting new details about why there is a football star at austin tim

before that, police say pardus shot dr. david cohen who about h.n informing him about his mother's condition. initially police thought his name was warren davis. >> mr. davis removed a small semi automatic handgun from his waist area, waistband area and fired a single gunshot that struck the doctor in the lower chest/upper abdomen. >> reporter: a metal detector might have kept that handgun out of the hospital. hopkins officials pointed out there are more than 80 entrances to the buildings on the medical campus. >> to put a magnetometer and the required arm force on 80 doors and staffing them is not realistic. >> reporter: christian schaffer, abc 2 news. >> still, the hopkins security official we just heard from did say that the hospital will review all security procedures including the use of metal detectors. right now, they are only used with high-risk patients. dr. cohen is out of surgery and at last check is in stable condition. >>> the shooter's family this morning is speaking out. alvin gibson says he thinks his brother was upset about their m

cohen is in ggod k shoo in the stomach by pardus, before pardus shot his mother and thee himself n thursdayd the cohen's issued this statement earlier today. we are especially grateful to %-worked to make david's goho3 recovery possible. now it is fortunate our time and energy be focused on david's recovery. >> and yyu can atchhmore of ouú coverage oo the hopkins shooting. go to foxbaltimore.com and look for hot topics, at the top of the page. >> the first person to go on trial in the murder-for-hire plot that killed a towson gas station owner is found guilty. a jury delivered the verdict today. keith daniels is live at the gas station tonight where prrsecutors say the victim's wife, lured him to thh death. keith? >>well, jennifer, liveeat the hess gas station on jabba road, jury convicted coyle today. he is the man that found the gunman to do the killing. >> at he balttmore countt courrhouse, the first of sii people, charged in the planned killing of a gas station owner, is convicted for his role in the murrer. >> i think we proved our case pretty well.3 >> baltimore county state's attorne

baltimore police searched the home of paul pardus.d withhhis mother at this arlington, vvrginia residence.ú theyyare look to for clues that mmght lead to his state. pardus shot his his mother's himself. >>> prosecutors are looking to proof the case against three en accused in the murder of former councilman ken harris. the video was taken by several cameras close to and at the new havennlounge. a seccrity guard that atched some the video testified that he suspectt because he recognized other quote has a funny walk. the defense argues hat is inconclusive.ú >> innmy opinion none of is super clear, certaanly not hiih ultimaaely going to have so %-state had it.on't think the >> jurors are expected to hear about dnaaevidence n the case today. >>> a man accused in the killing of a maryland state trooper wilú be in court tooay for a -reliminary hearing. carl williamm is facing firss-degree murder charges in the death of bbown. brown was working security at a3 restaurant when he was shot several times. >>> they're only the size of a fingernai

he was shot by paul pardus after he delivered bad news about pardus' mother's medical condition. president obama spent the night in new mexico. this is the first stop on his four-state tour. he focused on his economic agenda in the coming days the president will also travel to wisconsin and iowa before wrapping things up in virginia. meanwhile, there is a new book that takes us inside the white house as president obama and his aides plot a new course for the war in afghanistan. it goes on sale today. >> this is exactly what he said. this is what the advisors said. this was the contradictions. this was the dilemma. >> so in the book, journalist bob woodward looks at how the president and his aides made decisions about afghanistan, pakistan and the ongoing war on terrorism terrorism. he writes about division amongst the president's aides and how the national security team had doubts that sending for troops would work. another shake-up is brewing in the white house. a chief close to the white house says chief of staff rahm emanuel is poised to quit his job to run for mayor of chicag

police say paul pardus shot a doctor who had been treating his mother at johns hopkins medical centerunman and his mother dead. >> he became emotionally distraught and was overwhelmed by the news of his mother's condition. >> they can't even go in and get treated like they're supposed to. totally sad. >> the doctor, identified by colleagues as orthopedic surgeon david cohen, had emergency surgery. he is expected to survive. >>> a string of embarrassing recalls seems to have claimed a victim inside drugmaker johnson & johnson. colleen goggins announced her retirement late last night. she'll leave the company in march after nearly 30 years. goggins is the head of the division that makes tylenol and other non-prescription medicines. those products have been involved in a long list of recent recalls. >>> president obama raised more than $1 million for democrats during a campaign swing in connecticut. >> but there were plenty of protesters outside the president's appearance with connecticut's democratic senate nominee. they were expressing anger not nd issues.xpressing anger not >> stev po

police say paul pardus shot cohen in the stomach after the doctor told pardus about his mother's condition. pardus late are killed his mother and then himself. >>> the man accused of a violent spree of attacks in three states including northern virginia for the first time faces a murder charge. elias abuelazam was in a michigan court on monday. laura evans with more details this morning. >> that is a flny offense under michigan law where you face life in prison. do you understand that penalty? >> yes, sir. >> reporter: wearing a pink jail jumpsuit, elias abuelazam in court to answer to charges in connection with the stabbing death of an old minor. surveillance video shows abuelazam's suv near the area where he was taxed and murdered. >> no comment right now. we're just glad to hear what we heard today. >> reporter: minor's relatives were in court monday. also there, another victim, 17- year-old antoine wilson. >> i almost died, you know. they had to revive me twice and i have 40 staples in my stomach. it is scary, you know. >> reporter: wilson's scars and the physical pain a daily reminder

david cohen went home monday evening after being shot in abdomen earlier this month by paul pardus after the doctor delivered bad news about the man's mother is condition. the man killed his mother and then himself. >>> president obama is in mexico this afternoon. hear what last night -- president obama is in new mexico this afternoon. he arrived last night. he will travel to wisconsin and iowa before wrapping things up in virginia. >>> in washington, major changes to tell you about at the white house, staffers are looking to move on after two years. chief of staff rahm emanuel could quit as alleged this week. this is coming just before the nov. midterms. john hendren reports from abc. >> the president's right-hand man has long dreamed of running the nation's second city. >> it has always been an aspiration of mind even when i was in the house of representatives. >> mayor richard daley is leaving the post, so the president will likely be looking for new cchief of staff to run the white house. >> running the city of chicago is a serious enterprise. he has not told me yet. as soon as he do

davis was actually paul warren pardus, age 50 of arlington, virginia. they say he pulled a semiautomatic pistol from his pants and shot the physician in the stomach. >> the doctor collapsed just outside the doorway of the room and mr. davis was last seen running into the room brandishing the handgun in the direction of his mother who's confined to the bed. >> reporter: fox news and the baltimore sun are identifying the wounded physician as david cohen, an orthopedic surgeon. >> he was talking, everything like that and i mean he appears to be fine to me. >> reporter: meantime nobody knew for certain what was happening inside room 873. >> my boss came running in and he told me exactly what happened, that there was a guy running around with agun and to stay put. >> reporter: around 1:30 police discovered davis and his mother jean dead of gunshot wounds. investigators calling it a murder suicide. william woodson's wife recovering from surgery one floor above. >> she was in her room and there was ruckus on the floor -- and there was no ruckus on the floor or

everyone looked and said run for safety. >> police say pardus's mother had just had spinal surgery atns hopkins and he allegedly became upset when he learned she was paralyzed following the operation. they say that is when he shot dr. david cohen and then killed his mother before turning the gun on himself. dr. cohen is still recovering in the hospital tonight. >>> since yesterday's deadly shooting, we've taken a closer look at the security inside our local medical centers. at howard university hospital, for example, there are no metal detectors but 33 security guardsman the doors and patrol the hallways. last summer, the hospital did away with uniformed officers carrying guns. now security carry batons. they show hospital violence is on the rise, so security officers focus on training to combat the problem. >>> well, you know, sometimes you just got to stick it to the man. they told a popular beer garden in arlington ta make some major changes in how they do business. but they said no thanks. brittany morehouse is there tonight with the scoop on how it all went down, brittany. >> rep

a family member of the gunman saii paul pardus brought his mother to johns hopkins hospital in hopesf her health improving. could to get her well. because she had back problems, so he ttok her back and forth to johns hopkins hospital. to get her help. >> it really does come down to a questiin of his grief and the care of his mother. that really seems to be the central point of why this occurred. >> police say thhy are checking out a couple of addresses where pardus may have been sttying here in the city of baltimore. >> more news tonight about the shooter. he lived in his mother's home in alexandrra virginia. neighbors along kenmore street said they rarely saw the mother or son outside. but say it was clear hat the son was devottd to helping his they say he never discussed the difficulties. >> he was only one there for her. it was like a 24 hour job ith -im. when you saw him, he had her with, or he wassvisiting. he rarely stayed in the hhuse. the hospital was the highways home. ú% he did have a weapon permit but only in virginia not marylann. >> to watch more about the hopkins shooti