two experienced medics thought michael quarles was dead. his body was on the floor inside this convenience store after a police officer shot him in the head during a violent burglary. sources say the medics left the scene and michael quarles was left on that floor for almost 30 minutes before police officers who were still there noticed movements. >> you're the owner here? >> yes. >> what do you think about -- oh all that? >> it's bad. >> reporter: the fire department oversees paramedics. the spokesperson tells wjz he can't remember anything like this happening before the responding medics have been reassigned pending investigation. the department will look into whether they followed the right steps checking carefully for a pulse and any signs of breathing before declaring michael quarles dead. the case sparked some outrage and raised some questions including how could this happen and could it happen to you? >> there's definite concerns. i mean this was -- i was in total shock and as soon as i heard i needed to do my own investigation. >> r

he says quarles broke in through the front door, but never got out of the lobby. when he made the scene that night, he wasn't told much more than that. >> i don't know he alive or he dead. >> they wouldn't tell you? >> they wouldn't tell me anything. they took him to the ambulance. i didn't even see his face. >> reporter: they didn't know either. the fire department says its medic company 11 made the scene and declared quarles dead and left, only for a half hour later the suspect sighed and gasped, showing crime scene detectives he was anything but dead. paramedics returned to the scene and transported the suspect to the hospital. >> an anomaly to some degree. i'm not aware of any previous instances where this has occurred. >> reporter: chief kevin cartwright with the fire department says dead or alive is a basic call. >> of course, there may have been some medical protocols violated. we're not certain at this point. >> reporter: that will come after an investigation consists of interviewing the paramedic and the onscene officers if possible. after being shot in t

he says quarles broke in through his front door, but never got out of the lobby before police shot him. when he made the scene that night, he wasn't told much more than that. >> i don't know he alive or he dead. >> reporter: they wouldn't tell you anything? >> they wouldn't tell me anything. they took him to the ambulance. but he don't know -- i didn't even see his face. >> reporter: they didn't know either. the fire department says its medic company 11 made the scene and declared quarles dead and left, only for a half hour later the suspect's sighed and gasped, showing crime scene detectives he was anything but dead. the paramedics returned to the scene and transported the suspect to the hospital. >> an anomaly to some degree. i'm not aware of any previous instances where this has occurred. >> reporter: chief kevin cartwright with the fire department says dead or alive is a basic call. >> of course there may have been some medical protocols violated. we're not certain at this point. >> reporter: that will come after an investigation, the department said, will consist of interviewing t

paramedics pronounced quarles dead at the scene. but half hour later, detectives were startled when the suspect let out a sigh. the paramedics returned and transported quarles to sinai hospital. >> of course there may have been some medical protocols violated. we're not certain at this point. >> the fire department is investigating, and the paramedic could face a demotion, suspension, or termination. the suspect is still in critical condition. >>> city police are also investigating four weekend murders. two of the victims were 18 years old. one was shot in the back in west baltimore across from gwynns falls park. a 47-year-old man was shot in the leg at the same time. early on saturday an 18-year- old was stabbed to death during a fight near downtown. police have arrested a 17-year- old in that crime. and there was another shooting in the 2100 block of edmondson avenue. police say someone walked into an auto store saturday afternoon and shot a man in the back of the head. he is in critical condition there is no word on a suspect or

the fire department said medic company 11 made the scene and declared michael quarles dead. a half-hour later the suspect sighed and gasped showing crime scene detectives he was not dead. paramedics returned to the scene and transported the suspect to the hospital. >> be a an anomaly to some degree. i'm not aware of previous instances. >> reporter: kevin cartwright says with the fire department, says dead or alive is a basic call. >> there may have been medical protocols violated. we're not certain at this point. >> reporter: that will come after an investigation the department said will consist of interviewing the paramedic and onscene officers if possible. after being shot in the head and laying unattended for at least 30 minutes michael quarles is still listed in critical condition. >> that paramedic has been assigned to administrative duty and could face suspension, demotion or even termination. >>> budget cuts could cause one of the oldest mounted police units in the country to shut down. the baltimore city police department is hoping a private foundation can raise $200

. >> police identified the suspect as a 51-year-old michael quarles. he has been arrested 16 times since 1991. when medics arrived, they pronounced him dead and left. sometime later, police saw the man moved and made a sound. >> what steps are involved in assessing a patient? >> it would involve a head to toe the survey, assessing their abc's. >> the internal investigation will include interviews with emt's and police. >> we will need to identify specifically a-z what actions were taken by this group. >> the paramedic under investigation has several scheduled days off. when it comes back to work, he will be placed on administrative duty. he could face suspension and/or a demotion. >> in north carolina man is in custody after impersonating an officer. the 48-year-old was arrested after he approached a man. he opposed another vehicle and a parking lot. police say the badge was a security guard badge in north carolina. >> and d.c. mayor adrian fenty was not injured in a car accident that he was involved in this weekend. he was driving his suv in northwest

police answered to a burglary alarm and found 51-year-old michael quarles in the store. they say he lunged at them with what they thought he was a knife so an officer shot him once in the head. he was pronounced dead at the scene but an hour later detectives saw he let out a sigh. the paramedics could face demotion, suspension or possibly termination. the suspect is in critical condition now. >>> police searching for a man who robbed a woman at arundel mills mall. authorities say the victim was walking to her car when the suspect pulled out a knife and took off with her purse. police say the suspect left the area in a brown pickup truck with a loud exhaust. police know who the man is but will not release his name until he's arrested. >>> if you live in baltimore county you are one step closer to seeing speed cameras in your rear view mirror. county council last night introduced a mesh they're would put -- measure that would put speed cameras in school zones. it includes a 25 mile-per-hour buffer and grace period and police were issue warnings for the first 30 days. >>> s

police answered a burglary alarm and found 51-year-old michael quarles in the store. he lunged at police with what they thought was a knife so an officer shot him once in the head. paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene. a half-hour later detectives were startled when the suspect let out a sigh. the paramedics return and transported him to sinai hospital. >> i don't know, he alive or dead - >> they wouldn't tell you anything? >> no. they took him to the ambulance. but he don't know -- i don't even see his face. >> of course there may have been some medical protocols violated. we're not certain at this point. >> the fire department is now investigating and the paramedic could face a demotion, a suspension or even termination. suspect still in critical condition. >>> this morning police are searching for a man who robbed a woman at the arundel mills mall. authorities say that the victim was walking to her car when the suspect pulled out a knife and took her purse. police say the suspect left the area in a brown pickup truck with a loud exhaust pipe. police know who

the police identified the suspect as 51-year old michael quarles. he has been arrested 16 times dating back to 1991. when medics arrived, they pronounced him dead and left. sometime later, police saw the man moved and make a sound. the police called the medics back. >> a patient assessment would involve a head to toe the survey, assessing their a.b.c.'s. >> the internal investigation will include interviews with the medics and the police. >> we will need to identify specifically a-z which actions were taken by this crew. >> said the fire officials said the person who is under investigation has several scheduled days off. when he gets back to work, he will be put on administrative leave. he could be facing a demotion. >> on the 80 doppler right now, a weak area of high pressure right now. generally dry conditions as a few widely scattered showers. the closest showers are down in the outer banks of north carolina. generally clear skies on the satellite imagery. temperatures are not too bad for early august, ranging from the low to mid 80's. the humidi