he is live at shock trauma where raven wyatt is fighting for her life. christian? >> reporter: yeah, marybeth. the shooting happened thursday. it was followed by the holiday weekend. so today was really the first day we got to learn more information about the suspect in the shooting. it turns out that this is not the first time he has faced serious criminal charge. people who live in the neighborhood where this happened are focused on trying to prevent another tragedy. ♪ the vigil lasted nearly two hours. the message a simple one. >> never forget what happened here. and never let it happen again! >> reporter: this is the 300 block of south pulaski street where late thursday afternoon, 5-year-old raven wyatt was shot in the head. >> a very tough, very difficult community. and they're going through a lot of trials and tribulations. the best thing is to let them know people do care about them. >> reporter: not to mention this teenager, lamont davis now charged with shooting raven wyatt and another teen. see being held without bail on a long list of charges including a

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 is gathering here in the 300 block of south pulaski street, which has been blocked off now by baltimore city police. a number of interested observers and organizations are here. state delegate melvin stoopes is here. the frank connelly is here. we're expecting a number of city and possibly police officials to be here as well. we're also i'm told by organizers, they were hoping that family members of raven wyatt might be able to make it here. as of five minutes ago, they had not gotten confirmation that the family members would be able to be here. there is no confirmation that th

five-year-old raven wyatt was shot right around the corner from here in the cross fire. she was shot in the head and tonight she's listed in critical condition at shock trauma. as you can imagine this community is outraged and they hope tonight's walk-through this make a difference. tonight's walk-through is expected to include city police, community leaders and members of the guardian angels. they plan to knock on doors, listen to concerns to keep another child from being hurt. officials say this has to be a community effort in order for this to work. >> they can walk around, they can show us what's different in their community, what doesn't belong, what just came here, what the problems may be, and that way we can get them before they rise to the except of tragedy. >> reporter: again, this event starts at 6:30 here at the samuel morse recreational center parking lot at the corner of south poe las key and aften streets. reporting here in southwest battle karen parks, fox 45 news at 5:30. >>> a followup right now it the 17-year-old charged. la mont davis was in court on

and raven wyatt shot in the head by a bullet. chain of events that has outraged mayor sheila dixon prompting her to fire questions at the secretary of juvenile services. the move results in a closed door meeting. >> i just wanted to have some assurances 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. >> with a police investigation pending, agencies scramble for answers. in downtown baltimore, joy lepola fox 45 news at 10:00. >> now, davis was scheduled to appear back in court later this month for his sentencing but tonight he is locked up facing attempted murder charges. >> prosecutors tonight drop charges against former washington d.c. mayor marion barry. arrested saturday accused of stalking his ex-girlfriend. his attorney said that the two were heading to the beach july 4, and the woman suddenly had a change of mind. >> well, it was another perfect july day today. >> will we have nice weather tomorrow how

mike hellgren, wjz, eyewitness news. >> we've also learned the little girl, raven wyatt is now in stabletion. our media partner, the baltimore sun, spoke with her family. they say her condition is improving, and they are more confident that she will survive. >>> if you are planning a trip, several airlines have announced some big deals on their fares. prices for short flights on southwest, airtran, and frontier have fallen below $100. airlines normally drop prices for the fall season, but this sale comes earlier than usual. the fares are on a limited number of seats so you have to make your purchases soon. >> almost makes you want to go somewhere. >> it doesn't take much for me. >> it's interesting how these places go up and down. you can log in in one place, and log out another place. >>> dryer and cooler tomorrow. humidity subpoena because it's nighttime. winds currently are dead calm. the barometer 29.77. it's on the way back up. what a beautiful day it was. it was warm, but most people didn't even realize it got that warm. 88. normal high is 87. 64 last night. 66 is the normal low on

. >>> controversy still brews around the south polaski shooting. 5-year-old raven wyatt was shot in the head. police say the teen charged with shooting off the gun will be awaiting sentencing in the case. he was placed on home monitoring the day before the shooting. he cut off the device. >> it's ridiculous. guns on the street. >> governor o'malley has asked for a review on the case. but expressed ride -- pride. >> 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 for themselves or potential threat to others. and we're going to continue to expand that -- those programs now. >> reporter: the governor says he is in touch with baltimore city police, as the investigation into the fight continues. the community around south polaski has stood together over the past week, speaking out about the violence taking over the neighborhood, including raven's aunt. >> what are we as parents supposed to do? kids can't walk the street. they can't go to school. you know, she was just a little girl. and if we can't take care of our babies n

raven wyatt was walking back from a convenience store last thursday when a bullet struck her in the head. >> this is a very tough, very difficult community and they are going through a lot of trials and tribulations. i think the best thing is to let them know that people do care about them. >> 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. >>> nei

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 eight unrelated donors in four different states. that is all happening today. >>> maryland governor martin o'malley says that the state should probably "respect the rights granted by same-sex marriages in other states." speaking on a radio program on monday o'malley said it would be difficult to deny rights granted by a gover

raven wyatt was walking back from a convenience store last thursday when a bullet struck her in the head. >> this is a very tough, very difficult community and they have gone through a lot of problems. i think the best thing is to let them know that people do care about them. >> 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

surgical gloves and little pink flip-flops. 5-year-old raven wyatt has been clinging to life since being shot in the head last thursday. 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

as a little girl fights for life, her community fights for change. 5-year-old raven wyatt is on life support after she was shot in the head last week in south baltimore. police say she was an innocent victim caught in the middle of a gun battle. today's raven's community is rallying to take back their streets. megan gilliland joins us from south baltimore with more on this story. >> reporter: good morning, patrice. we are standing just down the street from where raven wyatt was shot out here. when that happened a lot of people were out here. a lot of neighbors saw it all unfold. connie has lived here in southwest baltimore for 46 years. you are seen this and unfortunately this is nothing new in this neighborhood. >> no it is not. several years ago there was a child shot on her way over to the bar to get some ice, because it was a very, very hot day. >> reporter: right. >> and she was shot. so this is the second time that a child has been shot. >> reporter: and in your time here, connie, you have seen that something needs to be done. and every month you have a walk. it just so happens

: this is 5-year-old raven wyatt. a precious little girl with a beautiful smile, who is fighting for her life after being shot in the head last week on south pulaski street. >> everybody has to look out for these kids. it's not a one-person job. not parents' job. these kids are out in the community. >> reporter: her aunt, eleanor moore, tells wjz, the family is gathered at her bedside, praying for her survival. >> she's still unconscious. still in the hospital. but she had movement in her fingers and i think in her legs. >> reporter: police arrested 17- year-old lamont davison and charged him with attempted murder for raven. he was placed on home monitoring but cut the monitor off the day of the shooting. the governor has been briefed and has ordered a thorough review of the case. >> reporter: we asked them to respond to criticism that the system is broken. she said she wasn't sure if she could comment and never called us back. >> after a couple of weeks, they move on. because there's always something else. then what'

this is raven wyatt. her mother tells our media partner, the baltimore sun, she's still in the hospital. but her condition is stable. police say 17-year-old lamont was aiming at someone else when he hit the child. lamont davis charged now with attempted first-degree murder. >>> just days before the school bell is set to ring, hundreds at towson catholic high school learn their school is closing. >> reporter: this isn't the only school the archdiocese had to close. but it is the first high school. the school says it just does not have the money. now, parents and students are scrambling to find a solution. >> reporter: three catholic schools are already set to close. now, the fourth, towson catholic. parents and students received the words in an e-mail last night. all morning long, they rallied in front of the school, upset with its closing. >> we are upset with the way the school was closed. we certainly understand economic conditions but i believe there were other ways to proceed. >> reporter: the archdio

>> reporter: at last report, 5- year-old raven wyatt couldn't speak, couldn't walk, couldn't flash that beautiful smile. 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 b

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 videotape outside and detectives are taking a look to see what else they can find. >> the man they're called 911

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 home when he went to visit her several miles away. juvenile authorities might of none that he was no longer in contact with the system but they cannot use the satellite tracking to find him. he frequently pushed the boundaries of the system. >> he wasn't supposed to be outside at all. >> did he go outside? how often? >> he went outside every day. >> she told us -- the secretary told us that he called the company in for a meeting. >> this case has raised concerns about not only the technology but also some questions about the vendor that monitors the system for us. >> several law enforcement sources tell us there has been concerned t

tonight's event was partly held to bring attention to the issue of random violence after police say raven wyatt was accidentally caught in crossfire. raven's aunt spoke to eyewitness news about the growing problem. >> everybody have to look out for these kids. it's not no one person job, not just the parents' job. these kids are in our community, just like you try to take dare of the community, you take care of them kids. >> raven's aunt says the little girl is still 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 tha

she is raven wyatt. her mother is telling our media partner "the baltimore sun" that she is still in the hospital and her condition has stabilized. 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 j

south west is where the shooting of 5-year-old raven wyatt occurred but criminal justice experts say there are far more crimes being committed by juveniles that aren't being reported. for those who are a arrested, local politicians believe some are getting off easy. >> there ace group out there, violent young people, that seem to be getting a free pass. they go back out and they commit crime after crime after crime. >>reporter: the top reported offenses in the month of may included assault and robbery, second degree assault as well as possession of marijuana.i'll have more on these numbers and the latest on la mont davis tonight at 10:00. joy, fox 45 news at 5:30. >> police want your help finding a burglary suspect. police believe this man committed several burglaries at businesses in andarundle county. anyone with information about the suspect or burglaries is asked to call police. >>> baltimore county needs your help finding a missing girl. they say 16-year-old michelle buyer disappeared almost three months ago. she is white 5 feet 6 inches tall, 2 35 pounds with brown eyes and str

. >> 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

the citizens on patrol walk comes after 5-year-old raven wyatt was shot in the head last week while walking from a store. the community is outraged and wants to take back their streets. neighbors and police teamed up for the citizens on patrol walk hoping to make a change and stop the violence. >> we got to face it, baltimore city police can't do it no more by themselves. they have to have community help. we get information, we either get them from the walkers or as we walk down, somebody wants to talk. at that point i'll stop the walk. let that individual talk to the officer. i don't need to know what is being said. as long as that officer is helping that individual, i'm happy. >> reporter: police arrested 17-year-old lamont davis for shooting little raven. he'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 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 nashvil

tonight he remains locked up charged with attempted murder and shooting of 5-year-old raven wyatt. live in east baltimore baltimore, this is fox 45 news at 5:30. >>> well it has been a decade since the first red light camera gap taking pictures of violators in maryland. now it is that they are ever where and the state has given a green light for speed camera and now there is technology that spot the camera before they spot you. >> nobody likes to get a traffic ticket. nobody. even cops don't like getting traffic tickets from red light camera. you would be sprisd how many police officers come and submit locations and also buy our product or subscribe to our database. >>reporter: more in our cover story fighting the flash that is tonight on fox 45 news at 10:00. how is the traffic moving out there tonight? kandace has a look at the traffic edge report. kandace? >>reporter: thanks jennifer. we have to deal with the rain a little bit to the west. moving along 70 towards frederick but as far as the central part of the state, we are looking at your average speed time and here it is. 57 m

he last appeared before a judge july 1st. 24 hours before 5-year-old raven wyatt was shot in the head. experts said this type of breakdown in the system is all too common. >> doesn't sound like they did a great job but that's not unusual because a lot of the juvenile justice stems here in the united states are not working. >> the department of juvenile services had davis hooked up to a gps monitoring device that sources tell me he cut off. this is news at 5:30. >>> one man in critical condition tonight after being cut in the throat. police were called to a fight between 2 men around 2:00 a.m. this morning near lombard and president street downtown. one was slashed in the arm. the other to the throat according to police, both are hospitalized tonight. >>> we are learning more about the circumstances in the shooting death of former ravens quarterback steve mcnair. keith live at m and t bank stadium with the latest on the investigation. >>reporter: relative of the woman found dead with mcnair said nashville police told hem that the woman bought a gun just days before the shooting. now po

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 go to school. you know, she was just a little girl. >> report

the citizens on patrol walk comes after 5-year-old raven wyatt was shot in the head last week while walkingack from the store. the community is outraged by this violence and wants to take back their streets. neighbors and police teamed up for the citizens on patrol walk hoping to make a change and stop the violence. but some neighbors are skeptical if the crime walk will work. >> let's face it, the city is in trouble. >> reporter: police arrested 17-year-old lamont davis for shooting little raven. he'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 le

dozens of carrollton ridge residents walking to reclaim the southwest baltimore streets where raven wyatt was shot last week. >> i am very angry. >> the 5-year-old was hit by a stray bullet allegedly fired by lament davis. the governor wants a full accounting of his record, and the family wants to know why someone with 13 arrests since the aim of 10 why was he on the streets? >> was it a case of the juvenile justice system failing them? >> i wouldn't say that. >> we lost the grant we had because of the cancer in the community with the drugs and the violence. i strongly believe that people have lost self respect. if you can't respect yourself, how can you respect anyone else? >> the guardian angels challenge the enabled. >> you need to say that guy is no good. i am turning him in. i am getting him off the street. >> the family tells us she is still in a precarious state. her condition is listed as critical but stable. reporting live downtown, i am kerry cavanaugh, wbal-tv 11 news. >> there are new developmenting tonight in the case against mayor sheila dixon. according to paperwork filed t

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 ignoring promise to say stop gang violence against one student. kris jones killed in may. and police say it was gang-related. jones' mother said she went to the school system, to look for help. and t

raven wyatt remains in critical condition. 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 suffer

last week 5-year-old raven wyatt was shot in the head as she walked back from a store. on this night the community and police teamed up for the walk hoping to make a change and stop the violence. >> i'm encouraged so many people are here but i will take more delight if a month from now, if three months from now, we still have this level of commitment in all these other people that are interested. >> we don't see results from the walking but we see results from the clean-up. a lot of times we go through an area and we see where trash is or something like that. >> 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 t

of course, comes on the heels of the 17-year-old from baltimore, accused of shooting 5-year-old raven wyatt. 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 ba

. >> reporter: last week, 5-year- old raven wyatt was shot in the head as she was walking back from there, walking along these same streets. >> i don't know how. my heart goes out to her and her family. >> reporter: this citizens on patrol, this mayor's walk takes on more meaning when there is a little girl fighting few her life in the hospital. and the cop walkers know it. but they also believe in the power of a group in any neighborhood working, walking to make a change. >> we got to face it. baltimore city police can't do it no more by themselves. they have to have community help. we get information, we either get them from the walkers, or as we're walking down, somebody comes over and wants to talk. at that point i'll stop the walk. but that individual called to the officer. i don't need to know what is being said. as long as that officer is satisfying that individual, i'm happy. >> and we don't always see results from the walking, but we see the walking from the cleanup to a lot of times we go through an area and we see where trash is, something like that. >> reporter: tonight the

two weeks later on july 2, 5- 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 goi

raven wyatt was hit in the head. another teenager was hit in the arm. davis was under the watch of juvenile services at the time of the shooting. >> police say 25-year-old diandre cherry was shot, and his body found thursday inside a car near lake montebello. police have not released a suspect in that shooting. >> 5:10. >> the fight to save a local man's life. a bone marrow drive and how you can help. >> plus mandatory water restrictions for 150 residents. who has to watch their water use and why. >> first, a live picture outside. john has your insta-weather plu@ >> this morning we have mostly clear skies around the area. i want to take the radar back to the last evening and show you the evening and overnight radar echos. the point want to push here is the radar is scattered. only .5 of an inch of rain. we could have used more than that. as long as you are going to go to the trouble of having storms in the area, we could use more. there were storms to the north, south, and west of us, but nothing spectacular here in baltimore. again the rain was a littl

also for the first time, a family member of the 17-year-old accused of shooting 5-year-old raven wyattpeaks out. crime and justice reporter joy lepola has the story. >> as the morning warms, the mourners of this southwest baltimore neighborhood. it is a cold reception for us as we try to make contact with lamont davis' family. the teen suspected of firing a stray bullet that hit a 5-year-old in the head. finally, davis' brother-in-law, agrees to talk with us, in the shadows. >> definitely is not that type of individual. making you are out to be. >> his brother-in-law said the teen himself has a little girl about to turn two. >> he is a kind person, you know what i mean. you have to look at where we come from. at the end of the day, that dude he has a child too. you have to think at the end of the day, i mean, has he to feel bad. >> it is here in the city, southwest district police arrested the largest number of juveniles in the month of may. >> crime amongst juveniles in baltimore city has become a fade now. >> shooting of a 5-year-old is just a symptom of a much greater problem. >> ty

raven wyatt was shot in the head, sle is 5 years old. >> a man found dead inside a car in northeast baltimore. diandre cherry was shot and his body found thursday inside a car. police have not release aid motive or suspect in the shooting. >> the time is 6:09. 64 degrees on tv hill. how to make extra money by having a garage sale. >> plus a custodial hearing for michael jackson's clirn as the battle gets more and more heated. we have the latest. >> first, a live look at downtown balt. john collins has your insta-weather plus forecast when we come back. it's july 15th, and i'm erika, with a recap of the past 24 hours on royal caribbean's liberty of the seas. debbie from rhode island laced up the gloves in the fitness center. brooke molloy floated with friends through jamaica. late night explorers climbed mountains under the stars. and finally, jose rodriguez rocked the house in the karaoke club. that's the news. i'm erika, cruising with royal caribbean. why aren't you? >> generally clear skies this morning. all the rain showers have moved out of the picture. take a look at our live h.d. dopple

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 was issued. >> which was just twice the time it takes, i think, on average for an ambulance to show up. >> what are we as parents sup

two weeks ago, little raven wyatt was shot in the head. police say a teenager fired the bullet. a teenager who should never have been on the street. >>> a case is that is causing outrage. >>> missing businessman. the owner of the original steakhouse and theater restaurants has disappeared. >>> u.s. news and world report comes out with the hospitals in the country. hear where johns hopkins falls on that list, straight ahead. >>> check in for more on these stories and all the day's breaking news. "eyewitness news at 5:00" starts now. >>> demands for reform. the case of a 5-year-old, shot by a teenager. >> today, investigation as to why he was on the street. state police look at reaction of why the juvenile system failed. >> hi, everybody. i'm kai jackson. >> and i'm sally thorner. here's what people are talking about today. >> 17-year-old lamont davis had been arrested more than a dozen times. sources say he cut off his home monitoring bracelet. this raises scrutiny of how young, violent offenders are handled. mike hellgren investigates what some are calling a broken system. mike?

. >> july 2, a stray bullet strikes 5-year-old raven wyatt.y the trigger man, lamont davis, was actually targeting a 17-year-old. the teen 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 depart

ties to a system, some experts argue have done little to protect innocent people like 5-year-old raven wyatt. joy lepola, fox 45 news at 10:00. >> and once again, davis is held without bail tonight. >> a baltimore man will plead guilty in federal court tomorrow after police found 91 pounds of cocaine in his pickup truck. but the guilty plea could be thrown out. back in february, police found the drugs and searched the car of 34-year-old trend nel murphy. tomorrow on he pleads guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute. but the plea deal allows him to challenge the search of his truck. murphy's lawyers say the truck was searched illegally and if the auto appeals court rules in his favor the guilty plea could be thrown out. >> 32-year-old man died in a fire in washington county this morning. firefighters were called to the 1900 block of duel highway in hagerstown after 7:30. took 32 firefighters 20 minutes to put out the fire. investigators found the smoke alarm, but there was no battery in it. >> and firefighters were called to the 1600 block of warner street in south baltimo

. >> reporter: right now, 5-year- old raven wyatt is fighting for her life. she was shot in the head, an act of random violence in the carol ridge neighborhood last week. her aunt has seen the little girl in the hospital. >> she's still unconscious. still in the hospital. but they said she had movement in her fingers and in her finger and legs. >> reporter: police arrested 17- year-old lamont davis and charged him with attempted murder. sources say the teenager who has a lengthy juvenile record was placed on home monitoring. but cut the monitor off the day before the shooting. the governor has been briefed and has ordered a thorough review of the case. >> what are we as parents supposed to do? kids can't walk the street. she was just a little girl. and if we can't take care of our babies now, what's going to happen to our future? >> reporter: raven's aunt is devastated. she said her niece is a typical little girl. >> we called her little mama. she liked little kids. she was always picking them up and playing with them. >> reporter: tonight, city leaders, incl

walking to reclaim their streets after the open air shooting that wounded raven wyatt citizens hope this latest veents will force people to say enough is enough to criminals. >> we lost what we had because of the cancer in the community with the drugs and violence. i strongly believe that people have lost self-respect. so if you can't respect yourself how can you respect anyone else? >> you need to say that guy is no good. i'm turning him in. that is the gun i'm going to get off the street and maybe this will not help to the next raven. >> family members tell us that raven remains in critical but stable condition. >> thousands of fans are expected at l.p. field in nashville for public member rely honoring steve mcnair. investigators say they now know what led to the former ravens' death. his girlfriend shot him four times while he slept in his nashville condo. recent statements kazemi made to friends portray her at a financial and emotional breaking point. >> we believe she was paying payments on the escalade and payments on a kia and her roommate was about to leave and she had become ve

police went looking for davis as a suspect in the july 2 shooting of 5-year-old raven wyatt. she was shot in the head as davis used a gun to settle a fight. he was under g.p.s. monitoring at the time by juvenile authorities. contrary to what was initial reported by state juvenile officials, he apparently still working the monitoring ainge let at the time of the arrest. he had not cut it off. >> he still had the ainge let on. they cut it off when he got down homicide. >> did the police cut it off? >> homicide. >> did you see it when he was arrested here? >> yes. >> davis was under m

a fight that quickly turned out of control when he grabbed a semiautomatic handgun. 5-year-old raven wyattt in the crossfire. >> we need to speak out strongly about what has happened in our community and say enough is enough, it's time for us to turn it around. >> reporter: wjz's newspaper partner the baltimore sun reports davis was placed on home monitoring one day before the shooting. the sun says davis was charged as a juvenile with robbery and in a rare move a juvenile master allowed him to go to his house in cherry hill until sentencing. the paper reports davis may have cut off his gps equipment monitoring device. police say has a long juvenile record. >> the question then becomes were they getting the proper counseling, but there is there's choices that people have to make. >> reporter: the victim, little raven, is still clinging to life at shock trauma. her family has requested the hospital not release updates on her condition. many of her neighbors are still outraged over the crime. >> i think it's a sad -- it's sad that kids can't play and just have fun and just be kids without th

. >>> a crime that stunned baltimore. 5-year-old raven wyatt was hit by a stray bullet on south pulaskieet and then another shocker when it was revealed the 17-year-old accused of pulling the trigger had cut off his correctional ankle bracelet just before the shooting. now a state agency met with a vendor of juvenile home monitoring the services to discuss how this could happen. 17-year-old lamont davis faces charges including attempted murder. >>> a maryland man convicted of attempted murder beating his ex-girlfriend with a kus fix that he took off the wall that weighed 18 pounds. he broke into the woman's apartment in december and jumped out of a closet when she came home. >>> now to a story you'll see here on abc 2 news. pete on the street 'neal on the scene of this bus versus moped accident. we have no word on the conditions of the man and woman riding the moped. >>> in indonesia's capital city, eight people were dead and dozens wounded after these explosions. suicide bombers are suspected in these attacks. even congress' own budget expert is backing up critics' complaints about the

raven wyatt was walking back from a convenience store last thursday when a stray bullet struck her in the head. >> very tough, very difficult community and they are going through a lot of problems and tribulations. i think the best thing is to let them know people do care about them. >> 17-year-old lamont davis faces charges of attempted murder and charges in connection with the shooting of not only wyatt but another teen. in the meantime, though, abc2 news learned davis's record also includes carjacking, assault and robbery charges. the department of juvenile services was monitoring him with a gps bracelet but he cut it off. a warrant was issued but davis was not found at the time to prevent that shooting. the little girl remains in critical condition this morning. >>> we now know the names of two teens 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 on sunday. one of the boys, kyle wankmiller, was pronounced dead at the scene. the other, connor pete

controversy bruise around the shooting which raven wyatt was shot in the head.ce say the teen charged was shooting off the gun with a wait -- was awaiting sentencing in a different case. lamont davis was placed on home monitoring the day before the shooting. he cut off the device. >> shouldn't have never happened and it's ridiculous guns on the street. >> 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 young adult i mean young people who are at risk to themselves or potential threat 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 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 rave n's aunt. >> what are we as parents posed -- supposed to do, kids can't walk the street. they can't go

police say davis was trying to shoot at another teen when a bullet struck 5-year-old raven wyatt in the support at shock trauma. >>> speed cameras are one step closer to coming to baltimore city, the proposal allowing them has passed the first round of voting in the city council and moved on to the so-called second reading. drivers caught on camera doing 12 miles per hour over the speed in the city will be mailed a $40 ticket. if passed those cameras could be in place by october. >>> swimming star michael phelps begins his national competition later today. phelps spent tuesday at a subway restaurant promoting his new commercial deal with them. well known for his diet, the olympic gold medalist took time to have a bite to eat. he is in indianapolis. >>> while most of us slept, the orioles made a statement against the mariners in seattle. after being shut down in the first game of their series. the birds turned on the offense against former pitcher eric bedard and showed no mercy winning 12-4. the two teams meet again this afternoon.

raven wyatt was shot. this weekend they arrested lamont davis in connection with the shooting. davis was aiming for another teen but shot the little girl instead. >> i'm happy for her niece and i'm happy for her mother that they did catch the guy. these were sisters. >> davis will be charged as an adult. >>> david fedder beat andy roderick in the title a marathon that lasted more than four hours. at spheive games it was the longest men's final. he broke the record of the final with the 16th win. it allowed him to reclaim the prize from rafael who sat out the turny with a bad knee. >>> find out where you can take a stroll down the yellow brick road coming up in >>> follow the yellow brick road and you end up at a museum in downtown baltimore. geppi's entertainment museum is about to open the yellow road museum. you can check out the tigers and lions there. good morning around at the morning's hot spot. tell us about the exhibit behind you. >> we are going to be launching yellow bricks. >> what are some the things that we could see there? >> well, you're going to see copies, pres

one day later davis cuts off his anklet and 5-year-old raven wyatt is shot in the head by a stray bulletvents that has outraged major sheila dixon prompting her to publicly fire questions at the secretary of juvenile services. the move results in a closed door meeting. >> i wanted to have some assurances and also understand some the processes that they use in making decisions where young people are placed. >> are you satisfied. >> somewhat, yes. >> reporter: with the police investigation still pending, agencies scramble for answers. in downtown baltimore, joy lapolla, fox 45 morning news. >>> davis was scheduled to be back in court later this month for his sentencing, but this morning he is locked up facing attempted murder charges. >>> with the death of 14-year-old chris jones and his issues with bullying still fresh in the minds of parents everywhere, reaching students at an early anal is mor age is mora priority and how they are taking the message to where the kids are. joel is live at centennial park. >> reporter: good morning, joel. >> reporter: i have been interacting with these gu

he last appeared before a judge july first, just 24 hours before 5-year-old raven wyatt was shot in the this type of breakdown in the system is common. >> it doesn't sound like they did a great job, but that is 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. davis is being held without bail. the little girl is still in critical condition. >>> it wasn't a bird or a plane. this picture captures what may be a meteor seen early yesterday morning in the skies over maryland and pennsylvania. harford county police say they received several calls about a loud explosion and lights in the sky. mike krzyzewskmike krzyzewskimie captured a video of the thing. they do not know where it may have landed. >>> it was a transition that was 30 years in the making. we will take a look at the transition of portable music playing devices in websiting. >>> near whitemarsh boulevard we're seeing a busy ride out there. what do the