. >> sean ellis was convicted detective robert mulligan. mulligan was sleeping in his squad car in boston when ellis and another man allegedly snuck up on him and shot him five times in the face. he was sentenced to life in prison in 1995. last summer a judge ordered ellis release, arguing two detectives testifying in that corruption charges. today the state's court upheld the ruling. ellis will get a new trial and the da's office says they will retrial ellis, saying he was in the getaway car and had the murder weapon on him. we are told when the ruling came down, he cried tears of joy. >>> an update on the dead birds that appear to be falling from the sky in dorchester. as of right now, grackles have been found dead and some were also found unable to fly. three cats have also been affected. >>> the stock market had one of its biggest one-day declines in months. the dow is down 394 points after rumors of an interest rate hike later this year. >>> three troopers are off the job tonight and accusations appear to be very serious. we know the t

sean ellis was freed last summer after his conviction in the murder of boston police detective john mulligan was overturned. he spent nearly 22 years in prison. ellis' attorneys claim he was framed. head tonight at 6:00, you will hear from ellis reacting to today's decision. ed: right now, worcester police are searching for suspects in a deadly shooting near a city bar. police were called to gallagher's pub on west boylston street around 11:30 last night. they found a 21-year-old man shot several time in the leg, abdomen, and neck. police say the shooting actually happened on nearby loring street. the victim was taken to the hospital where he died. a second man was shot in the leg , and he is expected to survive. heather: a registered sex offender in new hampshire is accused of exposing himself to kids in massachusetts. 30-year-old jacob mobley-hall arrested yesterday near lexington high for allegedly exposing himself on the fitness path. police say there have been several reports of this happening this week. the manchester man faces several ed: quincy police are investigating a violent home

granted sean ellis a new trial e spent 20 years for the murder of boston police officer john mulligan in 1993. ellis was released from jail when the conviction was overturned last year after a judge ruled three corrupt detectives covered up evidence. prosecutors wanted the conviction reinstated and instead ellis will stand trial again. >>> today police are investigating a deadly sh they found a 21-year-old man that was shot several times who died at the hospital another man was shot in the leg but is expected to survive. >>> we return to the summer heat and the sun shining brightly over boston right now and humidity is back so what's ahead for the weekend. let's get over to danielle niles for the forecast night not going to be ooze hot but hugh -- to be as hot but humidity will stick around. we are warming. sticky. the wind is out of the west at 7 miles per hour right now. so that wind is started to shift around 82 in worcester. 87 in manchester and most of us running in the middle to even upper 80s and a few more degrees by the time the day is done. a couple showers and sprinkles ear

sean ellis was freed last summer after his conviction in the murder of boston police detective john mulligan was overturned. he spent nearly 22 years in prison. this afternoon he remains free on bail. detective mulligan was shot 5 times outside a walgreens in roslindale. ellis' attorneys claim he was framed. a co-defendant pleaded not guilty to manslaughter. also breaking -- one of two people shot late last night in worcester has died. police were called to gallagher's pub on west boylston street around 11:30 last night. it was outside the bar that police found a 21-year-old man suffering from several gunshot wounds. he was taken to the hospital where he died. police say the shooting actually happened on nearby loring names of the victims. so far, no arrests. new at noon, worcester police say a high-ranking faculty member at a prestigious school in western massachusetts is under charges. police say undercover officers had numerous conversations with the teacher of braintree, who allegedly agreed to sexual conduct for a fee. he is charged to sex for a fee as well as human trafficking. a regis

they ordered the convicted cop out on bail for the past year, sean ellis relishes every day as a free man. ellis claiming he was framed for the 1993 murder of boston police detective john mulligan, shot 5 times in the face while he slept in his truck during a paid detail outside a roslindale walgreens. ellis's attorney says many others had good reason to hurt mulligan. >> because of his drug dealing, because he was ripping dealers in the area, because there were people who understood he was part of that drug ripoff scheme. jorge: members of a boston police homicide unit, who investigated ellis, later pleaded guilty to corruption. 19-years-old at the time, ellis was talking to detectives about the murder of a cousin, when he volunteered he was at the walgreens the night of mulligan's murder. it took 3 trials to get a conviction. jorge: the da's office says it absolutely intends to re-try the case, insisting critical facts remain as true today as they did in 1993. >> that is really what kept me going. jorge: even though his cousin pled guilty to ellis says that he was framed. his attorn

the state's highest court ruling sean ellis did not get a fair trial in 1993. ellis was sentenced to life for trials. he was released on bail last year after 21 years in prison. ellis says he was a scapegoat. >> it is a challenge in its own right to remain optimistic. jc: ellis's attorney will ask for an investigation into alleged corruption by police in the 80's and 90's. the d.a. says he absolutely intends to re-try the case. ed: but in one town, a social tradition is going away this jc: school dances at walpole high school are out. our nicole estaphan is live in walpole to explain why. nicole. this doesn't quell disappointment of the students here. >> fun, everyone is dancing having a good time. >> the high school dance, for many it's a right of passage. >> spending all that time again an experience-that students at walpole high school will be missing out on this year. >>it is a disappointment the schools principal making rebels-showed up to last years dances intoxicated. >> it kind of ruined it for the whole school for upper-classman the disappointment is c

detective back in 1993 the supreme judicial court agreeing with the superior court's conclusion that sean ellis was unfairly tried. ellis was convicted of first-degree murder. he spent 22 years behind bars. he has been free on bail since 2015 after that superior court decision. also on 7: worcester police investigating a deadly shooting that happened outside of a bar. one victim has died. a second is in the hospital. this happened near gallagher's pub on west boylston street. officers have not said if any suspects have yet been identified three massachusetts state troopers have now been suspended without pay. they work at the department's armory. and they are off the job as the department investigates the transfer of weapons from the armory to an outside vendor. the state police say the vendor was state-approved. but the transfer itself is being investigated. the attorney general is assisting the state police with that investigation as well. city officials declaring a stage three water emergency in worcester. this means restrictions on any water unless customers specifically ask for it. there i

the state's highest court ruling sean ellis did not get a fair trial in 1993. ellis was sentenced to life for the murder of boston detective john mulligan after three trials. he was released on bail last >> it's a challenge in its own right to -- to remain optimistic after being told no so many times. >> ellis' attorney will ask for an investigation into alleged corruption by police in the '80's and '90's. the d.a. says he absolutely intends to retry the case. >> 8:38 on this saturday morning. tomorrow, of course, marks the 15th anniversary of the september 11 ter around the country honoring lives lost and heroes made. also this morning, look at this scary scene out of texas. that's a car dangling over the edge of a building. how the driver managed to get out of that car without injuries. >> the red sox coming out on top of the blue jays last night. the big win and the milestone reached this season. mike? >> coming up, a check on the tropics and how any rain and thunderstorms this weekend will e so much. that's why we wanna make sure you won't have to wait on h

the state's highest court ruling sean ellis did not get a fair trial in 1993. ellis was sentenced to life for john mulligan. after three trials, he was released on bail last year after 21 years in prison. ellis says he was a scapegoat. >> it's a challenge in its own right to remain optimistic after being told no so many times. >> ellis' attorney will ask for an investigation into alleged police corruption. the d.a. intends to case. >> 5:38. tomorrow marks the 15th anniversary of the september 11 terrorist attacks. >> ceremonies honoring lives lost and heroes made. also this morning, a scary scene out of texas. look at that. a car dangling right over the edge of a building. how the driver managed to get out of the car without injuries. >> the red sox coming out on top of the blujs last night. the big win and the milestone reached this season. mike? >> i'm tracking some showers moving through this morning. i'll have the timeline of the fios is not cable. we're wired differently. which means we can fix things differently. thanks for calling fios, this is ryan. you

the supreme judicial court that sean ellis didn't get a fair trial. ellis was convicted of the 1993 shooting of officer john mulligan. the court ruled he did not get a fair trial, because two key detectives on the case later pleaded guilty to corruption charges. the district attorney's office said today the evidence still points to ellis as the killer and they will retry the case. >> mark: charges will not likely be filed in the death of a 4-year-old girl at a new from a horse at the lancaster fair. lancaster police are investigating what happened, but don't anticipate any criminal charges. >> vanessa: blue ribbons put up as a tribute for law enforcement officer at one local town have come down. an officer's wife put the blue ribbons up in royalston and other towns. she did get a verbal ok to keep them up until the end of september. two residents disapproved of the ribbons. the selectmen voted to take them down tonight. >> mark: there are less than two months to go before election and as joel waldman reports, it appears the race between donald trump a

the supreme judicial court upheld a lower court decision that sean ellis did not get a fair trial. ellis was convicted of the 1993 shooting of officer john mulligan. the court ruled he did not get a fair trial, because two key detectives on the case later pleaded guilty to corruption charges. said today, the evidence still points to ellis as the killer, and they will retry the case. >> elizabeth: well, here we are, there are less than two months to go before the general election an as joel waldman reports, it appears the race between donald trump and hillary clinton is tightening, especially in key battleground states. >> the reporter: donald trump appears to be making a comeback especially in some crucial battleground states. a new quinnipiac university poll while tied with hillary clinton in florida. the democratic nominee remains ahead by low single digits, in pennsylvania and north carolina. >> the good news for donald trump is he can't be president if he can't win florida and ohio, and he is back in contention in both of those states. >> the reporter: clinton's numbers sufferi