st. peter's episcopal church in ellicott city.ins us with what we do know right now. >> tonight people in this neighborhood are in shock. you can see howard county police behind me over my right shoulder. they're investigating, trying to figure out who the shooter and the victims are. a s.w.a.t. team, canines shoot for a man who shot two women in an office inside st. peter's episcopal church nell cott city, maryland. one woman died. medics drove another to shaw trauma in critical condition, leaving this quiet community stunned. >> very scary. you know, very unexpected. >> reporter: investigators say a janitor found the two women in the office. he was in the building at the time of the schooting and called 911 around 5:20 thursday evening. >> we don't know how long the bodies were there. >> reporter: police found a man dead in the nearby woods with a gun near his body. they believe he shot and killed himself. they're investigating to see if he also shot the two women. >> we don't know who the man in the woods is. we don't even know

st. peter's episcopal has a school for small children and tax programs for people battling addiction. it is not clear if that had anything to do with the two women being shot off. >> it is very sad. our heart goes out to those people. >> one of the women found shot inside the church office was pronounced dead on the scene. the other was flown to baltimore shock trauma. in howard county, tom roussey reporting. >> in the south capitol street murder trial today, the judge is expected to respond to end of the jury gave them yesterday afternoon for. that is the word from our bureau chief sam ford. one juror expresses concern about being pressured by other jurors. the jury has been deliberating more than a week. five men have been charged in the case in a series of shootings and crimes in march of 2010. >> today's fallen heroes day in maryland and flags will fly at half staff. a trooper will be honored this afternoon at a ceremony in timonium. he died in the line of duty last may when his patrol car hit a tractor-trailer on 95. governor o'malley will be one of the speakers. >> later this mo

st. peter's episcopal church. lowell melser joins us live from howard county police headquarters with the latest. >> this is a sad and tragic story. the police say a homeless man who had been receiving food aid from the church entered the church, shot whoever got in his way, then turned the gun on himself. it was a chaotic scene and outside of st. peter's episcopal church thursday evening, just before 5:30 swat team members bursting in after reports that two women had been shot inside. pronounced dead at the scene was a 59-year-old who work the front desk. the 62-year-old co- director was transported to shock trauma with life-threatening wounds. >> i'm a father, and knowing that could happen in a church -- my wife and i are active in our church. i just cannot imagine something like that happening. >> neighbors were horrified by the shooting. a family and friends gathered at their home, two broken up to speak. as far as a motive, the police say a homeless man, 56 tax year- old -- 56-year-old douglas franklin church

st. peters episcopal church. >> ken is there. police believe the gunman then killed himself. >> reporter: that's right. that man was found in an area right off to the church. police believe that he died from a self inflicted gunshot wound. they believe he is more than likely their suspect. tonight police are still inside the church, inside that office you see right now. that is where the two women were shot. and now the town of ellicott city is left stunned by what happened here tonight. ski 9 was over st. peters episcopal church as a police swat team moved in, guns drawn. >> there was a cop standing behind the church like they were trying to keep somebody coming from out of the church. >> reporter: a janitor called for help after he found two women shot in one of the church's office. neither of the victims are being identified. one of them is was dead by the time they got here. cops in full force blocked off the area as frightened neighbors watched on. >> there was a whole bunch of commotion. >> reporter: officers combed the are

st. peter's episcopal church in howard county. one of the victims was killed. the other is in critical condition. police say they saw the suspected gunman's body near the scene with what appear to be self-inflicted gunshot wounds. >>> the white house says president obama will visit virginia later today and this weekend. the commonwealth is becoming a key battleground state. republican nominee mitt romney held an event with tea party favorite michelle bachmann and governor bob mcdonnell yesterday. >>> a look at the final words of osama bin laden t comes on the heels of the first anniversary of bin laden's death. the documents previously classified were seized from his pakistan hideout. >> the documents give a rare glance into bin laden's worries that al-qaeda had lost its standing in the muslim world and as fox 5's tom fitzgerald reports, he wanted to assassinate president obama but not vice president joe biden. >> reporter: on a surprise visit to afghanistan, president obama said that the timing of his trip was no accident. >> one year ago, from a base here in

st. peter's episcopal church in ellicott city.fficers say 56-year-old douglas franklin jones opened fire before killing himself in the woods. officers say he frequently used the church food bank but had recently become belligerent. the shooting has left the local episcopal community reeling. news 4's derrick ward will have more coming up tonight at 5:00. >>> there are new sexual abuse allegations against dominic strauss-kahn involving a hotel here in d.c. french investigators are studying accusations that he may have been involved in a rape during a sex party in 2010. the party happened at the "w" hotel in downtown washington according to the "new york times." strauss-kahn's lawyers say their client denies any violence against women. the french economist already faces a trial in new york over a hotel maid who is suing him for sexual assault. >>> rough day on wall street following the jobs report. the dow closed down 169 points, the worst week all this year. the april jobs report shows a slight in unemployment rates. at first glanc

st. peter's episcopal church in ellicott city. police found the body of a man in the woods near the church with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to the chest. >> we're looking into the possibility that this was a self-inflicted gunshot wound and that this man may have been involved in some way because police have not released the identity of the victims. >> a judge convicts one brother. the judge cleared avi werdesheim of all charges but found his older brother guilty. he faces up to 10 years in prison on the assault count. >> we were hoping she would find him not guilty of all accounts. we're happy that eli was acquitted of one of the three counts. we look forward to continuing the advocacy for eli. >> we knew there were guilty parties involved. we have to believe in the system. >> the victim is attorneys have dropped a civil suit against the werdesheims and the watch group .honn greeshomrim the defense argues the political definition of suppression is different from the legal won at what julius henson did did not meet th

st. peter's episcopal church thursday. 59-year-old brenda was pronounced dead at the scene. the co-rector is in critical condition. she is on life support. after shooting the two women, the 56-year-old douglas franklin took his own life. >> we do not believe these victims were specifically targeted. we think he may have been frustrated with the church. and these two staff members happen to be there. >> police say jones had become angry with staff members after they told him not to come around anymore. one person has been arrested after a student in pre-k brought a gun to school. the student's teacher found the gun and notified officials. the child is a student at northward elementary school in baltimore. the school was put on lockdown following the incident. parents were notified. an overnight crash in anne arundel county left one man dead and another at the hospital. it happened just before 3:00 a.m. along i-695. a saturn was stopped in the road and a pickup had it. the driver was killed at the scene. the driver of the pickup was taken to washington medical center. with his

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st. peter's episcopal faugh. they believe he killed himself.ne with more. >> a terrifying situation. three people shot at this church which is its only about a mile from howard county police headquarters and the court. police are trying to figure out if this was a murder-suicide. in a place of worship that has stood for more than 150 years, a custodian in a gruesome discovery last evening. two women found shot in an office inside this ellicott city church. woman pronounced dead at the scene and the other taken to shock trauma in critical condition. >> it is shocking. one as the world come to? >> police later found a man shot to death in the woods behind the church. a gun was recovered next to the body. police say it appears he killed himself. >> it is the last thing you ever think it's somebody would get shot there, especially two women. >> if a swat team and a massive presence surrounded the church and they secure the campus which includes a school that also has programs for people battling addiction if. >> it is really sad because it's right

st. peter's episcopal church sean brenda brewington and the church pastor mary- marguerite kohn. any kill themself. the funeral is at 1:30 this afternoon at st. john's and ellicott city. >> president obama making history. >> the announced his support for same-sex marriage in an abc news exclusive. he has become the first sitting president to ever do so. >> in an exclusive interview with abc news, president obama made history, becoming the first u.s. president to say this -- >> i have just concluded that for me personally, it is important for me to go ahead and a firm -- affirm that i think same-sex couples should be able to get married. >> mr. obama said that his family helped change his mind. >> there have been times when we have been sitting around the dinner table and talking about their friends and their parents and sasha and malia, it would not dawned on them that somehow their friends' parents would be treated differently. it does not make sense to them. >> many across the country celebrated the president's shift in thinking. >> we are shocked and surprised. >> i am pretty g

st. peters -- episcopal church. two women, brenda brewington and marguerite mary kohn were shot. earlier the pastor spoke about it. >> it's saddened beyond words by the shooting. >> the two women were shot by a homeless man. he would visit the church on a regular basis. he was recently asked to leave the food bank and not come back. investigators believe that's why he went back and opened fire. >>> a disturbing discovery behind a school. police say a woman walking her dog found a victim behind windsor hills elementary. the school decided to close for the day. police are investigating the shooting. >>> the mother of a 13-year-old boy who was accidentally shot by a neighbor is being investigated. the woman's dna was found on the person. another teen admitted to hiding the body. >>> baltimore county police arrested a man for wanting to -- for waiting to sneak into women's bathrooms and looking into stalls. zachary cambell creeped into the women's bathrooms to look at the women in the stalls. if you have experienced a similar incident, you're asked to call baltimore police. >>> at th

st. peters episcopal church. brenda brewington, a church administrator, was shot to death. marguerite kohn, the corector was shot and rushed to the hospital in critical condition. police found the body of 56-year-old douglas franklin in nearby woods. he lived in a makeshift camp site not far from where his body was found. >> he would visit the church to access the food bank. >> reporter: the visits became confrontational, so the church asked limb -- asked him to leave. >> it may have been that he was angry with the church. we don't believe the two women were targeted. we believe they happened to be there at the time. >> i think it's trosomeone woul. it makes you feel apprehensive, i guess. that would be so close to our house. >> reporter: the family of miss brewington are stunned. neighbors are having trouble come prehanding the homicide. >> someone goes into the church and kills someone. that's hard to fathom. >> reporter: police are not yet sure who the gun belongs to. in ellicott city, don harrison. >>> we check with the maryland shock trauma earlier this afternoon. they

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st. peters members. they will hold a special service on sunday at 7: -- at 10:30, for the members of the st. peters episcopal church. and we are learning that memorial services will be held thursday. reporting live, i'm meghan mccorkell, wjz eyewitness news. >> and of course, we'll have complete coverage of tonight's memorial and the latest on the investigation. coming up tonight at 11:00. >>> updating our breaking news. students discovered a gun inside north wood elementary school in loch raven boulevard. sky eye chopper 13 was over the scene. a teacher safely recovered the weapon from a pre- kindergartener and called police. an adult has been arrested in connection with this incident. >>> a body is discovered near a school in northwest baltimore. gigi barnett is live in the newsroom with more on what police now believe is a murder. gigi? >> reporter: well, windsor hills elementary school is closed today. as police investigate the murder. police found the body of a man between the ages of 18 and 20 this morning. they have not yet identified the victim who died from a gunshot wound. police don't believe ther

st. peter's episcopal church some ellicott city.e victim died from her wounds and another remains in critical condition. police are still trying to figure out the relationship between the three people involved. >>> i newborn is in the hospital after being attacked by the family dog. police say the family's jack russell terrier bit the baby more than 30 times last night. a family member found the dog attacking the infant and called an ambulance. before police arrived, the baby's father put down the dog. at last word, the baby was in stable condition. >>> a virginia mother will spend more time in jail for using drywall to barricade her three young daughters into a room. a judge sentenced christina moore to nine years in prison and suspended all but 18 months. the girls including and 18- month-old were found barricaded in a room last march. defense lawyers say they were dealing with drug addiction. >>> coming up next, round one. the summer blockbusters hits the theaters this weekend. i had a chance to speak with kevin mccarthy to get h

st. peter's episcopal church in howard county. one of the victims was killed. the other is in critical condition. incident has left neighbors feeling pretty unsettled. >> at first, my thought was that the shooter was still out on the loose and then it sounded like it was a murder- suicide from what i was hearing. but then, of course, my thoughts went to it must be the people that i see coming and going out of there. >> police believe the suspected gunman did shoot and kill himself. they are still trying to figure out the relationship between the three people involved. le i >>> to politics now. mitt romney appears with jerry phillips' governor. their joint appearance throws more fuel on the fire in the veepstakes speculation. he also got the endorsement of a former gop rival and there is a new poll that favors president obama's re-election efforts. he campaign this is morning in arlington. that is where we find fox 5's sherry ly live there with the story. >> reporter: good morning. president barack obama will be here at washington lee high school later on this m

st. peter's episcopal church made the gruesome discovery inside of the church office. >> at this point, we do not know how long the bodies were there. we do know that one was transported to shock trauma. >> it has to be someone very disturbed. i do not know what would take you to that point. >> swat team members sitting up and prepared to enter the church. no one else was found and the church, but k-9 units and helicopters searched the area for hours. police eventually found a man's body and a gun at nearby in a wooded area. >> the very real possibility that this was a self-inflicted gunshot wound. >> this is a peaceful neighborhood. it is pretty crazy. >> police had the avenue blocked off for hours. it creighton obstacle for people to get along. >> i did -- it created an obstacle for people to get home. >> the church is supposed to be a sanctuary. it is terrible. >> none of the victims' names or ages have been released because officials are still trying to notify their family members. >> a split for siblings inside the courtroom. a judge finds one of the werdesheim brothers guilty. the ot

st. peters episcopal church. its reverrnd: 62 year old marguurite mary kohn was shot and is at shock trauma ponight. the church aaministrative assistant brenda brewington died at the scene. police say a jones, had been causing trouble at the church food bank. ppolice) (sherry)"he recently had apparently become difficult and belligerent and argumentative with the staff and they asked him to leavee. we believe he came back with a ggn and shot these two women who were employees of the church and wwrking ii the time" tonight, reverend margueeite maryykohn... remains in critical condition ... a baltimore man will spend at llast the next 40 years in prison for killing a 91 yeaa old womma. woman.anthooy rooinson stabbed irene logan to death last august. logan was discovered face own in her kitchennby her daughter.the 91 year oll &pwas also beat and strangled during the random robbery.one month after theemurder, dna linked robinson to the crime. he plead guilty today and was sentenced to life with all ut 40 years suspend

st. peter's episcopal church. brewington was a church administering -- administrator and a mother of twokohn remains in critical condition. late yesterday after a janitor found them in a church, police discovered a man they believe to be the shooter dead of a self inflicted gunshot wound in a nearby patch of woods. he has been identified as douglass jones. police say he had turned to the food bank at the church for support but after becoming belligerent he was kicked out for good. police believe he got a gun and came back for revenge. >> i think it is very troubling somebody would even do that at a church. >> late this up a new member of the church came out and read a brief statement saying the contributions of these two women are far more numerous to mention. they are asking for your prayers tonight. >> thank you. we will continue to follow developments on the shootings all weekend long on our web sites wjla.com. >> we are following breaking news out of fairfax county. a woman is dead after what appears to be a r

st. peter's episcopal church. one woman died. a s.w.a.t.ching the woods outside the building found a man dead. investigators believe he shot and killed himself. please say they're searching for clues and trying to figure out in the man in the woods also shot the two women. >> we don't know for sure how long the bodies were there. we don't know who the man in the woods is. we don't even know for sure who the two victims are. >> the church -- i wouldn't expect something like that around here. >> the other woman, the other victim here survived. she's in the hospital this morning listed in critical condition. >>> this morning, a newborn baby is in the hospital after the family dog bit him more than 30 times. it happened tuesday at a house on the culpeper county side of anisville. the jack russell terrier jumped into the baby's bassinet and attacked him while the mother slept. when the father got home, he pulled the dog off the baby and shot and killed the dog. the baby is in stable condition. >>> new from overnight, police are looking for the g

st. peter's episcopal church office. one was dead when police arrived. we're told the second wilson valdez rushed to -- was rushed to shock trauma in baltimore still listed in critical condition. police later found a man in the nearby woods. he was dead from a self- inflicted gunshot wound. detectives discovered the weapon lying to the knot body. >> we're looking into the very real pocket that he may be linked to what happened at the church. my understanding is that a custodian came into the office inside the church building where he an out and -- ran out and called 911. >> reporter: again folks in the quiet community of ellicott city simply stunned that this happened inside the church. still, lots of unanswered questions including who are these people and why did this happen and of course, why did this crime happen here inside the church? andrea back to you. >> thank you delia goncalves with that update from ellicott city, maryland this morning. >>> the judge presiding over the murder trial in the south capital street shootings will responds to a note t

st. peter's episcopal church in ellicott city. where john gonzalez joins us with the information. >> this place of worship that than 150 years is afternoon.ne this people shot on the ground what appears to be a murder- suicide >> . is horrible to hear something like this could happen. >> a custodian cleaning the church e discoveryuesom yesterday evening. and thea preschool aid, kohn were found shot in the office. brenda was found dead at the scene. the pastor was taken to shock remains inre she of. >> condition she was an amazing neighbor. if you did not know her as a neighbor, you knew her as a teacher. a gun was recovered from a in the woods. police believe that the shock of women and then killed himself. things can happen anywhere. not society. clean up crews are back at st. wheres episcopal church the churchurrounded for hours yesterday. dog andwalking her friendly and saying hello everybody. this is tough to hear. >> things like this should not happen, especially in the church setting. >> the preschool at the church has class

st. peter's episcopal. a painful church of brenda brewington and the wounding of mary-marguerite kohn. >> everyone is heard. >> the two women were found shot inside of the church. they believe that the shooter is douglas franklin jones, a homeless man who had been a regular at the church food bank until recently, when he had become belligerent. police believe that he found a gun and came back and shot the woman. >> to try to help people and this is what happened. this is wrong. >> the president of a nearby homeowners situation have word that the food bank would attract the wrong element. >> it concerns me that they should be doing this but they should keep these people out of my neighborhood. >> this is a tragic event. this is unfortunate. >> a neighboring church said that their charity work would go on. >> we keep on living. we do what we do for those that are hurting and those that are homeless. >> the homeless man suspected in this was found dead in the woods last night apparently of a self- inflicted gu

st. peter's episcopal church in ellicott city thursday evening. swat team members burst in after reports of two women been shot inside. pronounced that at the scene was a 59-year-old woman who work the front desk. a 62-year-old co-director was transported to shock trauma with life-threatening gun shot wounds. and knowingher, that could happen in a church of all things -- my wife and i are active in our church, and i just cannot and manchin how that could happen. >> neighbors reacted in horror. family and friends gathered at home.cotellicott city as far as a motive, the police say a homeless man, 56-year-old douglas jones, living in the woods near the church regularly visited the food bank and recently had become angry with staff members after they would not allow him to come around anymore because of his behavior. >> he was described as belligerent, argumentative, and they recently asked him not to return. >> the police say he entered the church and confronted the two women in the front office, shot them both, then went back to his campsite in the

st. peter's church angry after being told he had to leave the church's pantry. >> it was extremely tough. >> reporter: parishioners describe an emotional service, the likes of which st. peter's episcopal church has never witnessed before. >> you can never take that spirit out of that church even though you've taken their bodies. >> reporter: the episcopal bishop of maryland was brought in to lead the private service after thursday's shooting. he says the parish is dealing with a swirl of emotions from compassion to anger after gunman douglas jones killed the church secretary, brenda brewington, and reverend mary- marguerite kohn affectionately known as m.m. >> we remember their suffering. we blessed and hallowed the places where they had been senselessly killed. >> in the act of giving they were in all likelihood taking this man dune to the food pantry. it just turned just like that and they lost their lives in the act of giving. >> reporter: the church said they told the gunman they could no longer provide food every day but just once a week because there were so many families in need. they say the church's long tradition of providing for the poor will not end because of this tragedy

st. peter's episcopal church in ellicott city in maryland.then killed himself, his body found in the woods. officers think the man started shooting because he was angry with the church for some reason. derrick ward has more on the

st. peter's episcopal church here. >> this man was living at a camp site in the woods behind the church and had been visiting the church on a regular basis to access their food bank. he recently apparently had become difficult and argumentative with the staff and they asked him to leave. we believe that he came back with a gun and shot these two women who were both employees of the church and working in the office at the time. >> they were identified today as church secretary, 59-year- old brenda brewington, mother of two, who died. the church's copastor, mary- marguerite kohn. >> a church? that's hard to fathom. >> 9news now. >>> now to a commuter alert if you drive through montgomery county. >> thank you. 18 new speed cameras are being installed in communities across the nation. the cameras will move around and for the first week, the camera will flash. but you'll get a ticket the second week they are in place. so slow down, everybody. >>> a tail now of a former airport worker who wouldn't quit and a tv station committed to finding the owner of some missing property. bruce leshan on a wed

st. peter's episcopal church before killing himself in the woods nearby.ce say he used the church food bank but became angry. >>> family of former nfl star junior seau plans to donate his brain for research. seau killed himself on wednesday at his house in california. he is a 12-time pro bowler who shot himself in the chest. the family says they are not speculating on whether concussions playing the game are a factor in the suicide but they want to do more research on head injuries. junior seau played 20 seasons in the nfl. most of them with the chargers but also with the dolphins and the patriots. >>> metro wants to close several bus stops across the region to improve efficiency and on time performance. they're turning to the public to help figure out which stops to eliminate. jane watrel reports. >> reporter: it's called the 70. metro bus's georgia avenue 7th street line is one of the most heavily traveled in the district. ellison peppers has been using the public transportation system for over four decades. >> it's respected by the citizens of this city

st. peter's episcopal church community, the horror that unfolded inside is impossible to make sense of. >> people seem to be turning away from god, toward the worldly things. >> reporter: a janitor found 62- year-old reverend mary margaret cone. and brenda brewington, shot inside an office, prompting a massive search for the gunman. police found him in nearby woods. 56-year-old douglas franklin jones, a homeless man, dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. >> it is wrong. the guy is obviously mentally ill and had problems. that's the kind of people the church likes to help. >> reporter: police say jones had been coming to the church's food pantry. >> in past weeks, the staff told us he's been difficult. belligerent and argumentive. and apparently some of the staff members asked him not to come back. >> reporter: the shooting has rattled episcopalians across the country. reverend cone, a corector at the church. >> many of us remember her very fondly and are saddened as any of us would be about the loss of someone we cared about. >> reporter: and loved ones came to the home of b

st. peter's episcopal church yesterday at 5:30 after a janitor reported two women inside the church office were shot. one woman was dead upon arrival. the other rushed to baltimore shock trauma in critical condition. police later found a man dead in the nearby woods from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. the detectives discovered a gun lying next to his body. >> we're looking into the very real possibility that he may be linked in some way to what happened at the church. we don't think anyone else was in the church at the time. my understanding is that a custodian came into an office inside the church building where he saw the two women injured and he ran out and called 911. >> reporter: police are still not confirming the identities of the victims and of the man who was found in the woods nearby. however, you can imagine it will be a very busy day here in ellicott city. as the detectives scour the church grounds and try to identify those victims. back to you andrea, mike? >> all right, delia goncalves reporting live from ellicott city. >>> she used drywall to barricade her three y

st.  peter's episcopal church in ellicott city. investigators say a janitor found the women in the church office just before 5:30. he called 911. a s.w.a.t. team and k-9 units searching the woods outside that building found a man dead. investigators say they believe he shot and killed himself. police are now trying to figure out if the man in the woods also shot the two women. folks who live in this area can't believe what happened. >> very scary. you know, very unexpected. >> a church like -- i wouldn't expect something like that to happen around here. >> the surviving victim is in the hospital in critical condition. police have not released the name of either of the victims or the man in the woods. >>> today the labor department will release its april jobs report. economists think more jobs were created last month than in march, but they do not expect the unemployment rate to change. right now the unemployment rate is 8.2%. that's a three-year low. also today, president obama will tell high school students in arlington about the

st. peter's episcopal church. the church secretary was killed and another remains in critical condition. she has been kept on life support pending organ donations. >> turning now to politics in the race for the white house. president obama officially we lost his campaign today. he spoke before thousands of students at virginia commonwealth university in richmond. he told voters the choice will be clear come november between him and the presumptive republican nominee, mitt romney. >> this is not just another election. this is a break all -- make or break moment for america's middle-class. >> the president also campaigned at ohio state univ. earlier today. both ohio and virginia are key states. meanwhile, a quiet day for mitt romney with no public appearances. the election will be held exactly six months from tomorrow. >> some sobering news for hundreds of schoolteachers. the school system is eliminating jobs because of budget cuts. more than 300 teachers have received pink slips. 60% of those will likely be placed

st. peters epis -- responded to st. peters episcopal church last night after a custodial called to report two women shot at inside a office at that church. one was pronounced det at the -- dead at the scene and one was taken to shock trauma. police found a man's body in the woods close to the church and was dead from what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. a gun was located near the body. they say it's likely he shot the women before shooting himself. people who live nearby heard what was going on and they are worried about their safety. officers right now are trying to piece together exactly what happened. >> we were looking into the possibility there may have been someone who was at large. but at this point, you know we are looking into the possibility that the victims and this person that we located in the woods were related in some way. >> reporter: police have not released the identities of the victims. officers don't have a motive yet and they don't know why any of them were inside the church building. sherrie johnson,

st. peter's episcopal church. >> had been visiting the churning church on a regular basis to access their food bank. he had become difficult with the staff and they asked him to leave. we believe that he came back with a gun and shot these two women who were both employees of the church and working in the office at the time. >> they were identified today as church secretary, 59-year- old brenda brewington, mother of two, who died. the church's copastor, mary- marguerite kohn, unconscious and still in critical condition. >> a church? someone goes in a church and kills someone? that's hard to fathom. >> reporter: in ellicott city, scott broom, 9news now. >>> he's one of the best basketball players. the landover native rewrote the record books in college park and picked second overall by the boston celtics in the 1986 draft. but he never got to play in the garden. two days after the draft, he died. a cocaine overdose killed him. that tragedy shook d.c. and boston and changed the university of maryland for ever. but now, almost 26 years later, bias's sensational skills will be honored. tomorr

st. peter's' episcopal church has never witnessed before. >> you can never take the spirit out of that church. >> reporter: the episcopal bishop eugene taylor sutton was brought in to lead the private service after thursday's shooting. he says the parrish is dealing with a swirl of emotions after gunman douglas jones killed the church secretary, brenda brewington, and reverend mary marguerite kohn, affectionately known as mm. >> we remember their suffering. we blessed and hall he willed the places where they had been senselessly killed. >> they were in the act of giving. they were in all likelihood taking this man down to the soup pantry, and they lost their lives in the act of giving. >> reporter: the church says they told the gunman they could no longer provide food every day but just once a weak because there were so many families in need. they say the church's long tradition of providing for the poor will not end because of this tragedy. >> we will not help the poor and needy from behind bulletproof glass. our mission goes on. >> reporter: the reverend kohn's last wish was to donate her o

st. peter's episcopal church in ellicott city. fox 5's audrey barnes has the latest. >> reporter: people living around st. peter's church say they are shocked by the discovery of two women with gunshot wounds in the church office. one was pronounced dead on the scene. the other is in critical condition and now the body of a man with what happens to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound has been found in the woods nearby. it's all unsettling for people who live here and say they never expected anything like this. >> this is obviously a safe neighborhood and so it's scary. >> reporter: it was a custodian who found the women's bodies in the church office and called 911. officers searching the surrounding area found the man with what appeared to be a self- inflicted gunshot wound. a weapon was recovered with his body. they are now trying to determine their relationship between the three and find out what sparked the violence here. >> at this point we do not have confirmation on who the victims are. we're actively working to confirm that at

st. peters episcopal church at 5:20 after a church custodian called 911 to report he found two women whoeared to have been shot- side an office -- inside an office. one woman was pronounced dead at the scene and the other was taken to shock trauma in critical condition. later they found a man's body in the woods close to the church. he was dead from what appeared to be a self-inflecked -- inflicted gunshot wound. it's likely he shot the women before shooting himself. people nearby heard what was going on and were worried for their safety. >> immediately we thought the woods behind our house and we said should we get the kids packed up and go to one of our parents' houses. >> reporter: police have not released the identities of the victims. they are trying to figure out a motive in the case. officers doesn't know why any of them were -- don't know why any of them were inside the church. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> more than a hundred former nfl players filed a suit against the national football league. they add their names to 1500 plaintiffs. the players say there hasn't been enough d

st. peters episcopal church last week. police say the reverend dr. mary-margeurite ko-hn and a church aid was shot by the homelessman after he was turned away from the food bank. it will take place at 3 inbaltimore. >>> new information about a crash in hagers town that left two -- hagerstown that left two students dead. friend say brendon colliflower was driving samantha kelly home to change clothes. >> he was going at a high rate of speed westbound. apparently went into a curve and ran off the road and hate tree and -- hit a tree and this caused both people in the vehicle to die on impact. >> both sam and brendon were honor roll students and accomplished athletes at williamsport high school. samantha was all state volleyball and a member of the tennis team and brendon signed to play college baseball also an all state player. there are no signs of drugs or alcohol but they are awaiting for final toxicology reports. >>> it's 6:02 and today could be a commuting hassle if you lev along the jones falls expressway. sherrie johnson is live on lane closures

st. peters episcopal church, reverend mary margaret comb was pronounced dead last night a homeless man shot her and the church secretary after he was turned away from the churches food bank funeral services for reverend cohen will be held 2:00 p.m., thursday. services for brenda are scheduled thursday, st. john's episcopal church. >>> virginia man charged with threatening to kill president barack obama, court documents show christopher hecker of waynesboro made death threats against the president and threatened to bomb several buildings including the white house and former world trade centre he was found making the threats from a public library computer report documents show he asked to be sentenced immediately and seeking the death penalty for himself he has been ordered to under go apsychological evaluation. >> looks like a grey sunday, to round off the weekend, gwen has a preview of what we can expect nor the workweek. >> -- for the workweek. >> you are right, we had more clouds than sun today. patchy drizzle and fog as well that seems to be our pattern next 24 hours satellite radar comp

st. peters episcopal church at 5:20 thursday night after a custodian called to report he found twwomen shot inside a office. one was pronouned det at the scene and the other taken to shock trauma in critical condition. later, police found a man's body in the woods close to the church. he was dead from what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound a gun was located near the body. they say it is likely he shot the women before shooting himself. now people who live nearby heard what was going on and they were worried for their safety. >> we were looking into the possibility there may have been someone who was at large. but at this point, we are looking into the real possibility that the victims and this person that we located in the wood were related in some way. >> reporter: police have not released the identities of the victims. officers don't have a motive for the shooting yet. they are trying to figure out why this happened. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> new details into the wrongful death lawsuit by the family of yeardley love on the two-year anniversary of the slain lacrosse playe

st. peter's episcopal church in ellicott city. investigators say a janitor found the women in the church office before 5:30. he called 911. one woman died. a s.w.a.t. team and k-9 units searching the woods outside of the building found another man dead. investigators believe he shot and killed himself. police say they're searching for clues and trying to figure out if the man in the woods also shot the two women. >> we don't know for sure how long the bodies will there. we don't know who the man in the woods is. we don't even know for sure who the two victims are. >> the surviving victim is in the hospital this morning listed in critical condition. >>> we are working to learn the name of the pedestrian killed in dale city. that man was walking along dale boulevard near forestdale avenue when he was hit by a car. police say the driver did stay on the scene. so far no charges have been filed. >>> a developing story now. hours ago the chinese foreign minister announced a blind activist can apply to study abroad and leave the country.

st. peters episcopal church at 5:20 thursday night after a church custodian called 911 to report he he found two women who had appeared to have been shot inside a office at the church. one woman was pronounced dead at the scene and the other taken to shock trauma in critical condition. later police found a man's body in the woods close to the church. the man was dead from what appeared to be a self-inflicked gunshot wound. a gun was also located near the body. they say it's likely he shot the women before shooting himself and people who live nearby heard about what was going on and worried for their safety. >> immediately, we thought the woods behind the our house and that you had should we go to one of our parents' houses. >> reporter: police are notreleased the identities of the victims. they don't know why any of them were in the church building in the first place. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> one brother was found guilty and the other cleared of all charges. that's what happened in the case of two jewish neighborhood watch volunteers in connection with the beating of a black teen in 2

st. peter's episcopal church say reverend mary margarit kohn was taken off life support this morning. she was shot by douglas franklin jones on thursday. church worker brenda brewington was also shot and killed. police tell us jones who was homeless killed himself after shooting the two women. police believe he sought revenge against the church after they stopped giving him help. >>> a heads-fup you drive in montgomery county. police are taking a new approach to stopping speeders. instead of using cameras in fixed locations, they plan to use portable locations. the idea is called a corridor approach to make an entire roadway into a speed zone rather than a fixed location. >> when they turn on to the road, people should realize that this is a speed camera road. the cameras are somewhere on the road and rather instead of looking for the cameras, respect the speed limit and drive safely. everybody benefits when that happens. >> reporter: police say they've identified 67 different roads for this new program. be warned. they'll no longer announce times and locations for those cameras. >>>

st. peter's episcopal church on thursday evening as emergency crews tended to the victims. two women were found shot in the office. one was flown to shock trauma. police found a man's body and a gun not far from the church. >> we are looking into the possibility that this was a self-inflicted gunshot wound at this man may have been involved in some white. >> police have not released the names of any of the victims. two brothers, two separate verdicts. the judge found avi werdesheim not guilty on all counts. eli werdesheim faces up to 10 years in prison. >> the governor is considering the idea to create a panel to study gambling in maryland. the governor has said he is considering a special session later this year to address the measure. it would report a sixth casino to maryland. the nfl off-season has not started but the ravens are without a key member of their defense. terrell suggs is out. he will undergo surgery next week at which point the ravens can determine a timetable for his return. keith mills will have more in sports. that brings us to our water cooler question

st. peter's episcopal church. he was homeless, living not woods near the church and visiting the shelter daily. >> when this individual ended up with a firearm is shocking. >> reporter: police say the gun was registered in his name. that he killed mary margaret cohn and margerie cooney. >> he didn't think he would go that far, saying it's over food. but he doesn't believe, he believes it was more deeper than franklin. >> reporter: he says his world collapsed several years ago. after a divorce and his business collapsed. liz have not revealed whether jones had any mental hell issues. >> you don't know what you can encounter simply by saying the wrong thing or putting yourself in a bad position. we use mobile crisis teams on a daily basis. >> reporter: green counselors are on hand as -- grief counselors are on hand as the church prepares to bury those who died. they expressed anger on what he called an unstable person could get a gun. reporting live, mike hellgren. wjz eyewitness news. >> all right, thank you, mike.

st. peter's episcopal church in ellicott city. shooting, aeadly second victim has died.hot the rev. mary kohn brewington,y brenda then shot and killed himself. was made angry when he was should limit his visits the church pantry. >> we will continue help the needy and we will not do it from behind glass. >> i am sad. the secretary died on thursday. the rev. died saturday night. her family kept her on my support so that her organs can transplants. your time on this monday, 5:40. >> bizarre story in colorado. a 6-year-old student has been suspended accused of sexual harassment. >> we have a look at the weekend box office. tao the avengers [ man ] did we get anything good? sweetie i think you need a little extra fiber in your diet. fiber makes me sad. oh common. i dare you to taste one hint of fiber in fiber one. oh, i'd be able to tell. why don't i just eat this bag? and how can you talk to me about fiber when you are eating a candybar. you enjoy that. i am. [ male announcer ] fiber beyond recognition. fiber one. tonight at 5:00 o'clock, the signs behind the things that yo

st. peter's episcopal church. she and an administrative assistant or run shot and killed thursday in the parish office. police said the shooter, 56- year-old douglas jones, was a homeless man who had been banned from the food bank because of his aggressive behavior. he took his own life in the woods near where he lived. >> it is a slow-moving cold front approaching our area right now. it will sit here over night and barely get off the coast tomorrow. some showers moving through the area from time to time, scattered rain showers in most of baltimore today, up and down i-95. you can see there are some showers in the mountains, a line of them lined up along that front. they could well move in as we head for the rest of the evening. the forecast data camden yards this evening calls for the possibility of a little bit of what weather there. the first pitch is just after 7:00. probably not enough to rein the game out, but a few showers to contend with. it will stay in the 60's through the weekend with the 40% chance of