stephen houfk. prather was shot in the leg during the exchange of gunfire. officer houk remains in serious but stable condition. >>> back here, city police are investigating a deadly shooting in west baltimore. it happened last night on the 1400 block of north longwood street. police say a 24-year-old man was found shot in the stomach. he was taken to the hospital where he later died. so far no arrests have been made. anyone with information is urged to call city police. >>> in baltimore county, the cause of a massive house fire is under investigation. sky eye chopper 13 was over the scene in glen arm last night. as you can see, flames were shooting through the roof of the home on running fox road. foj gnatly no one was injured. >>> several students are taken to the hospital after a syringe is found on a playground at an anne arundel county school. yesterday the kindergarten class at rippling woods elementary in glen burnie was playing on the playground when one child found and picked up the syringe. 7 students touched it. they were taken to area hospitals as a precautio

gun around this red pickup truck, and when officers approached he opened fire hitting officer stephen houkriminal record including vehicle theft assault, asementd first-degree murder and breaking and entering, crimes dating back as far as 2002, and prather faces more charges after this latest shooting. back to you. >> kristy, thank you. maryland attorney general doug gansler is under fire over hisas at party where underage drinking may have taken place. the photo shows gansler dressed in a white shirt in the center of a teenage house party in delaware. gansler says he dropped in to see his son. the party was chaperoned, and he saw no evidence of alcohol in the time he was there. >>> city police are investigating a deadly shooting in west baltimore. it happened last night. police say a 24-year-old man was found shot in the stomach there. he was taken to the hospital where he later died. the victim's name has not been released. so far no arrests have been made. anyone with information is urged to call city police. >>> a teacher's dream store exists. a wish list depot stocked supplies for fre

steven stephen prather is out of the hospital and formally charged with allegedly shooting officer stephen houkhouk was shot wednesday afternoon responding to calls about prather walking along washington boulevard in laurel with a gun. houk is recovering. prather is wounded in that gun battle. he faces a host of charges including attempted murder. >>> and even more break news right now. nearly 17 years later, new riflations in the jonbenet ramsey murder case. newly-released court documents reveal a 1999 grand jury vote today indict jonbenet's parents john and patly for child abuse resulting in death and being an accessory in crime including murder. the district attorney decided not to file charges due to what he said was insufficient evidence. the 6-year-old beauty queen was murdered in her family's home in 1996. in 2008, a district attorney said that new dna evidence cleared the parents in her death. >>> another day of cool temperatures on tap for our area. the baltimore zoo, our maryland zoo in baltimore rather, parents and kisd all bundled up in coats and hats. many are also staying warm in

that officer there-year-old steven houk is in serious condition this morning at shock trauma in baltimore. this is the man they say put him there. he is 29-year-old stephen prather. -- stephon prather. there is now a $50,000 reward for information. >> reporter: the latest update is coming as a bit of relief for this community. late wednesday night s.w.a.t. officers in full gear and rifles drawn were seen searching buildings in the wooded areas they believe the suspect may have run into. >> the best i can tell you at this point is we are receiving some leads and following up on every viable lead. >> reporter: howard county police officials say it was about 4:00 p.m. when they received a call for a man with a gun at route 1 near savage. the suspect described as a black man wearing gray pants and a jacket fired his gun at officer steven houk. >> the officer was hit. the officers did return fire after he fired first. >> reporter: police officials say two other officers were with houk when he was shot. they spent the evening searching high and low for the cop shooter on the run. his fellow officers are keeping a close eye on the 30-year-old recovery and tryin