stephen rane graduated from a high school in howard county. >> reporter: stephen stephen rane's instructor at centennial high school said he were expecting big things. when they first heard of the shooting they heard one of their grads could be -- graduates could be. he had gone from a transfer student to a win are of a prestige just english award in two year's time. >> he is an outstanding young man. we remember him quite fondly. he was particularly gifted in eng lirchlt i taught him in english ap, great sense of humor, just a really wonderful young man. >> reporter: stephen rane was a senior, majoring in english. his former teachers had high expectations for him and were convinced that he would one day become an english teacher himself. jeff hanger, abc2 news. >> all right, jeff. >>> now to an update on the breaking news we brought you first last nit at 5:00. >> police believe the manhunt for the alleged cop kill are is over. >> alexston has the latest from los angeles. >> reporter: the cabin did burn down to the frame. this is where the 10-day terror came to an

stephen was trying to help up until the very last moment. i don't know. >> reporter: in howard county, jeff hager, abc2 news. >> his former teachers are convinced that stephen rane that he was destined to become an english teacher. >>> 27 hours after a police trainee was shot during a training exercise city police commissioner anthony batts provided no answers on how life ammunitions made it into a drill. we have more. >> reporter: abc2 was given exclusive access to the city's training process in 2009. during a drill, they showed us the precautions they take. >> there's no acceptable explanation for why live rounds were at a training exercise, and i was so angry, i was almost speechless to think that something like this could happen. >> reporter: that was the mayor at the board of estimates meeting this morning. she gave the only substantial statement we've heard so far, but the facts are something like this wasn't supposed to be possible. abc2 news investigators were grant exclusive access back in 2009. back then and under then commissioner fred bealefeld it was called the diamond standard training and used what are called simunition guns. they are designed to

friends and family will say good-bye to stephen stephen rane. stephen rane was shot by his roommate dayvon green. >>> baltimore city police say it was their officer, william scott kern who pulled the trigger of his real firearm that critically wounded a trainee. crn is an 18 -- kern is an 18-year veteran. he was assigned to the training session. kern was working with about 50 trainees that day but used his real firearm, pulled a trigger and but the a trainee right in the head, commissioner anthony batts also called for an audit of all training practices. that audit started in earnest this morning at police headquarters. >> this happened at the rosewood center. >> we turn to abc2's roosevelt leftwich with more. >> reporter: if you look at the old rosewood center, you might see little use in the oldie lap dated buildings. this is probably one of the perfect places. when the site was closed in july of 2009, more than 40 abandoned buildings were left on the site. now this is the perfect place are in police to use as they figure out different training scenar

stephen stephen rane was the standout in english and within the on to major in it. he was a senior. his former teachers were convinced he would become an english teacher after he finished school. >> police believe the manhunt for christopher dorner is over. the body found is believed to be his. detectives are waiting for forensics to confirm the identity. dornauthorities have yet to release the name of the officer killed yesterday. >> weather wise, wintry showers coming down statewide with more significant into frederick county. that's where we're seeing a change over. temperatures have been at or above the freezing mark all day long. still not going to see a tremendous amount of icing on paved surfaces. however, we will see slick areas. we will continue to see a more significant changeover as temperatures keep dropping. by the time we get below freezing, we think most of the precipitation will be out of here. places like cecil county may get most. for more, we'll head out to meteorologist mike masco. >> it's cold and whole lot of rain. we're at times seeing a mixture of sleet or gr

stephen stephen rane will be remembered sat i.d. yesterday we spoke to his former english teacher who said stephen rane was passionate about writing. he will be buried in frazier. >>> all right. you're looking live right now at the beltway 83 where traffic is looking a million times better than this morning. >> the rush hour was more like a packed parking lot. >> that's where meteorologist wyatt everhart comes in. let's head over to the storm center for the latest on what we can expect and could it be a repeat tomorrow? >> i don't think a repeat tomorrow morning. it was tough. we said the slushy coating could freeze up. that was the concern. now dry conditions. high temps have been in the mid to upper 40s today, so we melted off just about everything that fell. most of the grassy areas, shaded spots but 51 downtown. as we take a broader perspective we're in a nice dry slot. we'll stay there. a clear start to your friday morning. it's tomorrow night into saturday that we're tracking a new system. we'll talk about that coming up. enjoy a pleasant valentine's evening. >> this breaking news update should come as no surprise. >> anne ar

the murder victim identified as stephen rane. stephen rane is from silver spring. flowers delivered to his home there today. richard ibel is -- eibel is a neighborhood. >> it's a tragic thing. >> reporter: so the investigation continues on. it could be some time before we get a final report. live in college park, i'm pat collins, news4. >>> thanks, pat. >>> police officers preparing for the worst today in prince george's county. it was an active shooter drill at the old green valley school in temple hills. officers from ten different agencies took part in the drill. police also conduct these drills in malls and in movie theaters. it's the kind of training they hope they never have to use, but they say it helps them communicate when they're faced with the real thing. >> police arying the third debtly pedestrian accident in our area in the last three days. this morning a man was hit and killed in the 1300 block of new york avenue. yesterday a 94-year-old woman was hit and killed in northwest. on monday a man died after he was kit by a car in aspen hill. >>> a search

stephen rane. he and his roommate were shot by their house mate. stephen rane was 22 years old and a graduate of centennial high school. >>> all new at six a disturbing story out of harford county where a man is charged with chose -- child abuse. >> the man assaulted him and has since been released from police custody. >>> anne arundel police carried out a search and seizure warrant and found more than $48,000 worth of marijuana, including handguns, shotguns and rifles. two people were arrested and charged with multiple crimes. >>> baltimore police commissioner anthony batts said in a press conference that quote, we have protocols that were not followed. the police commissioner was speaking about that tragic shooting when an instructtor using his gun and not a training gun. batts said he would use this opportunity to not only revamp the way the office trains officers but train the culture. batts said training protocols are in place to keep people safe. he said they will peel back the onion of what happened and with the goal of it never happening again. >>

stephen rane. >> reporter: rane is slated to be put to rest in pennsylvania. >> as bad as we feel, we can't imagine how the other families are feeling, stephen's parents. makes us sick to our stomach when we think of that. >> reporter: police say in addition to the 9-millimeter handgun used in the shootings, green also had a machete and a 22-caliber semi automatic uzi in his bag. derek valcourt, wjz eyewitness news. >> the funeral for 22-year-old stephen rane will be at the mawger givennish funeral home. he will be buried at philadelphia memorial park in fraser. >>> repealing the death penalty. emotional arguments for what some say could be the year maryland ends capital punishment. wjz is live in annapolis. political reporter pat warren has more on today's important hearing. pat? >> reporter: that's right, mary. there were a lot of those people here today, advocates for repeal, think this is the year they will lay maryland's death penalty to rest. >> reporter: governor o'malley leads a crowd of advocates for repeal of the death penalty in the senate judicial proceedings today. >> the death penalty does not make us stronger or more secure as a people. n

stephen rane died. we caught up with a friend at last night's memorial service. evan moore says he doesn't understand why someone would kill stephen. >> i would never imagine him angering anyone or anything like that to provoke something to this magnitude. >> green, a graduate student, shot and killed himself. investigators believe that he had been suffering from a mental illness. in addition to the handgun, they believe green used, officers say they also found a rifle, a machete, and a baseball bat. >>> right now charles county fire investigators are trying to figure out what started a deadly fire overnight. crews rushed to bawrning home around -- to the burning home around 10:30 last night. it took about 30 minutes to put out the fire. however, one of the persons who lived in the home did not make it out safely. the victim is believed to be an elderly woman. one firefighter was taken to a nearby hospital and treated for minor wounds. >>> president obama is hitting the road for three days to push proposals that he unveiled during last night's state of the union speech. the president asked congress to take action on several issues

stephen rane died. we caught up with one of his friends last night at a memorial service. evan morris says he doesn't understand why someone would kill stephen. >> i never imagined him injuring anyone or anything like that, to provoke something to this magnitude. >> after shooting his two house mates, green who is a graduate student shot and cildz himself. investigator -- killed himself. investigators believe green had been suffering from a mental illness. in addition to the handgun, they say green had a rifle. a machete and a baseball bat. >>> sources tell cbs news that christopher dorner, the ex-los angeles police officer turned suspect and cop killer is dead. however, police say they have not yet recovered the body. authorities say dorner barricaded himself inside a cabin after exchanging gunfire with deputies. to officers were hit. one of them was killed. the other one is wounded. police say four people died during dorner's killing spree. dorner is said -- has said in a manifesto on facebook that he was hunting police officers in order to get revenge for his firing from the l.a. police force. >>> we'll give you an insider's look into was

stephen rane. >> rane is slated to be laid to rest in pennsylvania. as the campus mourns his death, neal's family counts their blessings. >> as bad as we feel, thinking of stephen's parents, it makes us sick to our stomach. >> reporter: police say green also had a machete and a 22- caliber semi automatic uzi in his bag. derek valcourt, wjz eyewitness news. >> the funeral for 22-year-old stephen rane will be held saturday, at the funeral home in ma vern, pennsylvania. he will be buried at philadelphia memorial park in fraser. >>> a traffic stop leads to a crash in front of a college in baltimore county. mary is live in the newsroom with details. >> the driver failed to stop for a trooper. take a look at the aftermath near one of the entrances to goucher college. the suspect went through a red light and hit a car trying to turn into them. he hit and struck car. in all. taken to area hospitals with minor injuries. back to you. >> okay, mary. thank you. >> charges are pending against the driver. >> it was a rough morning across the region. snow and black ice led to dozens of accidents, including a fatal accident in anne arundel county. first warning weather coverage