after a lunch break, officer william scott kearns resumed training without his fellow instructor. both instructors are supposed to check for service weapons. officer kearns mistook his service weapon for a training weapon and shot the trainee. members were out here today interviewing staff. they have temporarily shut down the academy. >> we want to make sure we get to the bottom of it. >> reporter: legal expert says consequences for officer kearns will likely be within the department. >> their career is in big, big trouble. maybe even termination. my guess would be it's probably not going to be criminal. >> reporter: a state police investigation is expected to take weeks. and six police officers have now been suspended including officer kearn and the director of the police academy. >> thank you. the police union president tells our media partner that scott kearn loves being a city officer and feels remorseful about the incident. dozens of accidents and one death when many woke up to icy road conditions. a woman was killed when her suv slammed into a cement truck and another blast o

he is william scott kearn. he was working with a group 560 trainees at the center when he fired a round. he is in critical but stable condition. they released a statement saying it centers whether charges will filed. they will determine if the policies and procedures were violated. the head of the union said that he was dedicated to his job and loved working with recruits. what remains unclear is if the city was even clear to use the facility as a training center this week. the commanders didn't know the training exercises were being held there. we're live at police headquarters. >> friends and family will say goodbye to a teen stabbed during the ravens parade. it will be held for deonta smith. he was attacked on howard street after getting into a fight with young men. the parents are asking anyone with information to come forward. >>> news time is 6:07. more gun control talk. a group of senators andadvocates will speak on the implications on the firearms safety act. it can criminalize law-abiding citizens. >>>

william scoot kearn. and the officer was working with the group of -- william scott kearn. he was working as with a group of trainees. the trainee was shot. the state police are releasing the statement. they say the investigation centers on whether any criminal charges will be filed. the police internal affairs will determine if policies and procedures were violated. now, the head of the union said that the officer was dedicated to his job and loved working with recruits. what remains unclear is if the city was clear to use the rosewood facility. this week the top commanders didn't know training exercises were being held there. we're live at ply police headquarters, linda so. >>> we have developing news out of russia. as we watch closely for an asteroid to skirt the atmosphere, those in the mountains were hit by fragments of an exploding meteor causing damage and hurting more than 400 people. take a look. (explosion). >> unbelievable. this is amateur video. the area there where the buildings were hit and a number of windows hit. video has been popping up overnight. showing

they have identified him as 46- year-old william scott kearn.was with a group 560 trainees at the rose wood center when he hit a recruit. he is in stable condition. and maryland police is handling the investigation and they released a statement saying that the investigation centers on whether criminal charges will be filed. the police internal affairs will determine if the policies and procedures were violated. >> the head of the police unit said he was dedicated to his job and loved working with recruits. what remains unclear and whether the city was even clear to use the rosewood facility. >> and the top commanders didn't know the training exercises were being held there. >> we're live at police headquarters. >> news room 648. a man who shot and wild a man in mt. vernon will be in court. he is charged with the killing of one and injury of another. it happened near the belvedere hotel. >>> family and friends preparing to say goodbye to a 15-year-old killed after the ravens super bowl rally. deante smith will be laid to rest today. he was stabbe

the officer who fired the shot has been identified as william scott kearn. he is a veteran of the baltimore police department. >>> a mother and her sons are recovering after being hurt in a fire. it broke out on law street. it started in a bedroom of an apartment. the 26-year-old mother and her children, ages 2 and 4 suffered serious burns. they were able to make it out alive. investigators are trying to determine what caused the fire. >>> if you loo looking to update appliances this is the time to do it. the shop energy weekend starts tomorrow and consumers will get certain tax breaks. all best buy stores are offering discounts on certain appliances. it starts tomorrow and through monday february 17th. >>> news time is 4:38. and you know lynette was talking to us earlier about how things went on wednesday. thursday mild. another could be making its way in. >> it is a chillily start. >> it is chill -- it is chilly out there. >> you need to bundle up as you head out the door. we will start with you sunshine. we'll have them increasing as we go throughout the