william torbit. an officer in plainclothes... who's own actions that night ...ave been partially blamed for whaa unfolded. &p(beallfeld) 30:30 there wwre series of mistakes and tragic ccrcumstances that led to hhred bb the mayor.(mayor) -- 19:32 the officer torbbt's family declined to comment on the results. an internal &pinvestiiation by the pplice deeartment, is still going oo.. 3 if you want to read the report, go to our website, fox baltimore dot com and click on our newslinks tab. as with all our content, it's completely free. straight ahead... up, up and away...the cost to fly s soaring.how much more &pplane ticket. to pay for that ticket.and how much are you getting done at worr?the new report that ays... you're porking harder...and whht that can lead to... next. porking harder...and whht that can lead to... next. ((break 3)) bge's instant discounts got our homeowner toner to switch to energy star® cfl bulbs. 3-way cfls really click with my style. learn to speak the language of energy efficiency at bgesmartenergy.com. employee morale and productivity ...

early morning on january 9, police officer william torbit and 22-year-old sean gamble were shot and killed outside of select lounge in downtown baltimore. three other civilians and an officer were also injured. the state's attorney office says torbit was shot 20 times by fellow police officers who didn't recognize him in plainclothes or see his badge. they announced in august no charges would be filed against the officers who fired the fatal shots. >> it's our conclusion that all the officers acted reasonably in a highly chaotic situation in which they had a reasonable belief that they and other civilians in the area were in imminent fear of substantial bodily harm or death. >> officer torbit's sister spoke to 11 news after that announcement. >> i feel ads though they know the truth, and it's time that people stop covering up for the police officers. there's no way in the world that you stand over someone and shoot them 22 times and no one -- no justice come out of that. i feel as though they need to look further into it and justice need to be served. >> the independent panel commissioned

. >> the independent review into the shooting death of police officer william torbit is complete, andhe results are ready to be released. i'm kim dacey. i've got more on that next. >> and we'll have an update on the baltimore journalist still in libya weeks after being released from prison, the latest on matthew van dyke is straight ahead. >> and the weather is pretty quiet today, but we have rain in the seven-day forecast. >> if you're trying to prepare for your commute, we'll let you know how the major roads are shaping up. bge's instant discounts got our homeowner to switch to energy star® cfl bulbs. 3-way cfls really click with my style. learn to speak the language of energy efficiency at bgesmartenergy.com. >> welcome back to 1 11 news today. i'm jennifer franciotti here for stan stovall. >> and i'm mindy basara. thanks so much for joining us. today is miracle tie day. i'm wearing mine as a little belt. >> nice, a little sass. that's awesome. >> and jen is working on this story today. >> joseph a. bank clothier, they do this every year, where children and johns hopkins pediatric

police officer william torbit used his gun to shoot sean gamble. other officers shot torbit 42 times before realizing he was a cop. the report of the investigation was turned over to the mayor today. a. reviewed the tape and the statement from the police. one thing was missing. >> we were not able to hear from the police searched -- police officers who were involved. it hampered the investigation. >> the officers who fired their guns and three others appeared before the review board, but refused to answer questions. >> it left a lot of gaps in the information that we thought we needed, and also that the department and the community needs. >> fewer than half the officers who responded checked in with the dispatcher, added -- adding to the chaos. officer torbit took action without backup, which contributed to the life- threatening situation. and after the shooting, police failed to do accurate ballistics tests, making it impossible to know who fired the shots that killed gamble and torbit. >> in light of this report, do you have confidence in the lea

william torbit...////. torbit...////. it happened durinn a night of chaos that ended with officers killing one of their own. own. crime and justice reporter joy lepola says phe board's invessigation laaks one key piece of informat. inforration. 3 if you want to read the report, go to our website, fox baltimore dot com and clickkon our ewslinks tab. as with all our cootent, it's completely free. a... 10th- grader.../ is... recovering... from surgery.../ ááafteráá... being... stabbed today ...// at... his west baltimore... school...// páanotheráá... student... is the accusee attacker. it happened at about &p1-30 today at civitas middle/high school.. the charter school loccted at the newly rrnovated walbrook high school building. investigators say the attack happened in the lower level police havv arrested a 14-year- old boy in connection with the stabbing. thee say he stabbed the victim in the stomach. for now, no official word on what prompted the violence. leaving room. for speculation. 3 "honestly, i think kids today is

problems with the response from start to finish. >> city watch camera video wjz obtained officer william torbit'soments responding to a fight in plain clothes, after a fight turns violent outside of a club. a new video shows officer response was also out of control. uniformed officers did not realize torbit was one of their own. he fired into the crowd attacking them. and when it was over, officer torbit was dead. his devastated family was frustrated not knowing why they can't even determine whose bullet killed him. >> i see mass chaos. i don't think it should have been handled like that. >> reporter: the report shows numerous mistakes. >> it only took six seconds. 42 shots were fired, only by police. >> you know where to shoot to make a person hit the floor or hit the ground. once they do that, you're already down, why continue to shoot? >> there were a series of mistakes. and tragic consequences. >> reporter: among them, no command post, officers being rude to witnesses, and waiting months to start an internal investigation. >> reporter: the officers involved are still all on administrative lea

william torbit... the officer killed by friendly fire at a baltimore city nightcclb last winter. "the family members of all three of those officers were here. so, it's aassecial time for them because they are getting over the death of their loved one and its an opportunity to meet some of tte other officers. officers..he memorial was held across from police headquarters downtown. 3 two enn state officials... accused of covering up an stepped down.they're accused of misllading a grand jury innestigating child sex abuue allegations....against a former assistann coach.as greg joe paterno says he was oach - already awaae offone alleged in. incident. former penn state assistant football coachhjerry sandusky was arrested ovvr the &pweekend -- accused of abusing eight boys from 19-94 to 2009. pead coach joe paterno sayy he alleged inappropriate incident involving sandusky at a penn state locker room shower. paterno alerted the school's athletic direetor.that athletic directoo.. and another school official &pstepped down late sunday nigh. a washington post columnist says if sandusky is c

into the shooting death of baltimore officer, william torbit.icers who used lethal fooce earlier this year... have yet to talk with anyone regarding what appened the niiht they unloaded 42 rounds n a matter of 6 seconds. seconds. this was the scene outside club select earlier fired in the crowd came from the guns officers... who's 42 rounds killed two en. one f them... was officer torbit... an officer dressed in plainclothes. according to actions contributed to thh use of lethal force... because e didn't haae sufficient back-up. also identified... were policies and procedures that went ignored by the dozens of officers who responded. 29:01 i think again the rrport gives the department a very how policies and proceeures can be improved adopt nationaa best practices...outcue:21 happen again again 3&p commissioner bealefe tte mayor say within 90 days... all 33 recommendations indeed happens... those officers... who have remained silent up to this point... may weel be forced to talk. 3screaming screaming a dramatic reaction inside aa souuh carolina

an independent review board's investigation into the shooting deathhof baltimore officer william torbit junior today. mayor rawlings-blake and commissioner bealefeld will present the board's findings at a press conference at noon.torbitt was working undercover ii januaryywhen he... nd another man... were shot and killed by uniformed killed by were shot and killed by uniiormed officcrs. the city state's attorney's office announced in august that no charges would be filed against the officers. several baltimore rec centers... slated to close by the end of the year.... may stay opennafterall. afteraal.mayor rawlings-blake has said sse wants to improve 30 of the city's 55 ree centers... and turn the rrst over to thiid parties r close them.but so far... only seven bids have ome ooward.... and the mayor announced many centers would close december 31st.but at a city council meeting last night....the city's rec and parks announcement. (7:21)center's are not closing dec 31....(7:17)the goal is to (45:10)will yoo stand with build and publicily insist there are 55 quality re centers available to a

william torbit was shot outside club select last january. he was in plain clothes and officers thought he was part of a fight outside the club and the group of independent law enforcement experts sent the city a list of 33 recommendations for fixing the procedures. mayor put panel together and says changes must be made. >> not interested in having a glossy version of what happened. but we were digging deep into what happened and coming out on the other side better and stronger. >> the panel's recommendation including better training for officers on how to deal with large crowds and guidelines for when it's appropriate to use deadly force. >>> 5:03. if you sit at your desk all day you may need to get up and get around. too much sitting can put you at risk for serious sometimes fatal diseases. we will explain. >>> also, it may help you quit smoking being but you may lose your mind in the process. why researchers say one drug could have serious side effects. we will look at it when "good morning maryland" continues on this friday, november 4th.

. >> reporter: city watch camera video wjz obtained shows officer william torbit's final moments respondingain clothes after a fight turned out of control outside a downtown club. a new inpent review reveals the police -- independent review reveals the police responsibility was out of controlled. uniformed officers didn't realize torbit was one of their own and he fired his weapon into the crowd attacking them and they began to fire and when it was over, officer torbit was dead. his devastated family is struggling to understand why police were unable even to determine whose bullet killed him? >> it appears they are trying to put this incident under the rug, but we are going to continue to fight for truth and justice. >> reporter: the report revealed breakdowns including inadequate training lack of leader heship and failures in the investigation. >> there were a series of mistakes and tragic consequences. >> reporter: among them no command post officers being rude to witness and waiting months to start an internal investigation. the officers involved are still all on administrative leave. th

let's talk about the report that was released from the independent review panel looking at the william torbit it found the officers involved in the shooting, including three other officers including two of which were supervisors, they did not cooperate in this investigation, and your office chose not to prosecute. why is that? >> keep in mind, it is important for the viewers to understand that everyone has to stay in their lane, so to speak, when it comes to these types of cases. our obligation to the public, our role, is to investigate whether any criminal violations occurred. we spent hours and hours investigating the case. it was our conclusion that the officers acted in reasonable fear for their own lives and the safety oost people in the parking lot in firing the shots that tragically struck and killed officer torbitt. so from that regard we felt strongly there was no criminal violation. the independent commission is a wholly different operation. their task is much different, which is to see if the officers acted appropriately. >> witness timation has long been a big problem in baltimore

an independent study determined the shooting death of baltimore police officer william torbit lacked command structure. he was gunned down during a brawl at a nightclub in january. the report concludes overall lack of management of the crowd. the incident also killed 22- year-old sean campbell. dashon gamble. -- sean gamble. police found a woman dead in her basement, and her grandson dead in his car later of -- in her car later. no word on what the motive might be. and one family says their son was not properly diagnosed with strep throat and his condition deteriorated until both his legs had to be cut off. they are suing a local pediatrician and medical center after they see the doctor failed to properly diagnose their son. >> more than 24 hours have passed since city officials have shut off the occupied baimore protests in. demonstrators are still there. city officials said they were pulling the plug on the protesters. city officials visited the downtown location this week and found fire and electricity hazards because there were a lot of extension cords and rigged up around the ar

william torbit. an officer in plaanclothes... who's own actions that night ...s of mistakes and tragic circumstances that led to this.... mistakes... cited in a report just released by an independent review board 19:32 the reason why were here is because we wwnt to make sure thaa sometting like this doesn't happen again.or(mayor) 20:22 i was not nterested n sugar coating tte incident i was not glossy version but we were digging deep in hat happened. thh report peveals... insufficeint traning... problemmtic policies and procedures and a shear lack of rofessionalism among other things..commish) 28:36 think the report gives a good bluepint for how the department can improve its policies and procedures. but not even this independent board was able to get the whole story...(joy's question) 21:13 were any of the officers who used lethal force.... interviewed?22:26 the officers appeared before the board whoo discharged and at that point they declined tooanswer on the basis of legal advice. we about the gravity and importance they came before us but didn't talk because

. >> reporter: city watch camera video, wjz obtained, shows officer william torbit's final moments, responding in plain clothes, after a fight turned out of control outside of a downtown club. a new independent review shows the police response was also out of control. uniformed officers who responded did not realize torbit was one of their own. he fired his weapon into the crowd, attacking him. then they began firing. and when it was over, officer torbit was dead. his devastated family is still struggling to understand why police were unable even to determine whose bullet killed him. >> it appears they are trying to put this incident under the rug. but we're going to continue to fight for truth and justice. >> reporter: the report revealed numerous breakdowns, including inadequate training, disorganized response, lack of leadership and failures in the investigation. >> there were a series of mistakes, and tragic consequences. >> reporter: among them, no command post, officers being rude to witnesses, and waiting months to start an internal investigation. >> reporter: the officers involved are

an independent review board's investigation nto the shooting death of baltimmre officer william torbiteased today. commissioner bealefeld will present the board's findings at a press onference at noon. in january when he... and annther man... were shot and killed by uuiformed officers. the city state's attorney's office announced in august that no charges would be filed against the officers. a baltimore man... who's been jailed in libya for months... will return home this weekend. arrive at b-w-i airport... saturday night.tte 32-year-old uprising against moammar gadhafi... when he was captured by libyan forces.he had been working on a book and film about his travels. baltimore county governement workers havv a new set ff rules to abide by. bb.county executive kevin kamenetz is caaling for the changes which involve second jobs... financial disclosure and possible conflicts of innerest. 3 i want to make sure that we are setting the standard...employees are respecful and honorable n the way they go about doing their business. phe county executive's announcement comes after a county counci