following the shooting death of corporal stephen ballard. at this point funeral arrangements have not yet been released. stay with us as we learn more about the gunman who killed copper -- corporal stephen ballard. >>> the man accused of killing a state trooper in an ambush decided that he should be executed last night. he killed corporal bryon dixon and wounded another control during an assault on troupe barracks in 2014. >>> the gates are open, the fans on the benjamin franklin parkway as we countdown to the nfl draft tonight. excitement building as the action approaches. our rick williams is live from eakens oval where the nfl draft experience opened a few minutes ago. hi, rick. >> reporter: hi, sarah, thank you, that's right mother nature must be a football fan because it is shaping up to be a beautiful day on the benjamin franklin parkway. the big moment finally here on the parkway. at noon just a few moments ago, the draft experience opened to the public officially and by the time all was said and done, 200,000 fans are expected for al

corporal stephen ballard was shot and killed outside a wawa in bear yesterday. the standoff with the suspect has been going on for nearly 16 hours. this all started around noon yesterday when an investigator say ballard went to approach a suspicious van in the wawa parking lot in bear. one man got out and started shooting hitting corporal stephen ballard to deadly effect. one suspect is in custody, the other managed to take off. he is the man in the home 500 block of saint michaels drive in the brick mill development. jeanette reyes is live where the standoff has been going on for nearly 16 hours. good morning, jennette. >> reporter: good morning, to you, tam, the standoff has been going on for quite sometime. it seems to be escalating. we got an update from police they said the suspects continues to fire shots at officer. they have blown out some of the windows, police have, but they have not been able to enter the home just yet. not too far away from the scene, take a live look from behind me. a couple a couple brought food o those stuck in their cars. the hot

tonight we will start with the death of delaware police corporal stephen ballard. "eyewitness news" reporter joe holden is in middletown delaware where standoff ended earlier today but lets begin with natasha brown in glasgow, delaware with the very latest from delaware state police. natasha. >> reporter: well, ukee, good evening, to both of you, back there, we can tell you it has been a emotional day at corporal stephen ballard's home barracks in glasgow, delaware, fellow troopers, trying to come to grips, and trying to understand his murder. a somber show of solidarity began an emotional press conference addressing the loss of corporal stephen ballard. >> this briefing today is to provide information, into the tragic events, which resulted in the murder of delaware state police corporal stephen ballard, yesterday after noon. >> reporter: three two-year old, eight year veteran of the delaware state police department was killed in the line of duty wednesday afternoon, after a approaching the passenger in this burgundy cara above suspicious activity >> corporal ball

corporal stephen ballard was shot three times and pronounced dead at the hospital. the suspect shooter has been keeping police at bay for 15 hours. jeanette reyes is live at the scene of the standoff in middletown which has led to a neighborhood evacuation, what's the latest jennette? >> reporter: well, matt, as you're talking to me right now we've seen a couple of cruiser speed in to where the scene is. it's been a scary morning for a lot of residents who have not been evacuated. i want to show you the other residents at a nearby strip mall. all of these cars dozens of them are the residents who spent the night here waiting for the barricade to end. the nearby hotel many are booked up, because residents needed a place to stay. this is not far from the scene, the 500 block of saint mike's' drive in the mix mills development. police with tactical units with armored vehicles descend on the quiet neighborhood and surrounded the home where the suspect has been holed up since 2:00 p.m. yesterday afternoon shortly after the deadly shooting. residents were told it was too

delaware state trooper gunned down this afternoon outside bear wawa store corporal stephen ballard. he was an eight and a half year veteran. his body is now at the medical examiner's office in wilmington. and right now, in middletown, the man who police say shot and killed ballard is hold up after firing rounds of shots they say at them. they also blasted open his front door right around 8:30 tonight. but they're still negotiating with him. that neighborhood is locked do down. has been for hours. we'll have more as it breaks. ♪ planning has been under way for months. traffic closures for weeks. and now the nfl draft just hours away all happening right there on the ben franklin parkway. but signs of the nfl draft are all across the city of brotherly love even when you look up look at that. the peco crown lights are now displaying a draft themed message. you know it. philadelphia is ready for this colossal event. hundreds of thousands of people are going to join us on the parkway. which is where we find our chris o'connell. i'm guessing here you've got a tent and you're staking out

the man suspected of killing delaware state trooper stephen ballard was killed this morning. that suspect is identified as bergen sealy. good afternoon i'm jim donovan. >> i'm rahel solomon. the standoff ends one day after a deadly confrontation at a bear delaware wawa. one suspect was arrested the other barricaded himself in middletown. we have live team three coverage. natasha brown is in glasgow where a news conference will be held. let's go to joe where he's live in middletown where the standoff has just come to an end. joe. >> reporter: rahel, jim, good afternoon. all of this getting off the ground exactly 24 hours ago and after a dramatic series of events. it is over. the suspect is dead. and police and a very large spectrum of law enforcement standing down as residents begin to come back to their homes, some with tears in their eyes other shaken about a very long night. some family members even separated as this standoff continued hour after hour. first we want to go ahead and show you the mug shot of bergen steely. he's the intern "eyewitness news" sources say took th

ballard. it has been very long day and it could be an extraordinarily long night for residents in middletown. i'm lucy noland. here's what we know right now. this started right around lunch time about 12:10. this afternoon at the wawa on the 1600 block of pulaski highway in bear. trooper was checking out suspicious car. then chaos. and tragedy. this is video from the scene right after it happened. panicked witnesses tried to revive the fallen trooper. even performing cpr before back up arrived. state police say they tracked the man who they believe shot corporal ballard to the 500 block of saint michael's drive in middletown's brick mill farms development. now, this played out at several scenes from day into name our reporters have been covering all of it dave kinchen was at the hospital when we got word of the trooper's passing. we begin tonight with dave schratwieser as close as he can get to the scene where state troopertroop troopers say the mn killed one of their own. dave, what's happeni

that trooper, we know, 32 year old stephen ballard. he's been on the force for eight years, we know that one suspect is in custody, while the man who police say killed him is still holdup in a home. so they are there. now we have learned some new information. >> we've been following this story for the past 18 hours, our steve keeley is near the scene this morning, where the suspect is barricaded. steve, what's the latest? >> reporter: well to make it sadder corporal ballard just got married in january we learned. we're in the parking lot where a lot of the gunman's neighbors one of them kindly just made a bagel and coffee run, and they all got together and had what they thought was an odd community breakfast, but all hanging together again at ten after 6:00 this will be 18 hours since corporate stephen ballard died in the line every duty. so that is a long barricade situation. since i last talk to you, we got our first official update about the blast that we have heard all night from neighbors, and i'm on the phone again with sue, whos

this is where corporal stephen ballard was gunned down yesterday afternoon. you can see this lot a place for the community to come together, pray and pay their respects. thursday, as this middletown delaware neighborhood recovers. >> it's a strong neighborhood. >> the truth of what happened here still all too visible. this delaware state police suv carted off as evidence riddled with bullets and removed from near the home own st. michael drive standing in sham blings. state police say from a fire fight and explosive breaching devices meant to remove a dangerous suspect. >> it was just noisy and it was just stressful. stressful. >> that man identified by tell dell state police as 26 26-year-old burgon sealy was dead. he exited the home he barricaded himself in and shot at sglees this surprised the heck out of me. because i met the boy few years ago and le was a nice guy, nice kid. >> the whole ordeal started wednesday minutes after 12 noon whp police say seelye gunned down 32-year-old state police corporate stephen ballard at the bear, delaware parking lot. >>

meagan f of the story. >> stephen ballard's long-time mentor said he was a student at buoy high school when his leadership skills started to be noticed. ballard was part of a civil air patrol, an organization that was chartered by congress and works with the air force. his mentor says everyone who knew ballard knew that he would make an impact wherever he went. sometimes it just takes one person to make a profound impact on your life. >> he was a big, loveable teddy bear, i guess you could say. everyone enjoyed being around him. >> reporter: paul says he has mentored stephen ballard since he was a teenager, but it was ballard, he says, that encouraged him. paul says his passion to help others was evident from the day ballard joined the civil air patrol. >> he was an exemplary example of what civil air patrol's cadet program can produce. >> reporter: it produced a hero. after ballard graduated from delaware state university, h became a state trooper. his life ended while helping others. investigators say he was called to check out a suspicious car on wednesday afternoon in the parking l

i stand before you with an aching heart. >> reporter: three two-year old corporal stephen ballard was shot and killed at a wawa in the 1600 block of pulaski highway wednesday afternoon. police say he noticed suspicious activity inside this car when he asked passenger to step out that is when suspect identified as 26 year-old burgon sealy opened fire. >> corporal ballard attempted to run... behind a parked vehicle. corporal ballard immediately went to the ground. the suspect then fired multiple round at close range. >> reporter: this emotional briefing came on the heels of the 20 hour standoff with sealy, after he barricaded himself inside of his home in the millions farm development, in middletown. [gunfire] >> reporter: police say they came under heavy fire overnight, suspect served thursday morning firing at police, he was shot by law enforcement and died at the scene. >> devastating who. >> reporter: back at his home there we spoke with fellow troop hours reflect on the eight and a half year veteran as a devoted husband a father to a four year-old girl, consummate professional who

this is where corporal stephen ballard was gunned down yesterday afternoon. you can see this lot a place for the community to come together, pray and pay their respects. thursday, as this middletown delaware neighborhood recovers. >> it's a strong neighborhood. >> the truth of what happened here still all too visible. this delaware state police suv carted off as evidence riddled with bullets and removed from near the home own st. michael drive standing in sham blings. state police say from a fire fight and explosive breaching devices meant to remove a dangerous suspect. >> it was just noisy and it was just stressful. stressful. >> that man identified by tell dell state police as 26 26-year-old burgon sealy was dead. he exited the home he barricaded himself in and shot at sglees this surprised the heck out of me. because i met the boy few years ago and le was a nice guy, nice kid. >> the whole ordeal started wednesday minutes after 12 noon whp police say seelye gunned down 32-year-old state police corporate stephen ballard at the bear, delaware parking lot. >>

slain trooper has been identified as three two-year old corporal stephen ballard. he was shot while investigat ing what has been described as a suspicious vehicle at wawa in wear. new castle county. one of the two men was arrested at the scene. other ran away and then barricaded himself inside a home in middletown. >> negotiators have been trying to convince that man to come out, surrender for hours now. >> residents have been evacuated, loud boom have been reported and gunman continues to fire at police from inside his home. eyewitness nice reporter jan carabao is live from middletown delaware at the staging area set up by police. so jan, what is the latest. >> reporter: rahel and jim, good morning. latest here on the scene it is an active, ongoing standoff situation as you mentioned, swat, tactical teams are working all night to bring this to a peaceful ending. at this point no such luck. as you mentioned neighbors have heard several loud booms through the morning. remember around 8:30 state police confirmed they were using explosive device toss gain entry into t

corporal stephen ballard died this afternoon. his body is now at the medical examiner's office in wilmington. right now, in middletown, the man who police say shot and killed ballard is hold up after firing rounds of shots they say at them. that neighborhood still locked down. more as it breaks. >>> happening right now, a heart-warming story out of new jersey. it all started with a young girl who went out of her way to reward a police officer. turns out, she's got a very personal connection to police officers. >> yeah. now they are going above and beyond to repay her act of kindness. fox 29's shawnette wilson has the story from monroe township. i wanted to because he deserves respect and like kindness. >> reporter: eight-year-old mikayla has found a friend in quinn. stopped by her gnome monroe topsy her. >> good job. >> it started last friday when mikayla and her mom were having dinner at this pizza shop. officer quinn was there picking up a to go order and struck up a conversation with mikayla. >> she a sports jacket on. i asked

mourners lined the street as the body of corporal stephen ballard was moved to a funeral home today. ballard who is prince george's county was investigating a suspicious vehicle outside a convenience store yesterday when he was shot and killed by one of the suspect. today the delaware governor paid tribute. >> corporal stephen j. ballard went to work every day, put his -- putting his life on the line to protect the rest of us. as every state police officer does, trooper does and law enforcement officers in our state and across the region. yesterday he gave his life performing that service. >> corporal ballard was 32 years old. he was an eight year veteran of the force. he leaves behind a wife and daughter. >> we have an update now on that massive fire that broke out at an apartment building under construction in college park earlier this week. fire crews were back on the scene this afternoon watching for any potential flareups. meantime, the cause of the fire is still a mystery to be accidental. the five alarm fire broke out monday morning along berwyn house road. prince george's cou

this after corporal stephen ballard was shot and killed at a wawa. that happened in the town of baer. two suspects were involved and one in fact was taken into custody at the scene. the other one fled into a home 15 miles away in middletown firing off shots at police as he ran off. a s.w.a.t. team has surrounded the area. we know, again, this has been going on for several hours now. meanwhile, flags will be flown at half staff today in honor of the trooper who was an eight year veteran. his facebook page saying he's originally from bowie. he just got married earlier this year. >> 5:03 now. take a look at some of the other top stories we're working on for you this morning. hagerstown police are investigating a fatal crash. happened in the chestnut street and garrett street around 7:00 last night. the crash involved a motorcycle and bicyclist. the bicyclist died. >>> a woman is in jail after causing a tense situation on a metro train. the woman had a knife and was on some kind of illegal substance when she started to argue with another passenger. this

>> corporal stephen ballard's cruiser now sits in front of troop two glasgow his home base. his hat rests on its hood with a flower. >> the acts of stephen yesterday exemplified the dedication -- >> reporter: fellow troopers struggle with their grief the grizzly details his killing emerge. >> this is a very sad day. i stand before you with an aching heart, a heart that aches for corporal ballard, his wife his daughter, his family. just afternoon in the lot of the wawa in bear ballard approaches a red dodd charger appearing suspicious two men inside. he asked 26-year-old burgon sealy to get out of the passenger side. he does. they struggle sealy pulls a handgun and fires. >> corporal ballard immediately went to the ground the suspect then fired multiple rounds at close range again striking him in the upper body. >> sealy flees in gray honda calling his family to tell them of his crime. he arrives at the family home in suburban middletown. his family alerts police who spend the night using explosives to gain entry. sealy fires at police military style copters arrive as do men

stephen ballard was gunned down at a wawas in bear, delaware. a suspect has been taken into custody and another has been barricaded inside his house most of the day. it's wednesday night and the big story is the execution style shooting of a delaware state trooper. since this afternoon the alleged gunman has been barricaded inside his home. an army of police has been outside of the house in the brick mill farm development. late tonight lawmen have blown the door off the house but have yet to go in. they are being careful because the suspect has been shooting at police at various times during the day. this all began when the officer approached a suspicious vehicle. one of the men got out and started shooting hitting corporal ballard three times. he was rushed to christiana hospital where he was pronounced dead. let's go to middle town where annie mccormick has been talking to neighbors of the suspect. what are they saying tonight? >> police have this portion of brick mill road shut down. they are not allowing neighbors back inside or those locked

after fleeing wawa in bear where corporal stephen ballard was gunned down this suspect then barricaded himself inside of this home and as you can imagine it has been a chaotic scene at times. neighbors heard police helicopter overhead and these explosions, yesterday, parents had to rush their kid from nearby brick mill elementary school after a lock down was lifted there. this development was evacuated and remains closed this morning. "eyewitness news" was able to speak to neighbors who live nearby, one who went to the school with this suspect, and he says he was a troublemaker even as a kid. others say they know the suspect's family lets take a listen. >> pretty quiet family, pretty quiet community. >> i got here at 5:00 o'clock yesterday after work, so it has been a long night. they did set up a shelter. >> just hoping to stay here hoping we would be able to go home. >> reporter: she's talking about the firehouse where they opened up their doors to get their people out of the damp, cool morning so they can get some rest. this is ongoing situation here these people wondering when it w

delaware state trooper corporal stephen ballard. forever burned in his memory is the moment he cot the got ul the call and law enforcement families fear and hope they never get. >> she said stephen was involved in a shooting and it doesn't look good and he's in grave condition. so i started crying you know and she put the phone she said here, you know, he can hear you. she put the phone next to his head and i was telling him how mumuch i loved him and i'm on my way and you cannot leave me, you're all i have you know? and i just told her i said i'm on my way. >> after talking to his son kevin ballard did everything he could do get from the his marcie kobriger home to delaware. despite escort from prince george skount jury police and helicopter provided by delaware state police he did not make it. and authorities in delaware said corporate ballard stopped suspicious car on wednesday for possible drug involved. rather than stepping out of the car the passenger identified as 26-year-old burgon seelye pulled a group and chased him and op

the suspect was wanted for the fatal shooting of copper actual stephen ballard outside this wawa in bear, delaware. this morning the corporal's flag-draped casket was move from the medical examiner's office to a funeral home. the house belonged to the suspect's family it was heavily damaged during the siege. shortly before 8:30 p.m. police report they used an explosive charge to blow open the front door. overnight gunfire came from inside the house. police responded by using additional explosive to breach a number of windows. some nearby homes were evacuated. residents said they could hear the police action. >> every hour the bomb went off. 1:50 a.m. there was a bomb. we heard explosions, they blew off the doors and the sides of the house, the whole road was filled with cop cars. the house was shaking. >> reporter: well, the sounds of gunfire and explosions over we'll learn about the deadly incident in about an hour when we are expected to have a briefly from police here at trooper 2 which was corporal stephen ballard's troupe. live in glasgow, john rawlins channel 6 "action news." >> da

those who knew corporal stephen ballard best are remembering him as a devoted dad, a loving father and a hero. the man who police say shot and killed ballard died in a gun battle this morning. all of this began outside a wawa in bear which is where dave kinchen is standing by. dave? >> reporter: lucy, still so much sadness here at this wawa where this shooting happened. there are more candles at this hour. there are more teddy bears. but the heartbreak remains the same. peace by peace, a memorial grows at the bear, delaware, wawa. >> this man did not deserve to lose his life and his family is left behind to pick up the pieces. it's just very very sad and heartbreaking. >> reporter: delaware state trooper corporal stephen ballard viciously shot and killed here wednesday. >> i used to see him coming over here sometimes just in passing. >> reporter: mourners like fred reflect while still in shock. >> see this happen in broad daylight, you know, all these people around, it's just, um, makes you feel like there's monsters, you know. amongst us and you don't even know. >> reporter: colleague

ballard lost his life yesterday. people began leaving flowers, stuffed animals and balloons last night. and residents continued to pay their respects at the scene at 1605 pulaski highway today. >>> our coverage continues on the 6abc news app. we will alert to you any new updates on the investigation. you can also watch more than a dozen videos from "action news" and from chopper 6. the 6abc news app is a free download for your mobile device. >>> a tractor-trailer driver is suffering an asthma attack, crashed into a warehouse in new castle delaware this afternoon. police responded to 600 ships landing way at 12:25. the 40-year-old driver refused treatment at the scene. you can see the truck entered the building. fortunately nobody was hurt. >>> we are looking live up the ben franklin parkway in philadelphia where the nfl draft experience is now underway. they opened the gates at noon and so far so good. of course, the big story begins at 8:00 with the beginning of the actual nfl draft. live on the parkway is "action n

. >> reporter: he called a family member confessed he shot a trooper. 32-year-old corporal stephen ballard. the eight-year police veteran was responding to a suspicious vehicle. when the pair got into a scuffle and sealy grabbed ballard's handgun. sealy stayed close behind firing a barrage of bullets at close range. >> the actions of stephen yesterday exemplified the dedication he brought to the citizens of delaware. on a daily basis. >> reporter: powerful ip images captured a caravan escorting his body to the funeral home. >> my heart is with corp. canral ballard's family today and with all the officers on his shift and the delaware state police who served beside him. >> reporter: still residents are returning home horrified by the violence that hits too close to home. >> on a nice quiet neighborhood, i would never expect anything like this to happen. >> reporter: again, back out here live, a lot of residents trying to make sense of this new normal in their neighborhood that's filled with cop cars and yellow tape. now, the motive for yesterday's shooting remains unclear, and corporal ball

sad, sad, can't take no more. >> corporal stephen ballard's wife without a husband, his daughter without a father. two families destroyed, a community shaken. >> my father was a police officer, and we worried all the time about him. and it just hits home. >> neighbors in middletown about 10 miles south of the shooting scene subjected to an intense 20 hour stand-off with a suspected shooter. identified as 26 year old burgon sealy, junior, eventually shot and killed by law enforcement after finally coming out of his father's home thursday morning. >> it was one of the words i'm looking for? it was just stressful, stressful. because you didn't know what was going on. >> a look into seally's past showing prior gunnar necessary 2013, the question on the mind of so many, why? but with the suspect now dead, you may never know the answer. corporal ballard's fellow troopers instead focusing on remembering their dedicated colleague who never made it home. you. >> know you hear about the person with that proverbial smile that just light up the room. that will was steve. very personable. >> and as t

corporal stephen ballard was a husband, a father, a hero. a man shot and killed ballard outside a wawa in bear just past noon yesterday. the 32-year-old corporal graduated from the police academy in 2009 and those who knew him best say he was a family man always warm, always smiling the man who police say took corporal ballard's life is now dead. died in a fire fight with law enforcement this morning outside his family's home in middle l middletown. jeff cole is live at the delaware state trooper barrack in glasgow. jeff. >> reporter: lucy what's amazing here actually we're now hearing the sound of a bagpipe being played obviously in preparation unfortunately for trooper barrel lard's funeral. state troopers are a tough bunch. they are very much down to business but tonight there's deep mourning for a personable young trooper. >> corporal stephen ballard work his cruiser alone with just his training and courage to guide him it's how he died alone battling to live. >> while i'm sad i am also eternally grateful and proud of the women and men w

corporal stephen ballard was from buoy. friends who knew him say he's been serving his community and his country ever since he was a teenager. >>> metro hopes its afternoon rush goes more smoothly than its morning commute. service was interrupted by now you know on the red line for hours. we've learned it was a stray current that leaked and caused smoke, shutting down several stations today. >>> and the pentagon says it's investigating ousted national security adviser michael flynn. lawmakers say flynn was warned back in 2014 not to take money from foreign governments without advance permission and may have violated the law. more on all these stories coming up in just about 15 minutes on news4 at 5:00 tonight. >>> now, a news4 i-team investigation. a fairfax county teacher made national headlines when shaun lan ghan appeared on the "today" show in 2011 to explain what it was like to be a teacher falsely accused. now lan ghan has just canceled his teaching license. >> about seven years after his high profile trial and not gu

. >> reporter: a spishs car, first captured stephen ballard's inside. hea then asked the passenger, identified as bergen sealy to step out. there was a struggle. sealy pulled out a gun and started shooting. corporal ballard attempted to run. for cover behind a parked vehicle. >> reporter: state vehicle got emotional describing the events. they say sealy ran after the trooper, still nfiring. >> and the cop went down, he shot him, like i said, pop, pop, pop. >> reporter: sealy got away, ending on his phone. he confessed to a family member who called 911. as a s.w.a.t. team moved in, the violence continued. >> the suspect fired multiple rounds at the officers. >> reporter: then at 4:00 this morning, more gun shots from inside the house. >> we know he was well armed and equipped. >> reporter: police t gain entry from blowing out the windows. 9:15 a.m. he emerged with weapons and police fired. >> this is a tragic time. >> reporter: police did not go into detail about sealy's criminal history, but we know he was arrested a few years back in florida on weapons

corporal stephen ballard was gunned down as he approached a car parked at a wawa store. he was shot several times before the gunman ran off. officers arrested another person inside the car at the scene. the gunman is barricaded in his home right now and that that standoff has been together on for about 14 hours. neighbors say they have heard gunfire and explosion around the barricaded home throughout the ballard was an eight and a half year veteran of the department. >> our big story at 5:01 coming from the trump administration is that overnight the white house had as announced the president will that renegotiate the north american free trade agreement or nafta with mexico and canada. >> this is a major shiftily from president trump's attitude towards nafta on the campaign trail where he called the deal a "disaster." the news comes hours after president trump unveiled his tax plan in which he promises mass sis cuts. melanie alnwick coming in with a look at what his proposal could mean for you. mel. >> reporter: hard to know exactly just yet because there aren't a lot of

stephen ballard was shot several times around noon wednesda. the trooper approached a car in the parking lot of a wawa convenience store near bear delaware. state police say the vehicle had two suspicious people inside. mcqueen says one man got out of the car and shot ballard several times before running away. the other man was arrested at the scene. a stunning announcement from the white house. as he approaches his 100th day in office-- president trump unveils what he calls the biggest tax reform plan in u-s history. but-- the outline, just 1 page long, failed to answer crucial question about how he will do it. and that has lawmakers worried. abc's stephanie ramos has more in northwest washington. and new this morning. an about face from the president on another big trade president trump has informed leaders of mexico and canada that he will not immediately pull out of the north american free trade agreement, just hours after administration officials said he was considering a draft executive order to do just that. the white house says it is wo

the shootoff was accused of killing trooper and held up in the >> we have learned that stephen ballard graduated from bowie high school. it has been a while and he still has family here. >> the neighbors are reacting to the news. >> he spoke to ballard's father not long after he got news that the son died. >> he couldn't accept it. was recently married and the neighbors are sickened by the violence. >> we have to come together. they have put out police confirming that corporate ballard leaves behind a wife and a 5-year-old daughter. they announced that the deposits can be made to the delaware state police credit union. in bowie, brad bell. michelle: sad news. thank you. for sad news. the longest war claimed two more american lives. two service members died fighting militants overnight in the same region where the u.s. dropped the mother of all bombs two weeks ago. jonathan: london pole questioning a man arrested in a counter terrorism operation this morning this guy was carrying fives in a bag and he is known to police and may have been inspired by the state. michelle: michael flynn is

michelle: he killed stephen ballard this afternoon. they br >> this is a time to mourn, mourn and lift up one of our own. michelle: today the flag draped cassette carrying corporal ballard was moved to the funeral home. as soon as we get more information we will have an update on abc7. in the newsroom, michelle marsh, abc7 news. alison: a terrible loss. thank you. this is just in. david dao has settled with the airline. however, they are keeping the terms private. united put new policies in place. we know that after the incident. he of course was violently pulled off the flight. i will only call police for the security matters. its increasing the compensation for bumps to $10,000. united is also adding annual training for al >> north korea is putting the white house in the crosshairs. a new propaganda video circulating out there. more threats against the united states and the president specifically. meantime, senior u.s. navy officer running the military operations in the pacific says the crisis with north korea is the worst at any poi

corporal stephen ballard leaves behind a wife and young daughter. a memorial fund was set up to help the family. >>> a plan to turn a shuttered atlantic city casino into a water park has gone bust. ventnor based r and r development group announced a 135 million-dollar deal would renovate and build an indoor water park. they missed a deadline for the financing so the deal is dead. you will have to turn on the hose and jump into that. >> reporter: you will have to do that today and tomorrow. storm tracker 6 live double scan shows you morning showers are away from you. down south you can see the thunderstorm off of the coast of cape may. light sprinkles by milford, delaware and lewis, delaware, some of that might cross the bay and catch cape may county with a sprinkle. we are in the process of drying. we have sun coming up over the commodore barry bridge delaware river in chester. we're expecting a decent amount of sunshine and clouds. 65 degrees currently comfortable as you step outside. winds out of the west/southwest not that strong, light breeze cr

stephen ballard had been a delaware state trooper for eight years. the officer down memorial page says he leaves behind wife. we also know that the delaware governor has ordered all u.s. and state flags to be flown at half-staff today. steve. >> thanks very much. >>> more to come on that story throughout the morning. also in montgomery county police investigating a possible drug deal that that went bad. yesterday afternoon shots were fired near downtown silver spring. the first shooting happened near dale drive the other a few block away on spring street. three people were taken into custody and we have learned a significant amount of marijuana was recovered at the scene along with a loaded handgun. >> prince george's county fire crews battle hot spots at that massive apartment fire in college park. that fire first broke out on monday. it's thursday. the building was under construction and just months away from. fromopening. the five the largest response in the history of the prince george's county fire department. >> white house announcing the presi

corporal stephen ballard was a husband, a father, a hero, those who knew him best say he was a family man always warm, always smiling. >> man shot and killed ballard outside a wawa in bear, delaware, just past noon yesterday. that's where fox 29's dave kinchen is live tonight. dave, people at the wawa actually they knew the trooper. >> reporter: think did. a lot of people new him and saw him many times. we can tell that you this memorial here has grown sub stanley since we were here about 24 hours ago. but the pain is still very raw at this hour. >> it's just breaks my heart to have this happen to one of our protectors. it's just -- it's just crazy. >> grief simply overwhelming for as large memorial for delaware state trooper corporal ballard grows. he was shot and killed at this wawa on wednesday. she lives in the neighborhood. >> this man did not deserve to lose his life and his family is left behind to pick up the pieces. it's just very very sad and heartbreaking. >> reporter: colleagues in uniform brought flowers to honor the eight and a half year veteran of the first state's poli

>> the officer stephen ballard was assigned to troupe ii in delaware. flags are lowered to half-mast. it's a sad day for the officers and residents they serve. >> a caravan slowly pulled away from christiana hospital. residents stood silently, their hands over their hearts. veteran storm veteran gave a solute to a i fallen officer. he has a family. he's not coming home. >> powerful images from chopper 6 show people pulling over on the side of the road to pay their respects. >> this is a sad day for our state and the delaware state police family. >> the slain trooper graduated from the delaware police academy in 2009, an eight year veteran on the force. he was recently married about was part of the local organization of black law enforcement. >> he has a contagious personality. he's engaging and committed to helping people. it's a shame. he was such after good person. >> we also learned that ballard graduated from state university where he went back to mentor college students. this is a sad day for his family and the officers that worked alongside him. c

yesterday mourners watched the body of fallen delaware state police corporal stephen ballard, was escorted from christianna hospital, by his brothers and sisters in blue. people stood by and watched, hats off, hands over their heavy hearts, after losing a 32 year old man dedicated to public service. people say corporate ballard, police say, was shot at a wawa store on pulaski highway in bear after stopping to check out a suspicious vehicle. people have been stopping by this wawa, throughout the morning, to pay their respects, and add to the memorial. >> i know a lot every police officers that a couple attend my church and i have a good friend, superintendent of the new castle county police department. and it is just that it is a human thing. it is not this or that. just what it is. and this is a tragedy. so, you know, i just want to take, and show my respect, for the family, then law enforcement, then humanity in itself. >> and that's pretty much the sentiment we've been hearing all morning long, just few minutes ago, woman stopped by, she wanted to contribute to the memorial. she says tha

more than 12 hours ago, corporal stephen ballard shot and killed at a wawa. he was a state trooper for eight years. right now the man police believe shot him is barricaded inside a house. the police shooting happened in the town of baer. the barricade is in middletown. 15 miles them is in custody. these are images where you can see s.w.a.t. teams have surrounded the house. the suspect accused of firing at officers as well. another sad thing about this, trooper ballard was originally from bowie and was recently married. flags flown at half staff in his honor. back over to you. >> erika, thank you. 6:33. here's a look at other top stories. fire crews still putting out a few hot spots. it was a five alarm fire monday of a building under construction. they're expected to be able to leave later today. >>> economists criticizing president trump's tax plan saying it will add trillions of dollars to the deficit. it reduces the number of tax brackets and doubles deductions for individuals and couples. it cuts the corporate tax rate by more than 50%. >> and wizards fan

corporal stephen ballard leaves behind a wife and young daughter. a memorial fund was set up for the family. >>> a atlantic to convert the shuttered atlantic club can caso into a water park has gone bust. last month ventnor based r and r development group announced a $135 million deal to renovate and build an indoor water park. they missed theto secure financing. the deal -- they missed the deadline to secure the financing. the deal is off for now. >> reporter: nature is providing a little bit of water over by the shore. a closer look shows you this is falling a part, scant sprinkles and showers from cape may to atlantic city and a bit more pushing from long island to seaside heights cape may maybe getting a little bit. sky6 live hd there's the commodore barry bridge. already at this early hour, the rain going bye-bye and we've got breaks in the clouds. we expect it to be partly sunny most of the day. 61 degrees on the bus stop too, not bad. winds out of the south at 6 miles per hour. not much of a breeze to worry about. satellite and radar we did h

we are learning more about the fallen officer corporal stephen ballard, husband, father, hero those that knew him best was a family man, always warm, smiling, life cut short. man and shot and killed him outside a wawa in bear on wednesday. our dave kinchen has more on the trooper as well as the person police say took his life. >> it just breaks my heart to have this happen to one of our protectors. it is just crazy. >> reporter: grief is overwhelming for this woman, as a large memorial for delaware state trooper corporal stephen ballard grows he was shot and killed at this she lives in the neighborhood. >> this man did not deserve to lose his life and his family is left behind, to pick up the it is just very, very sad and heart breaking. >> reporter: collogues in uniform brought flowers to honor eight year veteran of the first state's police force assigned to troop two, a three two-year old, father of the young girl married just over a year also remembered by those who did not even know him while others remember corporal ballard in passing. >> it is amaze to go see the different people h

was identified as corporal stephen ballard, shot in the parking lot of a wawa. he was 32 years old and had been on the force more than eight years. one person was taken into custody, the other man took off. no word on a motive. we will keep you posted on the ongoing hostage negotiations. alison: nancy, thank you. sentence tonight for the sniper who targeted pennsylvania state troopers. he killed one trooper in the sniper attack. this was in 2014. he wounded the other. the defense had asked for life in prison without parole, but the jury gave him the death penalty. jonathan: a frustrating ride on spring,rain in silver overheating brakes forcing the travelers to get off, but then they were given different directions. tom: the good news is the train is finally gone, left a little while ago, but for nearly two hours it was sitting there because of this. this is video of where the fire occurred. it was a brake fire on the on themmuter train brunswick line. it was a small fire with a lot of smoke. to be evacuated before eventually being allowed back on tonight. >> smo

sam: that state trooper was stephen ballard. he graduated from bowie and that she grew up in buoy and graduated from bowie high school . eller phillies had been in a tense standoff with the man -- delaware police had been in a with the man. on that long, the suspect had fired random shots at police. at point, officers also detonated explosives around at home. the barricade situation started after the suspect shot trooper ballard in a wawa parking lot. trooper ballard was approaching a suspicious car. the suspect exited the car, opened killing trooper ballard for no apparent reason. a press conference will be at 1:30 this afternoon where we asked that to learn much more about the situation. from the live desk, sam sweeney, abc 7 news. lindsey: today's date 98 of the trump presidency, and this afternoon, the president will sign an executive order, creating an accountability office of the me department of veterans affairs. kenneth moton has more. search: today, the continues for specifics in president trump's tax plan. pres. trump:

. >> we know the troop is her 32 year old stephen ballard, eight year veteran of the force. one suspect is in custody, while the man who police say killed corporal ballard took off, remains hold off inside a home. >> loud explosions have been heard in just the last hour. steve keeley has been out there speaking with some witnesses, and always has some new information, let's get right to him right now. steve? >> all right, we will try something, and you, karen, thomas, and our views will hear from the witnesses, because sue, who is my age, 56, has been stuck in her house since all of this happened, hasn't slept a wing, has been updating me. and she's on my iphone speaker phone right now, and sue, i've been telling our viewers, for those who just joined us now, for the past hour, and i've been tweeting since quarter to 2:00 there has been series of explosions, but then at 4:00 a lot of explosions. sue, what's happening from your vantage .1 street over from where it house is and you've had swat people out your driveway. >> yes, this afternoon i had swat people in the driveway.

ballard. police shot and killed him yesterday after a 20 hour standoff. >>> the state of arkansas carries out its 4th execution as it rushes to use up the drug before it expires. >>> a crew demolishing a new jersey home accidentsly creates twice the oily mess for their neighbors. david. >> reporter: partly cloudy on the bus stop in south jersey and delaware, a couple of showers popping through. 64 degrees by 6:00 a.m. 68 degrees by 8:00 a.m. if you're dressing the kids a sweatshirt or light jacket might due. this afternoon we are in fore shorts and ts, that story coming up in accuweather. >> welcome back you're taking a live look on sky6 live hd looking out over philadelphia international airport. you can see dampness on the tarmac. it's wet if you're heading out early, david murphy i hope we're getting more sunshine i saw yesterday. >> reporter: yesterday was beautiful. today will be pretty much a repeat. not a lot of rain out there. i want to take you to the live imagery on storm tracker 6 l

corporal stephen ballard was shot and killed yesterday afternoon when he encounter two people whom he considered suspicious in a wawa parking lot in bear. investigators tracked the gunman to his home in middletown where's barricaded inside. we'll bring you the latest as soon as there are any changes. for now, back to "g.m.a." it's 8:00 a.m. biggest tax cut in history. could taxes be slashed to the lowest rate ever for families, businesses, even the president himself. the one-page tax proposal from the president making waves, what the man behind the plan, treasury secretary, steve mnuchin, is saying on "gma." >>> could you be addicted to exercise? it affects thousands of americans. now the new report overnight revealing what triggers the addiction and the danger signs to watch for. >>> the perfect gifts for mother's day. we've got great deals and steals just for "gma" viewers. ♪ that don't impress me much >>> new this morning, shania twain is back with the deal 15 years in the making. why life's about to get good for the country superstar. >>> and coast to coast this morning, it's ta

ballard of the department. he approached a car a man got out and shot himself times before running out and alleged gunman barricaded himself inside someone ace home and another person was arrested inside the car at the scene. >> metro is in intense patle over the absent tee policy. >> breaks for a skik sickout on friday after 500 rail and bus employees filed advance absence requests. metro denied all the requests. they released a statement asking if wmata will accept policy of refusing somebody legitimately sick from seeing a doctor and the union said it's unaware of the sing-out f metro employee is dog ape sickout they're aking in regard to the wmata policy. >> what they realize the workers are reacting to that absent teeism polly. what we're saying since the 2009 train doesn't in for the totten ra mad acame up with all these disciplinary policycys and having a wlip mentality on the workforce. they're tired of it. >> metro management issued new policies and reg laces in the february in an effort to crackdown o