. >> reporter: police identified the victim at abdula. they said he was on the run from authorities last week when he likely broke into the home to get away. it's located less than a mile from his house. >> he assaulted a family member then left the home with the child. >> reporter: barbara wise thought abdula may have been in the home since last tuesday when she found a broken window. officers investigated but did not find abdula. >> my son and dad went downstairs because the smell was so bad. the little boy could have died too, he had no food and water. >> reporter: police say the little boy was taken to the hospital for a check up and he's now staying with his mother in good health. weijia jiang, wjz eyewitness news. >>> court records show that abdula had a long criminal past. police are investigating whether it had anything to do with his death. >>> tonight the baltimore county council approved a bill to curb the over flowing deer population. but that bill will include both hunt to thin the herd and sterilelyization to keep them from

. >> news of abdula's death had his family devastated. >> it was an altercation with his father. >> on saturday afternoon he stopped by to do some cleaning. >> i was coming back to get some things. when i came in, the smell knocked me down. we thought it was a dead animal. when i kicked the door in and saw the kid jump out, it was unbelievable. >> the little boy was asking for help and kept saying, i think my daddy is dead. >> he had been in the dark. when he came out, his hands were gripping like this, like he was holding on to his father. when i looked in, his hands were black. so he had been dead a few days. >> police believe he broke a window to get in. >> police went into every single room except for that closet that wouldn't open all the way. >> if anybody knows anything, please call and come forward so we can have closure on what really happened. >> sheldon dutez. >> the 5-year-old boy was taken to the hospital and take treated -- taken to the hospital and treated for dehydration. >> a neighbor found 44-year-old carey lanscorner lying near his home. police say he died from mobil