in disbelief over the brutal murder of kortneigh mccoy. students say... kootneigh left a lasting impact on the campus.... and sheewon't be forgotten. kortneigh mccoy spent most of her 19 years in baltimore and is a graduate of poly in north baltimore.janice park is liie at mccoyys high school...with reaction from mccoy's mother. motter.its an interview you jennifer,kara mccoy...kortneigh'ssmother is understandably shaken.she tells us ...she had aa couudn't sleep saturday night. she got the call about 2 am sunday...and drove straight to frostburr. kara says her aughter kortneigh bsolutely oved math and sciencee..it explains why she studied mechanical frostburg.like most 19 year - olds...she had several ambitions...from studying medicinee..to becoming a singer.but duuing oor sit down &pinterview with kara mccoy...she describes her daughter as peacemaker... and phe's conniiced she lost her life...trying to end a confrontation. "my dauggter is a ray of sunshine to everyone that she meets, there's not one person that would give a negative report about hee...sh

at mccoy's... high school.. in north baatimore.. with reaction from her mother.// 3 mccoy went to frostburg after graduating here at poly. the mother..kara mccoy says she's not a vengeful person...and hasn't thought puch about hanee liggins...the frostbbrg student accused f killing her daughter. 3 in court documents released &pttoay...liggins claims someon elseedid the stabbing that killed 19 year old kortneiih mccoy.we're also givennan idea of the magnitude of tte crime...they say mccoy suffered a 2-3 inch stab ound to hhr neck.mccoy says er daughter waa a peaceful person...and believes her peacemaker. mccoy says she's grateful for the sspport of tte frostburg coomunity: p "buu to see she's touched so many peoole's lives in such a posiiive way, it doee my heart listening and she heard what i said, and she cared" tonight shanee liggins is beiig held without bail.as for korrneigh mccoy's many friendd...ttey are planning a memorial here aa poly...at the baltimore, janice park fox45 h news late edition. a... federal study... shows .../

. >> and they sang stli fore courtney mccoy stabbed to death off campus. cheryl joins us with more. >> mccoy was just getting started and graduated from pollly tech in this case institute. she studied engineering and now a senior at the university is charged with killing her. the choir sang without 19-year- old courtney mccoy and instead it sang for her. the frostburg state sophomore was murdered about 1:30 this morning. >> she loved life. she was one that laughed, one that smiled. >> investigators believe mccoy who lived in a dorm went to this house off campus for a party. students that were there say mccoy and 23-year-old frostburg senior shen anyway liggins got into a screaming match. >> they were fighting and came outside and everyone ran out and people were crying and screaming and saying she is bleeding, she is bleeding. >> she says is looked like liggins stabbed mccoy in the neck and that mccoy did not instigate the fight and tried to break it up. >> her friends say that was typical. >> she was a peace make zero friends and family are mourning. she

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frostburg state university sophomore kortneigh mccoy was fatally stabbed in the head by her classmates shanee liggins during an off-campus house party. jummy olabanji is in the newsroom with what the suspect's father is telling us about the incident. good morning. >> good morning. [no audio] >> we will have that in a moment. her father is shocked and surprised and and just try to get his head around the whole thing. >> this stabbing a is not the first. there was another in september. dominique frazier was killed at bowie state university by her roommate alexis simpson, who has been charged with murder. >>> we are hearing from the family of two young boys killed in a fiery crash on. route 50 in on 11-year-old and anthony and two- year-old delante were killed when their car burst into flames in glenarden. the family wants to thank the community for the outpouring of support and prayers they received. although their children's lives were cut short, they were tfulfilling, said the family. >>> steven amos claims a former vdot director fired him after he reported fraudulent behavior involvin

loss.good morning patrice, accorddng to mccoy's family... sophomore was known on campus, for being a peacemaker.and mccoy'ssmother says her daughter was killed was for just that... around 1:30 sunday morning, to breaa up a fight at an off &pliggins house.police say liggins... who ii also a student at frostburg... was holding a knife... waiting for kourtneigh outside.when police lying on maple street...stabbed and with &ptrauma to the head. "frostburg is at a standstill because my daughttr has been murdeeed, nottbecauss you did it!""it's definately a people have to be reminded more than they already are" are"so, thhy they washed away ttat lood stained street.but say they will hold on to kkortney's memory. news conference...tried to ease feaas... caaling the murder isolated.he went on to say... we still consider this po be a safe community.megan gillillnd, fox45 morninn news. a dundalk pizza shhp goes up in flames. flames.baltimore county firefighters spent sunday alarm fire.it happened here at didi's pizza on holabird started when two ardboar

according to mccoy's family... the 19-year-old frostburg sophomore was known on campus, for being a peacemaker.and mccoy's mother says her daughter was killed was for just that... around 1:30 sunday morning, mcccy says her aughter trred campus party... at shanee liggins house.police say piggins... who is also a student at frostburg... was kourtteigh outside.whhn police arrived, they founddkourtneigh lying on maple street...stabbed and with "frostburg is at a standstill beeause my daughter hha beee murdered, not because you did it!""it's definately a people have to be reeinded more than they already are" are"whill... a group of peeple washed away that blood stained street... frostburg's president at a news conference...tried to ease fears... calling the murder isslated. saying quote... we still consider this to be a safe community.megan gilliiand, fox45 morning news. to see more of karr mccoy's emotional interview... just go to our website, foxbaltimore dot com and click on raw news. and remember... all of our conte

to seeemore of kara mccoy's emotional interview... just go to our website, foxbaltimore dot com anddclick on aw neww. and remember... all of oor connent on our websitt is freee police are searching for suspects.... followingga triple shooting in west baltimore.it happened around 5 interseetion offwest north avvnueeann pulaski streettwhen officers arrived... they found three men....who had been shot. the men were transported to a nearby hospital... and are expected to recover.no suspects or motive at this 3&an investigation is now underway... after a body was ffund in anne arundel countt. ii was discovered sunday afterroon... near race road and park circle drive in hanover.the cause of death is yet on thh identity of the rd booy. p dundalk pizza hop goes up in flames. flames.baltimore county ffrefighters spent sunday afteenoon baatling thee three alarm fire.it happened here at didi's pizza on holabird avenue just after 12. it all started when two cardboard crews on the scene... the seee heaay ssoke and damage to the windows. no one was

billy mccoy is mr. mccoy died in prison, and that's a fate that a lot of us could have to undergo if situations and circumstances don't change. i think we all want to leave a legacy. but if we have an opportunity to leave a legacy, starting right here today, we can change some of the things we're doing and how we think, you know. i want to encourage you brothers to, you know, just stay focused, stay diligent, and look toward the future, so when it's all said and done, people can have something good to say about us when it's all said and done. >> amen. ♪ hallelujah ♪ by and by ♪ oh, fly away, old glory >> i would just like to say that ya'll need to really let this be an example to your own life because his life is here. let that to be testimony to the rest of you in his memory that we conduct ourselves as we should and we conduct ourselves as moral people and we perpetuate that throughout this whole community and let him not die in vain. >> amen. >> earth to earth, ashes to ashes, and dust to dust.

shanee liggins is in jail accused of the death of kortneigh mccoy. brad bell is live in frostburg with more on this deadly act of violence. >> the student, is a suspect and was ordered held without bond today. there was a brief hearing and she will have another one down the road. we became more familiar with the case today when this 10-page charging document was released detailing the allegations against this young woman. on the campus of frostburg there remains a stunned disbelief. >> it is just devastating. >> yesterday, students gathered to mourn the loss of one of their own, sophomore kortneigh mccoy, of baltimore killed yesterday early morning and her gospel choir sang without her, a scheduled performance becoming immemorial. today, students are learning more about the charges against mccoy's allegedly killer, shanee liggins. she argued with a male friend about a cover charge for a party at her house. she went outside, there was a fight, and witnesses say she stabbed mccoy in the neck. >> saturday night, having fun, who would think that what hap

mccoy died near the frostburg university campus sunday morning. her classmates shanee liggins headed before a judge. now the latest call from jummy olabanji. >> shanee liggins is an allegheny district court for a bond hearing. that started about an hour ago. she waits to see whether or not a judge will let her out of jail for now. family and friends are wondering what started the fight and why it ended with murder. friends of 19-year-old kortneigh mccoy created this youtube video in her honor a chilling picture actor picture -- picture after picture of the baltimore native. >> she smiled a lot. qwikster life was cut short on the weekend. around 1:30 sunday morning if a fight broke out at a party being held in this home off-campus. students say that she tried to break up the fight. when the ball went on to the streets, she was stabbed to death by 23-year-old shanee liggins, k students at the university, a senior. >> she had a couple steps and then collapsed. >> daryl liggins is the suspect's father. he said that his daughter was a great student and

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mccoy died from her injuries. a memorial service was held for mccoy at her church. >> no parent ever expects to have to say good-bye to their children, but sometimes it happens. >> liggins is charged with first and second degree murder. we don't know what started the initial fight. >>> this is second year in a row that an off campus crime ended with the death of a student at frostburg. last april 20-year-old brandon carroll of waldorf was shot after a fight at an off campus party. another student, tyrone hall, was sentenced to five years in prison last november. >>> today in virginia, a key court hearing scheduled in the case of a former university of virginia lacrosse player accused of killing his ex-girlfriend. george hewgley's lawyers will make another attempt to get yardley love's medical records released. police say hewgley killed love last year when he slammed her head against the wall. a medical examiner said she died of blunt trauma to the head. his attorneys say love may have died from an irregular heartb

our reporter kortneigh mccoy tells mccoy was a recent graduate of pauley high school. she has the latest on how kortneigh mccoy is being remembered. >> 19-year-old kortneigh mccoy from baltimore was studying physics add frostburg state university. around 1:30 a.m. sunday morning, police were called to an off- campus house and found her body in the st. thomas' staff with trauma to her head. she was killed trying to break up a fight. >> we do not know anything like this ever happening. >> and we were right in europe. >> she spent summers at her church in baltimore. >> so many times you can find yourself on the other end of evil for trying to do good. we know she is in a better place and that god still has a hand on her life. >> she was also a member of the gospel choir at frostburg and was supposed to sing with them this weekend. instead, they paid tribute to her during a memorial service. >> she would say, hey momma, and she really loved to sing. >> she loved to smile. she loved to dance. she was a peacemaker. >> police have charged a fellow frostburg state student shan

. >> shanee liggins stabbed kortneigh mccoy to death early sunday morning at a fight in an off-campus house party. for the second time in two years a campus honors on the life of a classmate cut short period of jummy olabanji is a satellite center and has details. good morning. >> good morning. shanee liggins is charged with killing a fellow student. our father this is that he is still in the dark as to what exactly happened but that his daughter is a responsible young woman with plans to graduate this year. he is trying to figure out how this fight started and how it ended so violently. >> he spent yesterday away from his waldorf home to travel to frostburg state to figure out why his 23-year-old daughter a student at university, has been charged with murdering 19-year- old kortneigh mccoy. >> is the most irresponsible child i have ever seen. i cannot get my head around this. >> 1:30 sunday morning a fight erupted at an off-campus house party. when the confrontation spilled onto the streets, shanee liggins, a senior, used a knife to kill sophomore kortneigh mccoy. >> they were fighti

rtneigh mccoy. >>> now, abc 2 news. >>> penn state has a large and proud alumni, everyone has to be upset over this news. >>> there were no dancing with the gators, perry hall advances coming up tuesday. >>> a little walk and wag to help out a four-legged friends good day. >>> jerry was supposed to replace joe at penn state. sandusky's secret is accused of sexually abusing 8 boys over 18 years. it screams why weren't police called in? >> second to none in college football. >> if you were to say give me squeaky clean in college football, one of the answers might be penn state. >> reporter: which makes the allegations against sandusky worse. he used his position at penn state and sometimes the facilities to lure young buys into situations where he sexually assaulted them, 8 of them. although he retired in '99, he had an office on campus and an active presence in the community with the foundation for at-risk boys. it was through his work that he found his victims. >> children that are troubled or have a disadvantaged background will be more vulnerable. >> reporter: one reported physical cont

. >> mccoy went to this house. students say she and 23-year old senior shinae liggins got into a screaming match. >> everybody ran out. she was screaming. and thneen -- she's bleeding. >> it looks like mccoy was stabbed. she did not instigate the fight but tried to break it up. >> she was a peacemaker. >> fausberg told students of the murder. yevetyvete came to comfort her daughter. even those at the party say they don't know what sparked the fatal fight. >> they may have known each other. it was not ove ra guy. -- over a guy. >> you spilled your juice on me. >> mccoy was from baltimore liggins, waldorf and were two years apart. we may hear more about what happened before when liggins appears in court. >> thank you. we have much more on this story. and we will hve more at 11:00. for more, go to wjla.com. police in virginia are looking into an attempted abduction in fredericksburg. the sheriff's office says that in a year-old girl was approached and asked to get into a stranger's hand. a black van with "mallory" spr

he tried to figure out why his senior at frostburg state, had been charged with fellow student mccoy. he said he returned without an answer. most irresponsible child i have ever seen. i'm trying to get my head around this. >> a fight erupted at around morning at an off- campus house party. the confrontation spilled onto used aeets and liggins to kill mccoy. >> they were fighting and out.one ran people started crying, she is bleeding. mccloy was scheduled to sing her gospel choir on sunday. it turns into. in waldorf, the suspect's father for a daughter that he loving, who and is now in trouble. and it feels for the victim's family. >> if they feel anything like them. is horrendous for the young woman is still in jail on a first-degree murder charge. jay korff reporting. the firsts not time. in april brandon killed ins shot and campus house party. a second student was wounded. his classmates is currently serving five years in prison for that killing. isbbing death not the first either. alexis simpson has been charged murder.ther >>> thousands of people in the northeast still feeling the

. >> devaughn mccoy cannot understand how his niece, courtney mccoy, someone he considers a peacemaker, is dead, the victim of a violent crime. her friends tell police she was trying to break up an off-campus fight. >> she is more of a peaceful person. she wanted to avoid confrontation and just talk it out, stuff like that. hurt trying to break up a fight was completely in character. >> she was a graduate of polytechnic institute. she was stabbed in the head and throat early sunday morning. another student, a 23-year-old senior is being held without bail. she is charged with the murder. a hearing set for monday was postponed. according to court records, she denied stopping mccoy and blamed the murder on someone else. witnesses said a fight broke out at a party just off campus. mccoy and her friends were thrown out of the party after one of them began arguing with ligand. other witnesses say they saw ligands and the victim fighting. >> the bielenson needs to stop. -- the violence needs to stop. i have no words. she was a good person, too. i never heard anything bad about her. >> it is k

that's when liggins stabbed mccoy. investigators say that liggins claims a group of men attacked her and stabbed mccoy. >>> this morning the world is remembering hall of fame heavyweight boxer joe frazier. he died last night at the age of 67 after a battle with liver cancer. the legendary boxer went by the nickname smokin joe and is best known for his three fights against muhammad ali. frazier was the first fighter to beat ali and won a gold medal in the 1964 olympics. ali paid tribute to his great rival and said, "the world has lost a great champion. i will always remember joe with respect and admiration." >>> 6:08 is the time. finally what mike shanahan has now admitted that fans have been ♪ ♪ [ multiple sounds making melodic tune ] ♪ [ male announcer ] at northrop grumman, every innovation, every solution, comes together for a single purpose -- to make the world a safer place. that's the value of performance. northrop grumman. you have options. you can attend our online program or if you prefer a classroom exp

mccoy died of her injuries. a memorial service was held for mccoy at her church. >> no one ever expected to have to say good-bye to their children, but sometimes it happens. >> shanee liggins is charged with first and second degree murder. police have not revealed a motive for the stabbing. >>> today three protesters plan to speak out after getting hit by a car during a demonstration. this happened on seventh and "k" streets northwest on friday night. one man said he was standing in the street with several demonstrators when the driver hit the gas and hit him. police say the demonstrators may have run out into the street. police did not charge the driver because he had had a green light. rescuers took all three to the hospital where they were checked out and released. police charged demonstrators with jaywalking and obstructing traffic. they plan to hold another demonstration with protesters holding a press conference later this afternoon. >>> this morning an 8-year-old autistic boy who went missing is waking up

friends are grieving and courtney mccoy's family devastated. students will be returning to classes this morning. no doubt it will be a tough day. counselors will object hand to help them get through the day. they are all remembering an incredible woman who dreamed of being a singer one day. 1-d-year-old courtney mccoy was born in baltimore and involved in choir both on and off campus. >> just a ray of light. always very positive. just touched so many lives in her short years here on this earth. loved, loved to sing. she is just my little song bird. tell general, promising future, just taken away too soon. >> reporter: that was courtney's aunt michelle lasley. police say courtney was at an off campus party when a fight broke out. that is when shanea liggins stabbed her outside a home in frostburg. liggins is being held without bond for first and second degree murder. >>> u ray chin reporting live. >>> now to another shocking story from a college campus. a former stan football coach at penn state is now accused of molesting eight boys over a 15 y

mccoy was stabbed by one of the men. she is charged with first-degree murder. mccoy was a graduate of polyhigh school. >>> the woman charged along with her boyfriend for killing a johns hopkins researcher was sentenced to 30 years in jail. 15 of the years have been suspended for conspiracy to commit robbery and murder. >>> tonight that huge fire at a condominium in perry hall has been ruled accidental. it started in an apartment at 9711 haven farm court. investigators say the fire started in the ceiling above one of the third floor condos. it quickly spread and took crews over an hour to put out the flames. no one was hurt. tonight firefighters plan to do a walk through to talk about fire safety. >>> tonight investigators know what caused the fire over the weekend at a baltimore county restaurant. we're learning the fire at didi's pizza was accidental. no one was hurt. damage is estimated at $700,000. >>> weather wise, you talk about some crystal clear fall weather, that's exactly what we've got, sunshine on tap. i mean tough to find a cloud in the sky. looks l

according to court records, ligands denies stabbing mccoy and blames someone else. mccoy and a friend -- her friends were thrown out of the party after one of them began arguing with ligands. other witnesses claimed they saw ligands and the victim fighting. >> the volunteer needs to stop. no words. new words. >> it is very surprising and very sad. she was a good person, too. i did not hear anything about her. >> it was scary, kind of eerie feeling. >> her family is heartbroken. >> i'm still in shock to this day. it is just not believing what happened. right now, we are trying to hold each other up, our family. >> the accused parents -- the accused both the parents left the courtroom without commenting. >> we would appreciate our privacy been respected. >> obviously, the best efforts cannot totally prevent any single tragedy. >> and frostburg state university officials asked for stedman corp. for the security -- for student cooperation for the security of the campus. >> a judge has ordered a review of medical records for the lacrosse player that was killed. she loved

kortneigh mccoy killed this morning. shanee liggins is the alleged attacker. our reporter is live with the latest. it remains unclear what the were arguing about, and to suchscalated violence. we spoke with the suspect's father, who said he is devastated. the routine of picking up the of his waldorf hall has taken a turn. today he traveled to the other to get out whyte daughter hadld murdering a with .student kortneigh mccoy he turned without an answer. >> she is the most responsible have ever seen. i cannot get my head around it. i am trying to wait until all out. cts come >> police say a fight erupted morning at off-campus house party. the confrontation spilled onto the street. liggins used a knife to kortneigh mccoy. >> there were fighting, and out. ody ran people were crying. they said, she is bleeding. >> on sunday, the physics major was scheduled to stay -- sing the student gospel choir. performance packed with faculty and students urned into a memorial for mccoy.gh the suspect's father mourned for daughter he calls bright and is shin -- in trouble. if t

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early sunday morning 19-year-old kortneigh mccoy of baltimore was stabbed to death outside this house near campus. police say the woman wielding the knife, a fellow student, 23-year-old shan eliggins of waldorf, shown here on the facebook page. police say it happened when the fighting spilled out of the house and into the street. >> students at frostburg university are reeling from the tragedy. >> kortneigh mccoy was stabbed in the head. it's unclear what the dispute was about. authorities confirmed shanee liggins lived at the home where the fight broke out. she's a senior business administration major now charged with murder. >> we don't know anything about this happening, and we're right by it. >> reporter: mccoy was described as a leader, a residential assistant in the freshman dorm, a singer in the gospel choir. >> kortneigh was a peace maker. she emphasized the need for friendship and to having positive friendships and positive relationships. >> reporter: the gpe

students are grieving and courtney mccoy's family is devastated. no doubt it will be a tough day on campus today. but everyone and those on campus are all remembering an incredible woman, who aspired to be a singer one day, was a physics major and resident hall advisor on campus. 19-year-old courtney mccoy was born in baltimore and involved in choir both on and off campus. >> just a ray of light. always very positive. just touched so many lives and loved, loved to sing. she is just my little song bird. and intelligent, promising future, just taken away too soon. >> reporter: that was courtney's aunt. michelle atlasly. police say courtney was at an off campus party whether a fight broke out and a student stabbed her outside, off of maple street in frostburg, maryland. riggins is being held without bond. >>> some dc stool students and their parents spent part of their weekend holding a special candlelight vigil. >> they were mourning the loss of technology funding. students gathered at green elementary school, they want congress to pass legislation t

-- 19-year-old courtney mccoy was stabbed to death early yesterday morning. it was done by a fellow student. surae chinn has more. >> reporter: grievance counselors are helping students and teachers mourn the loss of 19-year-old courtney mccoy. but for devin james, singing is what's helping him through this tragedy. courtney's gospel choir came together to pay tribute to the sophomore student last night. >> dealing with courtney's death is indescribable. you never imagined that. you'll be in college and that you have to bury your friend. >> reporter: courtney was a resident hall advisor who dreamed of being a singer. >> loved, loved to sing. she is my little song bird. intelligent, promising future, just taken away. >> reporter: the president of this tight knit university of 5000 also saddened by a life cut short. >> we are very sad over the loss of such an incredibly wonderful young woman, and someone who had such amazing promise for the future. >> reporter: police say courtney was at an off cam pus party. her family says she was trying to break up a fight a

. >> according to her facebook profile, 19-year-old kortneigh mccoy graduated in 2010 from poly high school. she was studying physics at frostburg state university. around 1:30 sunday morning, police were called to an off- campus house and found kortneigh's body lying in the street, stabbed with trauma to her head. sources say kortneigh was just trying to break up a fight when the stabbing happened. she was actively involved in her church here in baltimore, the empowerment temple. she was also a member of frostburg's gospel choir and was supposed to sing with them this weekend. but instead, they paid tribute to her during a memorial service. >> she loved to smile. she loved to dance. kortneigh was a peacemaker. >> police have charged fellow frostburg state university student shanee liggins with first- and second-degree murder in kortneigh's death. kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> here they go again. eight republican presidential candidates will debate in michigan this week. kate amara has more. >> new numbers show controversy has not hurt herman cain's chances. >> you know, i have been

she claims someone else cabbed mccoy in an -- stabbed mccoy in an off party catch us over the weekend. >>> passengers in -- campus over the weekend. >>> passengers in dulles airport got an eyeful after a man was picked up walking around naked. he was seen in the main terminal early this morning. police took him into custody and do not plan to file charges. >>> inspection crews will do one final damage check tomorrow at the national cathedral scheduled to reopen saturday since the quake in august for the first time. >>> 25 miles an sure may not seem fast, but some say that speed limit is too high fosh d.c. neighborhoods. the push to lower it -- for d.c. neighborhoods, the push to lower it to 15 and what problems that could cause. let's check out some of the other stories on our rundown. news edge at 11:00 will be right back. >> this is fox 5 news edge at 11:00.  >>> two d.c. council members want to put the brakes on people drive doing fast in the city. they've introduced a bill to reduce neighborhood submits from 25 to 15 miles an -- speed limits from 25 to 15

police believe a senior at frostburg pulled out a knife and stabbed mccoy in the head. she is being held without bond. she is 23 years old and is from waldorf in charles county. back to you. >> thank you. >>> new details after a former penn state coach was taken into custody. two other penn state officials have agreed to step down for allegedly covering up the claim. some of the people who have worked with jerry sandusky say there is no way the allegations are true. >> there is nothing that i've ever seen that would lead me to believe that he would do anything of this nature. >> my dealings with jerry has been nothing but professional. he is a great guy. anybody that knows jerry will say the same thing. >> case involves eight boys. it is not clear how many of them were part of a charity organization sandusky created to work with at-risk youth. >>> an alert this morning for residents in spotsylvania, virginia after four separate attempted abductions in the past month. the latest happened saturday night. an 8-year-old says she was approached by a stranger in a van. but wh

liggins followed her outside and that's when mccoy was stabbed. but liggins claims somebody else did it. she has been charged with first and second degree murder. she is now being held without bail. >>> in the last month, there have been at least five attempted abductions in spotsylvania county with the last one happening just this past yeekened. an 8-year-old -- weekend. an 8-year-old girl says two men tried to coax her into a van. instead she went home and told her parents who called police. police have released a photo or a sketch of the suspect. however, they don't believe any of these crimes are connected. >> there is always the potential for copycats and there is always the potential with copycats for hysteria. >> remember in may of last year someone was arrested for an attempted abduction. that turned out to be totally false. >> now, if you do have any information about any of these attempted abductions, call the spotsylvania county sheriff's office. >>> defense attorneys in the case of a murder lacrosse player at the university of virginia

that's when liggins stabbed mccoy. liggins claims a group of men attacked her and stabbed mccoy. no word on whether alcohol was involved in the altercation. >> i'm still in shock. it's just actually not believing what happened, and right now it's like our family just -- we try to hold each other up. >> funeral arrangements for mccoy are still pending. liggins is being held without bond on charges of first and second degree murder. >>> this morning they'll hold a vigil for two little boys killed in a fiery crash. anthony vindel and his 2-year-old brother delonte mckie died. it happened friday night along route 50 in glen arden. the candlelight vigil will happen at 7:00 on the football field of perry elementary school in upper marlboro. that's where the older brother played in a pee wee football league. >>> prince george's county schools face a 43 million dld bud budget short fall next year. thinker expected to recommend cuts of $15 million in december. next year's budget short fall is a lot less than it would have been if the system didn't make budget cuts already. >>> happening t

mccoy grew up in baltimore. she was a physic major and call herself a flower child on her facebook page. her family is devastated. >> very helpful, very caring and very, very sincere. i know that whatever happened, she went in with just the idea of trying to create peace because that is all she was about. >> frostburg is at a sapped still because my daughter has been murdered. not because you did it. >> reporter: friends say mccoy had eventually planned on a career in medicine. liggins is being held without bond in this case. she is originally from waldorf, maryland. back to you. >> thank you. >>> violence on college campuses, a growing concern. >> will thomas spoke with an advocate for victims, angela rose, who was inspired to peek out -- -- to speak out for victims after she was attacked. >> reporter: are you surprised that the accuse is a female. >> this day and age, it is bothenders perpetrating crime. >> a nephew of representative elijah cummings was found murdered. in september, a bowie state student was k

kortneigh mccoy was weekend. another student, shanee liggins, is facing first degree murder charges. but liggins ddnies the charges... saying someone else killed mccoy. the ee information about the role alcohol played in the murder has subssance abuse experts saying the violence is a symppom of another crisis. (mike gimble)"its all about alcohol the level of drinking at college campusee &pright now is at an epidemic pevel.. it is out of control and no one is doing nything.. they throw their hands up and say what caa we do" do" during the past decade, murders on college ampuses in the bbltimore region. new tatistics show baltimore city is on track to end the year withhless murders than last year. year.since january, there havee been 176 murderr in the city... compared to 190 last year. ttat's down 8 percent.but citt long way to go. "we're not celebrating, you're not seeing anyone at the police department saying i think we are doing retty good, we're continuing to make the strategy and we're eally saferrppace" plac

courtney mccoy was stabbed in the head and neck after a vicious fight. the 19-year-old was from baltimore. graduated from poly and had a reputation as a peacemaker. she died trying to break a fight leaving those on campus stunned. >> great personality, everybody talks about her. >> i can't believe it actually happened. >> reporter: police arrested shanay ligins for the murder who's still in jail with no bail set. she was a business major and lived in the dorms where the fight started. >> courtney got to the hospital and went to each and every person at the hospital and let them know what had happened. >> reporter: ligins told him someone else stabbed mccoy, but pictures from the bloody aftermath led to the charges against him. this is the second student on student violence. >> i share your outrage, alarm and grief. >> mccoy loved to sing and was on a gospel choir on campus and now her voice is gone and a community is asking how could this happen. university police say they monitored troubles off campus party houses but this was not one that was on their

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and the documents say liggins followed her outside and that's when mccoy was stabbed. liggins claims someone else did it. liggins has been charged with first and second-degree murder and is being held without bail. >>> defense attorneys in the case of a murdered lacrosse player at the university of virginia will now try to use her medical records to help their case. george huguely's lawyer claimed yeardley love died of a mix of alcohol and prescription medications which may have affected her heart. prosecutors say huguely killed love by slamming her head into a wall during an argument last may. the trial is set to begin in february. huguely is facing first-degree murder charges in the case. >>> former penn state defensive football coordinator sandusky is expected in court tomorrow on child sex abuse charges. he's accused of sexually assaulting eight underaged boys while he worked at the school. two top university officials surrendered to authorities monday, accused of covering up the scandal. >> one question many are asking, could head coach joe paterno done more to st

mccoy was stabbed in the neck. the former school in baltimore polytech institute an announcement was made in the homeroom. the students had a moment of silence in mccoy's honor. >>> another update in a college murder in virginia. a judge ordered yeardley love's medical reports to hand over to the attorneys representing george huguely. his attorneys want to prove she died of something else rather than blunt force trauma to the head. he was the former boyfriend of love and she was found dead in her off campus apartment and attend the university of virginia. >>> in the case of johns hopkins researcher killed on his way home in july of 2010. the would who helped to rob him will spend six years in prison. she was sentenced to 30 years in prison with half suspended. the sentencing is part of a plea day where she testified against her accomplice who was found guilty of killing stephen pitcairn. people in baltimore will live differently the next few days a gas outage that happened yesterday may last through midweek. how th

they said that mccoy was inside with others and then there was an argument and a 24-year-old senior is charged with stabbing mccoy with a knife. >> it is not a random act and we still consider this a safe community. >> the counselors are at the school where she worked. she graduated from the high school in north baltimore and in april of 2010, another student was shot by another student at the off campus house. >> it is disturbing because when someone does pass away at the school, it is getting closer and closer to people we know. >>> as you heard what happen to her, it happen to others. they went to college, never to come home again. >> we have more on that investigation and how we can protect our children when they are away at school. >>> more fall out for the sex can zeal at penn state. to the two top officials that resigned after the fall out from a couch. >> they resigned overnight, now they are expected to turn themselves in, accused of lying to a grand jury in the sexual abuse of a retired coach that was arrested saturday on charges he targeted eight boys over 15 years and he is

but witnesses say lig ipse got into a fight with mccoy and her friend at the party and followed mccoy outside and stabbed her in the neck. >>> george huguely will stand trial in february. you may remember, he is accused of beating his ex-girlfriend yeardley love to death. huguely's lawyers say love died from a combination of prescription drugs and alcohol. the medical examiner has ruled that love died from blunt force trauma to her head. investigators believe huguely attacked love in her off-campus apartment and slammed her head against the wall. >>> parents in spotsylvania county are warned to watch their kids after a firveght attempted kidnapping. the crime wave is startling some families butt sheriff's office does believe a serial stalker is behind the attempted abductions. they released a composite sketch of a man who attempted to abduct a 17-year-old girl. the first attempted kidnapping was reported two weeks earlier on october 13th. >> when the guy slowed up, she noticed there was four guys in the van. one guy rolls the window down and says hey, baby, come here and she says i do

courtney mccoy was stabbed in the head and neck after a vicious fight at a house party just steps from the strau sburg state university. the 19-year-old had a reputation of a peacemaker. she died trying to break up a fight, leaving those who knew her stunned. >> a big personality, everybody talks about her personality. >> she has this personality that could make everybody smile. >> insane, i can't believe it actually happened. >> reporter: police arrested 23- year-old shanay ligins for the murder. she's a senior business major and lived in the home where the fight started. >> courtney's mother arrived at the hospital where she went to each and every student individually that was in that waiting room and gave each of them a hug and let them know what had happened. >> police say ligins told them someone else stabbed mccoy but witness testimony and pictures from the bloody aftermath led to the murder charges against her. this is the second student on student killing in the last two years. >> i share your outrage, your alarm and your grief that somebody like this has happened at frostburg

courtney mccoy was stabbed death when she was a sophomore. a senior is charged with the stabbing and before heading to frostburg she graduated from poly. yesterday, stewed hasn't moment of silence -- students what moment of silence and a moment of joy a chance to remember the spirit of courtney mccoy. >> i appreciate the laughter because she was the happy person around friends. and she would appreciated that. i don't think she wants anybody to be down. >> shanai ligins is involved in the murder and she says she was in a fight that led to the stabbing but she says it was a man this attacked courtney mccoy. >>> education report for the you. umbc has bragging rights these days. they are receiving national recognition and it has to do with students and technology. abc2 news education reporter shah rejohnson is live with the story -- shar ri johnson is -- shar ri johnson is -- sherrie johnson is live with the story. >> reporter: they are getting lots of accolades for science and technology and what it'sdoing for students that. morning, i have dr.

. >>> we have new developments to tell you about in the murder of the frostburg sophomore kortneigh mccoy. shanee liggins is charged with killing her but said she didn't do it. liggins said there was a fight between three men and herself. she said they started punching her and one had a knife and mccoy was involved. . >>> the woman who helped rob johns hopkins roacher stephen pitcairn will spend time in prison. she was sentenced for 33 years, making half of that suspended. she testified against her accomplice john wagner. he was sentenced to life. >>> a judge has ordered yeardley love's medical records to be handed over to the attorneys representing george huguely. they want to prove she died of something else rather than blunt force trauma to the head. the attorney is also arguing about pretrial publicity. they want jurors to fill out a questionnaire and be questioned individually. the judge also said no to cameras in the courtroom. >>> the latest in baltimore county, investigators have determined what caused a three alarm fire at this pizza shot. they said the fire at didi's was acciden

good morning. >> police say the victim is 19- year-old kortneigh mccoy. she is a 2010 graduate of poly high school. 19-year-old kortneigh mccoy was studying physics at frostburg state university. on sunday morning, police were called to an off-campus house and found her body. sources say she was killed trying to break up a fight. >> we don't know about anything like this happening. >> she spent summers interning at her church in baltimore. >> some money times you can find yourself on the other end of evil trying to do good. we are encouraged that she is in a better place. >> she was a member of the gospel choir and was supposed to sing with them this weekend. instead, they paid tribute to her at a memorial service. >> she loved singing. >> she loved to smile. she loved to dance. kortneigh was a peacemaker. >> police have charged shanee liggins with first and second- degree murder in her death. 11 news spoke with her mother who said what she sent her daughter off to college, she never expected her to become a victim of such a heinous crime. kim dacey, wbal

and one of them had a knife used to kill baltimore native, courtne mccoy. but -- courtney mccoy. mccoy, a poly graduate was a sophomore at frostburg. >> well, it has happened again and again to maryland families, including that to eliia -- elijah cummings. tonight, they investigate campus crime and what parents can do to keep children safe. >> reporter: christopher cummings, honor student at old dominion university, gunned down while sleeping. >> he was literally executed. >> dominique, stabbed to death in her dorm. yeardley love, lacrosse star at the university of virginia, plungeoned to death. police say all three, killed by someone in a fit of rage. >> it is an emotional trauma. in the past years, several hundred have been murdered on or near a college campus. >> my family had never experienced a death like this. >> reporter: maryland congressman elijah cummings, a powerful voice in washington, said he can't get over the death of his nephew, a young man he loved like a son. >> a young man, working hard, getting good grades. happy. and the next thing you know, they're dead. >>

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