school student was gunned down and why the search for the people behind it isn't over. news4 at 4 starts right now. first at 4, new reaction to the murder of a woodbridge high school student and arrest made in the shooting. >> brenden moore was gunned down just feet from his high school. classmates went to honor him and today they go back to school as they try to cope. >> reporter: this pathway is known as "the cut." back in the woods by the fence is where 16-year-old brenden wilson was shot to death. about an hour ago his family and friends gathered here to share their grief. >> why these monsters wanted to murder my son i still don't know. >> if you didn't know him and he didn't know you and you looked like you were sad, he would come

up and say, you're beautiful. stop being so sad. >> reporter: dozens gathered and police announce more in the case. >> we have three arrests and still actively looking for one individual in this case. two suspects are adult, two juveniles. >> reporter: one suspect, 20-year-old kawain smalls has been charged with pulling the trigger and charged with concerns including 18-year-old kymothy wilsowilson. >> the lost of a child is the worst thing anybody can imagine. >> reporter: the family has been told two of the suspects are brothers. sources close to the investigation says one of the suspects has already confessed. coming up at 5:00, why the mother of the victim says this is not a drug deal gone bad like police are saying.

in woodbridge, mark kegraves, news4. the man charged in hannah graham's disappearance is in fairfax county in connection with another case. jesse matthew was removed in charlottesville friday and will face two felony charges in a 2000 rape case in fairfax and is charged with the abduction of hannah graham. her remains were found nearly a month after she disappeared near virginia. take a look at this video, two homes in maryland are nearly gutted by fire, they're located at cypress hill court in waldorf breaking out near the end unit and spread to the townhouse next door. right now, we're working to learn what started the fire. no word on any injuries. we are tracking a developing story out of new york. harrowing moments this afternoon when two window washers got

stuck dangling off the edge of one world center, the tallest sky striper, more than an hour. they were dangling at a sharp angle, 69 stories above street level. there's a reason they call the men and women with new york fdny new york's bravest. they cut a six foot hole out of one of the brand new windows and slowly and carefully eased each worker off the scaffold. throughout the ordeal the window washers were tethered and told they were able to communicate with rescuers. we're learning more about the couple charged with a home invasion and double stabbing in mcclain, explaining the potential motive about this bizarre case. >> reporter: i'm dorothy spencer in fairfax county, we're right across the street from a house where a man and wife have been charged with a bizarre abduction and stabbing. we're told this all stems from a

workplace dispute where a woman was released from her job. that suspect has been identified as alicia, and charged in the case with her husband, named andrew. and they're both lawyers and charged with going to a house in spencer and stabbing a man and woman who lived there. this stemming from something that happened in the workplace recently. we'll tell you what happened yesterday that made their neighb neighbors realize they were in serious trouble, coming up next on news4 at 5:00. coming up, cutting the missions in liberia, the pentagon saying they're going from 4,000 to 3,000 because there are more contractors in liberia to give support. there are 2200 troops in liberia helping to rebuild facilities and the soldiers are not making

contact with some patients. and why ebola is prompting some d.c. nurses to go on strike today. millions are feeling the arctic blast. this is a picture of the denver airport. that's not their only problem tonight. the snow and extreme cold are making a problem for drivers, travelers and even walkers. we will be going live in the next half hour. we're on the verge of a very big change in our temperature as well. >> it's on the way. amelia has the first forecast. >> good evening. big changes as far as our temperatures are concerned. here is a look at our 24 hour temperature change for some areas. cincinnati and pittsburgh experienced a 30 degree temperature drop from this time yesterday. here in washington, we're only about 10 degrees cooler than

yesterday. temperatures continue to fall overnight tonight. it's a cold start for your thursday morning and cold day overall. because of that temperature drop, the weather having a low to moderate impact, not only that, there could be showers for your evening commute. i'll have more on your weather and hour by hour temperature forecast coming up in 10 minutes. it's one of our area's biggest stories so far this century. now, we'll tell you why the murder of shchandra levy is bac in the spotlight. >> and why nurses at

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murder case be going back to trial. they say the defendant deserves a new trial. levy disappeared in 2001. her remains were found in rock creek park one year later. she defendant is now serving a 60 year prison sentence. a man used an unusual tactic while robbing a store in the district. he waited in line behind a customer to buy snacks and then lunged in line. this happened about two weeks ago on sunday, october 26th. another person in the store confronted him but he ran out the door. no one was hurt. hackers from china breached the federal weather network recently. cybe cybersecurity teams were forced to seal off data vital to disaster plan, aviation and other uses. according to an investigation by the "washington post" it happened in late september but

the oceanic administration gave no problem until october 20th and even then noaa did not acknowledge its systems had been compromised. frank wolf confirm the incident happened after the post. ask him about it. criminals caught in the act. why the woman watching thieves ransack her home couldn't do anything to stop them. they make a great gift. many of you use them, instead of a debit or credit card. we will tell you why some may not be as convenient or inexpensive as they brand new cadillac. ♪ ♪ my baby drove up in a brand new cadillac. ♪ ♪ look here, daddy, i'm never coming back.... ♪ discover the new spirit of cadillac

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schmuhl. right now, nurses here in the district and across the country are trying to get the attention of the white house and capitol hill. >> they're demanding more training and protection for ebola patients. nurses at providence hospital at northeast d.c. went on strike at 7:00 a.m. as part of a national protest by national nurses united union, as well as being undertrained for ebola, they also contend they are understaffed and underpaid. >> it's not being able to take care of my patients properly. it's not having enough staff, it's not having the proper equipment, not having the training because new nurses aren't getting the training i

got 16 years ago. it's hurtful. sometimes i want to go home and cry. >> providence hospital released a statement saying they are prepared for the high care of patients with highly communicable diseases such as ebola. coming up at 6:00, why nurses could suffer. >> nine people have been treated for ebola in the u.s. and only one has died. >> that was thomas duncan. his family just reached a settlement with the hospital where they made mistakes. >> reporter: thomas duncan's four children will be provided for in a settlement between a lawsuit from his family and presbyterian hospital. >> they went forward with this situation so we can all move forward. >> reporter: the amount will not

be released but there will be a fund in africa to help victims of e. they said we give sincere apologies to the family. he arrived with a 103 degrees temperature and told staff he had recently come from liberia. he was sent home only to be rushed back to the hospital several days later. the hospital apologized during a congressional hearing. >> unfortunately in our initial treatment of mr. duncan, despite our best intentions and highly skilled medical team, we made mistakes. >> reporter: meanwhile the government's response to the ebola outbreak was another hearing wednesday on capitol hill. president obama has asked congress $ 46 -- for $6 billiono help. >> this imagine funding request is vital to continuing the work.

>> reporter: erica edwards, nbc news. and there will be a vote saturday to replace barbara con stock. the two candidates are a veteran entrepreneur who lives with his wife and newborn son in mcclaen and says promoting conservative priorities is a priority. and his opponent is manager of a consulting firm that bears his name. republicans will vote saturday from 10:00 to 2:00 at colvin run elementary school. it's official. t the golden girl of swimming won't stay in the d.c. area. she signed and will be headed to l.a. stanford posted this picture to the twitter page.

she won gold at the 2012 olympics at the age of 15. she's broken seven world records and she's been to our studios several times. i even took a picture with her. >> we both did. that's something we will cherish for the decades and decades to come because she has miles and miles ahead of her. >> and she's so nice. we have weather on the way. we've been watching what's to our west and shivering because of some of this video. >> are you worried? >> not worried. you need to be prepared for cold. as long as you take that winter jacket and maybe you've been doing that, and keep it handy through thanksgiving, actually, you will be okay. big temperature change in the forecast and will sneak overnight tonight. and it feels like winter outside and highs will be 10 to 20 degrees cooler than they were today. high today in the 60s.

tomorrow high temperature only around 50 degrees. once the cold arrives, it's here for a while potentially to thanksgiving. not only are we talking about the big temperature change to arrive tomorrow but showers potenti potentially for your tomorrow evening and could impact your thursday evening commute. i will be showing you weather with futurecast in a minute. right now, temperatures in the 50s and 60s. still pretty nice. 60 in washington. 64 for those in manassas and culpeper. clear skies across the area right now and clear skies overnight tonight will help to enhance that chill tomorrow morning. 38 when you're waking up tomorrow morning in washington, 40 in annapolis. leesburg at 34. it's a cold start and we really don't improve too much from there. what to wear as the kids are getting ready for school. might want to grab that hat and

warm jacket as well. keep the umbrella handy for yourself. tomorrow evening, a threat of showers in the forecast. here's your hour by hour forecast, 7:00 a.m., a dry and sunny start. good news there. temperatures are 38 degrees. clouds are increasing throughout our thursday and in the mid 40s and high 50. mostly cloudy skies at that point. as we get into the evening hours, some showers are possible. temperature inside the d.c. metro area around 44 degrees. what to expect tomorrow evening? scattered showers, about a 40% chance you're dealing with rain later tomorrow. those of you west of washington in areas of loudoun or prince william, frederick countys might s s see. >> -- see snowflakes mixing in and it will end by sunrise on from. absolutely no accumulation. look at the high friday, only 43

degrees. it's breezy, temperatures feeling like they're in the 30s and a chilly but dry weekend. more on the weekend forecast in a little bit, pat and jim. >> all right. than thanks. hundreds of veterans took part in hiring our heroes job fair. i was so proud to speak at the job fair today. the hiring our heroes initiative is surpassing the initial goal of 500,000 jobs for vets. already, they're on track to find civilian jobs for some 585,000 servicemen and women. >> got a masters degree. now that i have my skill-set, trying to get into the position. >> this event is awesome. it's awesome. it brings the employers to you. >> we hire veterans at every opportunity we can get to pay back for their service and their support. >> the hiring our heroes program resulted in 369,000 confirmed

hires since it started back in 2012. today's expo featured about 75 potential employers from fields that include law enforcement, banking, information technology and a lot of others. met a lot of great vets out there and wonderfully committed employers. we wish everyone good luck. >> wow, what a turnout today. going where no one has gone before. we will tell you why this incredible mission to space has so many people talking on our facebook page. >> it could change the way you listen to music. how you could soon be rocking out without those annoying online ads. we want to hear from you about the stories you're talking about today that get you going. >> follow us on twitter and

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the parent company of dominion virginia power are threatening to pseudozens of property owners in virginia and north carolina. they want to survey land to see if it's suitable for the construction of the proposed atlantic gas pipeline project. 2500 have given permission and 250 have not. they will sue if they don't

comply. youtube is adding an ad-free subscription service called music key. it costs you 10 bucks a month. it's unveiling a new music only tab on its mobile sites and website. this option should make it's easier to find specific songs or entire albums. no subscription required. homeowners are being told to stay away from their houses after a second sinkhole developed in one community. it's in the tampa bay area near one that swallow add vehicle monday. one area is don demmed and five others have been evacuated. >> i think we will let the experts tell us what's going on underneath the ground and make that recommendation how to best proceed or even when the residents should return safely. >> a geologist says a third sinkhole may now be forming. we hope our today's show

weatherman, al roker is getting some much sleep. in a few hours he will try to break a record for the longest uninterrupted weather forecast. and he gave us a tour of the space he will be using during the marathon nick named roker-thon and will continue from 9:55 p.m. and on and trying to beat the unofficial record of 33 hours. >> i was so excited and after four or five hours i was doing a wave. that was great. i loved every minute of it. >> al roker's attempt is raising money for the uso. he will join us tomorrow morning as he tries to break that record. >> he doesn't even drink coffee.

i don't know how he will do it. >> he won't be able to drink during that time. >> no, he won't. about criminals being set free. >> we will tell you about a proposed move getting mixed reaction. a cosmic mission hundreds of miles away from earth. do you have a headache? your doctor may prescribe you something you might not have

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we're learning today how a pilot miraculously survived that crash in the mohave desert. pilot peter sebold was thrown free of the rocket fired spacecraft before it broke apart. he was able to unbuckle his seatbelt before the fall to earth and his parachute opened automatically. his co-pilot was killed. his ship is designed to fly tourists to the edge of space. right now a spacecraft is sitting on an icy comet a galactic first. they are trying to determine the condition of the lander, so far so good. nbc's kieir simmons has more on

the historic journey and what they hope to discover. >> reporter: a stunning achievement on a spacecraft that cost about a billion dollars to make and sent to space 10 years ago. that vessel floated down to this comet. millions and millions of miles away it put out harons and mostly cloudy to grasp the surface of the comet meaning it is beginning to measure things like gases and the quality of that surface. it is already sending back signals and scientists are going to find that kind of evidence crucial. it's the first time they have been able to land on a comet and may discover things about the beginning of the universe and may be able to begin to think about what to do if a comet of this size is 2 1/2 miles wide was heading on a destructive path towards the earth.

it was really crucial they got this right and incrediblincredi looks like they did. congress is back in town and even though this is a lame duck session there are plenty of issues that need attention before the end of this year. topping the issue, $1 trillion to keep the government running. current funding runs out december 11 ethand expiring tax breaks for individuals and businesses. president obama wants more funding against isis and more against the battle with ebola and would like to see more funding for unaccompanied children at the border. >> we are here to make the congress function again and make progress for the american people. >> already, they are looking

ahead. today, some of the newly elected lawmakers have visited the capitol and get the law of the land. this could be a game changer the way maryland handled accused criminals. a commission wants to take a controversial step and stop requiring people to post bond to be released before trial. this according to the daily record of baltimore. they call the current system unfair because currently usually low income defendants can't afford to make bond. it will be presented before martin o'malley on december 1st. more people are suffering from anti-anxiety. and dr. jackie is here to explain why this is happening! besides depression and an anti-anxiety, what is it being used to treat? >> shingles, back pain, pms,

even allergies. >> some of these physical problems can be linked to mental health problems, can't they? >> talk about hives, there is an anti-anxiety medicine strangely helps with the itch. you can see how they go together. if you have hives in your itching, it will be worse. the same drug can work on both problems. >> we know many doctors are prescribing these drugs to treat pain. how does that work? >> that works the same way as the nerve fibers to help depression and chemical transmitters for pain. not that your doctor thinks your depressed and in pain, it's fda approved for pain. >> tell us about the risks and everything has side effects. >> fortunately one thing to recognize for pain, it doesn't work right away. second is you will have the side effects of dry mouth, constipation, blurred vision because you're slowing down the nerves and it slows everything

down and last, it can increase suicidal thoughts. >> how do you know which doctor to see? >> it depends your main concern. if your main concern is you have a migraine and you tried all medications to help with pain, maybe you want to see a specialist used to using these ty types for pain, that would be a neurologist. if you're feeling tired, feeling depressed, sad, lost interest, then go see your family doctor or a psychiatrist who will prescribe again these same medications but for a different reason. antidepressants. >> dr. jackie, thank you very muc much. they're supposed to be convenient but can be a budget buster if you're not careful. breaking down the fine print on those prepaid credit cards. tomorrow morning we wake up with cold temperatures and they will stick around next week maybe even towards our

thanksgiving. i will have more on your hour by hour temperature forecast coming up.

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talk to us. >> follow us on twitter. prepaid country carredit ca popular way to control your spending during the holiday season. >> unlike regular bank cards, you don't need to link these to an account and don't need go through a credit check to get them and why a lot of people like them. "consumer reports" found some are much better deals than others. like many people, leslie robinson has switched to a prepaid card. she especially likes it to pay bills because she's fed up with traditional banking. >> bank accounts charge me too much for fees and overdrafts and interest fees. i choose to close them out and go prepaid. >> reporter: not everyone with a prepaid card uses it as a substitute for a bankcard. >> many prepaid card users use it as a tool to stay on a budget by loading on a certain amount for food or entertainment.

>> reporter: 22 have been rated. not all are great values. >> it can be difficult to see what the fees are and some are expensive to use. >> reporter: the net spend vesa prepaid charges 1 to $2 every time you make a purchase and there's no cap on those fee. the free ang plan charges $9.95 a month. so does the account now gold visa prepaid card and fees hard to figure out. the american express for target prepaid card because it's not insured by the fdic, bluebird by american express in walmart got top ratings. >> no monthly fee, no activation fee, no fee for making purchases or paying bills and no fee for loading money either by direct deposit or wal-mart. >> reporter: bluebird has a wide network of money path or atm free to use. we reached out to american express and net ta bank which issues net spend and account now

cards. american express tells us it's testing a new full-service prepaid card with target in select markets across the u.s. in response to guest feedback. the new target red card is fdi insured. and "consumer reports" has cited only a couple of the examples of the fee plans net spend offers in fact net spend actively coaches customers on the best plan to suit their individual needs educating them on the best way to avoid fees. net said "consumer reports" findings seems to be in conflict with other ratings. >> pays to shop around. and payment at register, should you go with a credit card, apple pay, cash, what's the safest way to pay? the holidays are around the corner. we want you to be in the know

before you go out there and that way you can shop with piece of mind. we're breaking all that down at 5:00. >> thanks. one of the most popular cars in america is being investigated now for potential steering problem issues. it's the honda accord. there have been four crashes, 24 complaints about the 2013 model and the national highway administration is also investigating the infinity ex 35, the 2000 model and 2008 model also has a potential steering problem. neither car has yet to be recalled. waiting for violence to erupt, the person getting ready to take the stand, who could help decide whether we could see more unrest in ferguson, missouri. a winter blast in the middle of fall, we will take you live to the center of a major winter

welcome back to news4 at 4 now. team coverage just getting under way. >> from a growing investigation into a local rabbi to record breaking weather. we have reporters and anchors standing by with new stories. first at 4. >> we might be getting cold but at least no snow, right? >> yes. even people who like cold weather say it's way too early for this stuff, an arctic blast

come down on two-thirds of the nation bringing snow, rain and grud frigid temperatures. what can you tell us? >> reporter: the sun is finally out. it's been snowing all day and the you can see a couple snowfla snowflakes falling, and the temperature is minus 6 tonight, part of the massive weather moving across the country. the calendar says it's more than a month away but across the u.s. it's record breaking cold. >> this is beautiful colorado. >> reporter: all this is to be expected. >> we do. it's about time. >> reporter: still, for the second day in a row, the high competitive in denver was the lowest in close to 20 years. from the rockies to the plains 20 to 40 degrees below normal with wyoming marking the coldest in the country. >> windchills below 30 outside.

>> reporter: icy conditions have forced truckers to chain up and use caution with blowing snow hampering visibility. >> slick, really slick. >> keeping an eye on the other guy. >> reporter: in michigan's upper peninsula, staggering snow totals, more than 30 inches in 36 hours and it's still not over. the arctic blast affecting millions of people as far south as texas and louisiana heading east. as the snow moves out the cold will linger, a preview of the season ahead. flurries in denver are expected to end this evening. temperatures tomorrow could warm up to 20 degrees as the system mo moves east. amelia. >> thanks so much. as the system moves east in d.c. we will lose the snow, just the cold temperatures. tomorrow morning this is when the cold air is already here. you need the winter jacket. 38 degrees heading to work. heat on in the car.

good news, silver lining, plenty of sunshine as you're take making your way to work. some showers are possible and could be a slow go tomorrow night. temperatures around 47 degrees. here are your hourly temperatures to 10:00 tomorrow. notice we bottom out in the metro d.c. area and the suburbs, 49 the high temperature for the day, about 10 degrees below average. highs across the region, 47 in winchester and 47 high in annapolis thursday. high temperatures today were in the 60s, about a 10-20 degree temperature drop tomorrow afternoon. talking about the chance of showers later in the day, tracking the chance of rain in your neighborhood. cloudy skies 4:00 and spotty showers north of washington. by 6:00, the threat of showers

in the eastern shore as well and including areas like loudoun county and looking back to the west around petersburg, maybe a few of you seeing wet flakes tomorrow evening. tomorrow night, if you have plans to be out you want to plan for a chance of showers and looking like cold rain tomorrow morning. it's breezy. for the weekend, chilly, mid-40s saturday, upper 40s on sunday, a little more sunshine on saturday. good chance of rain on monday, high temperature of 50 degrees. with more chance of rain, we send it to veronica now. it really looks like the best chance of rain around 7:00. >> what that means with any weather system nearby. let's talk about it. i will show you the cold air and

the system next week. the cold air hits the nation 's mid-section. and next week it will not be as extreme but a system coming up the coast will be providing a lot of rain throughout the carolinas and virginia and even colder air coming in monday morning and allow some areas to change to snow and some high spots accumulating snow, talking about light spots to our west, no local road impacts. that's a good thing and means whatever standing water might freeze then as we get into the overnight period. >> of course, the weather forecast is temperatures. those temperatures monday morning will be critical. washington around 38 and some suburbs, 32. we're talking about what suburbs could see snow around 5:15. look what's happening tuesday and wednesday. we think it's cold tomorrow, highs only in the upper 30s next tuesday and wednesday.

>> oh, no. thanks. the grand jury in the michael brown case is still hearing testimony in suburban st. louis. a private forensic pathologist, who performed one of the three autopsies in brown is set to testify today. he was hired by brown's parents. according to one of their lawyers, they are pleased the grand jury will hear from an independent witness who is not connected to local law enforcement. the grand jury is trying to decide whether officer darren wilson should face manslaughter charges because brown was unarmed when he was killed in august. the man accused of kidnapping a maryland woman right off a philadelphia street faces a judge. what he had to say about the case that gained national attention and uncovered a disturbing case involving a virginia teenager. and a holiday season headache. we'll show you a mall making a critical decision about an endangered parking lot just as holiday shopping begins.

news4 windy rieger has been following new developments in a story we've been following for weeks. >> this is about a rabbi that was accused of taking secret video of women taking their secret baths. they have set up a website looking for more victims. he has already reported to have recorded six women. he was in court today. didn't enter a plea. we will explain what happened during that appearance today. and we also spoke to a woman in his congregation and was helping the rabbi. it's a worse nightmare scenario when you're miles away from home. we'll tell you how one woman was able to watch burglars live while they rummaged through her house and she was powerless to

stop them. >> reporter: mayor vincent gray says he's turning over a reformed fire department to mayor elect muriel bowser. i'll have the story coming up. it could be the first in the it could be the first in the nation where tobacco of any k

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tonight, westminster residents will debate a proposed regulation by the board of health to ban the sail of all tobacco and nicotine products. if it passes, it would be the first of its kind in the nation. the board of health isn't supposed to vote on that until december 1st. drivers on the 5 freeway in los angeles got quite a shock as they passed this today. water was shooting 60 feet into the air from a damaged hydrant in griffith park. roads were closed a short time so crews could manage the water and try to shut off the valve. imagine watching burglars inside your house but you can't do anything about it because you're miles away in another state. that happened to a florida woman recently and she's still angry about it. that woman may not be the only victim. >> reporter: in a gated deerfield beach building, joan and her husband found a slice of snowbird paradise.

>> my husband has special needs and we couldn't find a place to accommodate him every time we went to florida so we purchased our own place. >> reporter: that was in june. saturday the couple was in philadelphia, when their florida home had two uninvited visitors. >> i felt very frustrated they could do that. >> reporter: joan has a security camera linked to her cell phone. joan's drop down camera and app alerted her of movement and she saw what happens next. >> i'm sitting here in philadelphia with my husband screaming and this woman and man come walking into our beautiful apartment in florida. >> reporter: joan scrambled to call deerfield law enforcement but they took the camera with them and an empty safe. >> ha-ha. >> reporter: and with the keys locked inside. have a clear picture of this woman taking the safe. i'm not letting this go. >> reporter: as joan gives this to law enforcement, the property

unit says it will improve security. joan's understand isn't the only one that's been broken into. police are still looking for the people behind the break-ins. it does not appear they live in the building. ne news4 at 5 starts now. right now the mother of a dead teenager is confronting rumors about what led to that shooting. searching for victims and building a case. news4 confronts the prosecution tonight to help gather evidence against a prominent rabbi accused of secretly recording women. and attention holiday shoppers, why one of the most popular malls is losing a ton of parking spaces just as the holiday rush was beginning. >> he was gunned down feet from his high school begging for his life. >> there is new controversy over why that woodbridge high school student was murdered. first at 4:00, we told you about the three people arrested in the

shooting death of the 16-year-old. police say it was drug related. now at 5:00, the mother of the victim says that is not true. mark segraves joins us a couple hours before a vigil is to take place. >> reporter: police are still searching for one last suspect, a juvenile they say they hope to have in custody later tonight. the four suspects and their victim were all at the end of this path in woodbridge high school when one of those suspects shot and killed brenden wilson. >> the loss of a child is the worst thing anybody ever can imagine. >> reporter: police have said drugs were at the center of this murder. do you believe this was a drug deal gone bad? >> a drug related robbery, yeah. >> reporter: brenden wilson's family praises police for their quick solving their son's murder, they say drugs had nothing to do with it. >> this is not drug related.

just because the person that shot him was a drug dealer does not mean this is drug related. i want the rumors stopped. i've heard a lot of bad rumors about this and that is not what happened. i don't know why these people killed my son. >> reporter: 16-year-old brenden wilson was a student at woodbridge high his friends and family say had been bullied in the past. >> he always made people smile. he was a troubled kid and got bullied a lot. i could relate to that and that's how he helped me. >> reporter: three suspects now in custody. one suspect, 20-year-old kawain smalls charge with pulling the trigger and the others charged with conspiracy including 18-year-old timothy wilson. the names of the other suspects have not been released because they're juveniles. police searching for one of those suspects. >> we're going to hopefully get one of the suspects today. >> reporter: they do know who