one man is dead after he was shot on sligo parkway.ice say someone who lives on that street shot a man outside his home. news 4's derrick ward will have a live report in minutes. >> this smoke alarm is being credited for alerting a sleeping resident that their home was on fire. montgomery county fire officials say it was along cummings lane and chevy chase. chris lawrence will have the latest from the live desk in 15 minutes. >> fairfax county fire crews will be back at the mt. vernon antique center after an overnight fire there. that building is filled with antiques. some closed for business yesterday. investigators will search today for a cause. >>> it is stores are rolling out the sales for the shopping holiday just in time for you to use that new gift card perhaps. you can also search online for great deals today. we want to remind you as you head out to shop or make returns, run errands, metro is operating on a normal schedule today. people going to work, too. not just shopping. >> like us. >> 6:32 now. a couple from maryland is a

onte parkerwhen deno and another man tried to break into a car on sligo creek parkway. tonight we are hearing the 911 call. anna-lysa: neighbors say recently there has been a string of car break-ins in the notunity, so they were surprised to hear about another, but they were surprised to hear about the outcome. >> one shot in the head. servessa: a bullet hole as the reminder of the deadly encounter tuesday morning. the police say the owner of this house on sligo parkway pulled the driver from inside his house when he solved the 32-year-old, parker, breaking into his vehicle parked in his driveway. >> suspect, advised they were trying to steal the truck. anna-lysa: parker was pronounced dead shortly after the shooting. neighbors say that several children were in the house at the time of the shooting. detectives are consulting with the state's attorney to determine if the homeowner's actions were justified. do you think the homeowner should be charged? >> i really want to know more what happened. he was defending his family, no, not at all. anna-lysa: detectives are revie

and while police are not saying what happened before the shooting here on sligo parkway, sources tell news4 it appears at this point to be justified. >> we're still working through all the details to try to determine what led up to the shooting. our homicide detectives are here working to put everything together. >> reporter: late this afternoon, detectives returned to the home and took a second look at that window. residents, including kids, also went back inside. this neighbor who didn't want to show his face tells me there have been property crimes in the area. sounds like there have been thefts from vehicles in the area? >> yeah, several times they have break in, in my car call the police and all that stuff. other than that, everything has been okay. >> reporter: there are several security cameras positioned on the house including near the shooting scene. police are reviewing footage to see if the shooting was caught on camera. the sources say there were about ten people in the house, adults and children. this man has lived on sligo parkway 17 years. >> it's strange, you know, bec

this man as lived on sligo parkway 10 years. >> of are you shaken up by this? >> yes, it's strange. it's hard to see something like this happen in the area so it's something to be more cautious with. >> reporter: some ngh me there have been break-ins and thefts of cars in the area. others say it's quiet with very little crime. >> it's typically safe and quiet? >> yes, yes. i don't see nothing for a long time. >> reporter: even though neighbors say they feel safe living here, some told me they're looking into getting cameras, too. extra protection for their family and their home. >>> so far, police have not identified the person who was shot and killed here. at this point, no charges have been filed. reporting live in prince george's county, darcy spencer, news4. wendy? >> thank you, darcy. >>> we are learning more about the death of a young prince george's county girl shot and killed just days before christmas. police say a young family member accidentally shot the 11-year-old on saint phillips road in aquasco friday night. there were adults in the home at the time. no word on when

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police believe deontae parker and another man tried to break into a vehicle on sligo parkway early tuesdayities say the vehicle's owner fatally shot parker from inside his home. the shooter's daughter called 9-1-1. parker was parker was pronounced dead shortly after the shooting. neighbors say several children were inside the house at the time of the incident. detectives are now consulting with the state's attorney's office to determine if the homeowner should be charged. police say -- they plan to charge the 17-year-old... accused of killing a reston couple - once he's released from the hospital. that teen remains in critical condition. police say -- he shot buckley and scott fricker, early friday... before turning the gun on himself. the couple had apparently been trying to keep him away from their teenage daughter -- who he was dating... saying he was dangerous. new developments in the christmas eve shooting of two loudoun county deputies. a judge postponed yesterday's arraignment of douglas johnson, until early february. the deputies were wounded - while responding to a fight, between

a deadly overnight shooting happened along sligo parkway left one man dead. >> kristyn leon is on thetory. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, wisdom and steve. it's still unclear, though, as to what led up to this shooting but it's been quite a busy morning for detectives as you can see behind me they've been going in and out of that white house there where this crime allegedly took place. now, this is what we know so far. police say a man who lives inside that white house shot a man outside of his home. that man was taken to the hospital where he was later pronounced dead. and as we mentioned right now detectives still gathering evidence and looking into exactly what happened and the circumstances behind this sh shooting. >> we are trying to determine if there was any inside of the home which were speaking to and trying to put all the pieces together. >> reporter: again, one man is dead in this shooting. right now it is still unclear not only the relationship between the shooter and the victim but also as i keep mentioning this morning what led up to this particular shoo

this was early hours yesterday morning sligo parkway initial calls to police said several suspects werepting to steal a truck when somebody inside the house opened fire. police have not released the name killed nor have they crime. meanwhile in the district the search continues this morning for the suspect who stabbed a man near union station. it happened just after 2:00 yesterday afternoon. we're told crews rushed the victim to the hospital with several stab wounds. right now there's no word on any condition or a possible motive. anyone with information is asked to call police. >>> 11 past the hour right now. still to come a story that fox5 has led the way on from the very beginning and it affects so many of you. it's a follow up on that grade fixing scandal in prince george's county schools. >>> that's right. alert for car owners in the area. dozens were broken in over the holiday weekend. what you can do to protect your belongings. ♪ ♪♪ (crunching) dude, your crunching's scaring the fish. dude, they're just jealous. kellogg's raisin bran crunch... ...with crunchy clusters