the information emerged during a vigil held by friends and family of 21-year-old alonso smith. reporting from southeast washington. >> reporter: they gathered in front of the marbury apartments to call for an independent investigation into the death of 27-year-old alonso smith. >> obviously, there's an issue, a very broad-based issue we need to all be concerned with. >> reporter: just after 4:00 a.m. on november 1st, d.c. police were called to marbury plaza for an assault in progress. in a press release, they say they found smith handcuffed in custody of special security officers, unconscious and not breathing andcpr and smith died later at the hospital. beverly smith said she viewed her son at the hospital. >> my son had two black eyes, neck broken, his shoulder app r appeared to be broken. he had massive bruises on his america. three round circles on his chest and he was bruised in his groin. >> reporter: family members are upset the d.c. officer who wrote the report initially classified the death as justifiable homicide which officials later said was an error. beverly smith

. >>> city officials have released a second offer's body camera video in the case of alonso smith. he died after being taken into custody by private security guards. we warn you some people may find this video graphic. >> keep going! keep going! >> wake up! >> so this video shows officers performing cpr on smith, and he was later pronounced dead at the hot. city officials released body camera video from the other officer earlier this week those two officers responded to an apartment complex in southeast, and they found smith in the custody of security guards, handcuffed, unconscious, and not breathing. the medical examiner ruled his death a homicide, and the case remains under investigation. >>> we are hearing more from central virginia parents tonight about this, the homework assignment that led to the entire augusta county school system being shut down today, and this is arabic. translated it means there's no god but ahlah. students were asked to copy it for an assignment, but the school ended up on the fast track to a tongue lashing. school leaders were not taking any chances. >

alonso smith died when police responded to an assault in southeast dc. body video cameras showed him unconscious. beverly smith will exhume her son's body for a second time to examine the body. >> the funeral director could not sit his head up straight, but it was not reported in the medical exam report. >> smith is also calling for an investigation by the united nations or an independent investigation not just into her son's death but the entire system. >>> no word on the name of the man found dead inside of this vehicle. it was on the 1900 block of anacostia drive. we have been told the investigation continues. >>> cadaver dogs searching a community guarden in northeast dc for signs of a body, and they were back at it again today. two sources telling wusa 9 that investigators received an anonymous tip that someone robbed and killed a man and then buried the body outside of an elementary school in clay terrace. sources telling wusa 9 they are waiting for an excavator. the police and the fbi confirm they are conducting an investigation in the area, but r

medical examiner ruled the death of alonso smith a homicide, smith was found handcuffed and unconscious in the custody of armed security guards at the plaza parking lots in southeast. the autopsy report said he died of sudden cardiac arrest with a significant amount of cocaine in his system while he was restrained. also lists pressure on his torso as a secondary cause of death. it will be up to police and prosecutors to decide whether the guards intentionally used excessive force. >>> donald trump prepares to take center stage at tomorrow night's debate why is ted cruz in the spotlight today? >>> a bit of a hair scare tonight why this popular product is causing some class action lawsuits. >>> plus take a look at this, the shot that has many of you talking tonight. we'll give you the . >>> are you tech savvy or not so much? we have easy to use tech gifts. . >>> a big night on the campaign trail where they are crunching for the final debate of the year. donald trump may be surging ahead some say ted cruz is prepared to steal the spotlight. >>> doing really well, iowa has been amazing. >>>

across town tonight, a vigil put on by the friends and family of alonso smith hope to keep his death while in the custody of special officers at the marlboro apartments in the headlines. >> as long as i have breath in my body, i will never give up for justice for my son. >> reporter: one night in early november. the 27-year-old special needs teacher was found handcuffed and unconscious, in the custody of the building's special officers. there's no word if smith had anything to do with the assault in the build. efforts to save him failed. >> the only thing i know now, the u.s. attorney's office has my son's case. officers involved in my son's killing as of last week, they have been suspended and their powers have been revoked. >> it looks like a coverup. >> reporter: the npd continue to investigate the smith case, and the medical examiner's office is determining the cause and manner of his death, and his family will continue to hold vigils and rallies in his honor including next saturday until they believe the full story has been told. reporting live, garrett haake, wusa 9. >>> the of

it shows officers trying to revive alonso smith last month.ter he was found unresponsive in handcuffs put on him by security officers and licensed by the district and hired by the apartment complex, la ruby may believes this might not have happened in other neighborhoods of the city and wonders if there is a double standard. >> what i believe is more predominantly white properties had armed security guards then they would be less comfortable delegating the security of those officers to a third party vendor. >> wherever you live or whatever color you are we want to make sure that the police, our own police have the training and resources that they need and certainly any security guards that are licensed in the district. >> police are investigating smith's death as a homicide, and so far no charges have been filed. >>> there is a new effort to drum up information about the murder of a young man in maryla maryland. the family of darryl king held a candlelight vigil and released balloons into the air. police later started a door to door canvas in