this photo of amari perkins was taken less than two weeks ago. a happy child, according to family. today, a stuffed animal sits at the foot of his home on 613 arbitus lane in clinton, maryland. amari died here monday afternoon after police say he came across a loaded gun in his home and accidentally shot himself. he was there with two other siblings and his grandmothers. >> the child, a first grader, found the gun inside a children's spiderman backpack which was left on the floor. >> police say 20-year-old raymond allen brown, who lived in the same home as amari, has been arrested for reckless eng dangerment and firearm access by a minor. one family member who did not wish to be on camera tells me brown is like family. and says the tragedy was an accident. she tells me the backpack was brown's and that amari who has a similar bag may have confused it for his own and opened it. she says brown who was not there when the gun went off but arrived shortly after was shaking when he saw what had happened and offered to help in any way. steven roach is a parent to one child at amari's schoo

amari perkins opened the bag and found the gun. the bag looked exactly like the first grader's own backpack. brown is a family friend living with the boy's family. a family member says brown frantically tried to save the boy's life after the gun went off. >> any weapon inside of a home has to be secured and it can't be stored in a way that allows access to other people, particularly young children. >> it is not yet clear would owns the gun. brown is facing several charges that include reckless endangerment. >>> to politics now, rick santorum is out of the race for president. the former senator from pennsylvania took some time off from the campaign trail over the weekend and, after discussing it with his family, he decided to drop out of the race for the white house. his young daughter is back in the hospital way rare genetic disease and it and he was in danger of losing the pep pen primary in a couple of weeks. >>> the d.c. elections board is launching an investigation into voter fraud after an undercover camera showed someone tryi

amari perkins opened the bag and found it. brown is a family friend who is living with the boy's familiarly. a family member says brown frantically tried to save the boy's life after the gun went off. >> we report far too many of these stories year after year after year and it seems like every jurisdiction in the washington metropolitan area. everybody thinks these things don't apply to them and these tragedies can never affect them or impact their families. that is just not the case. >> at this point, it is not yet clear would owns the gun. >>> there is a new name on the fbi ten most wanted list. he once worked as a private school teacher in the district. eric toth taught third grade at an elementary school. the fbi says he allegedly produced child pornography in maryland. they believe he had multiple victims. agents believe that he has left the d.c. area. >>> another twist in the have atron martin case. the lawyers representing george zimmerman have quit. in a press conference yesterday, his former legal team said they have

amary perkins shot himself in the chest on tuesday. police say that brown also lived at the home in clinton, brought the gun home and stashed it in a backpack. it is a video that has gone viral on line. a tourist in downtown baltimore was beaten and stripped. the victim is a 31-year-old man from arlington, virginia. city police are asking your help in locating these three suspects that were in the video. investigators were able to freeze a portion of that assault and zoomed into the street people who are wanted in the case this all happened around st. patrick's day around 100 block of st. calvert street. testimony continues today in the hit and run trial of rubin d unn. was driving drunk when he struck and killed two teenagers last june. today, his ex-girlfriend, candor miles, testified that, when they reached 295, he told her to drive, thinking that she would get a lesser sentence if they got caught. >> if this was mr. dunn in that position, ms. miles would never have been charged. >> the charges against mr. dunn klum two counts of au

. >> reporter: this photo of amari perkins was taken less than two weeks ago. a happy child, according to family. today, a stuffed animal sits at the foot of his home on 6013 arbitus lane in clinton, maryland. amari died here monday afternoon after police say he came across a loaded gun in his home and accidentally shot himself. he was there with two other siblings and his grandmothers. >> that the child, a first grader, found the gun inside a children's spiderman backpack which was left on the floor. >> reporter: police say 20-year-old raymond allen brown who lived in the same home as amari has been arrested for reckless endangerment and firearm access by a minor. one family member who did not wish to be on camera tells me brown is like family and says the tragedy was an accident. she tells me the backpack was brown's and that amari, who has a similar bag, may have confused it for his own and opened it. she says brown, who was not there when the gun went off but arrived shortly after, was shaking when he saw what had happened and offered to help in any way. ste

raymond brown had one and so did amari perkins. when the six-year-old opened the backpack yesterday afternoon thinking it was his, police say he found a loaded handgun. when the shot went off, the family member says brown was nearby and distraught when he learned what happened. immediately tried to help save the boy's life. brown is a long time family friend and recently invited to live in the house. it's unclear who owns the gun, but brown admitted putting it in the backpack. charges would be filed. >> any weapon inside of a home has to be secured and it can't be stored in a way that allows access to other people, particularly young children. >> neighbors declined to comment on the tragedy and at the child's school, reporters were not allowed to speak with the principal. >> we report far too many of these stories year after year after year and it seems like every jurisdiction in washington metropolitan area. everybody thinks these things don't apply to them and these tragedies can never affect them or impact their families and tha

amari perkins opened the bag and found the gun monday it is not clear who owns that gun. >>> a teacher who once worked in the district is now on the fbis top 10 most wanted list, he has been on the run since 2008, he taught third grade on the grounds of the national cathedral another teacher found explicit photos of at least one boy on a school camera he was using they believe he had multiple victims he hasn't been seen since the day she lost his job, agents leave he left the dc area. >> there are a few things that typically make these folks stop, those things are discovery, arrest, and incarceration, or death. that is what makes these guys stop no on off switch that some body like topf will turn off. >> the fbi believes he has multiple victims. >> meantime a bizarre twist in the trayvon martin case lawyers representing george zimmerman quit in a press conference yesterday his former legal team said they have lost all contact with him and are concerned for his well being but say they believe the shooting was justified. >> i still believe he was acting in self-defense that night, nothin

. >> reporter: the family member identified the dead child as amari perkins, a first grader at randall elementary school in clinton. according to police and the boy's aunt, the six-year-old found thin a spider-man backpack and that is one that looked identical to his own. according to a family member who spoke with reporters off camera today, there was more than one spider-man backpack in the house. when the six-year-old opened the backpack yesterday afternoon thinking it was his, police say he found a lead handgun. when the shot went off, the family member said that brown was nearby and distraught when he learned what happened, immediately trying to help save the boy's life and brown is a longtime family friend. it's unclear who owns the gun, but brown admitted putting it in the backpack. within hours of the shooting, the police said charges would be filed. >> and any weapon inside of a home has to be secureed and can't be stored in a way that allows access to other people, particularly young children. >> reporter: neighbors declined to comment on the tragedy and, at the child's schoo

on monday, amarie perkins found a loaded gun and accidently shot himself in his clinton home.e charged 20-year-old raymond brown with reckless endangerment. he lives in the same home as amar'e and brought the gun into the house. investigators aren't sure it brown actually own the gun. >>> he is accused of selling more than frozen treats if his ice cream truck. police say -- from his ice cream truck. police say a maryland man was selling drugs. police found marijuana and cash in his underwear. police received a tip that hoss kins had been selling drugs. they say it appears he had been dealing for some time before the arrest. >> we wish we got the call a bit sooner so we could have found more drugs. what we did find was significant enough to show that he had been dealing it. and for us, you know, we're removing a drug dealer off the streets. >> hoskins is free on bond now and out of a job, too. police say his company fired him after that arrest. >>> one man is behind bars after leading police on a high speed chase in rockville. officers started chasing a stolen car last night ar

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brown admitted he left a gun inside his backpack amari perkins opened the back and found it monday the bag is said to look exactly like the first graders own backpack brown is a family friend live being that boy's family it is not yet clear who owns the gun. >>> a teacher who once worked at a private school in the district has been added to the fbis top 10 most wanted list he is 30-year-old eric toss he has been on the run since 2008 taught third grade on the grounds of the national cathedral, another teacher found explicit photos of at least one boy on a school cam are a he was using -- camera he was using. >> there are a few things typically make these folks stop those things are discovery, arrest, and incarceration, or death. that is what makes these guys stop there is no on off switch someone like him will turn off. >>> fbi believes he had multiple victims he hasn't been seen since the day he lost his job and agents believe he has again left the dc area. >>> charles county sheriffs busted an ice cream vendor for selling pot out of his truck. 20-year-old alexandre charles hopkins so