>> reporter: ashley mccray knew a lot of people and today, the church was packed. several hundred inside the church and another hundred or so gathered outside of the church and she knew members of the two rival gangs. community activists and police came here because they were afraid that putting the two groups together would lead lead to violence and today, someone brought a gun to a funeral. >> two secs you heard gun shots go off and everybody responded back into the church and scattered everywhere. >> reporter: 21-year-old ashley mccray's funeral was wrapping up and that crowd gathered for one last goodbye as the casket was placed in the hearse. police and members from the columbia heights collaborative have been watching the violence escalate between the two groups and many worried that violence would break out and they did. sadly ashley and the man killed had moved away from violence recently. >> and this is about him and the fact that he's one of the kids they have been working with and has been removed from this kind of behavior the last few weeks. >> it's ve

the funeral for ashley mccray went from sadness to chaos in moments. those knowing her feared the two rival groups attending would clash. >> she was loved by many and it's hard for everyone. >> reporter: 22-year-old ashley mccray was found shot to death last week in her car and days ago, her mother denounceed the violence. >> don't make no sense -- and any child left to die on the street. >> reporter: today, friends and family gathered to remember mccray who worked at a clothing store in georgetown and a accounting student at devry university. as the casket was put into the hearse, gun fire rang out. >> and that shot. >> unfortunately, there is a lot of perhaps which, is good and maybe that contained it a little bit. it happens and sad to say it happened at a funeral. >> reporter: several members of the columbia heights shaw collaborative went to the funeral to help keep the peace. >> very difficult. it makes you feel as though the work is being done in vain and at the same time, we know that there are other students who have made a change. >> you alwa

respect for someone who had died. >> the same type of gang violence occurred two years ago when ashley mccray's brother was shot in a plain brown. later, friends in a moral teacher sat outside the family home as police kept watch to protect the mourners. >> [unintelligible] >> very scary. >> debra mccray came out of the place to talk with us. we saw police stopped a young man in the street. these days, according to police, they had six officers to seven officers at the funeral. but it seems that these days it is becoming increasingly dangerous to just attend some of these funerals in the city. >>> we now know what sent former president jimmy carter to the hospital. he was on a flight from atlanta to cleveland. rescue crews got him off of an airplane and rushed into an area hospital. he is traveling to promote his new book and he is expected to resume his book tour this week. >>> we are still under a storm watch tonight. the raid took a break today. it will be coming back with a vengeance. >> we are getting a break now from this morning's rain. a whole lot more is just down the road. we have bea

ashley mccray was very popular. unfortunately, she was also very popular among two rival gangs. many of the members attended her funeral today, and someone brought a gun. >> i just heard the shot and scattered back into the church. >> reporter: the drive-by shooting happened as the funeral for 21-year-old ashley mccray was wrapping up. witnesses say her casket was being placed in the hurst. they heard between four and 12 gun shots. >> we was walking down to try to get in our car and realized our car had been shot up. they said -- the people around us said that the guy was standing near our car. >> reporter: when the shooting stopped, this suv, which was being shot at witnesses say, had overturned blocks away near 12th and u. >> the busses was blocking him and so it hit the verizon truck here and flipped. >> reporter: jamal coates was killed and two others injured during the shoot-out. several others were seen running away. later, police say this tan buick regal may have been involved in the shooting witnesses leaving the funeral ducked for cover. >> this is something very tragic

friends of ashley mccray gathered at her funeral and some were known gang members. >> we was walking down it try to get in our car and realized that our car had been shot up. >> reporter: when the gun fire stopped, cars were left crashed and three people injured. 21-year-old jamal coates was killed. he was in the suv which flipped. mourners couldn't believe it. >> i was at the church but i heard the gun shot. >> what do you make of what happened today? >> senseless, and it's something needs to be done about the balance here in the city. >> reporter: late monday, three people were taken away in handcuffs and questioned by investigators. they also towed away this car. now, detectives will try to determine if they know more about the shooting. >> this resulted from a taunting, this was a taunting at a funeral, and when we have this kind of serious consequence as a result. >> reporter: again tonight, no one has been formally charged with this crime just yet but as you saw in that late video tonight, some people were taken away and taken into custody. a car was towed away, and late tonigh

as mourners were leaving walker memorial baptist church for the funeral of 21-year-old ashley mccray, shot to death last week in washington, another shooting happened near the cars lined up to participate in the funeral procession. a car pulled up and opened fire annan suv with three men inside. it took off down street, side-swiped two cars, hit a verizon tck and flipped. one was killed. the minister who officiated claims coates and e victims had not been inside the church for service. >> two separate incidents. and i want it to be known. >> police later served a warrant and towed away a car. one block away a man was taken into custody. however, his status is not known. this is the third shooting following a feral in the district in just the past year. back in march, nine people were shot, four killed in southeast d.c. after attending a funeral earlier that day. prosecutors say the man behind the drive-by originally planned to attack the actual funeral but later on settled shooting at the stoop where mourners gathered. last november, 19-year-old george recallings was shot and killed a

it was a funeral for 21-year- old ashley mccray that had just let out near u and 13th streets northwest. >>> this morning, we are following developments on an alleged terror attack which was apparently planned in europe p intelligence officials in great britain and france was in its early stages but they were able to prevent it. the eiffel hour is now back open of a bomb threat closed it last night. this is the fourth threat against the landmark in paris in the last month. >>> jimmy carter is recovering in a cleveland hospital one day after he became ill on a plane. doctors say it was just an upset stomach but they kept him overnight as a precaution. president obama called mr. carter to check up on him. the former president's secretary says he will resume his book tour today here this washington. >>> a potential commuter nightmare in alexandria complements of the military base realignment plan. congressman jim moran will put one of the proposed solutions to the test and john henrehan is there. a live report. coming up in the next half hour. >>> an event billed as a discussion on the eco

. >> the gunfire broke out at the funeral for ashley mccray. she had been gunned down. police made an arrest in that case. but rival gang members get into it at her funeral. neighborhood activist brian weaver says that gain warfare is getting out of control. >> 6 -- 16th street may be the no-man's zone for young african- american males. >> the greatest concern tonight is this simmering angry rivalry leading to more toleration and more shooting deaths. -- more retaliation and more shooting deaths. >>> lawmakers are looking at a piece of legislation that has stirred up heated debate across the country. arlington county supervisors met this afternoon to talk about immigration enforcement. what did the county decided? >> the county decided to separate itself from the rest of the state. police in virginia curley provide information to ice and homeland security. moments ago, arlington became the first county in virginia to drop out in what has become a controversial program. [applause] thank arlington leaders in aniston -- arlington leaders unanimously pass legislation. >> th

ashley mccray was found shot to death early saturday morning. police are focusing on an argument as the motive for the murder. mccray attended booker t. washington charter school and was taking chass at devry university. >>> authorities need your help tracking down the person seen here allegedly robbing a restaurant. investigators suspect he is responsible for at least 40 restaurant robberies. the string of robberies began last february. police are offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to his arrest. >>> a secret satellite launch three years in the making. >>> plus a deadly helicopter crash in a violent part of afghanistan. we'll have more on your headlines coming up next. >>> plus, some good news for victims of the gulf of mexico oil disaster. what they won't have to ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] bursting with mouth-watering real fruit and refreshingly blended with creamy, low-fat yogurt. mcdonald's new strawberry banana and wildberry smoothies are 100% pure sipping fun. the simple joy of real fruit smoothies. ♪ [ female announcer ] have

how is ashley's mother holding up? >> reporter: deborah mccray told me there's one thought that is keeping from her falling apart right now. >> her smile, i see her smile. that's what is keeping me going, i keep seeing her smile. she had the prettiest smile in the world. >> reporter: at this hour police still investigating the case. there have been no arrests. >> paul wagner, thank you. >>> hundreds of mourners gathered this morning to honor the life and legacy of civil rights pioneer dr. ronald walters. funeral services were held at shy low baptist church -- shiloh baptist church in d.c. he taught at howard university for 25 years before becoming director of the african- american leadership institute at the university of maryland. eleanor holmes norton today spoke about a roundtable walters led just one month ago. >> caused the decline because he was not hearing well. i prevailed on ron to come and lead the forum. there was simply no one who could do it as well. ron generously agreed to come and ron did not disappoint. >> he died of cancer on se

friends of ashley mccray gathered for her funeral. some were known feuding gang members.nesses describe a drive-by shooting after the two sides clashed. >> when he walked down being we was walking down to try to get in our car and realized that our car had been shot up. >> reporter: when the gunfire stopped, cars were left crashed and three people injured. 21-year-old jamal coats was killed. he was in the suv which flipped. mourners couldn't believe it. >> it was after church but heard the gunshots. >> what do you make of what happened today? >> senseless an something needs to be done about the violent here in the city. >> reporter: three people were taken away in handcuffs and questioned by investigators. they also towed away this car. now, detectives will try to determine if they know more about the shooting. >> this resulted from a taunting. this was a taunting at a funeral. and we have this kind of serious consequence as awe result. >>> a large section of heavily populated u street was shut down for nearly seven hours while police investigated. no traffic meant almost

police skrikd the motive as an ongoing argumentbetween two gangs. >> the neral of ashley mccray, that case was closed with an arrest. we don't believe that has anthing at all to do with gang activity. so, i think it's more probably some other dispute. >> reporter: suspect brandon miller will be charged with rst deee murder whi armed. >> ultimately what happened is both tragic, scary and leaves everybody depending on the police department to continue their great work. >> reporter: agn, police think one arrest, looking for a second suspect in this case. they are also looking for a second car, a 2001 white buick sedan with d.c. plates. they say that car may have also left the scene yesterday. if you have any information to give police a call. you can leave a tip anonymously. live on u street, elaine reyes, news 4. >>> this is the thd shooting following a funeral in the district in just the past year. back in march you may remember nine people were shot, fourf them killed in southeast d.c. after attending a funeral earlier that day. in that case prosecutors say the man behind the drive by

hundreds of young people gathered for the funeral of ashley mccray. funeral is over, everybody is coming outside, then what happened? >> about 30 minutes later, gun shots object corner. >> quarter of a block away. you heard gun shots. did everybody scatter? >> everybody scattered. >> the group of men came from an alley and opened fire on an suv as people leaving the funeral were entering that vehicle. >> everyone was outside down the block from the funeral home. the suv flipped over, a passenger was shot and killed, he had been hit multiple times. the driver of the van was shot and wounded. >> we believe that two different groups were involved that were down in the area because the funeral was in this area and they got into a conflict. we don't know exactly what kicked it off, then the gun fire erupted. >> reporter: right now, this is the only way to identify the two groups, one is called the 17 crew, the other is called the 14 and jerard crew. police are looking for members that are responsible for these shootings, the victims were of the 17 crew. we

ashley mccray was found along bruce place in southeast.ice found her slumped inside a car with a gunshot wound. she was rushed to the hospital but she died. friends say she went to a birthday party at a nightclub in northeast. >> she's sweet. she had no enemies. she's pretty. i just don't know why. >> she was last seen leaving the club with a man. police have not made any arrests so far in the case. >> an accused serial stabber faces more charges. michigan authorities charged with murder and four coun of attempted murder. the 33-year-old only faced attempted murder for one case when he was first arrested. michigan, ohio, and leesburg, virginia. five victims died. >>> immigrati debate is hitting close to home thanks to a t-shirt being sold at a mall. it supported arizona's tough stance. maryland stands with arizo was offensive and a letter was sent to the mall saying it to take it down. >>> the cost of caring for people with alzheimer's. researchers put the price tag at $600 billion a year and say that number will soar in the coming years.

as mourners were leaving walker memorial baptist chump for the funeral of 21-year-old ashley mccray in t shooting death that happened last weekend, a car opened fire. the suv took off down the street, sideswipedtwocars, and it flipped. one was immediately killed, two other by gunfire. officials claim coats and the other victims had not been inside the church for the service. >> two separate incident and i wantt to be known. >> two cars had bullet holes in the windshield. others were sideswipd. the u streetorridor was closed for hours, leaving residents to believe it might be tarnished at least temporarily by its old reputation of violence. there were five police officers in their cruisers providing security at the funeral, but the shooting happened a couple blocks away. doreen and jim back to you. >> jackie bensen reporting. ank you, jackie. the sad thing is this is not the first shooting following a funeral. nine people were shot in the capitol southeasafter attending a funeral earlier that day. the man in the drive-by originally planned to attack the actual feral but later settled on

hundreds of young people had gathered for the funeral of ashley mccray. she had been shot and killed two weeks earlier in southeast. funeral is over, everybody coming outside and then what happened? >> about maybe 30 minutes later that's when we heard gunshots. >> reporter: according to sources, a group of men came from an alley at 13th and u street and opened fire on an suv as people leaving the funeral were entering that vehicle. >> there are some participants we believe that were at the funeral who had walked a couple blocks down to get in their car. as they attempted to get in their car, presumably to get into the funeral procession, suspects approached the car and opened fire on the individuals in that car. >> reporter: the suv flipped over, a passenger identified only as jamal was shot and killed. he had been hit multiple times. the driver of the van identified only as little phil was shot and wounded. sources say the carnage is but the latest violence in a long running feud between neighborhood gangs, the 1-7 crew from the cardoza area and the 14th

>>> the search is on for who killed a college student in the district. 21 year-old ashley mccray wasound along bruce place in southeast. poce found her slumped inside a car with a gun shot wound. rushed to a hospital and died. >> she had no enemies. she was pretty. i don't know why. >> mcray was last seen leaving the club with a man. she was a student at devry university. >> a man is behind bars after being in possession of child pornography. police may have never recovered it if the house next door didn't catch fire. >> reporte firefighters entered the home to determine if the blaze spread. photos spread out on a table. >> found what they believed to be suspected child pornography. they notify the police department, we conducted an investigation. >> at least one neighbor noticed an unusual number of police activity. we came out with seven to nine boxes of stuff. >> reporter: after a three-month long having, a warrant was issued, charged mark barget. the mr. barget has been placed on indefinite suspension during the faire faux. he was arrested on sunday, after being involved in an un

ashley mccray was found along cx investigators say they found pictures laid out on a table in bargett'se this june. as firefighters inspected the redence for fire damage after a fire broke out in s neighbor's town house. he is a firefighter for the washington metropolitan airport authority and has been place on administrative leave. >>> a t-shirt that is on sale in a mall in frederick, maryland is causing a lot of controversy this morning. they began selling a t-shirt with a message supporting arizona's tough stance on illegal immigration. some complained the message maryland stands with arizona was offensive. and a letter was sent to the mall saying it to take it down. >>> coole morning we have had so far. good morning. we have a start down in the 40s in many locations. under a clear sky. in the upper 50s in washington. near 60 by the bay. weather watchers reporting in the upper 40s. arlington county now in the low 50s. and it's just near 50 in prince george's county. elsewhere, out of the mountains of maryland, west virginia, pennsylvania just in the 40s. eastern shore away from the w

as mourners were leaving walker memorial baptist church for the funeral of 21-year-old ashley mccray,th last week in washington, another shooting happened near the cars lined up to participate in the neral procession. a car pulled up and opened fire in an suv with three men inside. it took off down u street, side-swiped two cars, hit a verizon truck and flipped. one was killed. jamal coates. the minister who officiated claims coates and the victims had not been inside the church for service. >> two separate incidents. and i want it to be known. >> reporter: at least one car parked nearby had a bullet hole through its windshield. several others were side-swiped. business owners were concerned that the newly revitalized area might btarnished at least temporarily by its own retation for violence. officials tell us there were five police oicers in cruisers proving security at the funeral, but the shooting happened a couple blocks away. jackie benton, news 4 today. >>> this is thehird shooting following a funeral in the district in just the last year. prosecutors say the man behind the dri

ashley mccray is the young woman in the far right in this picture. it was takent the georgetown store worked. th found the 21-year-old inside a car early saturday morning where she had been shot. she was rushed to the hospital where shwas pronounced dead. >> everybody is sad about it. everybody knew her. she's really going to be missed. >>> so far police have made no arrests in her case. >> this morning we have a traffic alert. a new traffic pattern a tyson's corners busiest intersection, route 7 and 123. it's all part of the dulles metro project. tracy kill kips is live with what you need to know if you're headed that way. >> reporter: good morning, eun. it a pretty simple change here. it can be confusing for folks who aren't expecting it. they do have signage up here. some cars have tried to adjust to this new traffic pattern they have here. we saw one vehicle actually take the ramp. then after standing there for a while and thinking twice about it, decided to try and back up on the ramp. very dangerous situation here. drivers who used 123 to route

friends of ashley mccray gathered for her funeral. witnesses describe a drive-by shooting after the two slides clashed. >> we were walking down trying to get in our car and realize it had been shot up. >> reporter: when the gunfire stopped, cars were crashed and people were hurt. jamal coates was killed. he was in the suv that flipped. many couldn't believe it. >> i heard the gun shots. >> reporter: what do you make of what happened today? >> senseless. something needs to be done about the violence here in the city. >> reporter: late tuesday three people were taken away in handcuffs and questioned been investigators. they also towed away this car. now detectives will try to determine if they know more about the shooting. >> this resulted from a taunting. this was a taunting at a funeral. and we have this kind of serious consequences as a result. >> a large section of heavily populated u street was shut down for nearly 7 hours while police investigating traffic. it meant no business for ben's chili bowl. many were surprised this would

he's charged in the shooting death of ashley mccray a week ago. st night dozens of people thered to remember ashley. she was shot along bruce street in southeast and died from her injuries. friends say they are relieved there's closure to this sad story. >> she shouldn't have left here that way. i honestly hope and pray not only we pray for her family built we pray for the young man's family he gets some help. >> sa is charged with second-degree murder. >>> today memorial service will be held for the catholic universi student who was shot and killed a month ago. he was riding his bike home when a 17-year-old shot and killed him. foreman is being charged as an adult in the case. is mass is at catholic university at st. vincent depaul chapel at 4:00 p.m. >>> and annspiring woman who died after she was hit after going for a training ride on her bike is being remembered this rning. hundreds of people came together at a vigil last night to remember natasha. >> the gree party candidate was run overlast sday. darcy spencering talked to those who want to k

ashley mccray was found shot on bruce place south east around 3:30 a.m. on saturday. mccray was rushed to george washington university hospital. she was working in at a restaurant and attending college. >>> it was a violent weekend. a week of disputes that turned deadly. three times police were called out to break up a fight between a man and woman. officers arrived to find cohen holding a gun. >>> police charged steven combs- lefleur for killing his wife. he called 911 to tell police she fell, but when they arrived they found she had been beaten to death. >>> and a man shot and killed his wife in the middle of the road before turning the gun on himself. police arrived to find the couple arguing and tried to get mr. baits from holding a gun to his wife. >>> 41-year-old theresa lewis is scheduled to die by lethal injection at the maximum security prison in jarrett this week. she pled to murder for hire. her husband and stepsons are victims. >>> the orthopedic surgeon dr. david cohen continues to get better after he was shot. police say paul warren portis got so upset a

murder victim, friends and family gathering on columbia road northwest to remember ashley mccray. she was found shot to death early saturday morning on bruce place southeast. her sister last saw her leaving a nightclub with a man she'd known a month or two. today police arrested damon sams of southeast on murder charges. >>> another big story tonight at 10:00 comedian stephen colbert taking his act to capitol hill. the fake newsman testified in character at a house subcommittee hearing today tackling several important issues, among them illegal immigration and migrant farming. fox 5's matt ackland has the story. >> reporter: it was a media frenzy, a long line of journalists and members of the public lined up inside the rayburn building, the hearing room filling in minutes. >> i certainly hope my star power can bump this hearing all the way up to cspan 1. >> reporter: it started out well but just as he does each night, colbert tackled serious issues with a large helping of sarcasm. >> america's farms are presently far too dependent on immigrant labor to pick our fruits and vegetabl

trouble could follow a number of rival gang members who wanted to come and pay their respects to ashley mccray. police say they were not expecting trouble, even though five uniformed officers were there. the aftermath was chaos with people hugging and crying in the streets and trying to figure out what happened. according to the court charging documents, brandon miller waived his rights and spoke with homicide detectives last night. his story, he picked up two men in his neighborhood and only knows them by their first names and agreed to drive them down to 13th and u and that is where they got out of the car and he said he heard gun fire and then the man came back to the car and he drove them out of the area and back to his home. he didn't know the shooting was going to go down. >> thank you, paul wagner. >>> our coverage of the deadly shootout across three city blocks continues with a closer look at what some say is growing violence plaguing local communities. activists hit the streets every day, passionate about curbing the crime and making our streets safer. the cofounder of one of the grou

police are on the hunt for a person who murdered 21-ar-old ashley mccray in the district. this happened around 3:30 saturday morning along bruce place. police found mccray inside a car whe she had been shot. she was rushed to the hospital, but she was pronounced dead. >>> time now is 11:10. still to come on "news 4 midday," a new way to get around washington. details about a bike-sharing program that kicks off this morning. >>> ps, a heads-up for commuters in northern virginia. there is a new traffic pattern in place in tysons corner. >>> and when vincent gray becomes the next d.c. mayor, could that mean we pay less for parking meters? >>> getting around the washington areaas got an little easier on this monday. you can now rent a bike in the district and in arlington. it's part of the capital bike share program. tracee wilkins is live in southeast to tell us how it works. good morning, tracee. >> reporter: good morning. they have this press conference on behind me. they're introducing the bikes, and some of the folksaround here today have been a part of the smart bike pro

> reporter: court documents reveal more of what happened as gunfire rang out at the funeral of ashley mccray. prosecutors say cotes had just left that funeral and was sitting in this suv at the corner of 13th and u street when gunmen wearing masks shot into the suv with semiautomatic pistols. today the chief says at least one more suspect is still on the loose. >> we have done a lot of great work in the last 12 hours. we've got a lot more to do. so we're still looking for any information that we can get as we move forward. we do still believe that there is at least one other person that we're looking for. >> reporter: now in court today defense lawyers say none of the witnesses or those police statements identify the suspect arrested as the man in the car. no matter, though, because miller admitted to police he was in his car at the scene and sped away with two people inside. now one other note. as we showed you first last night on fox 5 news police also arrested miller's father, mother and sister after a search of their home on girard street turned up five guns including an assault rifle. >

mccray a week ago. last night dozens of people gathered to remember ashley. she was shot along bruce place in southeast and died from her injuries. ashley friends say they are not only praying for her family but for sams and his family as well. as police investate an accident that left a bicyclist dead friends and family are remembering the victim, natasha ettigrew. the u.s. senate candidate and triathlete touched many leaves. darcy spencer has more on ooh vigil for her last night. >> reporter: a candlelight vigil drew people from across the community to remember the life of 30-year-old natasha petti grew. she was struck killed while riding her bike on sunday morng in largo. >> she was unconscious. but, you know, i didn't know if she could hear me or couldn't. so one ofhe thing i kept saying is keepbreathing. >> reporter: pettigrew was running for the u.s. nature as a green party cdidate was riding her bike at 5:30 in the morning when she was truck by a woman driving cadillac suv. the woman said she didn't stop at the scene because she thought she hit an anim