police say metro transit police surveillance cameras helped nab maurice bellamy. they do not believe that washington and maurice bellamy knew each other. >> the loss of a 15-year-old under any circumstances is tragic but in this case even more so as it appears there is no reason for it. absolutely no reason. >> reporter: davonte washington was a freshman at largo high school and in the rotc program. maurice bellamy goes before a judge this afternoon and we hope to learn more about the moments leading up to the murder. i will bring you updates on our social media pages as well as a full report on the 5:00 newscast. >>> new information on a breaking story we covered on wake up washington. the hijacking of an egyptair flight and did shortly ago and we get the latest from our cbs correspondent. >> reporter: a hostage scrambles to safety jumping out of a cockpit window during a hijacking and cyprus. the suspect accused of seizing the airbus was later arrested on the tarmac where he forced the aircraft to diver and land. the drama began on an early morning flight from a

bellamy asked washington why he was looking at him, washington said, what, and bellamy shot him twice in the chest. >> i couldn't believe that the kid -- that it was a kid, just looking -- around the same age of my grandson. i just couldn't believe it. >> now, the murder was captured on tape by metro security cameras. police compared the pictures of the gunman to a database of juvenile offenders and that is what led them to bellamy. the 17-year-old will be charged as an adult. >>> now, to quietly working on a plan to force a contested republican convention this summer. nbc news is reporting that despite suspending his campaign, rubio is intending to keep every delegate he won. the florida senator wants to give voters a chance to stop trump. if they convince most states to retain his delegates that could affect trump's 172 potential delegates. those delegates could prove critical in the quest for the nomination. donald trump said he cannot promise to support whoever becomes the republican nominee. last year, all the gop candidates including donald trump signed a americpledge of t for t

and bellamy shot him twice in the chest. metro security cameras recorded the whole thing. >>> atlanta city leaders are objecting so strongly to north carolina's new law that they're asking the nba to move next year's all-star game out of charlotte. it's the latest fallout over the law which some say limits protections for the gay, lesbian and transgender community. basically, it prevents local governments from creating antidiscrimination legislation. and now, north carolina's attorney general is calling the law a national embarrassment and says he won't defend it in court. >> it's time for all of us to come together and put the partisan politics aside and find a way to restore reputation. >> new york governor andrew cuomo also banned all nonessential state travel to north carolina, but supporters say the law protects men and women from having someone of the opposite sex come into their bathrooms and locker rooms. >>> back to that breaking news we told you about at the top of the hour. chopper 4 just arrived at the scene of t

. 17-year-old maurice bellamy. charged as an adult with murder. held tonight without bond. now back to you. >> pat collins reporting, thank you, pat. >> another security scare at the capitol today. police found two suspicious packages on capitol grounds just minds after the visitors center reopened. tourists were turned away and streets shut down as police investigated. they include the two unattended bags and visitors were allowed back inside. police shot an injured a plan who was holding what turned out to be a pellet gun yesterday. >> our darcy spencer is on capitol hill with the latest on the investigation and the security to date. >> the capitol visitors center did reopen first thing in the morning. a lot of people came out. there were a couple of security concerns. all of that was taken care of. everything was safe. everything was reopened. and tonight one lawmaker is telling us this is all proof that d.c.'s gun control laws need to stay in place. >> frank has been directing tour groups at the visitors center

. >> the judge said yesterday that bellamy was a danger and ordered him held in jail. until his next hearing on april 22nd. >>> for now, a gaithersburg man is behind bars, accused of sexually assaulting a girl. police say a mother hired jose campos gonzalez to do some work on her home. and while there, he allegedly assaulted the girl inside her bedroom. police are just now telling us about this. monday, officers arrested gonzalez at the same 7-eleven, where he hired him. they say he's confessed to the crime. >>> an suv has crashed into a 7- eleven store. and you can see that pretty much the entire front of the store is a mess. police are there, and despite all of that damage, they tell us no one was hurt. officials are still trying to figure out what went wrong. >> so this is all that is left of a home in hay market, just rc sky 9 flying over the scene a short time ago.

some say bellamy stayed at a group home.hat we do know about the teen with many different akas, he was reportedly arrested in 2014, for assaulting a staff member, when he was a freshman at blue high school, and threatened to return to the school to do harm. community activist, ron moten knows these streets. >> i don't think we have a gang problem. i do think we have neighborhoods that have conflicts with each other. and i think we have misguided iewg. a -- youth. a lot of misguided youth, looking for our attention. >> reporter: davante's grandfather said he just started largo high school. that he joined junior rotc. and aspired to play football. and this vigil will be starting at 7:00 tonight. we'll bring it to you live. but for now, debra alfarone, wusa 9. >> remembering a life taken far too soon. >> the judge said yesterday and ordered him held in jail, until his next hearing on april 22nd. >>> we head toking aers -- hager -- to hagerstown. where a northbound -- newborn is. police say the mother had no idea she was even pr

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late yesterday afternoon, police arrested 17-year-old maurice bellamy and charged him with murder. he's being charged as an shooting, his arrest and court appearance later today will reveal much about that. according to the police chief, at this point it's still a bit of a mystery. >> the details we have when they come out, you can judge for yourself. there is no reason for defuse to take another person's life. but this one, very, very tragic. >> and, again, we understand that bellamy is due to be in court later today. he will make that initial appearance where he will be arraigned on that second degree murder while armed charge. metropolitan police chief and metro's police chief say video surveillance footage from that station played a large part in this arrest. we're live at d.c. police headquarters, derrick ward, news 4. >>> new security concerns at the capitol a day after a shooting at the capitol visitor's center. capitol police clre su suspicious packages this morning. kristin wright has the developments there today. she is live on capitol hill right now. >> reporter: yesterd

now the 17-year-old is facing murder charges. 17-year-old maurice bellamy. aka mo. charged as an adult in the murder of 15-year-old devontae washington. davonte shot and killed last saturday afternoon on the deanwood metro platform. he was with his mother and two younger sisters, when it happened. they witnessed the shooting. victor leonard is davonte's grandfather. >> it's what, what could this person be thinking? to see two kids there and a mother. and to still take a person's life? >> the shooting was caught on tape by metro security cameras. and police compared pictures of the shooting suspect to a database of juvenile offenders. that's what led them to bellamy. >> there is noplace on our public transportation system and metro that you cannot go and be caught on camera >> so what's the motive? the motive? it appears the gunman said some words and davonte, he didn't hear the words, or didn't understand them. and he just said -- what? and after that, he was shot and killed. so what were the words the gunman said? more on that coming up at 5:00. pat, back to you. >

senseless killings. >> people not thinking, just reacting and thinking later, and it's to maurice bellamy is in jail on murder charges. family members say they were taking devonte out the day that he was shot to get a haircut. a man charged with kidnapping a six-year-old girl in wheaton on monterey drive. ,he police say that this man salami, tried to grab the child and carried her out. the victim's mother saw it and intervened. the police say that salami left but came back moments later and started to pound on their door, saying he wanted to give the girl a hug and say sorry. he is now in jail. aison: the police canvassing neighborhood after the shooting death of an 83-year-old man, murdered earlier this month on river drive in lorton. the police have stepped up patrols and a community meeting is in the works. officers have not released any suspect or motive. they are asking anybody with information to come forward. leon: time for a first look at the weather, clear and cool today, but watching for chances of rain and thunderstorms tomorrow. meteorologist steve rudin has the outlook and wh

. >> bellamy is charged as an adult. the victims' loved ones and police say this is a senseless murder. >> this is what really happens. this is what's going on in d.c >> photos from surveillance video helped police nab the suspect. devante's autopsy showed he died from two gunshot wounds. reporting at d.c. superior court, stephanie gailhard, wusa 9. >> that suspect, 17-year-old maurice bellamy, will face a judg >>> and 66-year-old dawson is in critical condition after he pulled a pellet gun on police. he is a former funeral director from tennessee and we learned that a judge committed him to an intuition about a decade ago after police found himnot guilty of because of insanity after he wrote a gill letters. he said that he had opinion commanded by god to get her pregnant. >> it was the word of god, he said, that made her write to this 158-year-old girl. >> any time you are a minister of god and he gives you a direct command to do something, you have to do it. >> reporter: federal prosecutors charged him with assault wit

bellamy accused him of looking at him, and in broad daylight pulled out a gun. >> it's unbelievable. >> our father. >> reporter: as members of the community gathered to remember washington, they tried to support his grieving mother and fi grief from happening again. >> so many lives have been touched from this one act, and until we come together communitywise, it ain't going to matter. we can talk all we want, we can pray, but action is going to be what brings about the change. >> reporter: washington's mom and sisters were at this vigil tonight. his sisters are 7 and 10 years old and asked us not to show anyone's face own camera tonight. when they walked in, another family member pointed them out to me and the first thing i saw was his 7-year-old sister, her cheeks were stained with tears. i'm ellison barber, wusa 9. >>> the 17-year-old suspect was in court today, and he will be in court again in april. >>> preventing terrorists from obtaining nuclear the central focus as president obama hosts leaders for a nuclear security summit tomorrow. they will be wrestling with the chilling p

. >> 17-year-old made reese bellamy was arrested and charged with second-degree murder. bellamy and the victim did not know each other. >>> donald trump's latest comments about abortion are causing yet another fire sta trump told chris matthews that if abortion were made illegal nationwide, a woman get being the procedure should be punished. >> you believe in punishment for abortio abortions? >> will hthere has to be some f punishment. >> that comment was widely denounced by democrats and republicans. just hours after, trump made an about-face oig saying abortion providers should be punished if roe vs. wade is ever to return. his opponents pounced on the controversy. edward lawrence will join us with more on that. >>> bernie sanders could have issues getting on to d.c.'s june primary ballot. it turns out the local democratic party missed a deadline to notify the board of elections that sanders and hillary clinton had paid their registration fees. now a democratic voter in the district filed a challenge the rules require a hearing on that challenge, but the chairman of d.

and bellamy shot him twice in the chest. >> i couldn't believe that it was a kid.ust looking -- around the same age as my grandson. i just couldn't believe it. >> now, the murder was captured on camera by metro's security cameras. police compared the pictures of the gunman to a database of juvenile offenders and that is what led them to bellamy. >>> one man is dead and five people are recovering after a huge storage rack collapsed inside a warehouse in manassas. this warehouse inside a refrigerator. county police said two of the people were critically injured. homicide investigators and osha are looking into why the rack collapsed. >>> also in manassas, a body in a retention pond. the body was found in the water off the williamson boulevard in manassas. >>> a surprise guilty plea in a 15-year-old murder case. "washington post" is reporting that justin wolfe now admits that he did it. he helped to plan the 2001 of a drug dealer. in 2011, prosecutors withheld evidence in the case and the judge overturned the original conviction. wolfe remained in trial awaiting a new

when they led maurice bellamy into the courtroom, there was a wail of tears. the mother of the victim cried out "that's the man! that's the man who shot my baby." the police chief moved by this case of murder. >> the loss of a 15-year-old under any circumstances is tragic. but certainly in this case, even more so. as it appears that there's just no reason for it. >> 17-year-old maurice bellamy. charged as an adult with the murder of davonte washington. it happened last saturday afternoon on the platform of the deanwood metro station. davonte washington, an athlete, a member of the junior rotc. on his way to get a haircut for easter sund according to the family, davonte is sitting inside one of those plexiglass passenger shelters on platform. he's with his mother and two little sisters. a guy comes up and taps on the window. davonte gets up, walks outside and the guy says, what are you looking at me for? you know me from somewhere? davonte says what? at that point they say the guy pulls out a gun and shoots davonte not once, but twice. shoots him and kills him

bellamy and the victim did not know each other. >>> a disturbing situation in prince william county. another body was found in the water there. this time prince william county police say they found a body in powells creek in wood bridge. it was discovered under the bridge on route 1. police are working to identify the body now. earlier this week, a different body was found in a manassas pond. >> 6 after the hour. a local woman who was prean is now under the microscope by researchers. these ultrasound images show the effects zika had on the fetus. doctors say a 33-year-old woman who was 11 weeks pregnant contracted zika after a trip on mexico and central america in the fall. early ultra sounds did not find any tell tale signs of birth defects, but at 20 weeks, an ultrasound showed that the fetus had severe brain abnormalities. >> what we do know for sure is that if the fetal brain is affected, this appears to be a very bad situation. >> the parents chose to term thalt t terminate the pregnancy. researchers are hoping that this study may answer some questions about the link between zik

the 15-year-old was with his bellamy shot him for no apparent reason.e approached asking what do you keep looking at me for? do you know me from somewhere? davonte responded, what? bellamy then pulled out a gun and shot washington multiple times in front of his mother and younger sisters. the document also says 17-year-old bellamy had been committed to a group home but was recently living with friends. >> we don't know the other guy's story right now. i'm sure it will come out later. when we do a forensic schick on everything he's been through, i'm sure he has a lot of pain too that wasn't addressed. >> i think about it every day. >> reporter: these largo high school students say they plan on taking a break from spring break fun to honor the memory of a classmate tonight who was shot and killed. >> i was crying about it because it's real sad. he was real young and didn't really get to grow up and do anything. >> reporter: this vigil gets under way at 7:00 p.m. at deanwood metro. i'm tracee wilkins. >>> the d.c. fire department is confirming a news4 repo

maurice bellamy, that that is the man who killed my baby. now from the very beginning investigators said this was a targeted shooting and a lot of people are wondering what could have prompted the killing of a 15-year-old. now the prosecutor said in court that the case brings new meaning to the words "senseless murder." the bullets flew saturday at the deanwood metro station taking life of 15-year-old davonte washington. two days later police apprehended another teenager. >> we have placed under arrest a 17-year-old, who will be presented in court today. so, that 17-year-old is being presented in court later this afternoon. charged with the homicide and presented as an adult. stephen: from the beginning of the investigation police said it was not a random shooting surveillance video stems from investigators knowing who they were looking for early on. if it was trivial yacht shooting or ongoing dispute, cathy lanier said this -- >> the details, you can judge for yourself. there is no reason for someone to take another person's life but this o

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it seems bellamy and washington met by chance on that subway platform.hey did not know each other. >>> the decision to two minneapolis police officers in the death of an unarmed black man sparked protests and outrage. >> and we as a community need to stop being complicit with what is happening and complacent as it happens. we have to challenge these in justices on a regular basis. >> about 200 people gathered outside of the police precinct chanting justice for gentleman har. the demonstration was mostly peaceful. some protesters burned an american flag on the sidewalk. officers patrolled but did not engage with protestors. 24-year-old jamal clark was shot to death by police last november during a confrontation with officers responding to a reported assault. >>> former chicago area police officer drew peterson will get a chance to have his murder conviction overturned. the i willinois supreme court i set to hear his appeal for his 2012 conviction for killing his third wife kathleen savio. savio drowned in 2004. ineffective counsel. >>> it is 5:24 and toda

bellamy the court documents say pulled out a gun and opened fire. wing of the poignant moments is when the mother saw feathers coming out of that went through his body. show you money more thing. surveillance camera here is very important. the police located bellny. from surveillance video. they went through the photo array and found him in there. put him under arrest. so a 17-year-old is? jail and a 15-year-old is dead. there will be a lot of discussion tonight in the vigil about gun violence and what to do about it. leon: coming up at "abc7 news at 6:00" -- medstar health making improvements after a virus crippled computers. >> we rode up to the top of the monument in the elevator that broke down yesterday. i am stephen tschida. i'll tell you about the ride in a moment. >> the gusty winds bringing warmer temperatures here but rain and thunderstorms. we have the timing of the arrival coming up. narrator: all that political mail mlet's simplify.lming. only one candidate has been endorsed by the washington post: kathleen matthews. as a journalist and

they reported bellamy was arrested in 2014 for swinging his fist at a staffer. he reportedly threatened to return and, quote, smoke all you, dot-dot-dot. >> he did drugs with the young man. said there can be hope but needs to be help. >> i guarantee, this young man was hurt by somebody and didn't get no service. hurt people hurt people. >> davante's grandfather said he apierd to play -- aspired to play football. his mom and his sisters, aged 7 and 10, who watched this all go down. they are devastated. this vigil is set to start re at 7:00. debra alfarone, wusa 9. >> the judge said yesterday that bellamy was a danger and ordered him held in jail. until his next hearing on april 22nd. >>> for now, a gaithersburg man is behind bars, accused of sexually assaulting a girl. police say a mother hired jose campos gonzalez to do some work on her home. and while there, he allegedly assaulted the girl inside her bedroom. police are just now telling us about this. monday, officers arrested gonzalez at the same 7-eleven, where he hired him. they say he's confessed to the cri

another teenager 17 year old maurice bellamy is charged with washington's murder. >> tisha lewis attended the vigil she joins us with the latest, tisha? >> apologize looks like we're w' having technical difficult reaching her right now. we're going to go forward, story? >> all right. we're going to come back to this story in a few minutes. of course, it is the story that so many people have been talking about the 15 year old who lost t his life.s she'll have the latest. >>> now, the 2016 nuclear security summit is getting tomorrow. three day mealing runs throughin friday at the washington convention center. marina marraco joins us with the latest and the impact onn traffic. this is going to be a mess: it is going to be a mess especiallp tomorrow during the morningorni commute. there's a fair amount of traffia trying to get around the mess is you will. a lot of folks feel do what youw have to do make sure everyone iy save that's exactly what's happening here. i want to show you how preparations got under way earlier today during the evening rush everything seemed fine then about 20 vernon

the 15-year-old was with his family when police say 17-year-old maurice bellamy shot him.e gunman spotted washington and approached asking what do you keep looking at me for? do you know me from somewhere? on bellamy pulled out a gun and shot washington multiple times in front of his mother and younger sisters. >> a lot of things are done for senseless reasons we can't even explain sometimes. >> reporter: community activist robert brennan and ronald moten were contacted by the family to help organize a vigil at the deanwood station. >> we're happy we were able to pull this together to help the family go through this grieve process. >> reporter: they're hoping to heal those who loved washington and send a message to community leaders. >> we have to make sure that we don't just do vigils but we put a system in place once again in our city that's cohesive and deal with the pain, with the violence, and accountability for things like this in our community. >> reporter: now, this vigil is scheduled to be begin at 7:00 p.m. at the metro station. coming up on news4 at 6:00, why or

. >> reporter: 17-year-old maurice bellamy is being charged as an adult with second- degree murder while armed. police say photos from metro surveillance video helped to make the arrest. >>> the foreign minister of cypress says the man who hijacked a plane in egypt was not a terrorist. but he did have psychological and family problems. investigators say the man hijacked the egypt air flight, headed from alexandria to cairo. telling the crew a suicide belt. after the plane landed, he did release 14 passengers, including eight americans but not before one hostage jumped out the plane window. then eventually surrendered. police have found no explosives. that man is now in custody. >>> the state department ordering families to leave their posts in southern turkey. the move comes amid heightened security concerns across the country. an updated travel concern also advises citizens of an increased terrorist attack. >>> coming up, vetoing the bill. >> first, gabby giffords brings her call for common sense gun laws to the commonwealth. >>> winds dying down. we have clear skies. low humidity. that

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another teenager 17 year old maurice bellamy is charged with washington's murder. >> tisha lewis attendedhe vigil she joins us with the latest, tisha? >> apologize looks like we're w' having technical difficult reaching her right now. we're going to go forward,

. >> reporter: police say 15-year- old maurice bellamy is being charged with second-degree murder while armed. family and friends say this is a senseless murder. >> we're going to work on supporting my daughter and my grandkids. we're going to lay davante to rest soon. and just support them. >> reporter: the murder was caught on camera. photos from surveillance video, at the metro, the suspect. an autopsy done on davante shows he died from two gunshot wounds. reporting live in d.c., stephanie gayle hard, wusa 9. >> just completely senseless, stephanie. thank you. the suspect will face a judge again on april 22nd. >>> the self-described prophet, shot by police, after allegedly pulling a pellet gun at the capital center is in critical condition tonight. and it turns out, 66-year-old larry dawson has a long and troubled history that included attempted sexual abuse of a teenage girl. bruce leshan is live at the capital with more on what he's learned today. >> reporter: you know the capital has o has long been a magnet for people with mental health issues. and looks like larry dawson is amon

yesterday 17-year-old maurice bellamy appeared in court charged with killing washington. >>> the conventionn arriving in d.c. today. we'll have a look at your forecast next. ♪ as a small business owner, you know things have a way of moving fast. but if your network can't keep up, it can really slow you down. so switch to the 100% fiber optic network of verizon fios. you'll get 99.9% network reliability, and the fastest wi-fi available. for your last chance to get $250 back. hurry, this offer ends soon. call or go online today. small business is better on a better network. >>> good morning, temperatures are now climbing into the low and mid40s. pure sunshine out there for today. don't forget your spf. the sun will get higher in the sky. temperatures today will climb into the low and mid 60s. a nice day coming up for tomorrow. warmer for sure, breezy once again. tomorrow the winds will be out of increasing numbers of clouds. showers possible, probably not until after theun