unclear who, it is has custody of brianna benlolo's son. --are told she has residents relatives in the area. we are yet to locate the father of the son. police saidy despite previous reports this was a domestic violence incident , they are saying a motive for the shooting is still under investigation. live in columbia, abc 7 news. we are hearing from a family forced to lock down in a store waiting for police to give the all clear to leave the mall. he agonizing moment today and his wife and two young children hit in a background. >> every time the door opened, i was trying to figure out if that was going to be a representative or the shooter. in my mind, i am trying to figure out how i should position myself to cover my family. >> i was scared. and i felt like i wanted to pass out. people lockeder down and posted pictures of heavily armed police as they went store to store evacuating shoppers. some local lawmakers are giving their condolences. said --enator all maryland residents, i am shocked and saddened by this incident. the governor iss

and two memorials will be held as well for the victims, brianna benlolo and tyler johnson. a press conference wrapped up moments ago outside the columbia mall. richard reeve is there with more. >> the big headline today was the naming of that 19-year-old gunman. he only lived a couple of blocks from the female victim. no relationship according to police right now. still no motive in this case. an interesting find, a journal in the gun man's house. >> earlier today we did serve a search and seizure weren't on the shooter's house. we did retrieve documents and warrant on- seizure the shooter's house. we did retrieve documents and computers. there is a journal. he does express general unhappiness with his life. >> our care more was there as police -- crew was there as police raided darion marcus aguilar's house. was aighbor thought it drug bust. she is among those stunned by the notion that brianna benlolo and tyler johnson were killed by a neighbor. >> he said he lived with his mother. ,> we covered evidence including ammunition. we seized documents we will be going through.

benlolo's family, how are they holding up? >> you know, i'm not quite sure. i was friends with brianna through school. i didn't really get to meet her family. so i'm not sure how they're holding up. but i do want to send my deepest sympathy to them and let them know that we are praying for them and hope they're doing okay. >> tell us a little bit about brianna. what she was like. >> oh, god. she was just full of energy. she was so nice. just an amazing artist. just an amazing person inside and out. it's such a shame. >> did she like working at this store? >> she loved it. she was actually full time in school. we met at hair expressions. it's a paul mitchell partner school in rockville. and then she got the opportunity to be a full-time manager at m zumiez and she made the choice to go there. she loved it. she loved her job. >> the police have released a picture of darion marcus aguilar. he is 19 years old. do you know -- do you know him? do you know if brianna ever knew him? >> i have no idea. i personally don't know him. i'm not aware if brianna knew him or

they remembered the victims, brianna benlolo and tyler johnson. receive alerts on the your smart phone. we'll send push alerts as soon as the news conference starts. mic sure you have the news 4 app. go to nbc washington and search on the app store and google play if you have an android phone. >>> looks like the arctic capital hill is sticking around. we want to check in with amelia filling in for chuck. good many. >> hi angie. a cold day of 32 degrees. colder air arriving later monday into early tuesday. another arctic blast. dangerously cold temperatures slated tuesday and wednesday mornings. right now our temperature the is 25 degrees. good news, the winds are calm. how it feels outside, well same as the air temperature. it's feeling 25 degrees. it will be breezy throughout the day at times. you definitely need to bundle up as you head out on this sunday. clouds increasing throughout the day. getting into the afternoon hours, mostly cloudy. 32 degrees for a high temperature. adams morgan today 32, 31 upper marlboro. high tomorrow of 37 degrees

the other was 21-year-old brianna benlolo. she had a 2-year-old son. not released the suspect's name. we're going to bring you the police update in a moment. now back to "viewpoint." >>> let's talk about transportation projects. there are plans for four metro stations on the silver line. how will that change life as we know it intyson's corner? >> this is a great plan. tyson has more office space than much of the area. tyson will be four clusters not one entity. it will be a mixed use. one will be able to live, work, recommend reyat all in one place. >> retro fitting sounds like it creates a lot of inconvenience. >> there's construction going on for folks in northern virginia now. wait a couple of years for my perspective. >> what are good examples of good smart growth in our area. tysons is one. >> on the maryland side the advancement of the purple line and an opportunity to provide developments along the length of that line. the state of maryland has entered into the unique private partnership to build and maintain that line. we've obviously got auth

that is where the female victim, benlolo, lived. familyrday, aguilar's reported him missing. it was discovered by police that he was the apparent shooter. at columbia mall, i am tom roussey. ken allman says there will be two most -- to memorial sites at the mall today. one will be near the starbucks and sears in the second site will be at the center or by lord and taylor. >> it seems like the freezing temperatures will not leave us alone. thought you're going to get another break, another arctic blast is heading this way. >> you thought this was bad? it is about to get worse. air of the coldest season, and arctic blast, expected to rival the polar plunge felt this month. with wind chills between 30 and 60 below zero. freezing rain, sleet, and snow expected as far south as texas. a winter storm watch is issued for all of the gulf coast states tomorrow. are forcing parts of chicago to close a. blinding snow is in north dakota. treacherous conditions outside detroit caused a massive 33 car pileup. now, the races on to clear the snow before turns to ice. >> it will be a hard free

the other victim, 21-year-old brianna benlolo from college park, worked as the store manager. her grandfather tells the associated press she had a 2-year-old son. he also said this was her first job since giving birth. we call the victim's families. neither wanted to speak. we spoke to a neighbor that lived next door to tyler johnson. he said he followed the events through social media and didn't know one of the victims was his own neighbor. >> very nice family. very sad to hear that. i had no idea until right thousand. >> dodd didn't know johnson lived at the mall. he says he and his family were quiet. >> we're getting look at 340emos after the shooting happened. half a dozen or so what looks like a swat team with weapons in hand are walking carefully toward the entrance of the mall. howard county police say it took them several hours to clear the scene. we're hearing from maryland governor who released a statement saying on behalf of people of maryland i want to express my deepest condolences to the victims and teams and all those affected by the violence. protecting the pub

brianna benlolo and tyler johnson were coworkers. benlolo was 25 years old and had a two-year-old son. she lived in college park. johnson was 25 years old and lived in ellicott city. his family lives in mount arie. they asked for privacy while they are grieving, but johnson's uncle told the washington post his nephew was polite and upbeat. a likable kid. he also said after his family heard about the shooting, they tried to get ahold of him when and when they couldn't, they drove to the mall. >> that's strange that it hits home here. very nice, very cool family. they only moved in a couple years ago. very nice family and that's shocking. that's very sad, i had no idea. >> the outpouring of support on social media regarding these two victims has really been overwelming and really heartbreaking to read through and see it all. i spoke with a couple friends of two of the victims and they are sending up a facebook memorial page where they plan to set up a vigil and a benefit to help support the families. live at columbia mall, i'm nikki, w

inside zumies, the store where johnson and benlolo were senselessly gunned down is simply boarded up with a white memorial wall acknowledging the tragedy and thanking first responders and community for support. at the fountain a quiet area for employees to drop flowers in the water and spine a condolence book. -- and sign a condolence book. the 1 p.m. opening was led by ken ulman. >> we wanted to show our respect to the victims and also let the community know the mall is open and we're going back about our lives. >> reporter: soon governor martin o'malley visited with a similar message as the mall came back to life. >> i want tone courage everybody to stop by, if you -- to encourage everybody to stop by, if you, can sometime this week and show your solidarity for the people of columbia. >> we just want to show we're getting back to normal. >> reporter: but nothing about today at the columbia mall is business as usual. >> for it to happen in your own back yard it's very surreal. >> i needed to do this for me to try to get some closure so i wouldn't feel unsafe trying to come back stop

what the journal does not show is a link to breanna benlolo and tyler johnson. the number one question in this investigation, motive undetermined. and the one thing that has been ruled out in this investigation is a number of people had tipped off police to a picture of benlolo and someone that allegedly looked like the shooter. it was not him. that has been ruled out. in columbia, maryland, erika gonzalez, news4. >>> some of the platform signs at the metro center metro station won't be much use to riders in the coming days. they've been covered up following an embarrassing mistake. it started after metro put up signs featuring the route of the new silver line. but the signs also incorrectly showed the blue line going to east falls church. metro took the signs down after we alerted them to the problem. but that revealed older outdated signs underneath that were also incorrect. >> it's their own system. they should be able to label it correctly and make sure the people can get around easily. >> a metro spokesperson says the agency is now working with a contractor

a memorial to slain workers, brianna benlolo and tyler johnson, grows by the hour.the mall reopened for business at 1:00 this afternoon. but no one is hiding the grief. >> i wanted to get away from work. i wanted to sit down in silence. >> inside, congressman elijah cummings consoled two shattered mall visitors. >> we have to not let the violence stop us from doing the things we normally do. >> just before the 1:00 p.m. reopening, hundreds of employees entered together after a meeting inside a theater, most were solemn and carrying flowers. inside, zumiez, the store where benlolo and johnson were senselessly gunned down is now boarded wop a simple white memorial wall acknowledging the tragedy. >> we wanted to be here to show our respects to the victims. but also to let the community know that the mall is open and we're going to go back about our lives. >> get back to normal. >> for it

benlolo was the mother of a young son. johnson sat on the board at serenity center, working with people struggling with drug addiction. >> ".and he made a difference. this is so unbelievable." >> johnson's aunt says some of the people he helped stopped by to thank the family >> "he's teaching other people not to give up, and so he's taught us not to give up either." >> as to what connection he and benlolo might have had to the gunman, neither johnson's family nor police can say for sure. >> "we're just as confused as anybody." >> police say 19-year-old darion marcus aguilar bought a 12-gauge shotgun, last month. this weekend, they say he took a taxi to the mall of columbia and fired that shotgun at least a half-dozen times, killing johnson and benlolo and injuring five other people before turning the gun on himself. police seized computers and other potential evidence in a search of aguilar's home. >> "there is a journal and he does express some general unhappiness with his life, but i really don't have any other informati

one of the victims is 21-year-old brianna benlolo. she worked as a manager at the zumiez skater store. her grandfather tells the associated press she had a 2-year-old son. he also says brianna came from a military family, who moved from colorado to maryland. we discovered she lived in college park just blocks away from the suspected gunman. brianna's co-worker, 25-year-old tyler johnson, was also shot and killed. his family is trying to figure out how his connection -- or what his connection might have been to the shooting. >> tyler didn't have anything beyond a working relationship with this girl. and, you know, he would have mentioned it if he did. he never did. >> -- see any reason why anybody would want to hurt him. just can't understand it. i think that's half the grief is just not understanding, you know, you'd like closure won't happen until you can understand that. >> johnson's family says he was a caring young man who helped others deal with their drug problems. johnson graduated from centennial high school in elle cot city.

one of the victims brianna benlolo says she's a mum and assistant manager at the store. five others were insured at the mall. only one was shot. they have all been released from hospital while police were searching for answers. a memorial page has been posted for both victims. >> investigators say darion marcus aguilar had no previous run-ins with the law and the shotgun used in the attack was bought legally. >> we have a cold monday ahead. it will get closer furtherer south and east as we get into the week. we started with the arctic air blasting into the mid west, overnight on or monday we are getting temperatures dropping to quickly. windchill factors are down to 50 degrees below zero. the actual low temperatures for you will be 25 degrees below zero. you can imagine what the wind chills will be light. it will take the heat out of your skin. it brings frost bite and hypothermia. we expect denver to start at 10 degrees. to the west upper 40s to the upper 30s, and rain on the way. the beginning of the work week we see a system move op shore in the way of rainfall to the

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curious parallels in the lives of benlolo and aguilar lead to the mystery. the pair lived five each other in college park. both attended schools in ann arun dell county in the past and both families have ties to colorado springs, colorado, yet investigators have no idea if their paths crossed. police sources are not encouraging speculation. in college park, scott broom, wusa9. >> a germantown woman charged with murdering two of her children and trying to murder two others has been transferred to a state psychiatric hospital. monifa will undergo further testing there. prosecutors say sanford and her friend avery stabbed to death two of avery's small children and wounded two others earlier this month in the germantown home they shared. the women were trying to perform an exorcism. >>> washington state congresswoman, kathy mcmorris rogers will deliver the official republican response to president obama's state of the union. coming up next, we'll explore how she and other members of congress feel about the president being willing to >>> welcome back to capitol h

aguilar lived just several blocks from the 21-year-old victim brianna benlolo. the street off right behind my truck there. they were walking up and down the street from 9:30 until 10:00. i finally went to bed and then heard all these doors open and closing, looked out and they were more coming down the street. i mean i've never seen so many policemen. >> it's sad that someone kind of snapped and decided to shoot people. it's not a way to solve your problems. >> that is hurtful. their lives just wiped out. i mean that's terrible. >> as we know the question tonight is why did it happen. police say they will be reviewing documents that they got from aguilar's home to determine the motive of the deadly shooting. >>> and we are also learning more tonight about those victims, the 21-year-old brianna benlolo lived half a mile away from the gunman in college park. 20-year-old tyler johnson, his aunt talked about coming to the heart wrenching revelation that he was dead. >> with a long, long time before we found out it was actually on the second floor of the mall where h

and outside the zumiez store, witnesses say the two victims, store employees, 21- year-old brianna benlolo and 25- year-old tyler johnson were shot and killed. aguilar lived in this college park, maryland home with his mother, approximately four blocks from benlolo's home, investigators say he was a loner. when they searched the house law enforcement forces say they recovered a journal with entries that suggested aguilar had been unhappy with his life. the weapon, a mossberg 12-gauge shotgun similar to this one was sold from a licensed dealer in maryland in december in a state with some of the toughest gun laws in the country, after the newtown shootings, state legislators enacted new gun laws, including a ban on the sale of all ak-47 style weapons, and magazines holding more than ten bullets. the 19 year old suspect legally purchased the most powerful weapon he could buy. the same type of weapon used in the navy-yard shootings last year. so far, investigators have not found a direct link to the shooting victims as police tried to determine why it happened. investigators are trying to dete

understand why aguilar took the lives of 25-year-old tyler johnson and 22-year-old brianna benlol benlolo. >> we can't verify a relationship at this point. it's an open question. >> reporter: beyond that, little is known about the victims and the shooters on what appears to be her facebook page, one of the victims brianna benlolo says she's a mom and assistant manager at the store. five other people were injured at the mall. only one was shot. they have all been released from an area hospital. while police search for answers, a memorial facebook page has been posted for the two victims. al jazeera. >>> a pregnant woman who lapse into a vegetative state last year has been removed from life support. john peter smith hospital in texas issued a statement on sunday saying they would follow a court order to disconnect the machines keeping munoz alive. she was 14 weeks pregnant when her us found her unconscious in november possibly due to a blood clot. both the hospital and family agreed that the ruling meant she met the criteria to be brain-dead. >>> edward snowden says national security isn't

the other is brianna benlolo who worked it has manager in the store and had a 2-year-old son.for news 4 nbc washington. follow us on facebook, follow us on twitter at nbc washington. we'll carry the live news conference from on this sunday, i'm storm team 4 amelia segal in for chuck bell. temperatures in the teens and low 20 across the area. 14 camp springs, 17 rockville and 21 for those of you in washington. beautiful sunshine now will give way to increasing clouds for the afternoon hours. there could be light snow or flurries this archlt no accumulation. otherwise breezy at time, high of 32. 37 tomorrow with cloudy skies. maybe an afternoon rain or snow shower. arctic air tuesday morning through thursday morning. richard? >> hit is sunday. we've got 90 ♪ >> dylan boston misses you. >> rise and shine "today" show. >> i want to wish my boyfriend a happy birthday. >> hello to my wife and happy anniversary. >> we love the "today" show. >>> what a nice crowd. >> such a great crowd. also nice hand for our crew, shaking their groove thing there which was a fine way to start the day

inside the mall, people wrote messages on a memorial wall for brianna benlolo and tyler johnson. both were killed by the gunman, identified as darion aguilar on saturday, and then he killed himself. those who knew the victims remembered benlolo as a loving mother and johnson as an inspiration who helped others who struggled with drug and alcohol abuse. >> please remember her as the amazing person she was. >> no matter what you're going through, tyler would be the first one to tell you, you can get through it. >> the mall in columbia will hold a moment of silence on saturday morning at 11:15 to honor the victims. >>> outrage tonight after a maryland mother allegedly left her children in a cold car so she can get her makeup done. this is not the photo that regina coleman was expecting to take after her makeover. tonight she is in jail, facing child neglect charges. erika gonzalez is in waldorf with reaction to her arrest. >> reporter: two little girls found crying in a waldorf mall parking lot. >> that's irresponsibility. that's neglect. that's mean. >> reporter: the charles county

the victims were brianna benlolo and tyler johnson of both of maryland. the third body is to believed -- is believed to be that of the shooter. >> he was obviously deceased. -- he had a large amount of ammunition about how. >> because of concerns about weapons and ammunition, police proceed with caution. they are working to verify the suspect's identity and his motive for killing the two suspects. the mall was given an all clear but it remained closed the rest of the day. >> once again, we learned that police are executed a search warrant at the shooter's home in prince george's county activist hour. robbers went to great lengths to get their hands on a money machine at a cvs. the front of the store and swiped the atl. the damage. sign was a surrounded by smashed glass and twisted metal. >> i thought it was an accident. >> it was intentional. the cvs was obliterated by brazen thieves who broke in. i was toldot home, they heard a loud noise and saw glass on the ground. >> it happened at 4:00 a.m. when a van was driven through the entrance. been here forhas

d as 21-year-old brianna benlolo and tyler johnson, 25. many heard screams and shoppers ducked into nearby stores. >> once we heard about fatalities, there's a wave of emotion. what's going on? what happened? here you are saturday morning going about your business and to have something like this happen -- it shakes you up. >> police haven't given the motive but friends of the victim say it's been a domestic dispute involving benlolo's ex-boyfriend. police scheduled a press conference for 9:30 this morning. >>> a russian teenager busting for building a weapon of mass destruction? cops raided his pennsylvania home after he was suspected of dealing drugs. they quickly learned he was hiding something a lot more dangerous than marijuana. the 19-year-old faces a huge laundry list of charges including a weapon of massive destruction. >> he was always doing abstract things. >> he allegedly told investigators he bought the bomb-making materials online. >>> this is one way to have a vacation, a mystery illness striking more than 300 people aboard th

police say briana benlolo and tyler johnson were gunned down inside a store where they both worked. police say the gunman apparently killed himself. the shootings happened in a very busy section of a very busy mall. >> this was a very scary incident. the chief is going to walk through the details again. this did happen at a store on the second floor that is above the food court. so there was a lot of discussion about the food court. there were a lot of people very close to where this happened. and i just want to thank everyone for their patience. folks sheltering in place, being vigilant, doing what their instincts told them to do. this is a very, very large crime scene. >> police have not identified a gunman or a motive. stay with cnn for the latest details. >>> pity the salary man. tokyo's willing cog in an enormous machine requiring long hours, low pay, total dedication. and sometimes, what's called koroshi, death by overwork. here in a society of tight spaces and many expectations, the pressure is on to keep up appearances, to do what's expected, to not let the interior life bec

and so we are just as confused as anybody. >> reporter: according to facebook, benlolo leaves behind a 2-year-old son. she came are from a military family who moved from colorado to maryland and on good terms with her son's father. as far as johnson is concerned, his ain't says that he is involved and sitting on a board of a mt. airy's serenity center helping people with addictions. >> he had his struggles in life, and he struggled in very hard to overcome his problems and then he reached out to others to help them overcome theirs. >> reporter: and he had attended montgomery county community. >> the family is being very, very strong, and i'm proud of them. you know. i'm just very proud. >>> a well rescue effort going on right now in maryland. wendy rieger is at the live news desk gathering the details. >> well, we have learned that the 10-year-old girl stuck in a well is being rescued. this is in pasadena avenue up in anne aroundel county. this is her. they will put the blue plan ket on her and take her to the waiting ambulance. as you can imagine, that hypothermia was and issue, but

if you drive two minutes and five blocks, you come to a home in the same neighborhood where benlolo lives. the store where the murder happened is boarded up. many returns to support the mall. >> i feel empty walking in and i will look at people differently. some people quit because of it happening. was organized at the mall on thursday at 5:00. in columbia, i am tom roussey. man pledington, d.c. guilty to murder in hagerstown. say he stabbed thorton with a pocket knife last march,. his brother was charged and he pled guilty to second-degree assault. >> we want another check on the weather. how are we looking? it seems to be stuck below 20 degrees this morning. >> i know! we are here early and it is cold. sometimes, it is snow. >> none of that today. >> i know, right? optimistically, this is not the snow. it is not going to be the longest cold blast and we have that to look forward to. at this point this morning, it is 19 degrees. the windchill factor is down into the single digits. it will mix up our atmosphere on little bit. we look at the other temperatures across the region. it is nine

he fired shots killing johnson and benlolo, gunfire injuring another woman in the foot in the floor below. >> somebody started running. they said he's down there and has a gun. i heard eight to ten gunshots. >> police say he killed himself with the shotgun he bought last month in neighboring montgomery county. police finished searching the mall early sunday morning but it remains closed. >>> now, howard county executive said the mall is likely to reopen on tuesday, though it could be earlier. when that happens, there will be an increased security presence here. fred. >> erin mcpike, thanks so much in columbia, maryland. >>> people scrambled for shelter in that mall, crawling on their hands and feet for a safe spot. once they were able to get out they described what they heard and saw in those moments of terror. >> i was in the back of my store working with my other co-worker. all of a sudden three people just run to the back of our back room saying somebody is in the mall shooting. some people were going towards the one exit. a lot of other people who didn't know where the heck they were

he killed brianna benlolo and tyler johnson.ere is no connection between the suspect and victims. >> a pregnant brain dead texas woman has been taken off a ventilator after a bitter and emotional battle. that's how long a fort worth hospital has been defying the wishes of marlies munoz's family. over the weekend a judge disagreed and ordered the ventilator disconnected. now the family says they're focused on her funeral and on their grieving. >> this morning thousands are without power following a spectacular natural gas pipeline explosion in canada. officials say about 4,000 manitoba residents served by the pipeline are reportedly now without heat, this as temperatures dip down to minus 18. schools in the area are closed. officials say it could take days before this is fixed. >> a congressman who hasn't been seen on capitol hill in weeks, will he resurface today? he's missed 17 votes in a row. now a bizarre tweet. it reads "where am i? find out monday." there are other reports surfacing he is currently in london after a trip to

. >>> la policía recientemente identificó a las víctimas del tiroteo, son rihanna benlolo de 21 años,on de Érica city, maryland, ambos empleados de la tienda summiers, que es una tienda de artículos deportivos en la ciudad, y los lesionados que fueron 5, nada de peligro y 4 lesionados al tratar de huir de la escena del tiroteo. >>> lourdes, han pasado pocas horas del tiroteo, del incidente, pero ¿hay alguna pista que nos pueda decir qué había detrás del ataque? >>> esto está en la mente de todo el mundo y la policía está siendo presionada para contestar, pero dijeron que no sabían los motivos que no se siguieran rumores, porque por ejemplo era una disputa doméstica, sin embargo también tienen que investigar, no han dicho qué tipo de escopeta era, qué tipo de municiones encontraron junto al cadáver del sospechoso. >>> muchas gracias, lourdes . >>> gracias; félix, continuamos con otra tragedia, está preso el adolescente acusado de abrir fuego en las instalaciones de la universidad de carolina del sur, lucía burga con los testimonios de funcionarios y alumnos del establecimiento educativ

the now familiar faces of the victims, 21-year-old single mom briana benlolo and 19-year-old tyler johnson killed by a suicidal, angry, disillusioned 19-year-old darion aguilar whose journal entries indicated he was hiding mental illness from his family and was planning an attack, but was not specific. the expressions young people are making can be seen on the boarded up walls of the zumies skateboard shop inside the mall, appeals to stop the killing and needless death. outside the mall today visitors are still stunned by the shotgun attack by aguilar here. >> you can't walk past the memorial without having tears. it's really sad. >> how do you protect yourself from something like this? you don't anticipate that. i just feel so sorry for her. >> i'm still kind of down, but i have faith in our community that we'll be able to get past this. >> reporter: tonight's memorial gathering was organized on facebook by young people who aim to start a memorial fund for briana benlolo's 2-year-old son. skateboard enthusiasts are planning a ride andersen 10 park in columbia saturday and -- around centen

benlolo andng johnson, he turned the weapon on himself. investigators say they believe that al gore larded that he had psychological problems but did not seek help and -- that guilar knew that he had psychological problems but do not seek help. you don't know what anyone is going through. >> tonight, many columbia mall employees will join individual, a demonstration of grief and resilience. >> come out and show your support at the same time say, hey, he scared us, but we are here, still surviving. from the vigil, there will be a moment of silence at columbia mall this saturday at the time of the fatal shootings. stephen tschida, abc 7 news. >> the police say that two sisters are the women who started a black friday for all at victoria's secret. -- a black friday brawl victoire is sacred. this video from annapolis mall help them crack the case. they arrested the women, both from clinton, facing several charges including assault and reckless endangerment after they provoked the fight. >> the police are investigating a deadly crash involving

if you drive a two minutes, you come to the home in the same never good where benlolo lived. >> it has been hard. >> although the mall reopened, zumiez store is boarded up. people need more time. >> i will be antsy about walking in. i will be looking at people differently. some people that work there quit because of that. at halfe flag is flying staff outside columbia mall tonight. there will be a memorial service here visual here -- vigil on thursday at 5:00 p.m. story we arebig watching is the return of the deep freeze. arctic air will be pushing windchill below zero here. doug hill is at his post right now. >> 54 degrees a little after 11:00 in the city this morning and now we are dropping to 22. we will show you the other temperatures -- 19 degrees in frederick. 15 and hagerstown. the south is where the cold air is pushing so we will see lower temperatures farther south and west. wind chill advisories overnight through late tomorrow morning across the entire area, especially north and west. a very cold tuesday but then temperatures rebound. i will share it with you coming up in a f

benlolo and tyler johnson. investigators say that darian changing room a with a shotgun, opening fire on the two employees, then killing himself. [inaudible] so many grieving and struggling to comprehend how something so terrible could happen at a place where so many people come to shop and work. she always brightens my day. some of the people we spoke with, those who knew the victims or worked at the mall, say they hope in the days to come that investigators will uncover more information about just what led to the shootings so they can have some form of closure. stephen tschida, abc 7 news. montgomery county community is in shock after the police a that one of their officers had issued his own son in attempt to save his wife. shot andjames stirkens killed his son chris last night. veteran saidolice his son was stabbing his wife, denise stirkens. she later died at the hospital. the couple's two daughters were away at college at the time. so far no charges have been filed. >> federal prosecutors will seek the de

on what appears to be her facebook beige brianna benlolo says she's a mum and an assistant manager at the store. five others were injured at the mall, only one shot. they have been released from an area hospital. while police are searching for answers, a memorial facebook page has been posted for the two victims. >> a court helps a family close a difficult chapter. a texas hospital ordered to allow a pregnant mother to be taken off life support. >> gone are the cameras, gown are the lawyers fight -- gone or the lawyers fighting to keep marlise munoz on life support, after doctors declared her brain dead. john peter smith hospital took marlise munoz off life support and released her body to her husband erick munoz. he did not wish to speak to the media. his attorneys issued a statement saying: >> op friday a judge ruled jps hospital in fort worth texas had until tomorrow evening to remove marlise munoz from life support, which her husband said she would have wanted. the hospital had countered allowing texas law wouldn't allow her to take the action because she was pregnant. the case ge

police are trying to understand why he took the lives of taylor johnson and brianna benlolo. both work at zumiez. >> we cannot verify a relationship between him and either victim. we can't establish there is one, we have not established there is not one. it's an open question. >> beyond that little is publicly known about the victims and the shooter. on what appears to be a facebook page brianna benlolo says she's a mum and assistant manager at the store. five others were injured at the mall, only one shot. they've been released from hospital. police are still searching for answers, a memorial facebook page posted for the two victims. a pregnant woman considered brain dead has been removed from life support. it followed a court order to disconnect machines keeping marlise munoz alive. she was unconscious when her husband found her. >> next, an american father's frustration. he's been stuck in the democratic republic of congo for months, trying to bring hem his adopted sons. >> president obama gets ready to face the nation for a state of the union speech. look at the topic. >>

next hour, a cnn exclusive interview with a close friend of one of the victims, 21-year-old brianna benlolo. >>> question number three, what will happen to amanda knox if she's found guilty again? it's the case that seems to have no end. knox and her former italian boyfriend are waiting for a third verdict from an italian court. it's the second appeal against murder convictions handed down in 2009. knox has indicated she has no intention of returning to italy. so what happens next? erin mclaughlin takes a look. >> reporter: miguel, for a third time an italian jury is poised to decide the fates of amanda knox and her former boyfriend, raffaele sollecito. a verdict is expected later in the week. the pair are on trial once again for the grisly murder of 21-year-old british student meredith kercher. they were convicted of her murder in 2009 and sentenced to over two decades in jail, but that decision was overturned by an italian appellate court in 2011. they were released from prison. but italy's supreme court was not happy with the decision to acquit them, saying that it was full of deficienci

police identified those victims as 21-year-old brianna benlolo of college park, maryland and 25-year-oldtyler johnson of elcot city. both of them were zumiez employees. both of which were shot by a gunman before the gunman shot himself. sources tell nbc news that this was a domestic dispute rather than a random shooting. five other people suffered minor injuries, they have been treated and released from the hospital. the mall is closed at least for the rest of the day. we'll continue to follow the breaking news. from the live desk, i'm chris gould. >>> a local man is back with his beloved pet dog. his cockapoo was stolen from his home during a robbery. this morning, d.c. police found the 2 1/2-year-old dog on benning road. patterson tells news4 patterson called police -- the thieves got away with the tv, a couple of i pass and a lap top. but more than anything, he just wanted to get his dog margo back. >>> freezing cold didn't stop people from going for a swim this morning. more than 100 people jumped into the potomac river as part of the national harbor keep winter cold polar bear plung

. >> the shot killed 21-year-old, brianna benlolo. the shooter turned the gun on her coworker, tyler johnson, killing him as well. sounds of the shotgun blasts rang throughout the mall. >> it was a really loud boom, boom, you know, and then another boom, boom. >> i didn't want to get hurt. i didn't want to get shot, so i ran. >> as terror struck, the mall shoppers took off in all directions. some fleeing the building, others hiding in stores. police had gone through safety drills and arrived on the scene just 2 minutes after the first 911 call. witnesses say the shooter took his own life. police found his body near the victim. >> when our officers approached, he was obviously deceased. but he was also still, had a large amount of ammunition still on and about him. >> police spent the afternoon clearing everyone from the mall. while the investigation into the motive continues, those who witnessed the shooting are relieved more people weren't hurt. in columbia, maryland, kpix5. >>> five people were treated for minor injuries and so far,

police say brianna benlolo, age 21, and tyler johnson, age 25, were gunned down by a man with a shotgun inside a store where they both worked. police say the gunman apparently killed himself. one witness told cnn how she helped others rush to safety. >> i heard somebody say, shots fired, get down. i grabbed a child and told the mom, come with me, we're leaving, we can't be here. i got her into sears, alerted everybody in sears, there's a gunman in the stores, get out now. i ran all the way upstairs and went to my job and grabbed whatever i could and went back with the kids and took care of them. barricaded the door so nobody could get in. >> police have not identified the gunman or a motive. stay with cnn and cnn.com for the latest. >>> one was world renowned, among the greatest musicians of the 20th century. >> john lennon had charisma. he was just special. >> john lennon was my favorite beatle. >> the other was a lonely kid from georgia, with no particular talents and no real direction in life. >> everyone said he was a nice person. >> he wanted to bring attention to himself. >> they

the victims were brianna benlolo and tyler johnson. i heard someone say shots fired. get down. i grabbed a child and told the mom, we're leaving, you can't be here. i got her in

police say briana benlolo and tyler johnson were gunned down inside a store where they both worked. himself. the shootings happened in a very busy section of a very busy mall. >> this was a very scary incident. the chief is going to walk through the details again. this did happen at a store on the second floor that is above the food court. so there was a lot of discussion about the food court. there were a lot of people very close to where

, walked around for an hour and then opened fire on the second floor, killing 21-year-old brianna benlolo and 25-year-old tyler johnson. >> with tyler, we have lost a kind, positive son who reached out to help others in need, and he made a difference. this is so unbelievable. our prayers are with him, the other victims and all the people who have been touched by this senseless violence. >> such a loss. the apparent shooter, aguilar, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound and apparently left behind a journal describing his unhappiness. he apparently bought the gun legally back in december. the mall is set to reopen this afternoon. >>> breaking overnight, safety checks being ordered for hundreds of boeing 767 jets. the faa says there could be problems with the plane's tail sections that could possibly cause the pilots to lose control of the aircraft. now, important to note, there haven't been any reported accidents because of tail section problems and no planes have been grounded, but the faa is ordering new tests over the next month and eventual replacement on parts of the jet to minimize

. >> police say 19-year-old derri derrion aguilar came in and killed brianna benlolo and tyler johnsoneporter: police still don't know the connection between the shooter and the victim. they still don't know what drove him to buy a gun and open fire in this mall. police searched this home where aguilar lived with his mother. they recovered more ammunition and evidence including a journal he kept. >> he expresses general unhappiness with his life. >> reporter: aguilar's mother told a baltimore radio station she can't figure it out. she said he was a gentle boy. neighbors are shocked. >> i started shaking for one thing. it's so sad. >> reporter: police don't think aguilar had any previous run-ins with the law. now, when the mall reopens at 1:00 p.m. this afternoon people will be able to sign memory books and float fountains for the victims. zumiz will reopen. >>> his advisers say mr. obama is prepared to take unilateral action between rich and poor if necessary. alex burns of politico says this will likely be a speech of contrasts. >> democrats are expecting barack obama to use this spee

inside, zumiez, the store where benlolo and johnson were senselessly gunned down is now boarded wop a simple white memorial wall acknowledging the tragedy. >> we wanted to be here to show our respects to the victims. but also to let the community know that the mall is open and we're going to go back about our lives. >> get back to normal. >> for it to happen in your own backyard, a place you go to on a regular basis, it's just very surreal. >> governor martin o'malley visiting the mall today saying visiting and shopping here in the next few days and weeks should be viewed as a sign of solidarity with all of those here in the columbia community who have been touched by this tragedy. reporting live at the reopened columbia mall, scott broom, wusa9. >> all right, scott. police say aguilar's purchase of that shotgun used in the attack was perfectly legal. the owner of the rockville gun shop says there was no way he could have known of the mayhem ahead. bruce leshan is live with more on that part of the story and they didn't see any red flags at all, right bruce? >> reporter: well, that's

>> reporter: 21-year-old brianna benlolo and 20-year-old tyler johnson were killed when 19-year-old darion marcus aguilar opened shooting in zoomies, where the two worked. a family friend of aguilar, who police say was a manager at the dunkin' donuts near the home he shared with his mother. a woman who identified herself as his mother said she was devastated and didn't know her son owned a gn. >> he's never, never had a gun before, never been interested in guns, never been interested in anything like that. i don't know what happened. i just don't know what happened. i don't know what happened. >> reporter: police said today surveillance video shows a cab dropping off aguilar at the mall around 10:15 am. he was carrying a backpack and stayed on the first floor for at least an hour. at that moment, according to authorities, he fired six to nine shots in and around the second-floor store, killing the two victims and shooting another victim in the foot on the first floor. his body was found next to a mossberg shotgun. there were homemade explosives in a bag nearby. >> with the help of our coll

. >> reporter: one of those victims, brianna benlolo lives just a half mile from where we're standing. but police have said there is no known connection between the suspected gunman and that victim. mean time, the search continues tonight for that motive, why did that suspected gunman open fire and kill those two individuals. live tonight in college park, david culver, news 4. >> we'll continue to monitor developments in the columbia mall shooting tonight. for the latest updates visit nbcwashington.com and download our nbc washington app. we'll send you alerts as new details emerge. dangerously cold weather is on the way again this week. storm team 4 meteorologist get your home ready for the big game, with big savings at h.h. gregg's super sale. save up to 30% on appliances, electronics, furniture, and more. get an lg 60-inch hdtv $699. samsung 51-inch hdtvs $469. washer/dryer pairs are just $549. plus, get up to 24 months special financing on purchases $497 and up. get the best brands at the best prices for the big game. see it all at h.h. gregg.com. >>> who asked for the double dose

brie-- brianna benlolo was shot. the vigil will be held at the south entrance near the starbucks. >>> today in the hard hit city of atlanta, drivers are being reunited with their abandoned vehicles. cleaning up the snow could take days. >> reporter: traffic was finally flowing on highways around atlanta this morning but two days after twoinchs of snow and fume -- two inch also of snow and numerous accidents caused epic gridlock, highways were still crowded with abandoned vehicles, everything from passenger cars, school buses and big rigs. georgia emergency officials set upstaging areas where drivers were taken out to the highways and reunited with their cars. gas trucks like this one are lined up ready to keep transportation vehicles fueled up. their goal is to get as many people from this location to their abandoned vehicles. bill graves came to pick up his daughter's car. he's from canada. you came here to meet your daughter from l.a., have some family time in atlanta and this happens. next time you come back, what

but curious parallels in the lives of benlolo and aguilar add to the mystery. the pair lived just five blocks from each other in college park. both attended schools in anne arundel county and both families have ties to colorado springs, colorado. yet investigators have no evidence yet that their paths ever crossed before the shooting at the columbia mall. and police sources are not encouraging speculation. meanwhile, victims friends have turned to social media to organize their response. memorial gathering are being planned at the columbia mall and outside a high school in colorado springs. and skate boarding enthusists are planning a ride to remember the friends who worked at the boarded up skate board shop at the mall. >> early in this investigation, investigators did seize a journal here at aguilar's home. it did contain some indication of sadness, but again, no specific details it would explain a motive, but clearly today with a new front opening, scouring his financial records, investigators are not giving up trying to solve this mystery. reporting live in

. >> reporter: now, police have also identified the victims tonight as brianna benlolo, 21 years old of college park, maryland. tyler johnson, 25 years old, of ellicott city, maryland, they have not yet identified the shooter. five people were also injured this morning, including one person who was shot in the foot. they have all been treated and released. this mall will remain closed while police continue their investigation. lester? >> kristen welker in maryland, thank you. >>> another day of deadly clashes in egypt, authorities say at least 29 people were killed as security forces battled anti-government protesters. that's after 21 people were killed in clashes and bomb attacks yesterday. all this comes as egypt marks the third anniversary of the uprising that ousted president hosni mubarak. we get the latest now from nbc's ayman mohyeldin. >> reporter: egyptian police firing at the crowds. rounding up demonstrators. protesters throwing stones and fire bombs at the police. angry scenes similar to the ones egypt witnessed exactly three years ago today. back then, there was a differ

. >> the victims were identified as 21-year-old briana benlolo, and 25-year-old tyler johnson. investigators still trying to figure out a motive for that attack. >>> new details tonight on the b.a.r.t. officer who was shot and killed in the line of duty. we're now learning about another officer may have mistaken him to be an armed suspect. that's according to the "san francisco chronicle." sergeant tom smith died tuesday from a single bullet wound to the chest. it was fired by a fellow officer during a probation search in dublin. sources close to the investigation told the chronicle the shooting may be the result of a split-second misjudgment by officer michael mace. they're investigating the shooting death. spoke sergeant j.d. nelson told the open tribune there are news reports painting an inaccurate picture of what happened and more information is needed before making any conclusions. >>> san francisco police officers shot and killed a dog today while checking a vacant building. officers say they were doing a check on the building in the projects in the 1000 block of connecti