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.

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

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 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

evelyn and brianna benlolo were close friends. evelyn, our condolences for your loss. thank you for chatting with us a little bit. how are you doing? >> it's just so shocking. it's just a complete tragedy. it's a horrible thing. we're hanging in there. >> and ms. 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

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

police just releasing these names, just a short time ago, 21-year-old brianna benlolo of college park, maryland. and the second victim, 25-year- old tyler johnson of ellicott city. now, we can tell you that brianna's facebook page, seen here, she is listed as a first assistant manager at zumiez, a skateboard shop. she worked there since 2012, and her hometown is also listed as cocoa beach, florida. her instagram also lists her as a mother. right now, police have not identified the suspected shooter and the reason being is police have found a large amount of ammunition on his body. now they have called in bomb technicians to go through and make sure everything is safe. let me walk you through what happened this morning. 11:15, shots rang out inside the zumiez skateboard s hop, located on the upper level, above the food court. victims were found inside and outside of the store. the two victims, as we mentioned, in their twenties, were employees of that shop. cbs sources say this was a domestic-related shooting, but howard county police chief bill mcman will not confirm a motive at this

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

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

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.

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

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, wu

is set to reopen this afternoon, two days after police say the darion aguilar shot and killed brianna benlolo and tyler johnson and then shot and killed himself. abc 7 was in college park searchficer served a warrant at his home. we are hearing from a young man who went to school with aguilar. county police say at this point, they have not been able to establish any relationship between the shooter and the two victims. there is still speculation that they're somehow some romantic involvement, we have not been able to establish that. i am not sure where information is coming from. >> we are learning more about the shooter, 19-year-old dram aguilar. he graduated last year from blake high school in silver spring. >> my friend contacted me and said it was darian and then my stomach dropped. i didn't know what to make of it. >> he was a classmate of aguilar. he said he never showed a hint he was capable of this. would dodn't say he something like this. it wasn't his personality. angry, have a real mild manner. searched hisrities home, they found a journal. >> there is a journal, he expresses gener

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 nsa's only purpose. in his most recent interview, he said the nsa collects dat to to help u.s. corporations gain a competitive advantage. >> does the nsa spy on successful german companies to prevail, to have the advantage

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. >>

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

up 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 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

. >> 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,

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

on the second floor, a skate shop, ski and skate shop, and he opened fire, killing 21-year-old brianna benloloyler, 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 selfless violence. >> aguilar died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, and apparently, he left behind a journal describing his unhappiness. he apparently bought the gun legally back in december. that mall is set to reopen this afternoon. >> so sad. >>> now to breaking news overnight that could seriously affect your next flight. safety checks are being ordered for hundreds of boeing 767 jets. the faa says there could be problems with the planes' tail sections that could possibly cause the pilots to lose control of the aircraft. it is important to note, there have not been any reported accidents because of tail section problems and no planes have been grounded, but the faa is ordering new tests over this over the next four weeks and an eventual replacement of parts on

. >> 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

. >> 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

evidence that aguilar knew either victim, 19-year-old tyler johnson or 21-year-old single mom, brianna benlolo. 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 cong

. >> 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

>> 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

inside 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

according to howard police, bria brianna benlolo and tyler johnson were gunned down by a man with a shotgun inside of a store they both worked. and the shooter is also dead. police say he killed himself. a short time ago we spoke with the county officials who said that the mall is now clear. >> you don't see how many restrooms and dressing rooms and back offices and hallways there are, and so tactical teams went through every inch of the mall to clear it before if investigators got a chance to go through and now they are going through what is essentially a very, very large crime scene. >> five other people were hurt in the shooting, but police don't know yet the gunman's motive. we will have updates throughout the night here on cnn. i'm miguel marquez in new york. >> thele if lowing is -- the following is a cnn special e repo report. >>> what started out innocently with teddy bears -- became anything but at the vma awards in september. a performance that had tongues wagging. >> it became that moment of a singer/songwriter/entertainer finding that special moment. >> i thought it was sloppy,

according to howard police, bria brianna benlolo and tyler johnson were gunned down by a man with a shotgunthat the mall is now clear. >> you don't see how many restrooms and dressing rooms and back offices and hallways there are, and so tactical teams went through every inch of the mall to clear it before if investigators got a chance to go through and now they are goi

those victims identified as 21-year-old brianna benlolo and 25-year-old tyler johnson. >> right now we don't have any type of known relationship between the shooter and our victims, nothing -- not one. we have a couple -- and that's what our investigators were working hard at right now to try to uncover. >> police say they received a missing persons report from aguilar's mother two hours after the shooting. they found a journal at his home which they say expressed general unhappiness, but left no real clues as to the motive. the mall is expected to reopen this afternoon. >>> brutal and record blasting temperatures are slamming parts of the country. for the next two days or so, they'll range from the teens to below zero. windchills even worse. minneapolis, 43 below. minus 23 in milwaukee. and chicago's public schools are closed today. hundreds of flights already canceled. that brings us to nbc's wendy woolfolk who is live fours r us chicago at the navy pier. good morning. >> reporter:en have c en havenv morning to you. this is supposed to be the coldest blast yet. this part of the count

the victims are brianna benlolo and tyler johnson. he took his own life. they found the shooter's body next to a 12 gauge shotgun. they found a bag with homemade explosions. a woman who identified herself as aguilar's mother spoke to people by telephone. >> 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. i feel for those other parents, too. i do. >> police say that aguilar bought the gun legally in maryland last year. he did not have a criminal record and did leave behind a journal. the mall is expected to reopen for business coming up later today. >>> all right. there is some more bad press for cruise ships out there. a royal caribbean trip will end early. this is after 600 people have shown symptoms of the neural virus on board. they departed on wednesday from new jersey. health officials boarded the ship on sunday. the ship will be sanitized before being redeployed. it is the explorer of the seas there.

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

. >> the victim has been identified as brianna benlolo and tylor johnson. investigators believe the gunman was acting alone when he was armed way shotgun. he shot and killed the victims on the upper level of the mall near a store called zumiez. police say they have trained many times for a situation like this, and today they were on scene. bill mcmahon, the police chief. >> when our officers approached, he was obviously deceased, but he was also still-- had a large amount of ammunition still on and about him. >> reporter: they trained, but still it took them hours to clear the mall, going store to store, clearing out shoppers and workers who had taken cover. lauren logan hid in the back of the salon where she works. >> we were just calling family and friends and just telling them we were okay and we were secure. >> it's just too scary for me to even want to ever go through this again. >> reporter: five people were injured in the shooting. one suffered a gunshot wound to the foot. jim, investigators are still searching for a motive and would not comment on r

one was 21-year-old brianna benlolo, a young mother. the other, tyler johnson, 25. authorities are still trying to unravel the connection between the gunman and his victims. tonight, still so many questions about what led this young man to kill. one stunned family friend told us he always thought aguilar was a quiet and gentle man. david? >> jeff zeleny tonight, thank you. >>> next, to the your jen soin board a cruise ship tonight filled with hundreds of american passengers who suddenly became ill. the cdc rushing on board this sunday. more than 300 sick. abc's reena ninan tonight. >> reporter: departing from new jersey, a scare on the seas. 281 passengers and 22 crew members on a royal caribbean cruise fell ill, forcing the ship to alter its ten-day course, skipping a stop in haiti and docking in san juan, puerto rico. passengers and crew members experiencing gas toe intestinal illness. >> i caught it within the first 24 hours. the fever just kept going up and i realized when i couldn't keep a tablespoon of water down. >> reporter: today, health officials from the

names of the two people killed today in the mall shooting there according to the howard police, brianna benloloed 21, and tyler johnson were gunned down inside of the store they worked. the shooter is also dead apparently with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. five others injured and now they have all been released from the hospitals, and the police have not released the motive for the shoot shooting. >>> a texas judge has ordered a woman who is pregnant and brain dead from vent ilators marking the likely end of a painful and legal saga. her husband eric menoz has been asking for the judge to act and the hospital to act on the order. >>> and michaels revealed what it calls possible fraudulent acti activity on some of the chain's credit cards. the chain's ceo has not confirmed the breach, but he wanted to alert the customers anyway, and they do not know how many customers may have been affected or when they may have shopped at michaels. >>> and now fallout continues over justin bieber's arrest in florida and the circumstances around his wild night of drinking and drugging, and the pop star is char

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

." >> brianna benlolo and tyler johnson both worked at a zumeiz skate shop at the mall, where a gunman ended both of their lives on saturday. 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

they have been identified as 21-year-old brianna benlolo, and 25-year-old taylor johnson. five people were injured, one with a gunshot wound to the foot, the others hurt in a rush to get out. >> authorities had to comb the mall to make certain there were no other shooters, to take to safety shoppers and employees. tactical teams went through every much of the mall. >> they left in the afternoon after being interviewed by police, it was thought that that can't be shot. these teams are too common. >> our hearts go out to the families. this shouldn't happen in columbia mall. unfortunately that's where we are in society. >> the store with the two victims worked. zooumys, the company issued a statement saying its heart goes out to the victims and their families, and it's arranging coupsing. >> the two-storey mall is about 40 minutes outside of the nation's capital of washington d c. >> it's been a snowy january. this will be a month for the record books. we have seen up to three feet of snow in toll eedo. in detroit 32 inches of snow and there's more to come. as we speak we are

aguilar a nineteen year old newly graduated high school student his victims twenty one year old brianna benlolo and twenty five year old tyler johnson both victims worked at zumiez skate shop on the upper level of the mall the killing spree was over in seconds realized this and there was people running by the store. and then there was another one right behind us was like. we got to the gates closed. the doors and. got all of our customers in the back room and we all hit i just ran you know and went where i saw other people going in was just trying to get to safety now police are trying to figure out the shooter's motives and why these tragedies continue to occur we have about one hundred times the rate of gun homicides and violent gun crimes relative to many countries of western europe and we should not be in the business of normalising violence since the beginning of two thousand and fourteen there have been seven school shootings across the country in just fourteen school days resulting in one shooting every other day meanwhile both baltimore and boston have been the scenes of unprecedented g

the shooter shot two young adults brianna benlolo and 25-year-old tyler johnson. employees of zoomies. the shooter then took his own life but couldn't identify him hours later because he had so much ammunition on him they needed special teams to come in. a federal investigator told cnn that this could be a domestic dispute, but the investigation, of course, is just beginning. now, federal officials warn it was not a mass shooting but more of a targeted event. five others were injured. one of the gunshot wound and all five were treated and released saturday afternoon. no word yet on when this mall will reopen. we, obviously, will find out more details on that in the coming few days. christi and victor. >> the shooter may have come out of a dressing room yielding that shotgun. >> he may have been the last person that spoke to tyler johnson, one of the victims. >> he didn't come in through the front door or the front entrance. it was either through the back store room entrance or he just emerged out of one of the dressing rooms on the right hand side. he shot her and

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

the site remains boarded up with a sign in loving memory of brianna benlolo and tyler johnson. >> i feel okay. i hope it doesn't happen again. >> i can't say i'm 100% secure in being back but i'm not really scared either, if that makes sense. >> we've also been digging into the past of the suspected gunman, darion marcus aguilar. we learned he had no history of mental illness in the state of maryland. he worked at a dunkin' donuts near his house in college park. investigators are still looking for a connection between aguilar and the two victims. investigators are trying to track down a man who came to the store with him. investigators searched the store last night. he paid $430 in cash for a 12-gauge shotgun and bought two boxes of shells. police believe that shotgun was used in saturday's shooting. sources confirm the gunman fired four shots that hit and killed two people. at least two other shots were fired before aguilar turned the gun on himself. >>> right now, news 4's tom sherwood is at the hecht warehouse. vincent gray is helping to break ground there. these drawings of what the