cary greene and patrick shiffett were the same way. >> reporter: we are told beef counselors will bet the school tomorrow to help students get to pause this. as far as the cause of the crash police say speed is a factor. we are told all of the passengers were wearing seatbelts, something to note, jacob dennis was driving on a professional license. it is not clear how long he was on that license but it does come with some restrictions. >>> a sheriff deputy recovering this afternoon after he was shot last night responding to a breaking and entering call. >> reporter: a manhunt is over, it started here behind me. last night it ended a mile away after police was shot. this bullet was left behind at the crime scene just feet from where several bullets were fired at a sheriffs deputy tuesday night. spew in multiple shots were fired and a deputy was wounded. >> reporter: police believe it was this man, 18 year old 18- year old anthony sumter, who fired the shots. he hit one deputy in the hit -- he had one deputy in the chest and hip. spew in the body armor protected his upper chest. >> repo

jacob dennis, patrick shifflett and cary greene. all juniors at clarksburg high, all killed in the late-night collision. >> these guys were great men. they were leaders on the team on and off the field. they were role models. you could look up to them when you needed something on or off the field. brad: the three friends were in jacob dennis' pride and joy pickup truck. they had been to a party to high graduation. dennis apparently losing control as his 1989 truck entered a tight curve on burnt hill road, skidding sideways into the woodline. police do not believe alcohol was a factor. >> indications are speed could be a factor but i think more inexperience. it was a young teenager drive on a country road late at night. we know from past experiences that that is when tragedies occur. brad: captain of the montgomery county police you were hearing from there know the pain collisions like this can cause. he lost his own son in 2008 in an eerily similar crash. when we come back at 5:00, more from him, including some advice to parents tha

. >> clarksburg high students are mourning death of three classmates tonight, jacob dennis cary greene and patrick shifflett died along burnt hill road. >> live in clarksburg a vigil was held to remember those students, lauren. >> reporter: were last here lingering after the vigils just left and the pastor he walked by and i asked him earlier in the night, what do you say to these kids. he said it's so hard to find words to comport them. this loss is so unreal. these three boys were part of a close knit group of friends and two of them played on clark clarksburg high school football team and huge crowd came out tonight to remember them. >> i'm at a loss for words. you never want top lose a son. >> reporter: as they say, it's something no parent should ever have to do but a group of mothers and fathers gathered with sons' frenth less than 24 hours after the teens died in a horrific crash. >> one mom refusing to cry because of all the pride she had about her son. >> i will get through this because i know plan for him. it's not the plant i wanted. he wanted to play division i football and

jacob dennis, patrick shifflett and cary greene were in dennis's truck whether it slammed into a treeround 11:30 p.m. and there were questions as to whether kol is to plame. preliminary that does not appear to be the case. speed and driver inexperience could be factors. the driver was on a provisional license tisha. >> reporter: four people were hospitalized ach a gunman opened fire outside a northwest liquor store, police say the shooter was -- shot a man and then turned the gun on three by standers and mountain bike police officer was also injured. he was responding to the scene when he was struck by a car. all are conscious and breathing and expected to survive. now police are searching for the shooter. they released surveillance images. we have more coming up and also online at "fox5" d.c.. back to you. >> a former teacher from bethesda chevy chase high school is charged with sexual abuse of minor to be scribner took pictures of females in his class without their knowledge. he no longer works for the school. >>> we're learning more now about a deadly shooting in fairfax county tha

jacob, patrick shifflett and cary greene all died.e all juniors at clarksburg high school -- and had just left a party. police call the accident tragic. police say jacob dennis was cited for speeding in november. and cary greene had crashed the truck he was driving into a tree last october. investigators believe speed and inexperience were factors in this crash. today-- an alexandria man is back behind bars-- facing terrorism charges. mohamad khweis appeared in federal court yesterday to face charges of providing material support to the to the u-s from iraq -- where kurdish forces had captured him in march. prosecutors say khweis traveled from the u-s to syria -- where he underwent religious training with isis -- and even said he was willing to become a suicide bomber. his lawyers say he then became disillusioned, and fled from the terror group. in the day ahead. the first family will be front an center as malia obama graduates high school. the elder obama daughter attends the sidwell friends school in northwest, and plans on attendin

juniors jacob dennis at his passengers patrick shifflett and cary greene are killed. >> heaven gained three amazing angels. brad: ryan among the many students, friends and parents drawn to the crash scene today. >> anybody who goes through this but you never think it will be your kids. it's just not fair. >> these were good kids. presumably coming in a social event. trying to go home. they made a minor mistake. and three kids lost their lives. brad: montgomery county police captain says there is no indication alcohol was more likely speed and drive inexperience. police also investigating whether as a new driver dennis was allowed nonfamily passengers. he knows the pain better than most. in 2008, he lost his own son in an eerily similar crash. and tonight he is urging parents and teens alike to take notice. >> it is just really sad that we have to continue to go out to these type collisions. but it really inspires me to recognize that we have to do more. we want parents and we want community to get more involved. brad: he knows while this is a period of grieving it is also a time when

jacob and his friend's cari green, 17, and patrick 18, were killed. >> they had so much life ahead of them. and so many opportunities, but just things happen so fast. can never take life for granted or anything. >> reporter: but graduation must go on with hearts heavy. >> my boyfriend speaks so good about jacob dennis and so many people talking about how inspirational patrick was and cari has als been a warmhearted person. >> weird how life ends so fast. >> reporter: as we heard from cari green's mother a short time ago, she tells us he was just a very sweet child who had plans to go to towson university. and students we talked to today were quick to point out this isn't their first tragic loss of the school year. they lost a friend back in september who was hit by a train. so this is just been a very, very tough year for them. police meanwhile are still investigating what exactly happened on that windy road in damascus last night. back to you guys. >>>'m live desk with breaking news, sheriff deputy shoots and kills a man in culpepper county. we understand this happened last night whe

police say in october cary greene crashed his ford pickup truck while driving along this hilly stretch of needsville church road in germantown. the pickup hit the tree head on. greene and three of the four passengers took hospital. seven months later they were leading the societal. >> go out and the collision but this really inspires me to recognize that we have to do more. >> now police say jacob dennis was driving on a provisional on maryland to better enforce or even strengthen the rules during that temporary teenage driving phase. we are live in clarksburg, i'm kevin lewis, abc7 news. alison: thank you. also tonight, the police are out with a composite sketch of a sex assault suspect. it happened friday in the lorton area. that suspect is believed to be about 5'6". leon: at this hour, a virginia man accused of heading overseas and joining isis appeared in federal court in alexandria today. mohamad khweis surrendered to kurdish forces in iraq and flown back to the d.c. area. he is charged with providing material support for isis. today in baltimore, caesar goodson, the officer drivi

the deaths of jacob dennis, cary greene and patrick shifflett have really rattled the community. everyone we interviewed including the principal here at clarksburg high school spoken so highly of the young men. police do believe that speed and inexperience behind the wheel led to the fatal crash. police telling us that jacob in november. they go on to say that one week before that incident on saturday, october 24, cary greene was driving his ford pickup truck along a hilly stretch of needsville road in germantown when he crashed into a tree head-on. paramedics had to take him and three passengers to the hospital. so many teens struggle with driving a vehicle but they understand the importance that they can be lethal weapons if they are not treated with respect. >> this happens if they don't have courageous conversation to remind them to be safe and come home safe. >> this is the third consecutive summer in montgomery county where there has been a fatal crash with multiple fatalities teenagers. all new at 5:00, we take a closer look at what if anyone can be done to prevent this. k

brad: jacob dennis, patrick shifflett, cary greene. clarksburg high school juniors and >> they all played football. they were all great players. brad: just some of the thoughts shared by the dozens of young people coming to the spot where last night the three teens died. jacob dennis driving his new pickup. shifflett and greene his passengers. about 11:30 last night heading home from a party along burnt hill road. too fast, police say. and on this corner, dennis apparently lost control. montgomery county police captain saying there is no indication alcohol was involved. more likely, driver inexperienced. police are investigating whether dennis was even allowed nonfamily passengers. >> summer season among us. tragedies like this will happen far too frequently if parents and the community doesn't have courageous conversation with our kids to remind them to be safe and come home safe. brad: clarksburg high going ahead with commencement ceremonies today. a bitter-sweet time for many. >> they were all in one circle of friends. everyone love

jacob lew is driving, along with the juniors patrick shifflett and cary greene.y lost control of the car and crashed into trees. there is no indication that alcohol was involved. to all the families, from the bottom of my heart, i am so, so sorry. tom: the brothers of the victims also spoke. >> the last thing he said is i love you and he drove away. tom: this at the end of a tough school year for clarksburg high. in september, a junior was killed by a train. tuesdayagers who died at attended a vigil on the same church property for him. >> they were all here grieving together his loss, and now the rest of their friends are grieving their loss. mother and many say they are clinging to their christian faith to get through this. >> each one of you is going to remember them. tom: montgomery county, it starts becoming country area, where it feels like everybody knows everybody. that,a key minute he like which is why so many have been devastated. ,- it is a community like that which is why 70 many have been devastated. tom roussey, abc 7 news. alison: developing now cut

school in montgomery county is mourning the deaths of three students, jacob dennis, patrick, and cary greenthey were killed in a crash before their clarksburg high school classmates were set to graduate. >>> a jeep went right off the road and into somebody's living room. thankfully nobody inside there was hurt. >>> we're entering a new phase in the race for the white house. the big question is whether deeply divided democrats will unite around presumptive nominee hillary clinton. president obama is stepping in to try to ensure the answer is yes. >> barack obama knows democrats can come together. they did as won the white house after the tough obama/clinton primary battles of 2008. now she is the winner in need of party unity. the day after hillary clinton's historic triumph bernie sanders looked beaten, heading home to verm needed to win but lost to clinton by 13 points. tomorrow sanders goes to the white house. president obama will not ask sanders to quit the race, say aides, but will discuss the next steps needed for party unity. bernie sanders did echo the clinton call to end gop control

gaithersburg funeral for the driver jacob dennis was held ono saturday and tomorrow the thirdt victim cary greenbe remembered in clarksburg. south africa, oscar pistorius is back in court today to be to sentenced for the shooting deata of his girlfriend reeva steenkamp.nkamp this is the second time theim double amputee has been been sentenced for the killing muchnm the first decision was appealedp by prosecutors.. today clinical psychologistcl called by the defense describedd the so-called blade runner as a broken man. claiming his mental state has deteriorated to the point thatot he needs to be hospitalizedospii instead of jailed. jai >>> well listen to this. american academy of sleep acade medicine releasing for the firsf time guidelines for how much m sleep kids should be getting gti clearly i need some more sleep.e the group is telling parents non to lose too much sleepep themselves over those guidelin guidelines. academy recommends 12 to 16co hours of sleep including naps np for infants, four months to 122 months, it says teens 13 to 18 8 years old should be getting g eight to 10 hours. >>>

shiv let died at the scene.ce they transported the third thehd victim identified as 17-year-old cary greenhe was taken to a nearbyeay hospital in critical condition i but sadly did not make it. now montgomery county police say this tragedy should encourage ee parents to talk to their teensee about road safety and how h quickly an accident can change e their lives forever.eilive take listen.. >> it's really important that parents have these courageous ca conversations with their teenses where you recognize that simplee mistakes this time of the year often result in these terrible tragedies. this is just one of those road late at night involving teens that we always want to try to avoid. >> reporter: now, that was w captain daidone speaking there.e he told us that there was a pre grad party unable to tell usl us where. wher we have also been reaching outrg to montgomery county publicubli schools -- public information ia officer all morning long to see what the deal is, and find outio more information, but we haveuth not heard back from them. the graduation it's tak taking a place about an ho

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patrick shiv let both died atot the scene and police say thatcea the third victim 17-year-oldld cary greenarby hospital in critical conditionoi and sadly did not make it. it. they did everything they couldec to save his life but did he nott make it.t. at this time montgomery countyot police say the investigation continues.contue they are not ruling out speed s and alcohol at this time.s time. they're looking at everythingg but they have not determinedd exactly what the cause is. i but as you mentioned just at devastating day for the community here in clarksburglarg high school but also for just this area and the families, ofio course. our thoughts and prayers are a with them. that is the very latest here in clarksburg, maryland, annie yu, fox5 local news.s. >> most definitely. >> 8:05. we'll switch it up and get at up look at the forecast outsidee fa today off to great start thistai morning you might notice it's aa little bit cooler than what we've had the last week or so. >> tucker barnes joining us nowu with more on the forecast todayy >> hey.>> h >> noticeably cooler.cool not only are t