police chief cathy lanier designs whether or not to take action against the club. jeannette: it is a parent a party ended abruptly after a man was stabbed to death at a popular d.c. bar and lounge, barcode. police tell me an investigation is underway and there are many unanswered questions. stabbed ato men were the popular barcode barred and lounge -- bar and lounge. shutting down the street for parts of morning rush-hour, then detectives focused on the inside of the club. no suspect or motive has been released. >> nothing like this happened. >> a lot of it is alcohol-related. people get drunk and start pointing fingers at one another. jeannette: one thing that may help in this ongoing investigation is a surveillance camera, one of several in the area that may have captured what exactly happened in those moments leading up to the fatal stabbing. jeannette reyes, abc 7 news. jummy: cathy lanier has the power to shut down a nightclub for 72 hours after a violent crime and she has not indicated whether she will use that authority in this case. investigation underway i

. >> cathy lanier responding to the questions why police shot three people in one complex in the last months. most recently around 2:00 this morning at 53rd and clay northeast where the police say a man acting suspiciously took off running >> the suspect fell to the ground and the gun disloged from the suspect's clothing the suspect then down on the ground was attempting to gain control of the weapon. the officer gave the demands and the suspect did not comply. >> the officer fired a shot and killed the suspect. in november a man confronted a man with a hunting knife. and august when a woman withinis stood face to face with the police officer yelling for her to drop the weapon. maria peterson heard about it and now witnessing another one. >> police are shooting kids. i i don't know what they are doing. >> police said they have not positively identified the man killed. the chief did reveal this about the gun. >> replica of a semi-automatic handgun. b.b. gun. >> they asked if the police had body warn camera. the police said no. only officers in filth and seventh have them. these won't c

this is a notice of the closure here that is posted on the front door signed by the police chief cathy lanier explaining what happened last night. in the later it states they were called out to barcode after a fight. by the time they got here they found two men had been stabbed inside. they found a bloody knife on the barroom floor. powell later died from the injuries. his mother describes him as a quiet person and hard worker. she is asking anyone and may have seen this incident to call the police. >> she has that message for the person responsible. >> i want to tell you my son. why do this to my son? he is a good boy. he wouldn't hurt nobody. >> if you know anything about what happened call the police. maureen: two virginia tech students from maryland appeared in court evidence to charged in connection with -- court today charged in the abduction of 13-year-old virginia girl. friends and family of a student and the victim are asking what the motive could have been. brianne carter is live with the developments. brianne: david eisenhauer and natalie keepers are facing charges in connection wi

kevin: chief cathy lanier says 54-year-old michael williams held up six businesses including this dunkin' dunkin' near the g.w. campus. 30-year-old derwin smith jr. allegedly held up the virgin mobile store on rhode island avenue northeast. police say 22-year-old ronald mcclude robbed two t-mobile stores, both around noontime. and then there is antoine gilmore who allegedly stood up this parking attendant in an underground garage near thomas circle. >> i was sitting on a chair and he came to the door and showed me the big gun. asked me for money. >> we have very good video we put out to the public. >> chief lanier underscores in many cases surveillance video coupled with citizen tips help detectives get this clan of alleged criminals off the street. in northwest, i'm kevin lewis, abc7 news. maureen: the national unemployment rate is now at the lowes point in eight year -- lowest point in eight years. the jobless rate dropped to 4.9% last month the first time under 5% since february 2008. but people are still concern concerned. president obama: there is still anxiety and concern about the

. > cathy lanier announced 19 armed robberies were recently solved much officers arecently posted 13 people, includingnclu michael williams. essay caused of robbing six different locations in d.c. this is williams on surveillance video. he approached the counter employee with a note, made n threats and demands and thennd took off with the cash. it really is an out all outut effort from all the law enforcement agencies in the city to try and stop this trend of robberies, whether they're in the street, at the metro or at the economics establishment.s > the recent arrests show that tha a small number of people are committing multiple crimes.mes. > straight ahead at 6 wow. >> frightening moments in the a math of a deadly construction crane collapse in new york city. > also coming up tonight, the cdc issued new recommendation asatio concerns about the zika virus continues to grow. sue. >> hey, there, shawn and tony. t we got lightly brushed with a little bit of snow this morning, but it was enough to be disruptive adoes lower southernes maryland. here's a look at l some of the t snow tota

officer who shot and killed a man holding a bb gun was not wearing a body camera d c police chief cathy lanier says the opposite right to stop the man who was acting suspiciously early yesterday that he says the man reached for a weapon and that is when the officer shot and killed him even placed the officer has administrative leave pending an investigation in this morning in north carolina teenager accused of plotting a terrorist attack is now charged with murder investigators say that justin sullivan shot and killed his neighbor john clark in twenty fourteen detectives found the gun used in the murder in the crawl space of the burke county home where solomon's parents live a grand jury indicted the nineteen year old yesterday. he is being held without bond look for continuing coverage on good morning america. new information about uva students lawsuit against the state's department of alcohol beverage control video of marty's johnson being pinned to the sidewalk by abc agents went viral on social media laughter we told all about it. well yesterday johnson's attorneys filing amend amend the c

according to dc police chief cathy lanier. the officer told the man who leave the gun on the ground. he ignored the officer. he was shot in the neck and was taken to paul wagner hospital center where he died. his name halls not been released the handgun he had police say was a bb gun. although there is nothing to indicate race played a role in the shooting chief lanier confirmed the officer is white and the suspect is black. since march of last year, officers have shot four people in the neighborhood. >> this is a neighborhood that has police presence seven days a week because of homicides as well. there has been a lot of violence in that community. we know that pcp is extremely prevalent in that community. we can't have officers not be present because their job is to help make sure the community is safe as well. >> reporter: just last week a report released by the dc autor revealed that the dc police department was abiding by use of force rules and protocols put 23450 place after the justice department began an investigation

police headquarters where chief cathy lanier just announced 19 robbery cases are closed, 13 suspects arrested. this all happening within the last few days. 54-year-old michael williams is one of the suspects arrested earlier today. police say this is video of him walking into a business and demanding money. in some cases they say he used a gun. they say he's responsible for robbing six businesses in the last month and they're all caught on tape. >> reporter: coming up at 5:00, why police say these arrests are so significant. >>> president obama stress ed - the labor department announced today that u.s. employers added more than 15,000 jobs last month. this was enough to make the unemployment rate drop to 4.9%. president obama cautioned against taking complaints about -- making complaints about the economy from republican presidential candidates too seriously. he says don't take them -- >> the united states of america right now has the strongest, most durable economy in the world. i know that's still inconvenient for republican stump speeches as their doom and despair tour plays in ne

officer who shot and killed a man holding a bb gun was not wearing a body camera d c police chief cathy lanier says that officers tried to stop a man who was acting suspiciously. early yesterday the chief says the man reached for a gun and that's when the officer shot and killed him. he's been placed on administrative leave pending this investigation six forty five to time a new this morning we have some new information about a uva students lawsuit against the state's department of alcohol alcohol beverage control video of her keys johnson being pinned to the sidewalk by abc agent went viral on social media laughter we told you about what happened. and yesterday johnson's attorneys filed an amended complaint in the lawsuit attorneys added to the suit why they believe one of the special agents is liable for johnson's arrest me emphasize that johnson did not know that the men were abc agents during the arrest tech students linked to the murder of a thirteen year old girl. eisenhower's charged with kidnapping and murder in the columbian staff natalie keepers accused of hiding her body police have

. >> reporter: today metropolitan police chief cathy lanier said 13 of these suspects connected to 19 different brazen robberies are off the streets. >> what is significant about these closures is kind of what we've been saying all along. we have a small number of people that commit an awful lot of crime. >> reporter: and here is another example. investigators arrested 22-year-old rondell mccloud after he and another suspect walked into a business on 8th street in northeast. using a gun to demand money. then just a few weeks earlier they say he did the same thing at a store in southeast. >> the rise in boldness of a shoplifter or just street criminal trying to get a quick buck. >> reporter: but police are hoping their latest string of arrests sends a message that if you commit these crimes, detectives are committed to finding you. now, coming up at 6:00, chief lanier explains how detectives were able to make these arrests in such a short amount of time. jim? >> all right, meagan fitzgerald, thank you. >>> bills moving through the virginia house of delegate tonight require students to

. >> chief, there -- >> reporter: metropolitan police chief cathy lanier said 13 brazen robbery suspects are off the streets. >> what is significant about these closures is kind of what we've been saying all along. we have a small number of people that commit an awful lot of crime. >> reporter: police say one of those suspects is 54-year-old michael williams who robbed six businesses in less than a month. one of them was have cvs in northeast. cameras were rolling when police say he entered the store and demanded money from the clerk. weeks later he was back again robbing the same employee. we spoke with the woman's co-worker who didn't want to be on camera. >> he walked up and demanded money from her. she just felt that her safety was compromised. >> reporter: also in january and in northeast was this robbery happening on 8th street. investigators say this video shows one of two robberies where 22-year-old rondell mccloud and another man used a gun to demand money. mccloud and williams now part of the 13 suspects arrested in the last week. >> some cases we get help from the public and s

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