charles walker jr. one of t and...done.rn your ringer off so no one would interrupt us? oh no, i... just used my geico app to get a tow truck. it's gonna be 30 minutes. oh, so that means that we won't be stuck up here, for hours, with nothing to do. oh i get it, you wanna pass the time, huh. (holds up phone) fruit ninja!!! emergency roadside assistance. just a click away with the geico mobile app. >>> breaking news just moments ago prince george's county police announced that five people are now in custody, charged with murder in the shooting death of charles walker jr. he's the 15-year-old suitland high school teenager shot and killed on monday a few blocks from his hillcrest heights home. he's now one of seven young people killed this school year in the county. we just learned that a teen shot and wounded last night in forestville died this afternoon. >>> these senseless deaths, as so many people have been describing them, are the talk around town this week. mollet, your listeners are asking, why does it keep happening? >

and killed one year ago just a few blocks from where 15-year- old suitland high school student charles walker jr. was gunned down just last week. proctor is hoping the community can stick together to stop this trend of violence. >> i think it's starting at home because you have a lot of these parents that are young raising these kids. >> police can't be everywhere and some community members are encouraging neighbors to step up and help tell police if they see something. >> when it comes to people doing something wrong and we're all afraid to get involved and when you don't become involved, you're part of it. >> police chief mark magaw says the number of tips coming into the crime solvers hotline was up 300% last week and police plan to expand the program into the school system.

i'm happy with the police department. >> charles walker jr. is one of seven teens killed in prince george's county this school year. that seventh died yesterday, a day after being shot in forestville. police say 18-year-old andre

charles walker jr. gunned down monday night. the five men confessed to taking part in the crime. paul wagner is live at police headquarters with the story. paul? >> reporter: brian, last night on the broadcast, we reported that prince georges county police said they were going to make arrests within hours, and they did do that. arresting the five men, the last of which was taken into custody in the district awhile ago. we want to show you the pictures of the five men. they range in age from 23 to 18 years old and have been identified as glen leach of southeast d.c., derek green of alexandrea, and williams of and two of the five, kevin smith and germani whit more, live in the 2100 block of saint clare drive, a few blocks from where charles walker jr. was gunned down. and police say they were in the white van and pulled up on him as they were walking along 28th avenue with a box of timberland boots and a bag. the police say as the robber was announced, walker turned to run and was shot in the back. the shoes were never touched. in fact, the men stayed in a van and fled the scene. >

this is a little over 24 hours after another shooting death of 15-year old charles walker, jr..investigators are following leads in these cases. >> a massive gas explosion inside a popular restaurant in kansas city left more than a dozen injured and reports of the least one person who may have been inside is still missing. if one person in critical condition this morning. take a look at the video. the gas company believes a contractor doing renovation work struck an underground gas line. >> a new report says the pope is nearly blind in one eye and was told to limit his air travel due to high blood pressure, according to the website vaticaninsider. and the 85-year-old pontiff has often fallen asleep and fallen out of the bed if you times on a recent trip. >> very concerned. ok, thanks so much. things you need to know before you leave this morning. >> south african police are testifying at oscar pistorius' bail hearing and said they found two boxes of testosterone and needles in his bedroom. the double amputee olympian is charged with murder and shooting his girlfriend. he said it

chief said at the beginning, now this case is closed for charles walker jr., the 15-year-old who was shot and killed who attended suitland high school, just a freshman there. now police say he was shot and killed near his home. they're calling this a robbery turned murder. 24 hours later, five suspects are in custody, all five facing murder charges. here now from chief magaw. >> most of these detectives have been up for the last 48 hours, and to be honest with you, most of this department has been up for 48 hours. it's been a trying time for all of us. >> reporter: again they said thanks to a tip from the community they were actually able to close the case. last night 18-year-old aaron kidd was shot and killed. he's another suitland high school student. this happened on donnell drive in forestville. his friend andre shopper. just moments ago police announced he has suck coupled to his injuries. this is a double homicide. his mother told me she was thinking of walker's untimely death and worries about his mother when she found about her own son's murder. >> please do what you can, and

you're talking about the 15- year-old charles walker jr. killed earlier this week allegedly for a pair of tennis shoes. we know that five people have since been arrested. what do you mean we need to look at both sides of the coin? >> we have young men involved in shooting. in the case of mr. walker, he was an innocent bystander, as his mother said, at the wrong place at the wrong time. >> what do we do as parents and educators, as a community to stop the senseless violence? >> we have to be engaged in a consistent basis. i believe we're talking about mentoring programs, opportunities for adults to consistently be involved and in young people's lives, talking about parents stepping up and some school systems needing to be engaged and involving young people after school and in to some activities and the gun violence. we need to do something to ensure that some of the guns are off the city streets. >> i know concerned black mentors young men in prince georges county. have you reached out yet to the county scout testify talk about what we can d

on monday, 15-year-old charles walker jr. shot and "kill list while walking near his home-- shot and killed while walking near his home, for a pair of shoes. we understand that school officials are calling for action. they say something has to be done to stop this continuing violence that's going on. at this time, police say they're following several leads in a number of these cases. there have been six students shot in as many months. brianne carter abc 7 news. >> wow. former illinois congressman jesse jackson jr. and his wife are scheduled to be in court today and for police hearings. >> the democrat is expected to plead guilty to charges he used campaign funds to buy personal items. he faces up to five years in jail. prosecutors want him to repay the money. sandra jackson is expected to plead guilty to filing false joint income tax returns that knowingly understated the couple's income. >> former new orleans mayor ray nagin said to be arraigned today on bribery charges. he was indicted last month on 21 federal counts, is a

charles walker jr. was killed yesterday afternoon. er's friends and classmates say he was jumped for a pair of shoes he was planning to give his girlfriend. >>> right now the mother of a murdered 15-month-old is announcing her plan to sue mental health officials who evaluated the child's father, who is also the main suspect. she says the professionals who evaluated rams should have never allowed him unsupervised visits with their child. he's accused of drowning 15-month-old prince mccloud rams last month. an affidavit said he was having financial problems and took out several life insurance policies on his son. >>> opening statements are finally under way in the trial of a prince george's county man police describe as one of the most dangerous in the county's history. jason scott is accused of killing delorious dewitt and her daughter, ebony, in 2009. the start of the trial was delayed a bit today because the prosecution's first witness is in the hospital. serving 100 years in prison for a series of crimes which include burglaries, hom

charles walker jr. afternoon in an attempted robbery and fox 5s paul wagner is live where police had a press briefing. what did you learn? >> reporter: well, brian, chief mark mcgaw came out here with angela alsobrocks, the state's attorney for prince georges county and they wanted to update the publicspo otinvestigation into the murder of 15-year-old charles walker jr.. they said, basically, that it was progressing quickly and that they were developing suspects. the chief said that this had to do with a robbery over a paver shoes. the chief was circumspect with what he had to tell reporters and didn't get into a lot of details; however, a source close to the investigation is stilling fox 5 tonight that the -- telling fox 5 that the police believe they're going to make one arrest or more within hours tonight. they say

all five participated in the murder of charles walker jr. >> police are pleased to announce this case is closed. they believe these five are the only ones responsible, and again, they took the life of a 15-year-old because they wanted a pair of shoes. abc7 news. >> thank you. former congressman jesse jackson jr. could face prison time after pleading guilty to using campaign funds for personal items. the illinois democrat use the money to buy among other things, a rolex watch furniture, and electronics. he cut a deal with prosecutors today and waived his right to a trout. >> jesse jackson jr. will face up to five years in prison. he will have a guideline range of 46 to 57 months. he will have to pay back the money he stole. >> jackson remains free until he is sentenced in june. his wife was also pled guilty to filing false joint income tax returns. >> virginia voters could vote as early as tomorrow on a proposed transportation bill. this is weeks after gov. bob mcdonnell's original bill drew attention. it would increase the sales tax from 5.3% and 2.5% and increase the title tax on new

this came just a day after the 15-year-old charles walker jr. was shot and killed in hillcrest heights as well. a double amputee olympian oscar pistorius returns to a south african court room for the second day of a bail hearing. detectives testified that he's a flight risk and should not be granted bail. he's accused of premeditated murder in the shooting death of. his. he says the whole thing was an accident. -- in the death of his girlfriend reeva steenkamp. >> there was a pro called project 28 that targeted the smuggling of illegally imported hooney from china into the united states. -- honey. a news conference will be outside ice headquarters in washington. jesse jackson jr. will plead guilty today to charges that he used campaign funds to purchase personal items. it could face five years in prison. prosecutor is one him to repay $750,000 and forth several items. his wife sandra is also expected to plead guilty today. that's for filing a joint income tax returns falsely that understated their income. >> a district heights police officer is

charles walker, jr., everyone knew him by chuck. he was only 15 years old, also a freshman here at suitland. he was murdered on monday for a pair of shoes. we covered that story yesterday morning. now we're back here again talking about yet another student. we'll have more on this latest victim coming up at 5:30. andrea, mike, back to you. >> delia goncalves outside suitland high school. >> it's still hard to believe. >>> 5:05 now. prince george's county got called to yet another murder scene, this one late last night in hillcrest heights. officers found a man dying on branch avenue and colebrook drive. investigators say the victim was about 30 years old, was pumping gas at a time -- at the time when a gunman walked up. he died a short time later. officers tasered the suspect several times they say. that was a sign the gunman was high on pcp. >>> in fairfax county, police say a reston, virginia woman found murdered in her burning home was pregnant. firefighters found jennifer pierson's body monday morning inside her second floor apa

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charles walker, jr. was found shot yesterday afternoon in the hillcrest heights neighborhood of prince george's county. detectives are still working on a motive but friends said he was killed for the shoes. >> as soon as i heard it, i broke down, tears and everything. >> prince george's county school system called the teen's death senseless. grief counselors were made available. >> in less than an hour the university of maryland campus mr. gather for the memorial of steven stephen rane. he and his roommate were shot by their house mate. stephen rane was 22 years old and a graduate of centennial high school. >>> all new at six a disturbing story out of harford county where a man is charged with chose -- child abuse. >> the man assaulted him and has since been released from police custody. >>> anne arundel police carried out a search and seizure warrant and found more than $48,000 worth of marijuana, including handguns, shotguns and rifles. two people were arrested and charged with multiple crimes. >>> bal

some students at the suitland high school as they return to school without their classmates, charles walker jr. he was shot and killed while walking near his home on monday. >> as soon as i heard, i broken- down with tears and everything. >> print your discounted police said he was found lying on the ground in the 4000 block of 28 avenue. police of not release a motive. friends believe he was killed over a pair of shoes. >> he was going to give them to his girlfriend. he was walking and somebody came up and said give me those shoes handy said no. >> a picture of him is on a facebook page. one of the students walking to class tuestoday visibly upset said that he and charles used to play basketball in the gym. >> he always made people laugh. i miss him. >> police are falling several weeks. they made no arrests. anyone with information is asked to call police. in forestville, brianne carter, abc 7. >> double amputee olympic sprinter oscar pistorius appeared in the south african courtroom today for a bail hearing. we're learning his side of the story for the first time. in a statement read by his

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one of them was charles walker jr. tonight, his cousin offered advice to other teenagers. >> shoes, give it up. a jacket. give it up. the meeting followed an arrest in a high profile teenage murder. marquel ross was killed walking to school. today police charged 20-year-old trayvon bennett with the murder. police say the gun heap used was in several other crimes. bennett was already in jail. >> tonight two house fires in maryland and investigators say the same thing is to blame. baseboard heaters are suspected in both fires. and it is prompting a warning. information that could save lives. darcy? >> doreen, this is what a baseboard heater looks like. investigators tell me -- they're a safe way to heat your home. and here's where the danger is. and the heating elements inside. and took the lives of two sisters. and investigators now know the cause. draperies that were close to a baseboard heater that ignited. investigators have ruled the fire that killed sophie and madigan, an accident. fire officials say baseboard heat

charles walker, jr. was shot in hillcrest heights. the high school student later died at the hospital. the victim ames aunt said the teen may have been killed for his shoes. >>> for the first time since that tragic shooting of a police recruit last week, the baltimore commissioner stepped in front of cameras. anthony batts talked about how all of his officers will use weapons. >> we had a major procedural breakdown in our system and we're working to fix those. what's what batts said. he held fire harm training off. the purpose is to give them a chance to determine what went wrong. the commissioner said he is using this tragedy to change not just police training but the culture in the baltimore city police department. >> this weapon that we carry on our hips, they are not toys. they're not here for games. they're not here for play time. we have a very serious job and we have tremendous responsibility. the constitution, the laws, give us trem machine dust responsibility and we're here to protect and teach our recruits properly. protocol

of southeast, tayvon, and kevin smith of temple hill, all five are charged with the murder of charles walker jr. police say monday night walker was shot and killed in his neighborhood. they say the mott i have been was robbery. they wanted the shoes he was carrying. >> i was so devastated about the little boy, because he was just 15. he's the same age as my daughter. >> reporter: kidd's mother told us she was sad for walker's mother, thinking about that family when she learned her own son had been killed. >> i thought -- and then just to know that -- i just took my son to school, and i wouldn't see him again, and this has happened. >> reporter: police announced that andre shuper has died of his injuries. he was with kidd last night, and critical injury -- or dealing with a critical injury all day long. police say he has suck coupled to his gun shots, making him another teenager who has died. he withdrew earlier in the school year from the high school. at 7:00 p.m. tonight there will be a vigil held for charles walker near the shooting scene there, and in hillcrest heights. recording live, i'm t

. >> this comes just one day after another student's death. 15-year-old charles walker, jr. was killed walking near his home apparently over a pair of shoes. the back-to-back murders of the two teenagers with the least not the liebler related gives the total number of high-school students killed to 6. >> executive rushern baker says something needs to change to stop what keeps happening here in the county. >> we are not going to arrest or prosecute our way out of this. we've got to create job opportunities for young people. we need counseling for people who need it. we need health care that affects some of the things we see. >> police urged anyone with information to come forward while they continue to search for a motive and a suspect. forestville, brianne carter, abc7 news. >> the man wanted in connection with a deadly apartment fire in the reston has been found dead more than 1,600 miles away. detectives say the man killed his wife in reston and then killed himself in texas. a neighbor in the apartment directly upstairs of the couple told abc7 she heard a couple arguing a

the murder comes 24 hours after the death of 15-year-old charles walker jr., also a freshman at suitland high school. he was killed over a pair of shoes he was carrying in a shopping bag. here at suitland high school, there will be increased security for the rest of the week. the staff will also have a closed door meeting later today. they're going to be talking about what's happened and how to best help the students cope with all of this. those grief counselors who were brought in after the murder of charles walker on monday, they will be staying at the school indefinitely. i should also mention that the identity, the name of the freshman who was killed last night has not yet been released by police. so far no arrests. reporting live from suitland high school, megan mcgrath, news 4. >>> thank you. tony tull continues our live team coverage from prince george's county headquarters of the police department in palmer park with how the county and police are reacting to these shootings. tony. >> reporter: aaron, chief mark mcgraw, prince george's county police had a presser yesterday saying

it comes after the death of ninth grader charles walker jr.t and killed him in hillcrest heights monday. then the next day another student was killed at suitland high school. students say the concert is a bit of a distraction from what's been an emotional week. >> nobody really been to school and the people who has been to school, i've seen people crying and like other people saying you look like him. i thought, i saw him and just everybody is just crying and upset. >> police arrested five people in walker's murder but no one yet in kidd's case. grief counselors have been there all week and may remain into next week if necessary. >>> also in prince george's county, investigators say a house that burned killing a father and two daughters did not have working smoke detectors. the story was breaking yesterday morning when a home on leslie avenue erupted in flames. the mother and an 8-year-old are expected to be okay. an 11-year-old girl is still hospitalize ds. the cause of the fire is still being investigated. a family member tells news 4 that t

five suspects and charged each of them with murder in connection with the shooting death of charles walker, jro suitland high students killed this week. c.j. was shot and killed yesterday for a pair of shoes. >> criminals need to know if they come to this county and commit senseless acts of violence, we will find them and bring them to justice. >> these are

the prince george's county police department just wrapped up a news conference on the death of charles walker jr. who was shot and killed in broad daylight yesterday. bureau chief tracee wilkins is outside of police headquarters in palmer park. >> reporter: chief mcgaughw wrad up the press conference what is being said on social media what happened with walker is not true. he is saying that the motive behind this murder is robbery. >> we just want justice done. see who did this to him. >> reporter: this family friend, who who has known charles walker, since he was a child, remembers their last conversation. >> called me and asked me if he could have a couple of dollars to get a gift for his girl friend. yeah, i will give it to you. >> reporter: prince george's county police say walker was carrying that gift for his girlfriend yesterday. a pair of timber land boots. they say his killers shot and robbed him for the bag he was carrying. and then chose to leave hinted. >> i am really enraged that a young person in our community can't walk the streets with a shopping bag without being shot in the bac

they create memorial posters for charles michael walker, jr. and aaron kidd. >> i just wanted to go home. >> kidd became the latest victim at about 5:30 last night. he was standing on the corning won what -- on the corner when one of the men drew a gun and fired. his companion andre shuford died this evening. both men knew trouble, but they did not deserve to be shot. >> someone i've watched grow up basically died. >> these kids, i thought it would graduate and do something with their lives. >> 6 prince george's county students have been shot and killed since the beginning of the year. >> we are not going to prosecute our way out of this. we have to create job opportunities for young people. we need to provide counseling where it is needed. >> police need to think about their priorities too. >> everybody wants to be a gangster. >> police are telling us they have strong leads in the murder of kidd and shuford but that case remains unsolved. abc7 news. >> an accident has claimed the lives of our frederick county man. he was pulling and industrial

>> reporter: first on monday came the death of charles walker jr. then came word last night that another suitland high school student had been gunned down in the apartment building on donnell drive in forestville. 18-year-old aaron kidd was in the ninth grade. the shootings happened 24 hours apart. >> i don't want to go outside anymore. i just want to be safe in the house. >> reporter: grief counselors brought in following the first murder will stay at the school longer, as long as they are needed, they say. the staff attended a closed-door meeting today to discuss what happened and how to help best students deal with the loss. >> there's a lot of kids really shooken up and they are really like -- one kid told me that -- one kid said, will this continue? will kids continue to die over stupid situations? are. >> reporter: and police say they do not believe that these two murders are connected but both of the investigations are still open. no arrests have been made. reporting live from suitland high school, megan mcgrath, back to you in the studio. >>

it comes after the death of ninth grader charles walker jr. the next day, someone killed aaron kid.people in walker's murder, but so far, no arrests in the kid case. >>> and today, we're going to find out if exhausted efforts to generate millions for transportation projects in virginia were for nothing. virginia's general assembly will vote on the sweeping transportation bill. a committee of senators and delegates negotiated the measure this week. it will replace virginia's gas tax with a wholesale tax on gas and raise the commonwealth sales tax, impose a fu on hybrid cars and ship about $200 million a year from the general fund. >>> it could be tough to get to the district from virginia on metro this weekend. four stations will cut down at 10:00 tonight. vienna, dunn loring and east and west falls church stations. you will be able to take a free shutting between vienna and boston. in between takoma and rhode island avenue. all work should be done by monday morning. >>> today, a woman in frederik county is a mega winner. the 48-year-old grand mom won this week's $26 million jackpot.

all five were in the suspect vehicle and all five participated in the murder of charles walker, jr. at this time, we are continuing to investigate and to determine which one actually pulled the trigger. >> the murder suspects, 20- year-old derek green from alexandria. 18-year-old witner from temple hills. 23-year-old lives in southeast d.c. 21-year-old williams from oxon hill. and this 21-year-old, kevin smith, lives in temple hills. investigators say they all confessed. according to police, the men were in a white van, pulled up next to c.j., as he walked along 28th avenue and hill crest heights. carrying a bag with a box of timberland boots. the men demanded to shoot without getting out of the van and that's when c.j. tried to get away and someone shot him in the back. the county executive appeared on fox 5 morning news and says the solution is multilayer. >> one we're going to arrest the people and prosecute them. but two, we have to go into these neighborhoods and start changing them. that's why we bring in the approach, social services, bring in family services, bring in job op

the murder comes 24 hours after the death of 15-year-old charles walker jr., also a freshman at suitland high school. police say he was killed over a pair of shoes that he was carrying in a shopping bag. now, cindy jones is an algebra teacher. she came to the scene of the murder last night. she's very concerned about the murders taking so many lives. >> words can't describe what i feel today. i am tremble right now about grief. this has to stop somewhere. it's terrible. these kids are retaliating for nothing. senseless murders. senseless. >> and the prince george's county school put out this statement. our hearts are broken again. we cannot go another day without addressing these unspeakable acts much violence against our students. there's going to be extra security here at suitland high school today and for the rest of the week. teachers are holding a meeting to discuss how they can best help students in the light of all this violence. again, two students here at suitland high school killed, murdered in just a 24-hour period. reporting live, megan mcgrath, news 4. back to you. >>> megan

comes after the death of ninth grader charles walker jr. shot and killed him in hillcrest heights on monday. the next day another student was killed. five people were arrested in walker's death. no one yet in kidd's case. >>> the general assembly will vote on the most sweeping transportation bill in the commonwealth in nearly three decades. a committee of senators and delegates negotiated the measure this week. it would generate hundreds of millions of dollars for transportation projects and it would do so by replacing virginia's gas tax with a wholesale tax on gas. would also raise the commonwealth's sales tax, impose a fee on hybrid cars and shift about $200 million a year from the general fund. >>> 15 before the hour now. we're now less than a week away from the deadline to avoid the sequestration. that means drastic spending cuts will automatically take effect one week from today if no deal is in place. president obama will head to a shipyard in newport news, virginia next week to warn about what the sequestration will mean to the defen

in one of the cases are now being charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of charles walker, jr. the 15-year-old was killed monday afternoon in the hillcrest heights neighborhood. police say walker's killers first committed a robbery whether they took the shoes that walker was carrying. and on tuesday another suitland high school student was killed. there are still no arrests in the shooting of 18-year-old aaron kidd. he died in a parking lot of an apartment complex in forestville. his girlfriend is expecting their first baby next month. also shot in that parking lot, 18-year-old andre schufert. he died of his injuries yesterday. >>> in recess or on vacation, whatever you call it, congress is still not back on capitol hill until next week. even though we're just eight days away from those massive automatic federal budget cuts taking effect, now top pentagon officials are issuing new warnings about the consequences for their employees. some in congress are willing to let sequester take effect. we're sorry about the audio. they're talking about 800,000 people just in civilianings

all five of these men face charges in charles walker jr.'s murder. officers say the suitland high school freshman was shot and killed monday over a pair of shoes he was carrying. they don't believe his murder is related to the shooting deaths of two other teens. one of whom was also a student at suitland high school. aaron kidd and andre shuford was shot tuesday in the parking lot of a forestville apartment. kids died on the scene. shuford passed away yesterday. >>> eight days stand between us and the looming sequester cuts. government agencies all over the country are holding their breath to see if congress will make a deal. the national institutes of health would lose $1.5 billion in funding if the deal is not made. that means millions of americans whose lives depend on advanced treatments and research will go without. nih cancer, hiv, and alzheimer's research would be to stop. >>> and before you think you're in the clear, the sequester could affect your next trip. thousands of tsa agents and customs and border protection personnel will be furlough

but all five are charged with first-degree murder for the monday shooting death of charles c.j. walker jr. the 15-year-old is among six prince george's county school students to be murdered just since school started in august. and as outrage mounts over the epidemic of teen violence in the county, police are promising they are on the verge of closing another one of those cases. they have continued to spiral out of control. the good news is that police, they are now promising that this case, that it is solved. here is the police chief speaking on tuesday. >> i'm already seeing that they are making progress, the homicide investigation. and that they are not going to bring the son back. >> reporter: that's their mother here today. >> it's like a numb. >> reporter: who is quietly reliving the horror of her son's tragedy. >> it had is the memory -- this is the memory case. >> reporter: as three more students have been murdered on central avenue in capital heights in what appeared to be a robbery. >> i just feel sorry for their loss. i can't grieve for my own son as you see every day it is some

this time it was 15-year-old suitland high school freshman, charles michael walker, jr.ells us, investigators now say that young man was indeed killed for a pair of shoes. >> cj walker, a kid who friends said made everyone laugh. walker's brother, overwelmed at the site of a makeshift memorial where cj died in the 4100 block of 28th avenue and