officials say lance corporal riley kuznia died on tuesday. the are still a lot of questions this morning. news 4's megan mcgrath isve l e outside the barracks with more. we're also hearing from corporal kuznia's fatherright? >> reporter: correct. we did talk to his father by oone. we're a learning some new information, but there are still a lot of unansw ed questions here. first of all, the marine who was fatally shot here has been idtified. he's20-year-old lance corporal riley marine corps officials confirm this was not a suicide. the gunshot was not selfnflicted. "the washington post" is citing sources saying the shooting was accidental, that corporal kuznia was hit by round discharged from a fellow marine's weapon. s kuznia's fatheke to news 4 by phone. he wants more information about what happened, and he wonders whether it could have been avoided. >> i mean, i'm not blaming anybody, but from what i've read, if proper procedures would have been followed, i would have my kid today yet, is what'm feeling from what i've been seeing. >> report

lance corporal riley kuznia was 20 years old when he was shot on tuesday. officials confirmed the gunshot was not self-inflicted a commanding officer released a statement that reads in part, quote, we are s trulydened by this terrible loss. riley was a highly driven and argoal-orientede whose positive attitude set the example here at the barracks. we'll hear from riley's father in our next half hour. >>> this morning, an arlington woman is in j accused of stabbing another woman she knew on new year's day. 65n ear-old linda snow has b charged with second-degree murder. they say she stabbed alice carter to death inside an apartment complex on 8th road auth tuesday. police believe tack occurred after an argument between the two women. snow is being held without bond. >>> we have an update to those threats made against three ri schools ine george's county. police arrested a teenager for targeting a ddle school and two high schools. they say the 14-year-old girl confessed to writing a series of e-mail threats against the schools. police say the teen did not havh

>> this service member is lance corporal riley. his mother posted ar pic on facebook. in the post, she said with broken hearts, we lost a loving son, cherished brother. yesterday, the military confirmed he was shot and killed on the barracks in southeast d.c. he was struck by an accidental discharge from another marine weapon. they have not released the circumstances of theg.shoot he was awarded an award in s terrorim. >>ack to you. such a tragedy. thank you, scott. >>> right now, rain is moving into parts of the area. taking a live look at the radars you c it's at the bottom of the screen.t t blob is moving in our direction. amelia draper has more on who in could be ge more on this when it gets here. >> if you live south of washington, there's a high likelihood you are dealing with sh tonight and tomorrow morning. a chance for rain in the d.c. metro areahe and to north. around the mason dixon live, you stay dry. this is going to push in, just clipping the aasa. e check it out with future weather, at 10:00, seeing future owers but they are farther to the north. again,

lance corporal riley kuznia was shot to death tuesday morning at the marine corpsin barrack southeast washington. officials confirm the gunshot was not self-inflicted, but they won't say exactly how it happened. you can hear from his dad in our next half hour. >>> a 14-year-old girl is charged with making threats of mass violence against three prince george'sounty schools. police say the teen admitted to writing e-mails threatening the cischools. offis say she did not have the ability to carry out those threats. >>> and 60 companies raised the prices on nearly 300 drugs in the first two days of this new year. a price tracking firm says most prescriptions went up more than 6%. the highly addictive drug oxycontin went up more than 9%, arly three times the rate of inflation. >>> caps fans, it looks like w alex ovechkinl not be playing in this year's all-star game. the star haso decided sit out this year's game in sanay jose. hes he wants to take full advantffe of the week to rest and make a push to repeat as a stanley cup champion. >> long year last year. we want to do the same exact thi

>> reporter: jim, the father of lance corporal riley tells me that his son was always defined by his sense of honor. love of country, love of family, love of the outdoors. adam says his son, riley's short life, just 20 years, was defined by a desire to serve others. >>ove wasg up the ranksy. quic just starting, and i didn't think he was going to be that far up, but iro was very p of him. >> reporter: little is known about the circumstances under which he was shot in the head around 5:00 a.m. new year's day inside the marine corps washington barracks in southeast washington. ofcials confirm the gunshot was not self-inflicted. "the washington post" citinur soces with knowledge of the investigatn said kuznia appeared to have been struck by an accidental discharge from a fellow marine's weapon. adam says he's anxious for more information. >> i mean, i'm not blaming anybody, but i mean, from just what i've read, i mean, if proper procedures would have been followed, i would have my kid today, yes. that's what i'm feeling. from what i've been seeing. >> reporter: the commanding officer oare

officials say lance corporal riley kuznia died on tuesday. the gunshot was not sel self-inflicted. n post" says he appears to have been struck by an accidental discharge. his father spoke with news 4. he saidis son was a hockey player and avid outdoorsman. more nxious for information on his son's death. >> i'm not blaming anybody, but from what i've read, ifroper procedures would have been d followed, i wove my kid today yet is what i'm feeling, from what i've been seeing. >> the commanding officer of mari marine barracks washington released a statement that reads in part,quote, we are truly saddened by this terrible loss. riley was a highly driven and goal oriented marine whose positive attitude set the example here. >>> it's 4:05 now. this morning, an arlington woman is in jail accused of stabbing another woman shene knew o year's day. 65-year-old linda snow has been charged with second-degree murder. ay she stabbed alice carter to death inside an apartment complex o 8th road south tuesday. police believe the attack occurred after an argument between the two women. kn snow is bei

officials nowco irming that another marine fired a gun and that bullet struck and killed lance corporal riley kuznia. he is of minnesota. d.c. police arenvestigating and they're treating it as a death investigation. not a the marine who firedn his wea was relieved of his guard duties administrative duty during the investigation. >>> today russian authorities formally filed charges against the american citizen detained in moscow. his name is paul whelan. his attorney is a high profile criminal defense lawyer in russia. the lawyer told the "new york times," he is surpris that his client is so upbeat. there's widespread speck place russian authorities seized him to and challenge him for maria butina. the russian w agent admitted that she go abtd as a foreign agent. >>> five of the 11 people arrest in the saudi arabiate arr for killing jamal khashoggi could face the death penalty. he wrote for the "washington post" and was anoutspoken critic of the saudi crown prince.n he was last s walking into the consulate inoctober. investigators believe -- >>> for thehird year in a row, metro says crime is d

>> jim, the military says the i member lance corporal riley kuznia. we are going to show youct es from facebook. in a post, his mother says we lost a loving son, cherished brother and dedicated marine. the military confirmed he wa shot and killed at the barrac ngs in southeac. struck by a discharge from another marine's apon. the marine corps has not released the circumstances, but say it was not self-inflicted. at the live desk, i'm scott macfarlane. >> thank you. >>> growing questions tonight over russis arrest of an american accused of espionage. his name is paul whelan. whelan was in moscow for a friend's wedding. two former cia officers with decades of experience say its inconceivable that whelan was spying for the u.s. from the secretary of state today was notably restrained. >> the detention is not appropriate, we will demand an immediate return. >> adding to the mystery, paul w whelan's background, he was court-martialed on chars relate to larceny and received bad conduct there are questions whether he might be a political pawn. some speculate

the military confirmed he is 20-year-old lance corporal riley. these are pictures from his facebook page. he was shot and killed while on duty. he was struck by an accidental discharge. the military has not offered details on his death. the national defen service medal during his time in the military. wendy? >>> this evening, family and fellow chuh members are surrounding juanita andlexis with support and love. their three young children were killed by a suspected drunk driver on sunday. online, 1400 people are opening their wallets, comm don't know the family, but wanted to do something. we have a glimpse into the love they had for the kids. >> reporter: a father's pride in his son. >> good job. good job. >> reporter: this is a video o posted on itagram. his page is family focused. he shared ahiut 5-year-old twins. the most recent post from november, olding his1-year-old son, isaac. the caption reading, so tough aving for work when he wants to play. meanwhile, my twins are in school. #ilovemybabies. tonight, the family's pastor is he says the/ík

in the news this morning, the family of lance corporal riley kuznia plans to talk to theod military toformation concerning his death. he was 20 years old when he t w sh death on tuesday morning at the marine corps barracks in southeast washington. look for updates in the nbc >>> a 14-year-old girl is charged with making threats of mass violence against three prince george's family schools. she admitted to writing emails to the high schools. officialsay she did not have the ability to carry out those threats. >>> now let's check in with melissa molett and your first4 s traffic. how looking? >> good morning here. bangladesh fort riv road a ladner the left lane. not seeing a labor, but a arning for you if you are headed out there. bu bowie, right side blocked by a ash. prince william parkway a right shoulder blocked. >>> a check on your t.recast is up >>> well, a few showers mainly southht of us row just along a stalled frontal system but they are starting to sneak out of st. mary's county and retrsoh and east. maybe a few peeks of sunshine today. more clouds, 50 degrees. after 5:00 p.m.