and i ask that you keep deriek crouse's family in your prayers and thoughts. police officers develop many close bonds when you work together in many stressful situations. and this -- his death is a tremendous loss to our department. each and every one of us. >> reporter: there were many prayers last night at an impromptuer impromptu vigil. >> 32 victims of the 2007 massacre. >> shocked that it happened again. >> this time they mourn for deriek crouse. unlike in 2007, tech sent alerts out immediately and often. >> it is not real until you're on campus that day and you get the text, gunshots fired. lockdown. go inside, lock your doors. >> police say officer crouse was killed during a traffic stop near the stadium. the gunman, who is not involved in the traffic stop, walked up and shot the officer then fled. >> is this really happening again? i wasn't here for the first shooting but it was just terrible. i was shocked. it was a tragedy. >> authorities won't talk about a motive. the shooter was found dead of a gunshot wound a half-mile away. >> just devastating. i

and why he opened fire and killed officer crouse. by the way, the funeral will be web cast and streamed online on the virginia tech home page. there this afternoon. back to you, andrea. >> you were talking about the hokey nation coming together. they've come together and raised thousands for the family. >> reporter: about $60,000. >> that's a lot of money. thank you surae chinn for the update live from our satellite center. >> expect fireworks next weekend in leesburg, virginia. it is another controversy over a holiday display on the courthouse lawn. a group of local atheists will put up the flying spaghetti monster. they stay is a critique of conventional reamings and it has made stops nationwide. leesburg council members aren't sure allowing it is a good idea. at least one council member says it is about more than the symbol. >> when i looked at that time online after what supervisor miller said it could be frightening to children. i agree with him. depending on how big it is. >> i would be stunned if anybody found the flying spa a

ken molestina, 9news now. >> officer deriek crouse was an officer, husband, father and soldier.onight his family is coming with the grips that he is gone. >> there's a point where you think that someone is invincible, nothing is going to happen to them. and this is just a complete shock. >> it really hasn't set in yet. to see his picture on tv, you feel so proud of him and everybody he's accomplished. >> crouse enlisted in the army right after graduating from carroll county high school. he served an 18-month tour of duty in iraq in 2003 and 2004. he later joined the army reserve and eventually the police force at virginia tech. he leaves behind his wife tina, his 16-year-old son dustin and four stepchildren. >>> tonight a man accused of shooting a state trooper on i95 is dead. herbert wheeler died this morning. virginia state police now say trooper michael hamer shot him in a struggle. it all started yesterday when a dmv special agent tried to stop wheeler for reckless driving but he jumped from the car and took off. they spotted him walking along the interstate, tried to put hi

perhaps officer crouse stopped the suspect in the past. they're trying to see what exactly is their relationship, if there is a relationship. another live update for you at 6:00. i'm shomari stone live here at virginia tech. >> shomari, have they said anything about the stolen car being the same car involved in the traffic stop? >> reporter: that's a great question. police have not released that information. keep in mind, this is still preliminary right now. and this information is coming out rather slowly this morning. but that new information we reported to you that they believe that the suspect stole a car from radford, virginia. keep in mind, they're saying that this particular suspect did not have a connection to the stopped car, which leads one to believe that the suspect that allegedly stole the car in radford, virginia, that that car is not somehow connected to the stopped car. there's a lot of unanswered questions right now. police are sorting out the details. they still have to interview a lot of the witnesses and trying to find

police officer deriek crouse was killed. the gunman took his own life. the campus was put on lockdown for several hours. >>> police are investigating the shooting of virginia state trooper. this happened thursday southbound 95 in caroline county. both the officer and the suspected gunman were shot. no motive in that case either. >> there will be a gala tonight ahead of tomorrow's army/navy football game at fedex field, the first time the two games have ever played inside the beltway. watch the game tomorrow at 2:30 on channel 9. >> time to answer the question of the morning. here it is... >> guess what? the answer is c, lingerie. >> hooray! >> that makes me happy. >> we'll be right back. >>> we're looking at a cool start to the morning. we're going to keep our temperatures on the cold side. in fact, the next seven days, well, northwest winds take on tomorrow. back down to the lower 40s. even cold on sunday but by the time we get to monday and tuesday, we'll hold on to the sunshine and bring back some of the 50s. >> all of the activity has been either con

crouse leaves behind a 16-year- old son and four stepsons. mike, andrea? >> surae chinn live in our satellite center this morning. >>> later this morning, we should learn more about a suspect who held police at bay and a family for hours in northwest d.c. u.s. park police say this started when a man refused to pull over for a traffic stop. one officer suffered minor injuries, struggling with the suspect. authorities say the man ran into a home along first and gallatin northwest. six children and five adults were inside at the time. we spoke with neighbors who were forced to stay inside their homes as this whole thing unfolded. >> yeah, we couldn't leave the house. there were helicopters flying around. she was directly across the street from our house. >> the suspect eventually gave up and the family was allowed to return home. no one was hurt in this. >>> a virginia teenager is home this morning after he was held captive in the philippines for five months. 14-year-old kevin lunnsmen were abducted in july while they were on vacation with relatives. the lync

and shot him to death as crouse sat in his unmarked cruiser. ashley then took off, changed his clothes and 30 minutes later turned the gun on himself. police say ashley is the same person who a day earlier robbed his landlord's office at gunpoint. they think he took the keys to a mercedes-benz suv. it was later found on the virginia tech campus. ashley was a 2007 graduate at spotsylvania high school. he played football and his head coach said he was well known. i talked to that head coach tonight. he said the tragedy is a shock to them all. >> everyone that knew ross ashley was definitely shocked and saddened that this happened. >> that incident prompted a lookdown in the campus and revived memories of the gunman rampage in 2007 that left 33 people dead. officer deriek crouse joined the police department in october 2007. he was married with five kids and funeral services are set for monday on campus. as for ashley, not much is known about his state of mind. someone who knew him says he had recently shaved his head and other than running down th

crouse and ashley didn't apparently know each other. ashley's motive remains a mystery. >>> the aau, the allegations against bobby dodd date back to the 1980s. two men told espn that dodd molested them when they were boys between the ages of 12 and 16 while they stayed at hotels tournament tournaments. >> he had a key. he always somehow had a key to whatever room i was in, because that was his m.o. was coming in in the middle of the night when you're asleep and trying to assault you. >> the aau, one of the biggest volunteer sports organizations in this country, has also launched an investigation. dodd is currently on medical leave in the aau and says he will not return to his job. >>> former penn state football coach joe paterno is hospitalized with a broken pelvis. he fell at his home on saturday and reinjuring the broken pelvis he suffered in august when he was hit by one of his players during practice. paterno was fired by penn state following allegations of sexual abuse involving one of his former assistant coaches jerry sandusky. a

author of deriek crouse -- officer deriek crouse died when a student opened fire on the virginia tech campus last week. >>> family friends, and fellow officers were gathered in blacksburg for the funeral this afternoon thousands of students are expected to attend to are taking time out from their final exam schedule. it is expected to be another emotional day on the campus of virginia tech as thousands gathered to honor deriek crouse, the campus policeman who was fatally shot last week. he was conducting a routine traffic stop last thursday when the suspected shooter 22-year- old ross ashley walked up to his car and fatally shot him before turning the gun on himself. >> i cannot understand the concept. how can someone walked up and shoot a police officer. for no apparent reason? >>>>> deriek crouse had been with the department four years joining months after the 2007 campus massacre. >> if there was any person soldier, police of a stir that was a good person that would help anybody, it was him. >> hundreds gathered just before a viewing for the 39-year-old, one of the many signs of su

deriek crouse was killed in that shooting on thursday. the gunman, 22-year-old ross ashley later killed himself. a real estate manager says the day before the shooting ashley walked into her office and pulled a gun and stole her suv. police don't know why he did that either. he was a part-time college student at radford with no known connections to virginia tech. ashley's family is offering their condolences and prayers to officer deriek crouse's family. he was remembered as a man you couldn't help but love. julie carey reports. >> reporter: with virginia tech police on one side and army buddies on the other his widow, son and four stepsons watched tearfully but all around them were hundreds of officers there to show support. >> just to show our support from all the difficult agencies and how close we are as a family in law enforcement. . i mean it hurts for all of us. >> reporter: in the parking lot outside the coliseum is the spot where he was ambushed last week. a student from radford later turned the weapon on himself. crouse's flag-d

his name is derek crouse, a married father of five children. he had been on the force for four years. police zayed just after 12:00 the 39-year-old stopped a car in the cassell coliseum parking lot. then officers say a separate man, not connected to the stopped car, shot and killed officer crouse while he was sitting in his campus police car. >> i feel really bad. all our hearts are out to them and praying for them. >> the individual involved in this shooting incident fled the crime scene in the direction of a second crime scene that was located near the "i" lot, which is near the duck pond. >> that parking lot is also known as the cage. around 1:00 the officer found the suspect shot and killed. police say they found a gun near him. it is important to point out that authorities are telling us they did not fire the shot. so it's unclear whether the suspect died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. law enforcement officials believe this suspect stole a car from radford, virginia. however, they don't know if this car is somehow related to what hap

. >> deriek crouse was a father and husband. this afternoon thousands are expected to pay tribute to him. brianne carter joins us with the hard braking loss. >> good morning. it is expected to be another emotional day in blacksburg as students take their final exams and take steps to say goodbye to a man who work every day to protect the population in blacksburg. it is expected to be an emotional day at virginia tech as thousands gathered to say a final farewell to the campus police officers killed in a line of duty. >> just a good person who would help anyone in need. >> 39-year-old officer deriek crouse if was conducting a routine traffic stop on campus last week when 22-year-old " the up and shot and killed him and then turned the gun on himself >> . i cannot understand why someone would shoot a police officer for no apparent reason. many gathered last night for a viewing for the officer, who was also a veteran, a husband, and father of five. there are still questions about why this happened. >> the only thing that would brin

deriek crouse leaves behind a wife and five children. in the meantime, we are learning more about the gunman. >> officer deriek crouse was very much the family man. he had five children and step kids and was married to a woman he's known since high school. he sent a text message saying " love you lots" before he died. it has left families and friends wondering why he is gone. thursday afternoon, officer deriek crouse was patrolling the campus when ross ashley shot him, seemingly at random. he later killed himself. >> the only thing that will bring closure -- i can't even read my mind around it. i can't understand concept of why someone would want to walk up to him and shoot a police officer for no apparent reason. >> those who knew that shooter a part-time radford university student, said he never displayed signs of instability. he had displayed a curiosity about guns that made the same -- made visits to the gun range where chosen we -- a >> he was an amazing father to his son and they completely idolized him. he was a very good father a

the support for officer crouse 's family was overwhelming. more than 3000 people packed the arena for the service today. >> i am proud to say i knew deriek crouse and that he was my friend. he will truly be missed and never forgotten. we all love you and thank you for your sacrifice. everyone of us would gladly trade places with you, but i know the events of december 8 worked out the way you would have wanted them to. >> the governor was there to share the condolences of millions of virginians. >> from the moment we heard the news on thursday our hearts were gripped by the sadness and emboldened by what heroes will do for the cause of freedom and justice. >> a memorial fund has been set up by students to help out his wife and five children left behind. $70,000 has already been raised in a couple of days. >> i think that sends the message that we are family and there to support each other through thick and thin. >> the students say it also shows the world to never forget the face of bravery. >> heroes are remembered but legends never die. >> t

they gathered to remember him last night. -- officer deriek crouse. so many questions about why this happened. >> the only thing that would bring closure is the know why. >> the funeral will be broadcast on the web from the va home page -- from the virginia tech on page. a student group has raised more than 50 per thousand dollars for the family of the slain officer. brianne carter, abc 7 news. >> we will have complete coverage of the funeral from blacksburg tonight at 5:00. we did the group has raised $50,000 for the family. >>> oscar ortega-hernandez is charged with trying to assassinate president obama. prosecutors are expected to ask for more psychological evaluations. >>> montgomery county lawmakers will introduce a bill today aimed at deterring the flash mob thefts. it could mean larger fines as well as more jailed time. >>> president obama will welcome the iraqi prime minister to the white house today, 19 days before u.s. troops completely withdraw from iraq. the two are expected to discuss the future of security, commerce, and education. they

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. >> reporter: hundreds gathered to pay respects to fallen police officer deriek crouse who was killed in a shooting on campus thursday punch all i could think about was how bad i felt for the officer's family. >> reporter: crouse's family is stunned. >> you think someone is invincable, nothing is going to happen to them. this is just complete shock. >> reporter: police say ross ashley shot officer crouse in his patrol car then fled. he ultimately took his own life about half mile away. police believe ashley acted alone. what they can't figure out is why. >> this is very much the fundamental part of the investigation right now. >> reporter: students created a space for officer crouse next to the memorial for the 2007 shooting victims. a fund has been set up for his family. the university counseling center has been open all day for students who want to talk. students were informed almost immediately about thursday's shooting. >> there are so many rumors going around. the university did a great job telling us the facts. >> reporter: friday's vigil was also a rallying call for this rattle

the slain officer at virginia tech was derek crouse. he is survived by tina crouse and the blended family of five children. tina crouse told the times he was my idol. i was jealous of him. he did everything so well. the officer's widow told the newspaper, i wish i kissed him better that morning. back at the home in which the accused shooter, ross ashley, grew up. his parents and the last 24 hours have posted no less than five signs that read, no trespassing. the five no trespassing signs were nailed up on saturday morning. the only other tidbit we know is the ap quote at students saying that ross actually broke up with his girlfriend this past summer, but friends at radford tell the news agency he never expressed any intention to commit violence. john hanrahan, fox 5 news. >> a takoma park man is fighting for his life after app attempted carjacking. this happened at a gas station on east west highway when a 19- year-old suspect tried to steal the man's porsche. police say when the man confronted the suspect, he saw inside his vehicle, h

this is a shock. >> reporter: the gunman, 22- year-old ashley shot crouse and then fled. he took his own life a alphamile away. police believe that ashley aced alone, but not why. >> that's part of the investigation right now. >> students created a space for officer crouse, next to the memorial for the 2007 shooting victims after a fund has been set up for his family. the university counseling center has been open all day for students who want to talk. students were informed almost immediately about thursday's shooting. >> there were rumors going around. the university did a great job. >> reporter: friday's vigil was a cop for this rattled community. >> everyone still comes together. >> reporter: a funeral service for offer crouse is set for monday afternoon at virginia tech coliseum. >> the past 24 hours have been a rollercoaster for students including lindsay, a freshman. he has been on the camp fors three months and tells eyewitness news about her emotions. >> it makes me really angry that someone would come in our campus and give us that again, give us that the voice

thousands turned out to pay their respects to officer deriek crouse. the speaker was governor bob mcdonnell, a co-worker and a friend from while in the army. julie carey is there with a somber tribute. julie? >> reporter: doreen, they gathered in the stands at cassell coliseum across the parking lot from where deriek crouse was killed. his life was of public service, first in the military, then the police force. he made the ultimate sacrifice not on the battlefield, but this college campus. he arrived at cassell coliseum yum embraced by the family. the lot was filled with squad cars from as far away as buffalo, new york. all there to support the family and the virginia tech community. >> we are all family and try to be there for each other. there's been quite a few of these. we try to be there for our brothers and sisters. >> reporter: across from the coliseum, flowers and notes lay where he was ambushed by a young gunman who later killed himself. inside the coliseum, the service was a celebration of his life. governor bob mcdonnell remembered the army

crouse was also an iraq veteran and he survived by his wife, his five children and stepchildren. >>> president barack obama and iraq's prime minister promise to cooperate as the u.s. prepares to withdraw the last fighting forces from iraq this month. the two stood side by side at arlington national cemetery, laying a wreath in honor of the nearly 4,500 american military members who died fighting the war in iraq. he visited washington as the u.s. prepares for the withdrawal. some u.s. officials are concerned neighboring iran will step up its influence on iraq once american forces leave. but president obama is confident that will not be a problem. >> i have absolutely no doubt that these decisions are being made based on what prime minister believes is best for iraq. not based on considerations of what iran would like to see. >> at the joint news conference, the president and prime minister praised the relationship between the u.s. and iraq, and all about 1 million american troops have served in iraq since the war began. there are 6,000 left inside iraq, and the president says they'll

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officer deriek crouse was shot and killed during a traffic stop on december 8th. police do not know why ross ashley killed officer crouse and then committed suicide. in the days that followed, his widow, tina crouse, has received gifts, letters and more than $150,000 from a charity that was set up by two virginia tech students. she tells "the roanoke times" "in all of the ugliness that has happened, i have never felt more beauty in my life." she plans to return to cosmetology school next month. >>> let's take a look ahead at campaign 2012 and the race for the republican presidential nomination. the iowa caucuses are a week away. the new hampshire primary is the week after that. and former massachusetts governor mitt romney has a commanding lead in the polls. a "boston globe" unh survey found that 39% of likely voters in new hampshire support romney. 17% are supporting newt gingrich. 17% favor ron paul. john huntsman is the only other candidate in the double-double digits at 11%. however, the same poll says that 46% of voters are undecided. >>> newt gingrich says h

funeral services for officer deriek crouse will begin in two hours on the blacksburg campus. our surae chinn has more. >> reporter: students, faculty and staff are gathering on camp us to honor the life of 39- year-old virginia tech police officer deriek crouse. his family is trying to come to grips with the unspeakable tragedy. >> i was like it can't be him. because you know, if you make it through iraq, you can make it through anything. >> a large legion of law enforcement are expected to attend from across the country. police say the shooter, 22- year-old part-time radford student ashley gunned down the officer who was making a routine traffic stop. >> do not leave this room until you're told. >> the university went on lockdown until officers learned the shooter turned the gun on himself. the hokey nation reminded once again of tragedy, remembering the terror of the 2007 massacre that took 33 lives, including the gunman. but they also know how quickly the campus comes together in times like these. >> i'm proud i live in a community where everyone comes out and they support

officer deriek crouse was 39.ith a wife and five children. >>> at least 73 people died today when a fire broke out at a hospital in eastern india. officials say hospital staffers actually ran away. police have charged six hospital officials with homicide. many of the victims died from smoke inhalation. >>> and a new list s >>> up next, religion and sports. >> do they mix? a lot of people talking about it this year. the argument over quarterback -- actually more of a discussion, more of that than an argument. we'll talk more. you're watching "the early show" on cbs. >>> he's on a big winning streak. [ female announcer ] ornaments are not for decorating. dad. did you know it's 22 days, 11 hours and 2 minutes to christmas? [ mumbling ] ...enny days, 8 hours, 9 minutes... 18 days, 17 hours... [ mom ] let's go, young lady. [ female announcer ] they're for building excitement for christmas. 12 days, 18 hours... come on. it's no days! [ female announcer ] the hallmark countdown to christmas ornament. 5 hours and 59 minut

ballistic tests show the same gun used to kill campus police officer crouse was also found beside the body of a man dead from a suspected self-afflicted gunshot. >> we are confident we know with the individual is, but do protocol, the medical examiner's office must make that positive identification. >> shortly after noon thursday, officer crouse had made a traffic stop in a campus parking lot with a man she walked up and shot him at point-blank range as he shot in his -- as he sat in his car. >> you have heard him describe as a swat officer and many things, but he was more than that. deriek was a friend. >> half an hour later, less than half a mile a, the dead suspected killer was found, but investigators cannot explain his motive yet. >> we have made no connection that the shooter and officer crouse knew one another prior to the shooting. >> the scene was eerily similar to that of nearly five years ago. when a student shot and killed 32 people before killing himself. unlike them, a university lockdown was ordered on thursday within minutes. >> homicide detectives are handling a late-

they do not know why center crouse was shot. >> that is a fundamental part of the investigation now. >> it was thursday afternoon during a traffic stop crouse made on campus that a man walked up and shot the decorated officer as he sat in his patrol car. a half-hour later, the dead, suspected killer was found. police say unlike the virginia tech shooting of 2007 when a student killed 32 others before killing himself, this suspected gunman was not a student. chris clackum, wbal-tv 11 news. >> there are several photos released online showing how the campus locked down. you can see them and leave messages of condolences at www.wbaltv.com. click on national news. >> here in maryland, more veaps after a 22-year-old morgan state student was found shot to death in his apartment. police made that announcement on the 2900 block of north calvert street. lowell melzer has the latest on that investigation. >> baltimore city police investigate a murder in the 2900 block of north calvert street in charles village. police say the body of 22-year-old brandon hudson seen in this photo in his facebook

icer deriek crouse. in the crowd were hundreds of police officers from around the state and country a law enforcement family there to support their brother in blue. >> he is family. we can to support the community and his family. that is very important. >> his widow and their five sons were visibly emotional during the service. they were all smiles as they talked about how much he loved his job, the pittsburgh steelers, and his family. the virginia tech family continues to cope with a loss before the holidays. they take comfort in knowing that he lived and died a life serving his country and community. >> hundreds of virginia tech students took time away from studying for finals to attend the funeral. we talked to many of the students at the memorial service today. we will hear more from them at 6:00 including one student from our area who has spearheaded the memorial fund that has already raised $75,000 since friday. >>> the family of the man police say shot officer crouse offer their condolences. the a

what more can you tell us about deriek crouse, the campus police officer who was killed?ecked in with our police department this morning. our chief of police was with the family yesterday and we're still just now getting that and i'm really sorry that i don't have anything to report in that regard. we will, again, be posting memorial information locations where people can make contribution and i've already begun to get questions can they make contributions. we will post that up on our website later as you can imagine, we are coming back to life after a long night last night. >> larry hincker, appreciate your time this morning, thank you. >> thank you very much. we appreciate it. >>> 4 minutes past the hour. >>> here is betty nguyen at the news desk with a check of today's other headlines for us. good morning. >> good morning. >>> most members of the european union agreed early today on a deal to head off the economic crisis. and shore up their common currency, the euro. germany and france pushed the deal through but four members of the european union voted no, including b

security officer deriek crouse was shot and killed. s.w.a.t. team and heavily armed police searched for the shooter. the unidentified gunman fled after the shooting and apparently turned the weapon on himself. drew levinson is at the campus in blacksburg with the latest. good morning, drew. >> good morning to you, randall. >> reporter: stunned would be a good way to describe the feeling on the campus of virginia tech university. five years since the mass killings here and now the students and faculty are dealing with another senseless tragedy. at virginia tech, students lit candles to remember a police officer killed in the line of duty and gathered near the same memorial that honors the 32 victims of the school's 2007 massacre. >> we just wanted to show the respect of what it means. it's another tough day. >> reporter: police say a gunman ambushed 39-year-old deriek crouse on campus when he made a routine traffic stop. >> they opened up his car door and when they hoped up, he fell out towards the ground. i'm sorry. i saw his face and he was co

. >> it was -- virginia office deliver called deriek crouse -- officer deriek crouse was killed. >> we ask you keep him in your thoughts and prayers. >> the same gun to kill crouse was next to the body of a man killed from a self-inflicted gun shot. they do not know why. it was during a traffic stop crouse made on campus. a man walked up and shot the decorated police officer as he sat in his patrol car. a half mile later, the dead suspected killer was found. unlike the virginia tech shooting of 200 when a student killed 3 32 others before killing himself, this suspected gunman was not a student. chris clackum, wbal-tv 11 news. >> and there were several photos released online showing how the campus locked down. you can see those pictures and leave messages and cone -- condolences at www.wbaltv.com. >> a morgan state student found shot to death in his apartment. lowell melzer has the story. >> thursday night baltimore city police investigate a murder in the 2900 block of north calvert street in charles village. police say the body of 22-year-old brandon hudson seen in this photo from his

crouse. >> students were supposed to start final exams today but the hokie community was morning bowl loss of one of their own last night. we have team coverage this morning. we begin with brianne carter live from our newsroom. >>> investigators say there are still pieces of this puzzle they are trying to put together to figure out what led to another shooting on the campus that left an officer dead. we are learning more this morning about this officer, a member of the campus police who joined the force months after the shooting in 2007. 39-year-old deriek crouse, a veteran and father of five and a husband is now being called a hero after he lost his life in the line of duty. >> words cannot describe our feelings and they are elusive at this point in time. >> he was conducting a routine traffic stop on campus when a man approached on foot and opened fire. officers responded and the campus was put on lockdown. >> they opened his car door and when they opened it, he just fell out toward the ground. >> about 1/4 of a mile away, they located the man they believe to be responsible but poli

crouse did not have time to return fire. the gunman was found a short time later in another parking lot. police chief wendell flinchum: >> from what you've heard, read, crouse described as swat officer, received awards. derek more than that, was a friend to many of our department, husband, father. police officers develop close bonds, tremendous loss to our department. >> reporter: heavily armed officers from local, state and federal agencies again swarmed campus and locked it down for hours. today, there was a sense of bewilderment. george russell is a vice president emeritus for alumni relations at virginia tech. >> your heart sinks. it is hard to talk about it. we really were afraid more people might be hurt and it reminded us so much what happened back in april 2007. >> reporter: on april 16, 2007, a student named seung hui cho murdered 32 people over the course of several hours, then shot himself. in 2007, virginia tech waited hours to alert its students and staff to the initial killings. yesterday, however, the universi

>> the funeral service for officer deriek crouse was held this afternoon on virginia tech campus. he was shot and killed in the line of duty last thursday. ross ashley shot him during a routine traffic stop. he killed himself a short time later. today, the officer was remembered as a man who died doing the job he loved. >> he was quiet. he was absolutely professional. he was well-trained. he was an instructor for others. he relished the dangerous missions. he was a prankster trying to get the best of his fellow s.w.a.t. team members to break the tension of a tense and difficult work police officers are called to do. >> officer deriek crouse leaves behind his wife and five children. we'll have a complete report coming up on news 4 at 5:00. >>> president obama says our nation is doing on the iraq war. he met at the white house with iraq's prime minister. they went to a place that sadly symbolizes the huge u.s. investment in iraq. steve handelsman has our report. >> reporter: arlington national cemetery. almost nine years after u.s. forces invaded iraq sparked a civil war and set the

the family of deriek crouse is receiving friends until 8:00 tonight. the father of five was killed on thursday when 22-year-old ross ashley walked up and shot crouse while he was conducting a traffic stop. ashley then shot himself. a funeral service for officer crouse will be held tomorrow at 2:00 p.m. at virginia tech's castle coliseum. governor bob mcdonnell is expected to speak there. >>> tomorrow lawmakers in maryland will propose new legislation to combat flash mob robberies. take a look at this video taken last month in silver spring. it shows t s dozens of teens crowding into a convenience store and taking items without paying. they didn't face significant charges, however, because those items were -- they didn't face those significant charges because the items were -- that they stole were inexpensive. under the flash mob theft act, small thefts committed by multiple people could be prosecuted as a single crime, that could lead to either felony or misdemeanor charges, depending on how much was stolen. >>> and still ahead here tonight, joe patern

hundreds gathered on the virginia tech campus in blacksburg for officer crouse's funeral. he was making a traffic stop last thursday when police say 22-year-old ross ashley walked up to his cruiser and shot him to death. ashley then killed himself. crouse is served by his wife, five biological children and two stepchildren. >>> as the nearly nine-long year war comes to an end, nouri al-maliki paid to a visit to washington, paying tribute to the american military lives loose lost during the war. >> reporter: president obama and iraqi prime minister nouri al-maliki stood side by side at arlington laying a wreath at the nearly 4500 military members died fighting the war in iraq. al-maliki visited washington as the u.s. prepares to withdraw all remaining fighting forces. president obama is keeping a pledge to end the almost nine- year long war by the end of this month. >> the last american soldiers will cross the border out of iraq with honor and with their heads held high. >> reporter: at a joint news conference, the president and prime minister praised the relationship betwe

thousands of people turned out for a vigil this weekend for officer derek crouse. he was shot and killed by 22-year-old ross ashley during a routine traffic stop on thursday. ashley killed himself a short time later. a funeral service for officer crouse will be held at 2:00 this afternoon at virginia tech's capital coliseum. governor bob mcdonnell is expected to speak. the gunman's family is offering its condolences and prayers to officer crouse's loved ones. in an unsigned statement, ross ashley's family also requested their privacy be respected. they said there would be no additional statements. virginia state police investigators are attempting to determine a motive for thursday's shooting. >>> a man is in police custody this morning after a tense standoff in northwest washington. a man barricaded himself in a house on gallatin street near north capitol street. it started with a traffic stop a few blocks away. police say the driver of a lincoln town car took off and led police on a chase. a u.s. park police officer crashed into the car. then the driver got out a

a half hour after officers crouse was shot, police found what they first thought was a second victim with a gunshot wound in another parking lot about a quarter mile away. it turns out that was the apparent gunman and police say that ballistic tests overnight matched the gun found with the alleged shooter to the shooting of the police officer a half hour earlier. what this was all about, we don't know. hopefully when police in about an hour tell us more about this case and perhaps an identity of the shooter, we'll find out whether this was a random act of violence or perhaps the gunman knew officer crouse. we just don't know. we will be finding that out a hill bit later on this morning and we hope to bring that to you live here on fox 5. but, certainly, we'll have the information to you as we get it. reporting from blacksburg, virginia, i'm bob barner, back to you. >> still a lot of questions. thank you, bob. >>> another pig story we are following this morning, judgment day for leslie johnson. a judge is expected to sentence the former prince george's county councilwoman today. >> sh

hundreds honored the life of officer deriek crouse. state police tell us that 22- ross ashley killed the his ownbefore taking life. we have reaction from a friend of ashley. university in the news. at virginia tech, sadness and mourned and other violent death. as a sea of virginia tech students poured into the field vigil, news spread the identified the police say shot and killed officer crouse. ross ashley was a part-time neighboring radford college. >> i do not believe he would do like this. it is so sad. say wednesday night, at gunpoint.a car afternoon, he dumped virginia tech campus. for some undone reason, he walked up to the opposite and shot him. spreaddy that once again terror for the kick virginia tech community. -- for the virginia tech community. this violence, this tragedy has brought this university together to mourn. this time, his father and brother. ago, students came after another gunman people.3 many tonight were not here four stopped atbut they the memorial killed for those -- killed in 2007. >> ♪ >> this is the have

ashley shot crouse and then himself. hundreds turned out for the funeral on the blacksburg catch us. governor bob mcdonnell called -- campus. governor bob mcdonnell called crouse a lifelong public servant. >>> former penn state assistant coach jerry sandusky will be face to face with some of his accusers tomorrow morning. laura evans is everywhere at 11:00. >> jerry sandusky will appear at a preliminary hearing on sexual assault charges. some of the accusers are expected to testify. he faces more than 50 counts of child sex abuse involving 10 boys who he met through the children's online charity that he founded. a judge will decide if prosecutors have enough evidence to send the case to trial. >>> pictures out tonight of subjects who police believe are connected to an armed robbery sunday night. the victim, a university of maryland student walking back to his apartment. he was held at gun point at 10:30 last night on rowalt drive. surveillance pictures captured show three men using the victim's credit card at a convenien

the small memorial grows by minute near the site work crouse was gunned down. and would see the officer he was a great guy. such a gentleman. >> having witnessed his last on earth, he returned to the scene today. >> to protect us, we owe him. getting a couple of new developments. it was announced moments ago funeral services for the officer will be held at the monday at 2:00. the gunman has been identified students at nearby radford university. is ross ashley. that is the latest from the virginia tech campus. >> officials say the alert system at the school went exactly as planned. authorities say it no one the gunmen shooting himself because student and -- insidenkered down buildings. police aren't saying they want students to expect more around the campus next few days. exams will take place tomorrow original time and place. we will continue to track from virginia tech all weekend long. go to wjla.com for the latest details. >>> leslie johnson will go to prison. the wife of former county executive jack johnson was sentenced to one year and a day. she pleaded g

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the family of deriek crouse received friends at a funeral home in christiansburg, virginia earlier today. there will be service tomorrow at virginia tech's cassell coliseum from noon until 2:00. crouse leaves behind his wife tina, 16-year-old son dustin and four step sons. >>> fired assistant state football coach joe paterno has another problem to deal with. he fell and broke his pelvis in his home yesterday. he will recover without surgery. paterno is undergoing chemo and radiation for lung cancer. >>> republicans and democrats are going head to head over plans to extend the payroll tax cut, this as the gop wants to include as part of the bill the construction of a pipeline from canada to texas. fox's steve santani explains what's on the line. reporter: congress' time is run being out, but the two sides -- running out, but the two sides have very different ideas how to go forward. republicans want to tie extension of the tax cut to the keystone pipeline from canada to texas. republicans say it will be a big boost for the economy and construction needs to go forward. senate republican le

ballistic tests show the same gun used to kill police officer deriek crouse. a still the not know why crouse was targeted. >> it is a fundamental part of the investigation. >> it was thursday afternoon in a traffic stop that a man walked up and shot the decorated officer as he sat in his patrol car. -camera video showed the shooter wearing clothes found ditched elsewhere. >> he ran into a greenhouse for he took off a pall over top and it will cap and put them in a backpack that he left at the greenhouses. >> the suspected killer was then found half of an hour later. some police say he was not the virginia tech student. the school is morning the law ofofficer crouse with another vigil set to take place. >> we have made no connection that the shooter and the officer knew what a -- one another before the shooting. >> the scene was similar to that of nearly five years ago when a student shot and killed 32 people before killing himself. unlike them, a university lockdown was ordered on thursday within minutes. >> there are several photos released on one show and te