as dan sheneman reports deputies believe the shootings were absolutely random >> reporter: the first shots were fired just before:00 saturday night in the parking lot of an apartment complex. the gunman shot a mother with her three children. she's in serious condition. aut four hours later and 15 miles away, shots were fired at acar dealership. 18-year-old tyler smith and his fathekilled. >> looks like we have somebody just driving around finding their tracks. >> reporter: 15 minutes later, more shots, this time at a popular restaurant. >> 5531 south madison street at the cracker barrel, shots fired. >> reporter: five more victims. four more dead. a 14-year-old girl reported to be killed survived. rushed intoo surgery as she squeezed her mother's hand. she's in critical condition. in all the shooter had eight victims, six were killed. about seven hours after the first shots were fired, police arrested 45-year-old jason alton without incident. authorities found the gun and other evidence inside his caca dalton is an uber driver who authorities say has ties to the community. his neighb

nbc's dan sheneman has latest. >> jeb bush got help on the campaign trail in south carolina from his brother. former president george w. bush, who had choice words for gop front-runner donald trump. >> and in my experience, the strongest person usually isn't the loudest one in the room. >> for his part, the billionaire dismissed jeb bush's campaign. >> the candidate i don't think it's going to happen. >> earlier in the day, at a news conference, trump repeated his attacks aimed at another rival, ted cruz. >> he doesn't even have the right to serve as president. or even run as president. he was born in canada. so i will bring that lawsuit, if he doesn't apologize. >> senator cruz dismissed trump and suggested the suit was a sign of desperation. >> this is the most rattled i've ever seen donald today. >> on the democratic side, former secretary of state hillary clinton focused on saturday's caucus in nevada. with hopes to rebound after her loss in new hampshire to bernie sanders who she believes is only concerned with wall street. >> i'm not a single-issue candidate. because this not a

dan sheneman, nbc news. king carter's family is getting ready to lay their 6-year-old to rest. the viewing for carter is going to take place today from 4:00 in the afternoon to 7:00 tonight at the friendship missionary baptist church in miami. police are saying saturday's shooting, last saturday, happened after a dispute that happened on social media. as for leonard adams and irwen pressley, the two teens appeared before a judge and were held without bond. pressley is scheduled back in court today. the funeral for little carter will be this weekend on saturday afternoon. >>> this morning one man a arrested an charged with shooting a teenager in the leg. e norm for these communities is to keep quiet and not switch. a lot of peoplare saying that kind of mentality is the thing that has to change here. 20-year-old antoine gilbert is charged with the murder of two people on thursday n nhtn. a 17-year-old was fatally shot in that apartment complex. that community wants people to come forward to solve those crimes. >> i'm asking for a witness to come forward, anybody that knows someth

dan sheneman, nbc news. >> political reporter steve l lz traveling to south carolina ahead of friday. his handle is @stevenbc'6. >>> we're hearing reports from a ssing child. police are looking for 6-year-old ashley jade martinin last seen in the area of the 200 block of southwest 14th avenue in miami. no word on what she was wearing at this point. we or waiting on a better we're hearing she may be with lilly eugenia hatton. >>> here is a liveook from our first alert camera. meteorologist ryan phillips tracking things for you. >> we have showers and storms off to our west. you may be able to see some of the lightning here. these are big storms moving across collier county up to henry and glades county. we or watching the radar with the showerss moving off to the east-northeast. they may have the potential to produce tornadoes and the potential to produce some hail. they're moving off to the east-northeast along and north of i-75 here, alligator alley. we're immediately in the metro area dry, warm and cloudy. i expect our rain chances not to kick in for another solid 1:45 at least. her

dan sheneman, nbc news. >>> we are learning new details tonight about that tragedy.dianapolis man visiting kalamazoo said he came face-to-face with jason dalton minutes before he was arrested and he has the receipt to prove it. he told our sister station that his family piled into the suspect's car just after midnight. derrick jokingly asked the driver if he was the shooter. dalton said no. derrick said dalton seemed calm and dropped derrick and his family off without incident. less than 20 minutes later police arrested dalton. for more information on that shooting spree, open the nbc washington app and search kalamazoo. >>> a woman sexually assaulted in her own northern virginia home, and now the search is on for her attacker. an intruder broke into her home while she slept morning. as news4's derrick word reports, neighbors are on edge after this disturbing crime. >> reporter: people who live in the 8400 block of blankenship street in alexandria in the woodlawn apartments knew something was wrong early saturday morning. >> police cars were out here and other cars.

n-b-c's dan sheneman has more on what we know about the suspected shooter. the first shots were fired just before six o'clock saturday night in the parking lot of an children......she's in serious condition. about four hours later and 15 miles away...shots were fired at a car dealership....18-year old tyler smith and his father killed. (undersheriff paul matyas/kalamazoo county : ) "looks like we have somebody just driving around, finding people and shooting them dead in their tracks" 15 minutes later more shots...this time at a popular restaurant. (broadcastify sot) "priority 2"!5181 south 9th street at the cracker barrel. we have shots reported to be killed survived....rushed into surgery after she squeezed her mother's hand....she's in critical condition. in all...the victims...six were killed. about seven hours after the first shots were fired police arrested 45 year old incicdent...authorities found a gun and other evidence inside his car. dalton is an uber driver who authorities say has (gary pardo/neighbor ) "would have never suspected anything like t