john robinson and desiree cooper were working on the project together. they were said to be romantically involved. this is john michael robinson's car. it was towed from the scene last night. a neighbor says he last saw john robinson and desiree cooper together friday. he says they were in this car talking to one another. now a few minutes ago, desiree cooper's father was here at the murder scene. more on that coming up at 6:00. wendy, back to you. >> all right. thank you, pat. >>> an elderly woman is in the hospital tonight. she was hit by a car. chopper 4 over the scene. across the street from parkdale high school in riverdale. she was hit near the intersection of goodluck road. and the driver did stay on the scene. prince george's county fire says the woman is expected to recover. no word on how the driver happened to hit her. >>> a short time ago we learned the name of a 9-year-old girl who was killed in a car crash in prince george's county. police say dishel brown died from this crash last night in clinton. investigators say brown's mother tried to

cooper's daughter, desiree, found murdered inside this house. desiree cooper was 36 years old. she was an architect described by a colleague as an amazing person with a brilliant mind. also found dead inside the house, 37-year-old john michael robinson. a popular personal trainer at the results gym on capitol hill. police say after he shot and killed desiree, robinson shot and killed himself. the house was undergoing a renovation and john robinson and desiree cooper were working on the project together. they were said to be romantically involved. now the two bodies were found inside the house yesterday. it's still unclear as to when and why this all happened. jim, back to you. >> pat collins. thanks, pat. >>> the driver who hit a 17-year-old pedestrian in silver springs last night has now come forward. it happened last night on route 29 near tech road. chopper 4 on the scene after officers found that teenager on the side of the road. he's said to be in critical condition tonight. police say the driver contacted them today. we're trying to find out more details about just what h

neighbors identified the woman who owns the house as desiree cooper. >> she is very nice, very pleasant. she had a good energy about herself. stephen: neighbors say cooper bought the house a year ago. they often saw a man and she working on the home. >> i thought they were good in the house. it was constant in the pickup truck and coming back to get another load. stephen: she knows her brother had a girlfriend but didn't know the woman. there are no signs of forced entry. >> the police told me he was dead. that is it. i don't know. stephen: cooper's death determined a homicide. robinson, suicide. reporting live, stephen tschida, abc7 news. maureen: thank you. scary scene in the lunch hour at a wendy's restaurant in chantilly. a driver slammed a car in the front of a restaurant injuring three customers. now police are trying to figure out just what happened. diane cho is live at the scene tonight. diane: crews are still out here trying to clean up the mess. they have been able to make a pile out of some of the rubble here, the debris and the bricks that were caused from the impact of the

john-michael robinson shot desiree cooper monday afternoon and then he shot himself. officer found their bodies inside a row house. colleagues describe cooper as an amazing person with a beautiful mind. friends say robinson was a popular and successful personal trainer. >>> now to southeast washington. we're looking to find the name of a man who died yesterday afternoon. the shooting happened on benning road. >>> a developing story this morning. a new name has surfaced in the new leader for metro. that's paul wiedfeld. earlier this week we learned another candidate for the job was no longer being considered for that position. >> we're looking for somebody who has good leadership ability and someone who can turn this agency around, and that's what we're looking for. >> transportation director adam tusk spoke to some of you who rode metro. many want the right fit tofor t job. >>> virginia's governor preps the top educational official to make sure that the university of virginia would not be unfairly tarnished. according to the washington post they say uva violated feder

neighbors identified the woman who owns the house as desiree cooper. >> she is very nice, very pleasante had a good energy about herself. stephen: neighbors say cooper bought the house a year ago. they often saw a man and she working on the home. >> i thought they were good in the house. it was constant in the pickup truck and coming back to get another load. stephen: she knows her brother had a girlfriend but didn't know the woman. there are no signs of forced

police tell us john-michael robinson shot desiree cooper and then he shot himself.they found their bodies inside a row house in northeast washington. colleagues describe cooper as an amazing person with a beautiful mind. friends say robinson was a popular and successful personal trainer. >>> now to southeast washington, we're working to learn the name of a man who died in a shooting. they're investigating his death as a murder. the shooting happened on ben road. >>> developing story this morning, a new name has popped up in the search for a new metro leader. that name is paul wisefeld. he is the chief executive at bwi marshall airport. >> sometimes he works, sometimes he don't. the fare keeps going up. we paying more money, we getting poor service so what's the deal? >> news 4 transportation reporter adam tusk spoke to some of you riding metro. many of you want the right fix for the job. >>> virginia's governor personally pressed the top education official to be sure the university of virginia would not be unfairly tarnished. they said uva violated federal rules on

police found john-michael robinson and desiree cooper dead inside a capitol hill row house. you may remember the scene on tennessee avenue in northeast washington monday evening. they say robinson shot cooper and then killed himself. >>> now to southeast washington. we're working to learn more about the man who died in a shooting yesterday afternoon. d.c. police are investigating his death as a murder. the shooting happened on benny road not far from the benny recreation park center. >>> virginia's governor pressing the university's top person saying the university of virginia shouldn't be tarnished. they say uva mishandled rules on sex violence on campus. before making the report public they revised the report to 26 pages after university officials and the governor accused the report of having factual errors. >>> d.c. public schools are starting the budget planning early to allow you to have a greater say in your child's education. there is a public hearing at 6:00 p.m. at stewart middle school northeast. one priority is extending the school day which the teacher's union ha