he called frank williams, and that williams drove tyrone brown and william ward iii to the mall. pridget and his girlfriend were followed by the mall -- around the mall by the four men, as seen on surveillance video. brown went quickly after them when they left. video shows the suspects walking quickly through the mall afterward, and to the parking garages. >> the victim leaves the mall, and he is murdered by the shooter. tyrone brown fired multiple shots. he falls outside the nordstrom department store, which is where officers found him, dead when they arrived. >> all four suspects are facing first-degree murder and using a handgun in a felony. it is a mystery still why they wanted the victim killed, our police are simply not releasing that information at this point. all four suspects are being held without bond as the case is under investigation. >> thank you. deliberations continue in the trial of an inmate accused of murdering a maryland corrections officer. the jury is considering key evidence against leigh stevens, who could be facing the death penalty can base he has the l

thanks to video surveillance, olice were able to arrest tyrone brown, frank williams, jermell brandon, and william ward for the shooting death of rodney pridget. police have not made it clear what prompted the four men target pridget. advertisers want to make sure they get the most bang for their big bucks. they want talk about their ads long after they are off the air. people will be tuning in to watch the big game and the commercials. >> that brings us to your answers to our water cooler question of the day. >> this morning we asked -- which super bowl ads are you looking forward to seeing sunday? [laughter] >> i think a lot of people will be doing that. we will post more of your answers on the front page of wbaltv.com. >> today is the kickoff of super bowl weekend. it is the biggest game of the year. >> no sign of the indiana colt'' anymore. it is being transformed with the stage for madonna's halftime show. >> this is a dream. i do not want to blow the surprise. i want people to be knocked out of their seat from beginning to end. >> i just hope she keeps her clothes on. >> no ward

jermell brandon spotted rodney pridget and called frank williams and william ward. then 19-year-old tyrone brown shot pridget multiple times. pridget was clearly targeted, but they haven't figured out why yet. >> we do not know why pridget was targeted, only that he was targeted. they went to the mall looking for him. >> all four men have been charged with first-degree murder in the use of a handgun during a felony. they are being held at the baltimore county detention center without bail. kelly swoope, abc2 news. jamie? >>> here's the latest on the accused paving scammer tommy clack. today clack had a criminal case in anne arundel county. they do expect a resolution soon but they're not telling us exactly what that may be. we'll keep you updated on any developments. >>> a city police officer paid to protect and serve but not to beat up a suspect. one officers is in hot water after he hit a suspect and it was caught on tape. >> reporter: the case did go to court and officer donyell briggs was placed on leave. now he's waiting to see if he will keep his job. this hap

>> investigators say jamal brandon spotted him inside a store april called frank williams, who drove to the mall with two other men, william ward and tyrone brown. police say the four men used cell phones to communicate as they followed priggette throughout the mall and it ended outside nordstrum where bridgette was shot and killed. hundreds of cameras inside and outside the mall tracked the suspects. >> the video footage from the cameras in and around the mall was absolutely essential in helping us solve this case. >> reporter: neighbors in this area are still wary of what happened. >> you don't really think about the mall being that bad, but i guess it has gotten worse in later years. >> i don't know the reason why it happened but it should not have. >> weeks later priggette's family is still coming to grips with the loss. >> it is like i am walking around with a hole in me, i love that boy, plus my only son, i love him and i miss him and i see his face every night. >> police say tyrone brown was the one who pulled the trigger. don, back to you. >> thank you very much, andrea, inves

police say the gunman is 19- year-old tyrone brown and three other suspects, frank williams, janel brandon and william ward. police say all the suspects and the victim knew each other. the hundreds of security cameras in the mall helped police, they say that was essential in solving this case. >> they've had to look at this footage, evaluate it, try to put it together like the pieces of a puzzle and do the regular old fashioned detective work that it takes to corroborate evidence like this. >> police say that they don't know why rodney pritchett was targeted. all four suspects have been charged and are now being held at the baltimore county detention center. >>> montgomery county teacher is on administrative leave this morning charged with sex crimes. police say 47-year-old scott spear has been charged with two counts of fourth-degree sex offenses. the victim is a 16-year-old girl who was on spear's track team. the rockville man also coaches basketball at richard montgomery high school and also teaches at julius west middle school. police say spear had sex with the girl more than once at a

tyrone brown, frank williams, william ward ii faced charges in ney death of rode pridgett. officers say that tedious analysis of the mall surveillance video help them crack the case. >> nice day, lots of sunshine, a little chillier than we have been experiencing earlier in the week. temperatures are about where they blog -- belong. out to the west there is a big storm. part of it is reign from mississippi, louisiana, and down into colorado, there is a blizzard. around denver, almost two feet of snow has fallen that storm is kind of drifting in our direction. by the end of the week, we might have to deal with a piece of it. >> in commitment and 2012, all eyes on it nevada at this weekend. the state holds its gop caucus tomorrow. mitt romney scored a big celebrity endorsement, but can he hold on to the lead? kate amara is tracking the race. >> as nevada prepares for saturday's caucuses, gop candidates campaigned across the state. donald trump arrived on the trail. the real estate mogul endorsed mitt romney for president. >> mitt is tough, he is smart, he is sharp. he is not g

tyrone brown, frank williams, jermell brandon, and william ward all face first-degree murder charges in the death of rodney pridget. they plotted to kill them after they saw them at the mall. police believe brown was the trigger man. >> they have to evaluate the footage and put it together like the pieces of a puzzle and do the regular detective work that it takes to corroborate evidence like this. >> it is not clear what the suspects targeted rodney pridget. police are on the lookout accused of a kidnapping at towson. this happened last week near washington avenue. a man was walking to score when it was approached by two men. >> they forced him into his car and asked them to drive to an automatic teller machine. was to about $300 -- he withdrew about $300. >> it is scary. >> the victim was not hurt. if you have any information, call metro crime stoppers at 1- 866-7-lockup. >> police say this man attacked and robbed another man, then he fled on foot. if you know this man, please call mta police. surveillance video of a beating. a man named ricky thomas. a pair police officers enter t

investigators say jamal brandon spotted him inside the call and called frank williams, who drove to the and tyrone brown, police say they used cell phones as they followed priggette inside. it ended outside where he was shot and killed. investigators are stilling to trying out why. >> a funeral will be held today for 18-year-old zachery rose, he was one of 4 people killed when britney walker drove the wrong way and hit another car head on. toxicology reports show both drivers were under the influence of alcohol. >>> a memorial will be held to honor william torebet shot more than 20 times, the officers did not recognize him because he was in plain clothes at the time. >>> excel on has announced plans to build there. some people are not happy. if and when the new merger goes through the headquarters could be built by 2015. stay with us. up next former treasury secretary lawrence summers breaks down the latest unemployment numbers and what thrust a 16-year-old into the spotlight. ,, ♪ [ male announcer ] we touch a lot of things throughout the day. so it's nice that clorox disinfecting prod

. >> reporter: investigators say brandon spotted prichett inside a store and called frank williams who drove to the mall with two other men. they used cell phones to communicate as they followed him throughout the mall. it all ended here where he was shot and killed. hundreds of surveillance cameras tracked the suspects. >> the video footage from the cameras in and around the mall was absolutely essential in helping us solve this case. >> reporter: neighbors are still wary of what happened. >> you don't really think about the mall being that bad. i guess it's gotten worse. >> i don't know the reason why it happened, but it shouldn't have. >> reporter: meantime, the victim's family is still coming to grips with the loss. >> it's like i'm walking around with a hole in me. i love that boy. my only son. i love him and i miss him. i see his face every night. >> reporter: invest gators still don't know why he was being targeted. >> all four suspects have been charged with first degrow murder and use of a handgun in a felony. >>> sky high chopper 13 over the scene, the impact shattered the va

tyrone brown, frank williams, brandon, and william ward iii face murder charges in the death of 19-year-old rodney pritchett. police say the four men plan to kill him when he was spotted at the mall in december of last year. police believe that brown was the triggerman. small surveillance video was analyzed, and that helped them cracked the case. >> we have had to look at this footage and evaluate it and try to put it together like the pieces of a puzzle, and do the old-fashioned detective work it took to corroborate evidence like this. >> it is still unclear why the suspects targeted pritchett. >> police are looking for two suspects in the armed robbery and kidnapping of a baltimore man. shelton dutes is like -- is live with the very latest. >> the victim was forced into his car at gunpoint in a busy part of town. it happened about a block away from the towson town center. the steps away from restaurants, an office building, and a high-rise condo building. summers shot this could happen in the middle of the afternoon. >> i guess it can happen to anybody. it is really scary. >> someone was

it was frank williams, 31, jermell brandon, 35, and william ward the third who is 44. police say all of the suspects and the victim knew each other. there are hundreds of security cameras in and around the mall. police say there were essential tools for investigators in solving this case. >> they've had to look at this footage, evaluate it, try to put it together like the pieces of a puzzle and do the old fashioned detective work that it takes to corroborate evidence like this. >> william bassett was shot and killed seven years ago. at the time, police had no surveillance video to review. they were able to arrest two men in connection with the murder. the killing led then county councilman to introduce a bill requiring all county shopping centers with at least 15 storefronts to install security cameras. >> i don't want to say that these cameras prevent a climb or so forth, but -- prevent a crime or so forth, but i think it shows it can help solve crime. >> reporter: at first there was resistance from property owners. now. >> i feel proud of our county property owners w

. >> here's the point i want to make, if you go to the lincoln forum run by frank williams and william holzer, you may be the only black person in the world? >> yes, until recently. until fairly recently, yes, it was not unusual for me to be one of maybe four or five african-americans and quite often the only african-american woman. and people never quite understood -- my colleagues, i think, were from time to time had wondered about why i bothered to attend those kind of programs. because i think people generally don't see the lincoln forum and lincoln programs as relevant to african-americans. and i think that's unfortunate, because lincoln and the war were very relevant to us. >> we have some video from others who talk about this, one a black man, and one a white man, and actually both of them are not big fans of abraham lincoln, i think it's safe to assume. first up from an interview in 2000 from lerone bennett who used to run "ebony" magazine who wrote a book about abraham lincoln called "forced into glory, abraham lincoln versus the white dream." this is about a minute and a half

detectives said he called frank williams after seeing the victim and then williams drove the other two to the mall after receiving a phone call. pritchett and his girlfriend were followed around the mall by the four men. and once the two left the mall, brown quickly followed after them. after the murder was committed, video shows the suspects walking through the mall and to the parking garages. >> the victim leave the mall and is murdered by the shooter, tyrone brown, who fired multiple shots. he falls outside the nordstrom department store, which is where our officers found him. he was dead when they arrived. >> all four men have been charged with first-degree murder and the use of a handgun during a felony. the motive is still a mystery as to what it was behind the killing. the case remains under investigation. we are live outside police headquarters in towson tonight. i'm all melzer, wbal tv 11 news. >> -- i am old melzer, wbal tv 11 news. >> homicide detectives believe the first of two shootings happened early in the morning. a man was shot in east baltimore in the early morning ho

now, four suspects are arrested, charged in his murder. 19-year-old tyrone brown, 31- year-old frank williams, 35- year-old journalle brandon, and 44-year-old william ward iii. they are being held at the baltimore county detention center. surveillance video from towson town center security shows one of the suspects approached pridget inside the mall. it also shows the suspect walking through the mall and parking garage after the murder. >> it's important to tell our citizens, they're safe when they come to our malls and shopping centers. >> reporter: the teenager did have a criminal record, but his family says he was working it tourn his life around. a motive behind the killing is still unclear. >>> the suspects are charged with first-degree murder. i'm jessica kartalija, wjz eyewitness news. >> wjz just finished talking with police about the investigation. we'll have the latest coming up all new at 5:00. >>> treasure among the tragedy. new worries for italian police guarding the costa concordia. >> the chaotic evacuation of the sinking ship abandoned almost everything, including jewels, cash

he is seen calling 31-year-old frank wmedz -- williams. williams brings in 19-year-old tyrone brown and 44-year-old william ward to the mall. >> it -- the camera was absolutely essential in helping us solve the case. the video footage enough would not have been enough. we want to give full credit to our detectives who have spent countless hours since this murder going through all of this footage. >> now police believe pridget was clearly targeted but the reason for his murder, we don't know yet. all four suspects have been charged with million dollar and all are locked up at the detention center. jamie costello, abc2 news. >>> right now an update to an evaluation and the use of social social numbers of the deceased. back in november, joce sterman exposed problems with the death master time and how social security numbers are getting into the hands of thieves. >> reporter: today in our nation's capital, the house ways and means committee put the master time under the microscope. they summoned people to find out why the social security numbe

a man spotted him inside a store and called his friend frank williams, who detectives say drove there with two other men. william ward and tyrone brown. they used cell phones to stay in contact as they staked him out, with brown eventually pulling the trigger. police say he shot pridget several times, killing him outside nordstrom. >> and what their relationship was to the victim is still under investigation. they've had to look at this footage, evaluate it, try to put it together, like the pieces of a puzzle. >> reporter: at this point, police are not saying why these four targeted pridget. and violence that scared shoppers and left his loved ones heartbroken. >> i hope they go to jail for a long time. it's ridiculous how these young dudes out here are killing each other. >> reporter: and the victim's dad tells me his son was getting his ged, trying to get his life together. all four of those in custody are charged with murder 1. they're being held at the baltimore county detention center. reporting live at towson town center, mike hellgren, wjz eyewitness news. vic? >> thank you, mi

a man, jurmel spotted him and called his friend, frank williams, who they say drove there with two other men, william ward and tyrone brown. they used cell phones to stake him out. with brown eventually pulling the trigger. police say he shot pridget several times. >> the four suspects were all associates. exactly the nature of their association, we are not sure of. that's still under investigation. what their relationship was to the victim, still under investigation. they've had to look at this footage, evaluate it, try to put it together like the pieces of a puzzle. >> reporter: at this point, police are not saying why these four targeted pridget, in violence that scared shoppers and left his loved ones heartbroken. >> reporter: and the victim's dad says his son was getting his ged. he was trying to put his life together. the accused triggerman, tyrone brown, is the youngest of those arrested, just 19 years old, just like the victim. live at towson town center, mike hellgren, wjz eyewitness news. mary? >> all right, mike. thank you. >>> all four suspects are being held at the baltimore

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rita williams is here now with the new information. rita. >> reporter: frankf new developments in this case in just the last half hour. berkeley police finally released this statement saying they want to correct what they call a lot of inaccurate information about this case. >> he was a wonderful husband and wonderful father and it's a tragic loss. >> reporter: susan wingraph is talking about a man she's known for decades. peter sucore killed saturday night at his home here in the berkeley hills. police say a trespasser 23-year- old dewitt hit him with a flower pot. dewitt's parents say he's a schizophrenic. >> we are trying to avoid it from happening again. >> reporter: that was the response from berkeley's mayor when i asked him if police did whatever they could to prevent the killer. just minutes ago police released the statement saying suco called the nonenergy number and very calmly said there was quote, an unknown person hanging around his property. police did not respond saying they were on a higher priority call. monitoringg an occupy oakland rally. at

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frank somerville. >> i am julie haener. a man who lived in the berkeley hills was beaten for death after he went outside to see what was making noise. ktvu's rita williams outside the police department where she got an update. >> reporter: we have been waiting here all day for an interview with berkeley police about their response to that call for help saturday night. a few minutes ago they didn't come outside to talk but they e- mailed us

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