gary cook, a husband found dead in as well. patricia cook, his wife, was shot and killed by police six months ago. brianne carter light in culpeper trying to sort this one out. >> good morning to you. investigators trying to figure out exactly what led up to the death of 52-year-old gary cook. we do understand an autopsy will be performed and that could lead to new clues and answers for investigators. we understand according to police his body was found by maintenance workers who were performing routine work inside his apartment yesterday. while the investigation is still very early, it does not appear foul play with a factor. just six months ago his wife patricia died after an altercation with a call pepper police officer. for moms, he has been searching for answers. many residents say for the past six months, it has been his beak focus. >> after the incident with his wife i saw less of him. >> he said everything was going ok but it was hard for him right now. >> back in may, he filed a lawsuit against the police department. we

virginia state police say 62-year-old gary cook's body was found inside his apartment. it may have been there for days. our ken molestina is live in culpeper with more. what a bizarre twist, ken. >> reporter: yes. absolutely, anita. it was n february that patricia cook was gunned down, killed by a police officer here at the catholic school. well, since her death, her husband gary cook had gone public demanding answers from the police department. well, tonight he too, is dead. >> i'm frustrated. i'm sad. i'm fighting bacteria right now. >> reporter: that was gary cook back in february following the death of his wife patricia cook. she was shot by daniel harmon-wright outraged in him facing murder charges. according to virginia state police, cook was found dead inside his apartment on tuesday after a maintenance worker had gone inside. investigators don't suspect foul play. during an interview earlier this year, cook told 9news he had multiple health issues. they're trying to figure out if he died from natural causes or if this was a suicide. >> so the ambulance people we

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the medical examiner said gary cook died of natural causes, no word yet on services for the 62- year-old. >>> prince george's county police were out in capitol heights today working to protect kids walking to and from central high, that after an honor role student was shot and killed yesterday on his way to school. tonight police say they have no motive in markel ross' murder. it was a robbery. the thief left his iphone, 10 tennis shoes and watch behind. frost' mother says she's thinking of moving her two younger sons to another school district because they're afraid. >>> stuck in their seats and nearly completely unsupervised, tonight social services steps in to shut down an unlicensed in-home daycare. >> reporter: i'm surae chinn in daly city. police say two sisters were operate -- dale city. police say two sisters were operating an illegal legal daycare in that home, 21 children under the age of 4, one infant found in a child seat in a bathroom, the other in a closet with the doors shut. >> 21 kids and two adults is unacceptable. >> reporter: friends dropped by in support of the famil

and gary cook had filed a $5 million wrongful death lawsuit.civil suit against the police department there. and so that was still playing out. in the meantime, there was a criminal case. there is a criminal case against that police officer. harmon wright, and his trial is coming up in january. he has since been let go of the police department. so he's not a police officer anymore. >> as i remember this correctly, his account was he was investigating a suspicious vehicle and that he had asked her to stop. his arm was caught in this vehicle and she was driving away. there were witnesses on other things? >> she was a jeep wrangler. she was parked in a parking lot of a catholic school. in the parking lot. somebody had called and said there was a suspicious vehicle, harmon wright shows up and there was this scuffle, but there was an eyewitness who said he saw harmon wright with a police -- with a gun pulled

i would like to find out what is on.g >> a heart broken gary cook talked to us in february.turbinged after a altercation with a culpeper police officer. was unarmed. >> the search for truth was cut 62-year-old man was found dead this morning, leaving in disbelief. >> i was in shock. he was a hard-working man. >> maintenance workers found his body inside his apartment. while the investigation is play waslice say foul a factor. incident with his wife, then, i saw less of him. everything was okay hard for himing right now. e from that, i let him be his and -- with him and his family. >> he was embroiled in a legal battle with police. he found -- filed a $5 million t against the department, wife was killed. the incident led to murder against the officer and filed a wrongful death suit. in it, he claimed when the fired, ms. cook not endangering his life or person.r cook was asking for more than $5 predatory and punitive damages. his autopsy is scheduled for tomorrow. >> thank you. news from the state department. we'll learn from hillary clinton department officer in an attack on

gary cook had filed a $5 million wrongful death lawsuit against are a man-wright. investigators say at this point it does not appear foul play was involved in mr. cook's death. >>> the five men found guilty in the south capitol street shootings will each spend decades in prison. a judge sentenced the men yesterday after hearing emotional testimony from the victims' families. four young people were shot and killed in a drive-by shooting in march 2010 after attending a funeral service for a fifth person who had been killed a week earlier. the lightest sentence is 30 years. three defendants received life in prison. >>> the ford crown victoria, a popular vehicle for police departments, but now all 324 crown vics of the montgomery county police department have to be inspected. that's because if it is past six weeks, officers driving two of the cruisers suddenly found themselves unable to steer. >> vehicle's tires would go straight. the officer would have to use the brakes to bring the vehicle to stop. they could not control the direction of the vehicle. >> inspectors hav

maintenance workers discovered of 62-year-old gary cook yesterday morning. foul play does not appear to be a factor. neighbors are shocked by the death. >> after the incident with his saw him less. >> he said everything was going ok, but that it was hard for him. >> the officer that shot cook was fired. he faces a murder charge. cook filed a wrongful death lawsuit against police. 18-year-old marckel ross was walking to central high school early tuesday .orning investigators have no motives, leeds, suspects. his family and understand why anyone would hurt him. police are asking anyone with information to call them. several dogs were removed from the bethesda home after owner was found dead inside the. at 11:30und a woman last night on corsica drive. they removed several dogs. some of them already dead. on what led to the woman's death. >> a wealthy texas businessman hiring a hit man to kill. his kill frank howard was a successful accountant and father of three. prosecutors said he spent more than $100,000 to have his wife nancy shot in her driveway last month

, virginia man whose wife was killed in a high profile shooting has been found dead. 62-year-old gary cook was found by a maintenance worker inside his culpeper apartment. sources say he may have been dead for several days. his wife patricia cook was killed by a culpeper police officer. the police officer faces murder charges. police say there are no signs of foul play in cook's death. >>> the search is on for a man who stabbed a dale city man in his own home and stole his car. they broke into his home, stabbed the homeowner, and took his white 1990s model buick regal. the victim was airlifted to a nearby hospital. his condition is unknown right now. police say they do not believe the incident is random, and the man responsible may still be driving that buick.

gary cook was found inside his apartment yesterday. virginia state police say could he have been dead for several days. cook told 9news in an interview earlier this year that he himself was battling several health issues even as he was trying to figure out what happened to his wife. the officer who killed patricia cook is former officer daniel harmon-wright with the culpepper department. he goes on trial for that death early next year. >>> another banner september day out there, topper shutt joining us from the weather terrace. i really want on get out there with you. can you dial up another one for tomorrow? >> i think we can. dialing up two more may be a challenge. 81 was the high today about dead on our average. look at temperatures now. it's still comfortable with temps in the 70s, 76 downtown, 73 gaithersburg, 77 in manassas and leesburg. that said, you go out late tonight, bring a wrap as my mother would say because it will drop very quickly after sunset. for tonight clear skies, cool, not quite as chilly as it's been. leave the

the maine says gary cook died of natural causes. his wife was shot and killed by a culpeper police officer during a traffic stop in february. that officer now faces charges in her death. >>> take a look at this man. that is the fella. he is accused of videotaping up women's skirts and tonight police are trying to figure out how many victims he may have. he was arrested last week after the cops got a call about a suspicious man lurking about the tacoma metro stop. he was carrying a backpack and he fit the description of a man videotaping up a women's skirt last month. police say he may have done it to more folks. so, if you were approached by this man, call the police. >>> now we have an update on the story we first brought you last night. about 300 police cruisers being checked for steering frontals. we have learned -- problems. the not montgomery county have finished inspecting their cars. as of tonight, 289 have been inspected. 10 cruders had problems that caused the steering to fail. they have been fixed. another 37 had less seri

gary cook was found inside his apartment in the 1000 block of friendship way. he was discovered by a maintenance crew who had entered the apartment tuesday morning to conduct routine service for the apartment complex. an autopsy is scheduled to be performed later today. his wife patricia was fatally shot by a culpeper police officer february 9 as she shot in a jeep wrangler in a school parking lot. she was shot several times by officer daniel harman-wright who has pleaded not guilty in her shooting death. >>> the five men responsible for a deadly shooting spree along south capitol street in 2010 may never see another day on a d.c. street. the men killed four people and wounded nine others, all over a necklace that was lost at a party. despite the three life sentences being handed down, family members say the pain over losing their loved ones will never go away. >> to know that these guys will never be on the street again is satisfactory. >> it doesn't change. my daughter's dead. a lot of people are dead and injured. you know, the amount of years is not going to

workers discovered the body of gary cook yesterday, and neighbors were in shock. the officer who shot his wife patricia was fired and is now facing murder charges. >> time to look at the day's top stories. there was a woman who was granted during her morning jog in alexandria. the woman was able to scream and break free. >> four killed in libya, including the u.s. ambassador to libya, christopher stevens and some say it was due to a film that some believe was marking the profit mohammad. tonight, flags are at half staff. and tonight's top story on " world news with diane sawyer." more on what we are working on for 6:30. >> a letter to everyone in washington d.c. tonight. our entire abc news team will be covering what happened and the death of the u.s. ambassador in libya. is a al qaeda striking again? we will tell you what we heard. and we will go in search of the filmmaker in hiding to find out more of who he is, and we will tell you about that on "world ms.." >> you can watch the stories tonight on world news. >> there will soon be new surveillance cameras on th

. >> gary cook, whose wife was year, waslier this inside is culpeper apartment on tuesday. >> i was shocked. he was a hard-working man. i always saw him on the go. maintenance workers found his routinele performing work. appearsay it does not foul play was a factor. six months ago his wife patricia n altercation with a copper police officer. for months he has been searching for answers. >> i still have a lot of questions. >> in may he filed a $5 million lawsuit against the department, yearsng his wife of eight killed and cans of veteran officer daniel harmon-wright. the routine traffic stop turned violent and cook was shot times at point-blank range. officer now faces charges. it is 58 degrees outside. >> of chicago -- the chicago strike for the third day. strike for the third day. >> excuse us, while we change into something more comfortable. cool. introducing, the square sunnyd bottle. with no added sugar. just one glass equals two servings of fruit. very "fruit-ritious." or try ocean spray light 50, with just 50 calories, a full serving of fruit, and no added sugar. with tasty flavors li

a medical examiner says 62-year- old gary cook died of natural causes. sterday a maintenance worker found his body inside his apartment. prior toes i death cook was in the process of -- to his death cook was in the process of suing a culpeper police officer in the shooting death of his wife. >>> prince george's county investigators started an undercore of sting in june at lat shea salon in ized thousand of goods by boosters who then delivered the goods to the salon's owner. >> this business was so lucrative that she stopped doing hair and was just buying stolen products selling it outside the shop. she set up a separate store inside the hair salon and was selling the stolen products. >> esther goodman placed orders for what she wanted to be stolen. goodman has been arrested. >>> come oning up on the news edge a six minute nightmare in a north carolina cab. tonight police are trying to understand why a marine went berserk in the front seat. >> i would be really upset if that was my child in there. >> babies found on a closet floor, neighbors react to distu

medical examiner say the 62-year-old gary cook died of natural causes. yesterday, a maintenance worker found his body in his apartment. prior to his death though, cook was in the process of suing a culpeper employers forem $5 million -- police officers for $5 million about shooting his wife and making a false claim. >>> an investigation reveals an potential danger on the roads.ad it's a problem the governmente knows about, but some say is not doing enough to fix. sherry lee has a look at whatas she uncovered. >> reporter: shawn, every yearr: hundreds of people die son the roads when their cars slam into the back of a semi truck, and then slide underneath. most large trucks have this bar across the back that is to stop the cars from going under, butbu new information shows it's notsh doing the job.j take a look at crash tests done last year by the insurance institute for highway safety.sa that bar crossed the back called an under ride guard, failed in half the tests. in a real accident, the driverd would probably be dead, but all the these under ride guar

gary cook was found in his apartment on friendship way early yesterday morning. his wife patricia was fatally shot seven times by a culpeper police officer last february. the officer daniel are a man- wright has -- harman-wright has pleaded not guilty to the shooting. >>> a judge handed down sentences yesterday following the request of the victims' families. four people were killed in a violent day in 2010. six others were hurt in the mass shooting along south capitol street. >>> you can blow through an electric toll plaza in maryland and there is nothing the state can do about it. cameras along the icc, the intercounty connector will snap a picture of your license plate and send you a bill but the state admits if you don't pay, your license cannot be suspended and the bill won't even go to a collection agency. hundreds of regular drivers owe thousands of dollars. get this. one rental car company owes more than $200,000. state delegate tom hooker calls that unacceptable. >> people need to know that the state is doing their best to collect from any large commercia

was killed by police earlier this year in a high profile shooting has been found dead. 62-year-old gary cook was found by a maintenance worker inside his culpeper apartment yesterday. sources tell news 4 cook may have been dead for several days. his wife patricia was killed by a culpeper town police officer in february. that officer has since been fired and now faces murder charges. cook had also filed a multimillion dollar wrongful death suit. state police say there are no signs of foul flay in cook's death. >>> new this morning, montgomery county police rescue several animals after an al elderly woman was found dead. she was found just after midnight inside her corsica home in bethesda. the woman died of natural causes. the police also found ten small dogs in that home. three did not survive. the other seven were taken to an emergency vet for care. they'll be available for adoption as soon as they're healthy enough. >>> this morning police crewsers are off the streets in montgomery county because the crown victorias are being inspected for a steering problem. crown victorias maybe up one-t

now her husband has been found dead. 62-year-old gary cook was found by a maintenance worker inside his culpeper apartment yesterday. sources tell news 4 cook may have been dead for several days. in february his wife patricia was killed by a culpeper officer. that officer has since been fired and now faces murder charges. cook had also filed a multimillion dollar wrongful death suit. state police say there are no signs of foul play in cook's death. >>> you can expect to see more of mitt romney as election day approaches. the republican presidential nominee is adding a campaign event today in florida. he was only expected to hold a private fund-raiser there. romney also scrapped his plans to take this upcoming weekend off at his beach house in san diego. his aides say he'll spend the weekend campaigning instead. romney tomorrow will be in our area. he'll hold a rally in fairfax. today president obama will be in nevada a day after mitt romney was there. the president will hold a rally in las vegas this evening. nevada is shaping up to be one of the most hotly contested states this electio

gary cook was found inside husband culpeper apartment.fficer. that officer has been fired and faces murder charges. here is storm 4 team meteorologist, tom kierein. >> a chill is in the air. it's near 50 degrees throughout the region. later today, soaring 80 degrees with sun and blue skies. more of the same throughout weekend. anncr: this casino's in west virginia. but it makes millions off marylanders every year. now they're running dishonest ads. why? because voting for question seven is a vote to build a... world-class resort casino in maryland. creating thousands of jobs and... ...according to the official department of legislative... services, hundreds of millions for our schools. while saving taxpayer money by cutting casino subsidies. question seven. good jobs and better schools in maryland. not west virginia. >>> good morning, traveling northeast the 3700 block of hayes street is closed due to an accident. [ romney ] this president can ask us to be patient. this president can tell us it was someone else's fault. but this president

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