the first victim -- gary dederichs visiting from denver. somebody struck him in the back of the head and killed him. >> it is pretty rare. that does not ever happen around here. >> he was killed at 6:00 p.m. on the 800 block of emerson street. hours later a 53-year-old man was hit in the had at the georgia ave. then at 8:40 p.m. last night a 37-year-old woman was attacked. she was struck in the head. she is still in the hospital. all three victims were walking alone. >> we do not know exactly what we have at this point. it appears all these individuals were allowed at this time, we are asking residents walk in pairs or groups one at all possible. >> all three attacks happen in a 10 block radius. the murder of gary dederichs shot his neighbors back home. news that his murder maybe the work of one person attacking residents at random, it has left residents with more here. >> ok. had a loss for words. >> there is nothing that seems to be linking the victims. d.c. police will be in the neighborhood tonight knocking on doors telling people what

> if you look at wait he kept his house and his yard, he had a lot of self-worth. >> reporter: gary dederich was 66, a retired registered nurse, a volunteer. by all account as good guy. >> gary lived his life as well as any christian could. >> reporter: his life ended in northwest washington, d.c., a few miles from the national landmarks he was there to visit. >> basically touring the city. >> reporter: he died from blunt force trauma to the head in an alley near the place he'd been renting for the past two weeks. >> we are looking into the potential that it was annual attempted robbery. >> reporter: he gave his time to a nonprofit in denver that empowered senior citizens to stay in their homes as they get older just like he did. >> after he retired as a nurse, he spent a significant amount of time still caring for his neighbors and folks that didn't live just right in his own neighborhood. >> i think it's a tragedy. >> reporter: neighbors say they'll miss having gary around. >> it's just not fair. >> reporter: always out in the yard, waving hello, no matter who was passing by. >> we always

that attack was identical to the incident involving denver tourist gary dederichs. he was found unconscious in an alley. he later died. nine hours after that, 53-year- old man walking on durjava and it was also hit on the head with a blunt object. the victims were not broad. the only similarity here is they were walking alone. dederichs was visiting d.c. he rented an apartment he of weeks ago. he died. the other victims are in a hospital. they are in serious conditions. reporting live, john gonzales abc 7 news. >> thank you. metro raises rates for the first time in two years. that starts july 1. the board voted yesterday to raise the average real fear by about 5%. -- rail fair to about 5 cents. bus fares will increase to 10 cents. there is a $1 surcharge for the paper cards. parking fees will also go up 25 cents. right now come a minutes past the hour. we are looking at 50 degrees outside. still ahead a close call at a local day care after a man goes on a rampage. why he was allowed inside. house security guards may have saved lives. >> first, will it be a weekend >

. >> the first of the victims, the man who was killed, 66-year-old gary dederichs, a tourist from denver, colorado. he had been sight-seeing in washington for two weeks. sources say during his stay in washington, gary dederichs was renting a basement apartment at this home on illinois avenue. the only way in, the only way out, through the back, and through this gate in the fence. which leads to this alley. and it was over there, next to the garage where he was murdered. police have been doing all sort of things in the neighborhood, trying to locate a suspect in this case. today they were looking at security camera video along georgia avenue, hoping that might lead them to a suspect. they are doing everything they can. >> the mere possibility that we may have three incidents that could be linked has got us looking at anything and everything that we think may be relevant. >> reporter: from police tonight, a warning for the people in the petworth and brightwood neighborhoods. don't walk alone, if you see anything suspicious, call 911. live in northwest, pat collins, news4. >>> to our other

gary dederichs was fatally struck in the head tuesday. since then a man and a woman has been attacked in the same area. police plan to knock on doors to warn residents to be alert. >> a military judge has rejected a motion to reduce the number of charges against bradley manning. he is accused of giving government files to wikileaks. the judge rejected the argument. if convicted, he could face more than 100 years in prison. >> new at 6:00, the senate voted 68-31 to reach new and expand the violence against women act. it is designed to protect women and children from abuse. republicans of tried to remove specific references to protecting gays, lesbians, and transgendered women. >> metro has decided to raise rates to for the first time in the two years. it embraces the rare -- fare by about 5%. bus fares will increase about 10 cents. riders using paper face cards face about a $1 surcharge. parking fees will go up 25 cents. the do rates will take effect july 1. >> it is a big day for washington redskins fans. nfl draft day is here and that me

. >> the attack was almost identical to the incident involving denver tourist gary dederichs. the retired registered nurse was found unconscious tuesday night in the alleyway. he later died. nine hours later a 53-old man was walking on georgia avenue when someone hit him with a blunt object, knocking him unconscious. the victims were not robbed. the only similarity is they were walking alone. >> sometimes i park all the way up at night and then have to walk around alone. i won't be doing it this night. >> and understand gary dederichs was visiting the scene and had rented an apartment about two weeks ago. the other victims remain in the hospital in serious condition. john gonzales reporting. >> the space shuttle enterprise will make its final flight in a few hours. a modified 747 will fly the shuttle from dulles airport and kennedy airport in new york city. a large will then take enterprise to its new home on the uss intrepid on the hudson river in june. the space shuttle will go on display in mid july >> . 5:00-- >> your looking at 50 degrees. >> there's going to be a big cro

the body of 66-year-old gary dederichs was found tuesday in an alley in the pet worth neighborhood. he was visiting from colorado and used the website airbandb to find a place to stay. they're offering a $25,000 reward for anyone with information on this case. >>> it will be an emotional day for the family of a virginia tech police officer killed in the line of duty. officer deriek crouse's name will be unveiled today at the national law enforcement officers' memorial in d.c. a student visiting from a nearby college shot and killed officer crouse last december during a routine traffic stop. the student took his life later that day. hes with an arm vet. he left behind a wife and five children. >>> the filipino community wants an apology from councilman barry for comments he made earlier this week. they calls the remarks deplorable. this is not the first time such intolerant and narrow-minded comments came from him. earlier berry told his supporter s that asian businesses ought to go. now that's been a say sorry barry campaign. >>> lawyers for if the federal government and the file sh

police need your help in the case of a murdered tourist. 66-year-old gary dederichs was visiting from colorado. his body was found in the northwest petworth neighborhood. he used the website airbnb to rent a room for two weeks. police say this kind of crime in the district is rare. >> that is an isolated incident that we know of at this time. we do not obviously have very many tourists who are homicide victims. i cannot remember the last case that we had at this time where any tourist was the victim of a homicide in washington. >> police are checking for surveillance cameras that may have captured something in that area. if you have any information, police are officering a $25,000 reward in this case. >>> right now d.c. police are searching for a missing 12-year-old girl. she was last seen yesterday morning being dropped off at e.l. haynes public charter school on georgia avenue in the petworth neighborhood. if you see her, call police immediately. >>> the ambassador to the philippines is demanding an afollowgy from d.c. c. councilman barry for comments he made earlier this week. he s

sources say during his stay in washington, gary dederichs was renting a basement apartment at this home on illinois avenue. the only way in, the only way out, through the back and through this gate in the fence. which leads to this alley. and it was over there next to the garage where he was murdered. police have been doing all sorts of things in the neighborhood, trying to locate a suspect in this case. today they were looking at security camera video along georgia avenue, hoping that might lead them to a suspect. they are doing everything they can. >> the mere possibility that we may have three incidents that could be linked has got us looking at anything and everything that we think may be relevant. >> reporter: a warning tonight for people in petworth, people in brightwood, don't walk alone, and if you see something suspicious, call 911. in that neighborhood tonight, our jackie benson has more. >> reporter: pat there is something going on, that yellow house those are officers from the uniformed branch of the secret service, according to the crime scene investigation truck, they brou

>>gary dederichs died of blunt trauma to the head. the victim of an apparent robbery. police say he was the typical terrorist to the city. >> he was just here visiting the city going to different -- atypical visitor to the city. >> he was just visiting the city going to different areas. >> residents say it is very unusual to have tourists in the area. >> any attractions that bring tourists up here. >> i was shocked to hear it was a tourist. this is not like hotels around here. >> they are not sure why he decided to rent an apartment in this neighborhood but they believe he was in the wrong place at the wrong time >> police say this was an attempted robbery and they believe this was an isolated incident. this is the first time in recent memory that a tourist has been killed in the district. >> thank you. on a much brighter know we are following breaking news that will keep this region abuzz online and tomorrow. the washington capitals advance to the second round of the playoffs knocking out the defending champions the boston bruins and they did it in an overtime thrille

. >> on tuesday night, 66-year-old gary dederichs died from his injuries. the denver native was visiting. >> it was a great neighborhood. i was raised in that neighborhood, so i was surprised about the violence if. >> after that attack a 53-year- old man was beaten on georgia avenue. and then wednesday if a woman leaving church was attacked while walking home. >> we don't know if this is the same person. i can tell you i feel. much more comfortable now that this person is in custody. >> all three victims are still in the hospital this afternoon in serious condition. michael davis, who also has a second brother in the nfl who plays for the dolphins has for now only been charged with aggravated assault. john gonzales reporting from d.c. police headquarters. >> a man also in police custody after going on a rampage at a landover daycare center. police sources tell us it appears the suspect was high on pcp. mickel tyrone young beat a security guard with a baseball andbat at "it's a family affair" daycare center. he was asking to use the phone and became enraged

the same hammer he may have used to kill a tourist from denver named gary dederichs and critically injured two other people. >> during their pursuit, the officers observed the subject discard the bag he had been carrying. the pursuit continued for several blocks to the 800 block of illinois avenue where the suspect was apprehended by the officers. recovered from the bag that was discarded by the suspect in this case was a claw hammer that is believed to be the weapon involved in this assault last night. >> reporter: one of suspect michael davis' brothers is vernon davis, an outstanding tight end for the san francisco 49ers. his other brother is dante davis. vernon davis tweeted this morning, quote, just got a disturbing call from back home in washington, d.c. a good day gone bad. hopefully he wasn't involved. we are expecting 19-year-old michael davis in court here sometime this afternoon. we will let you know how he looks and whether he has anything at all to say. jc, back to you. >> thank you very much, bruce leshan reporting live. >>> the space shuttle enterprise made its grand entrance

i will show you the victim, he is 66-year-old gary dederichs from denver. he was your average tourist here for the last two weeks. he rented out an apartment near where his body was found last night. he got into trouble in some way. they say he may have been a victim of a robbery. his body was found last night on the 800 block of emerson st. just lying there. police say this is not a normal thing that happens to tourists, at least not recently. >> that is an isolated incident that we know of at this time. we do not obviously have many tourists who are homicide victims. i cannot remember the last case that we had at this time. >> once again, there is a $25,000 reward for any information leading to an arrest in this case. the victim is a 66-year-old who was visiting from denver, colorado. that is the latest. >> coming up, where more cyclists are getting tickets in the district as the fight between drivers and cyclists escalate. >> check out this video. this plan comes in for a when the landing. -- this plan comes in for a when the landing. >> new bomb shells

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