gio benitez has more on what she had to say to the suspects. gio: it was the holiday mall shooting that shocked the country. shot right in front of his wife, jamie. the first of four suspects accused of the horrific 2013 murder on trial. >> what had been a good day became the worst day of jamie's day of dustinlast friedman's life. gio: just 10 days before christmas they went to the short hills mall in new jersey for some shopping d when i got back to their range rover she says two men confronted dustin. >> i saw him put the gun to dustin's head and i heard bang, bang, and in the window shattered. gio: jamie says she all but froze. >> you don't know what to do in these situations, it was so fast. he opens the car door, he leans in, he points the gun at myself and says get out of the car. gio: the carjackers flee but the horror was prolonged when it took an ambulance nearly 30 minutes to arrive after the first 911 call. >> i called 30 minutes ago, where are they? i was screaming, stay with me, stay with me. finally an ambulance showed up but not

abc's gio benitez has more. >> reporter: we are in morris township, new jersey. going door to door with the local fire department making sure residents and their fire extinguishers are good to go in the event of a blaze. just having one isn't always enough. and now we are putting residents to the test. first up, expiration dates. experts say you need to replace an extinguisher every ten years. here's why. ron stanziale has a perfectly good extinguisher in the kitchen. out in his garage. take a look at that. in the red. when was the last time you checked this one? >> i don't know. >> is this possible? >> 1981? setting up a controlled blaze here, squeezes the handle. but its pressure gone. nothing. now when you look at that, you think -- oh, boy if there was a fire in the garage. >> oh, yeah. oh, yeah. >> you'd be in trouble? >> very much so. >> 1981, unlike a bottle of wean doesn't get better with age. also crucial. location. experts say fire extinguishers need to be accessible. not under the kitchen sink where we found meredith kimble's. in the event of a fire, j

of five strikeouts for gio.h, he crushes deep to left. that ball is outta here. gio gives upt, five innings, nats going to lose 5-1. they don't call them the great eight for nothing. last night, alex ovechkin reached another milestone in his caps win overe arizona, his 30th goal of the season. he is now one of three players in nhl history with 30 or more goals in each of his first 12 seasons. the other 2 -- mike gartner and of course wayne gretzky. for one of the game's all-time greats. >> i thought that was pretty special. you should recognize that. alex has been a great player, he has been consistent in that one area he is fantastic at. he is obviously one of the three best guys to do it the first 12 years. a lot of these guys have played, so that is pretty special. scott: yeah, pretty impressive. coming up later tonight on abc 7 sports for sunday, that voice, john wall, talking hockey. we will break down the metropolitan division race and discuss the cap's playoff scenarios. join us tonight on abc 7. the ncaa

here's gio benitez. >> reporter: his world turned upside-down in 2011.n an ied, instantly losing both of his legs. >> i didn't know if i could continue to have a normal life. >> reporter: taking more steps forward, leading him to this. tonight, he becomes the first double amputee in the country to become a police officer. what kept you going? >> i think it's my wife, daud daughter, family friends, the staff and my class. it's hard to fail when someone is pushing you the whole way. every time his name was called out, there was this roar. >> very proud of him, happy for him, and excited. this is his dream. >> reporter: tonight, showing us nothing can stop a hero. gio benitez, abc news. >> thanks so much for watching this week. i'm tom llamas. i'll see you right back here tomorrow. for david and all of us, good night. this is "jeopardy!" introducing today's contestants -- a writer from westlake village, california... a software developer from new york, new york... and our returning champion a teacher educator from woburn, massachusetts... ...whose 1-day cas

gio benitez checked it out. >> we're inside a connecticut home with firefighter travis.e wanted to see what would happen, will smoke alarms wake up the children of the mcbride family landon, 3 1/2 and noel, 1. >> it will be really interesting to see what happens. our son usually can sleep knew everything. >> they have an action plan in place in case there's a fire and included their 3 1/2-year-old. he knows to be up and ready to go the moment that alarm goes off. >> you'veal about the moek alarms. >> he knows the sound. >> we have a plan and a fire ladder in our bedroom and our plan is to get them and get the ladder and get out. >> what should every family be thinking about when it comes to smaekby smoke alarms. >> making sure the detectors work. the code nowadays is put them in the bedrooms, outside the bedrooms and one on every level especially on stair well because the smoke rises. >> we rigged up cameras in the kids' rooms and have a great view using their baby monitors. after they fall asleep, our firefighter brings in a smoke alarm with their doors open. we set it

gio benitez, abc, new york. >> and gio will have more on that story a little later on on "good morningca." >>> well, don't fly anywhere on july 9th. that sunday will be the most expensive day to fly this summer. although the entire month, i'll have you know it, is no bargain. in fact, you'll do well to avoid flying on sundays in general. achording to cheapair.com, it's the most expensive day of the week. >> and tuesdays and wednesdays are the cheapest actually. july 9th, airfares are nearly $100 more than the summer average. >>> the u.s. women's national hockey team plans to boycott the world championships later this month over a pay dispute. the reigning champs have decided not to defend their title. that's after protracted negotiations for an increase in pay and wages have stalled with usa hockey. that's the governing body, by the way. the usa won the past three world championships. >>> criminal charges dropped against former new york jets quarterback darrelle revis. he was facing assault and other charges connected to a fight last month in pittsburgh. a childhood friend came forward

our eye-opening experiment when gio benitez is with us next. gio benitez is with us next.a day!" best day ever. love you, dad. i love you too, sweetie. >>> we are back now with a new warning about fire extinguishers. not knowing how old yours is or how to use it could put your family at risk. abc's gio benitez is back joining us from the morris county public safety academy in new jersey. good morning, gio. >> reporter: hey, robin, good morning to you. listen, fire extinguishers can stop those small fires from turning into raging infernos and really you just buy them, forget about them and don't touch them until you need it so do you know how to use these things? will they even work? we're going to put them to the test in just a moment but first take a look at this. we're in morris township, new jersey, going door to door with the local fire department making sure residents and their fire extinguishers are good to go in the event of a blaze. >> i'm gio, we're with "good morning america." >> hi, gio. i'm lil. >> reporter: while everyone we do meet has a fire extinguisher --

here's gio benitez. >> reporter: his world turned upside-down in 2011. an ied, instantly losing both of his legs. >> i didn't know if i could continue to have a normal life. >> reporter: taking more steps forward, leading him to this. tonight, he becomes the first double amputee in the country to become a police officer. what kept you going? >> i think it's my wife, da daughter, family, friends, the staff and my class. it's hard to fail when someone is pushing you the whole way. every time his name was called out, there was this roar. >> very proud of him, happy for him, and excited. this is his dream. >> reporter: tonight, showing us nothing can stop a hero. gio benitez, abc news. >> thanks so much for watching this week. i'm tom llamas. i'll see you right back here tomorrow. for david and all of us, good night. >>> we were very close. it was a very, very tight margin. we had no democrat support. >> it's the end of the line for the health care bill, at least for now. the bill failed to get enough support to pass, so it was pulled before it could go to t

if he's convicted, he could face up to five years in prison. >> gio, thank you. >>> and next tonight, the major headline about the economy and your money. the federal reserve signaling a raise in interest rates is coming. the dow ended with a small gain, after surpassing a record 21,000 for the first time ever this week. >>> and home depot announcing plans to hire 80,000 workers for the spring rush. >>> next tonight here, the carjack victim making a terrifying 911 call. the murder suspect had been leading police on a manhunt through three states. here's clayton sandell. >> reporter: police say it's right out of a horror movie. >> the man just shot me and i think he's killed my girlfriend. >> reporter: 19-year-old devon philo and 18-year-old sara reeves just finished a hike near albuquerque tuesday when a man with a gun forced them into their car trunk. they pull the emergency release to bail out but get separated. as philo escapes, the suspect shoo h >> i know he's shooting to kill. he's killed sarah, i think. please, you got to get here quick. i don't know if he's going to come down

gio benitez, abc, new york. >> he will have more on that a little later on on "good morning america."ell, don't flyanywhere on july 9th. that will be the most expensive day to fly this summer. although the entire month, hav you know it, is no bargain. you'll do well to avoid flying on sundays. the most expensive day of the way. >> tuesdays and wednesdays are the cheapest. airfares are nearly $100 more than the summer average the u.s. women's hockey team is going to boycott over a pay dispute after a protracted negotiations in increases for pay and wages stalled with usa hockey, the governing body, the usa won the past three world championships. >>> criminal charges dropped against former new york jets quarterback darrelle revis. he was facing assault and other charges connected with a fight last month in pittsburgh. a childhood friend came forward saying he knocked out the two men who tried to confront revis during a dispute over cell phone. revis says he's hoping to sign on with another nfl team. >>> it's christmas day for college basketball fans. 16 games kick off the first round of

. >> could have used the visit, gio. don't remember the last time i checked. >> i don't know where mine is in the apartment. dent think i have even looked. you had a good point. >> if they would make them prettier, then you will just leave them out. right? could have a little fire extinguisher. cozy right her on the wall. >> if our emmy awards were like fire extinguishers, yeah, put it right there. as, right there in the middle. >> my award emmy awards. many emmy awards. >> by many, one. >> good tips there from gio. >> coming up. time to pack your bags. >> hitting the road with the most interesting traveler in the world. >> ooh. bell dinging new febreze car with odorclear technology cleans away odors... ...for up to 30 days smells nice... breathe happy, with new febreze. clearasil rapid action begins working fast for clearly visible results in as little as 12 hours. but can it fix this teen's skateboarding mishap? nope. so let's be clear: clearasil works fast on teen acne, not so much on other teen things. makewith insta

abc's gio benitez with more. >> reporter: it was the holiday mall shooting that shocked the country.ar-old lawyer dustin fre freedland shot dead right in front of his wife jamie. >> i'm at the short hills mall. >> reporter: the first of four suspects accused of his horrific murder on trial. just ten days before christmas, the freedlands went to the upscale short hills mall in new jersey for some shopping and dinner to celebrate their anniversary. when they got back to their range rover she says two men confronted dustin. >> i saw him put the gun to dustin's head and i heard bing, bing and then the window shatter of the card. >> for jamie friedland, nothing can erase the painful memory of watching him die. gio benitez, abc, new york. >> he will have more on that a little later on on "good morning america." >>> well, don't fly anywhere on july 9th. that will be the most expensive day to fly this summer. although the entire month, have you know it, is no bargain. you'll do well to avoid flying on sundays. the most expensive day of the way. >> tuesdays and wednesdays are the cheapest. ai

abc's gio benitez has the integrate very latest. >> reporter: disturbing new allegations about the 28old army vet police say was caught on video moments after stabbing and killing 66-year-old timothy caughman, on monday night. james jackson facing a judge looking angry as prosecutors called the murder "a hate crime," most likely an "act of terrorism," adding that jackson considered this murder "practice before going to times square to kill additional black men." >> it's well over ten years he has been harboring these feelings of hate towards male blacks. >> reporter: police say jackson traveled from baltimore to new york. that he "had stalked numerous potential victims" and "was angered by black men mixing with white women." jackson turned himself in, admitting he's a white supremacist, police say, telling them where to find the 26-inch sword used to kill caughman. new york's governor tweeting he's asked authorities to investigate whether this senseless murder is "part of a larger pattern." jackson's attorney hinting at an insanity defense -- >> if the facts are anything near what the

gio benitez. our thanks to you. chief meteorologist, ginger zee in new york square. you told us snow totals will depend on the freezing rain line, and it will make for treacherous driving yet again. >> reporter: exactly, david. we straddled that line here in new york city. other coastal kmucommunities in sloppy mess, and my taxi got stuck getting out of here. we have warnings. on tonight still, coastal new hampshire and maine, and the blizzard warnings, and that means the wind combined with the precipitation. you can see it right there. snow, the mixing line in pink, and the green where it's transferred over especially at the cape. as it pulls off to the north and east, heavy snow bands wrap around, and new england might see 6 to 12 inches of snow. very windy and cold behind . h it stretch to gainesville and even jacksonville. >> another 6 to 12 inch, you said. ginger, thank you. >>> while we were on the air here last night it was chicago in the cross hairs of a wind that formed. now second night, and lake-effect churn overnight. damaging 35 cars, sending 7 people to

, we're with, gio. reporter: while everyone we do meet has a fire extinguisher. you have it right by the door. you know exactly where it is. >> reporter: just havh and now we're putting residents to the test. first up, expiration dates. experts say you need to an extinguisher every ten years. here's why, ron has a perfectlys garage. take a look at that. this one is in the red. when was the last time you checked in one? >> i don't know. >> is thispossible? 1981. >> yes. >> reporter: that's right. his 36 years old. our fire team setting up a controlled blaze. pressing toohe at that and think, oh, boy, if there was a fire -- >>ga oh,ge. you'd be in trouble. >> very much so. >> reporter: 1981, unlike a bought of wine it doesn't get better with age. crucial, location. experts say fire extinguishers need to be easily accessible, definitely not under the kitchen sink where we found meredith er. >> reporter: in the event of a kitchen fire chiefcarr says you might you want it away from the stove. not only that b

tonight, she also blames the mall where it happened, and here's abc's gio benitez. >> reporter: the viciousay mall shooting was shocking. right in front of his wife, 30-year-old dustin friedland was shot dead, all allegedly because the suspects wanted his range rover. >> my husband has been shot! >> reporter: now tonight, the first of four suspects is in court. friedland's widow, jamie, breaking down on the stand wednesday. >> i saw him put the gun to dustin's head, and i heard bang bang chhhhh, and then the window shattered of the car. >> reporter: just ten days before christmas in 2013, as the friedlands carry their shopping bags back to the car, two men confront dustin and kill him. getting away with the suv, and leaving jamie behind. >> i just knew -- i knew when i turned around. i knew what i was going to see. >> reporter: in court today, police pointing to surveillance video which they say shows the suspects casing the mall parking lot in an suv before the murder. the man standing trial today is believed to be the driver. and david, he and three other suspects are charged with murder.

gio benitez, abc news. >> thanks so much for watching this week. i'm tom llamas.u right back here tomorrow. for david and all of us here, good night. >>> live in san francisco, this storm may be winding down but part of your weekend will be wet. >>> a lot of people don't realize how good our bill was. >> no deal. so it's done. republicans pull their plan to replace obamacare and tonight we're looking at what's next for health care in america. >>> a teen with a heart in more ways than one. wait until you see what he had to go through to get a new heart. >>> live doppler 7 isn't all year just yet. we're tracking lingering rain and wind on this friday night. >> i'm ama daetz. we'll get to the forecast. first though a look at the future of health care in america after republicans pull their plan did replace obamacare. >> i will not sugarcoat this, this is a disappointing day for us. doing big things is hard. >> house speaker paul ryan made the stunning announcement this afternoon. we carried it live here on abc 7. the decision was made when it became clear the bill wo

here's gio benitez. >> reporter: we saw children suddenly evacuated from jewish community centers and hebrew day schools after getting bomb threats. tonight, investigators believe this man, juan thompson, is behind eight of them. authorities warn this is just one arrest as they investigate 130 threats across the country. thompson, seen speaking here about race on a local tv show, >> i think you can be an effective reporter and journalist on this issue. >> reporter: -- was fired from his job as a reporter for fabricating quotes and sources. police say they discovered thompson's threats as part of a cyber stalking investigation. his ex-girlfriend allegedly receiving harassing messages from him since last july. but then in january, when the nationwide bomb threats started, investigators believe he started making his own threats, in his ex's name. police arresting him in st. louis. >> while the motive is unclear the impact is crystal clear. threatening jewish institutions is an antisemitic act. >> reporter: this, on the same day fbi director james comey met with jewish leaders to talk abo

gio benitez, abc news, new york. >> i could have used that visit, gio.the apartment. don't think i even have looked. you had a good point. >> if they would make them prettier, then you will just leave them out. right? could have a little fire extinguisher. cozy right her on the wall. >> if our emmy awards were like fire extinguishers, yeah, put it right there. right there in the middle of the wall. >> emmy awards. many emmy awards. >> by many, one. but seriously, it would be very nice, good tips from gio. >>> coming up -- >> time to pack your bags. >> we are hitting the road with the most interesting traveler in the world. smells nice... breathe happy, with new febreze. clearasil rapid action begins working fast for clearly visible results in as little as 12 hours. but can it fix this teen's skateboarding mishap? nope. so let's be clear: clearasil works fast on teen acne, not so much on other teen things. >> announcer: "world news now" ♪ >>> oh, to be there right now. >> traveling in style we think of flying first-class. how about where you land? >> it i

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benitez is here with the heartbreaking story, gio, good morning. >> reporter: good morning.es every detail from that fateful day and may have to repeat those another three times as all four men stand trial. this is just the beginning. it was the holiday mall shooting that shocked the country. 30-year-old lawyer dustin frie friedland shot dead during a carjacking right in front of his wife jamie. >> i'm at the short hills mall parking lot. my husband has been shot. >> reporter: the first of four suspects accused on trial. >> what had been a good day became the worst day of jamie's life. and the last day of dustin fryed land's life. >> reporter: just ten days before christmas they went to the upscale short hills mall in new jersey for shopping and dinner to celebrate their anniversary. when they got back to their range rover she says two men confronted dustin. >> i saw him put the gun to dustin's head and i heard bang, bang, and then the windows shattered of the car. >> reporter: jamie says she all but froze in the terrifying chaos. >> you don't know what to do in these situat

strip after a day of chaos that started with an overnight armed burglary at a jewelry store at the blah gio hotel and casino. this afternoon, a gun man shot two people in your vegas hotel and b inside for hours. that shooting on the double-decker bus killed one person come injured a second. the gun man barricaded himself and surrendered at about 6:30 our time. of mine from arlington was in the cosmopolitan hotel at the time and said people ran for their lives, absolutely terrified. >> this was an isolated incident it everything is safe in vegas. kimberly: the police a that the person injured in the gunfire will be treated. and then released the search three armedr two of robbers who targeted a jewelry store at the bellagio hotel. enter the blasio shopping mall after midnight, broke the windows of the store, and smashed display cases. theesses say that one of suspects was wearing a pig mask. these then ran into trouble -- th ieves then ran into trouble trying to escape with her vehicle and try to carjack a couple. spring has sprung. it was a comfortable night, beautiful day. will the tempera

gio ,tecatito, lozano, fabiÁn, fueron baja. ♪ ya que hablamos del chicharito hernÁndez, el entrenadorse prepara para recibir en la jornada 11 a tiburones que vienen de capa caÍda, con una crisis en el vestidor y todavÍa aÚn saboreando esa gran victoria que consiguieron en la copa m.x.. las chivas no pierden el piso y continuarÁn en esa breca. --brecha. >> ahora chivas mira para arriba, porque mirar para abajo es entregarse como mirar para abajo es tener vergüenza, y acÁ no hay vergüenza. les dije que visualizarÁ que iba a hacer el Último gol. >> matÍas me dijo, visualiza el gol en el gane y lo vas a anotar, fue lo que hice. >> le prometÍ una cena, despuÉs me dijo, me debés una cena. se la tengo que pagar. diana: lo que es no tener miedo. el golfista ayuda al lagarto para que regrese a su hÁbitat. yo creo queel animal sintiÓ algo asÍ como una caricia. hasta aquÍ "contacto deportivo". ♪ marÍa: muchas fueron las declaraciones que se hicieron en contra del cantante joan sebastian, sin embargo esto no frenÓ a su hijo, josÉ manuel figueroa quien lanzÓ su nueva producciÓn musical. stephanie

semana arranca la actividad en la mls y el galaxy lo hace recibiendo al fc dallas, partido para el que gioana, veamos cÓmo pinta el clima con guillermo quiroz, adelante. guillermo: vamos al centro de la tormenta en el pacÍfico, las bandas de nubosidad llegan a washington, oregÓn, norte de california. niveles altos, la presencia de nevada, se sigue escurriendo el agua, los niveles de los rÍos siguen subiendo. la temperatura en los 49, los nublados llega a la regiÓn y son las próximas horas, por lo menos hasta las cinco de la maÑana con un 20% de posibilidades de lluvia. hemos dejado en california la sequÍa en un 91%, estamos en 4,4 pulgadas arriba del promedio. mucha agua ha caÍdo en la regiÓn. 80% de probabilidades de lluvia y es hasta la prÓxima semana donde ya entra el aire seco y las condiciones cambian por completo la regiÓn. las lluvias van a continuar, lunes, martes y miÉrcoles, san josÉ temperaturas hasta los 71 grados, la mitad de semana entrante serÁ estupenda y agradable. marÍa: esta semana, "pequeÑos gigantes" tuvo su primera eliminaciÓn, "los peques" deberÁn trabajar duro dos p

gio gonzales on the hill. two homers, he would surrender six hits and five earned runs. george springer, a nice sliding catch. the nats lose 5-# opening day. gestate days away. heavy weight show down, kentucky north carolina. the corner three. final seconds down four. coming over from the rightwing, two guys in the space, doesn't matter. hits it, ties the game. north carolina doesn't call a time out. hey, you're playing in march. want to play in april, give it to may. the game winner, .3 seconds to go, carolina wins 75 to 73. for fox one and done. its is the ultimate heart break. i love my brother. it's going to be difficult to get over, but keep your head up sorry, man. you'll be making a lot of money medication year. meetings are in arizona where they're expected to approve the owners meeting in las vegas. one of the proposals teams can opt out of wearing color rush uniform. i see no problem with this. the color rush uniforms criticized because they're pretty hid su it was a money thing to buy the uniforms. here's what the skins can are supposed to look like. the leagu

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gsh gio benitez. >> reporter: tonight, just ten days till spring but for the morning commute brought multiple crashes, on new york's long island, and slide-offs in new jersey. some drivers caught off-guard. >> my back end did swerve a little bit, and there was another car behind me, so i got a little worried. >> reporter: and here's what's interesting, experts say when there's a little bit of snow on the roads like this, that's when you have a lot more accidents that's because people think it's just a lot safer. when there's more snow, people just stay off the roads. overnight in pittsburgh, a three-car pileup shut down this roadway. high winds knocking down power lines. at laguardia airport, workers rushed to de-ice planes. ground stops at all three of new york's airports led to hundreds of cancellations and delays. >> reporter: and in michigan, utility workers making progress, but still hundreds of thousands without power since wednesday's freak windstorms. this woman and her son braving temps in the teens. >> we are wearing coats all day. >> reporter: and temperatures will drop in

gio? >> reporter: ginger, good morning to you. we are getting slammed right now.ng a mix of snow and sleet from the northeast. i'm looking at these readings right now. we're getting winds of 30 to 35 miles per hour. these are very serious winds picking up and it's only going to get stronger, we're told. i want to show you what's happening along the coast. these coastal flood warnings are all across the eastern coast, especially massachusetts. it's really no wonder why when you see these winds because if those winds get stronger and stronger, they could reach some 70 miles per hour we're told and it hits just as high tide hits. then we've got some problems. we could see a storm surge of some three feet, waves as high as 15 feet high. so many people here are prepared of course to take on the storm, but nobody can really prepare for any serious winds like that, any serious flooding that could come up from the shore line here. just a very dangerous situation that people need to look out for, ginger. >> thank you so much, gio. stay warm. that's what all of us are going

abc's gio benitez has the latest. >> dustin friedland shot dead during a terrifying carjacking rightt of his wife jamie. >> my husband has been shot. >> reporter: the first of four suspects accused of his 2013 murder on trial. >> what had been a good day became the worst day of jamie's life and the last day after dustin friedman's life. >> reporter: just ten days before christmas, they went to the upscale short hills mall in new jersey for shopping and dinner to celebrate their anniversary. when they got back to their range rover, she says two men confronted dustin. >> i saw them put the gun to dustin's ahead and i heard bang-bang. and then the window shattered of the car. >> reporter: she says she all but froze in the terrifying chaos. you don't know what to do in these sideways. it was so fast. and he opens the car door. he leans in, he points the gun and then he said get out of the [ bleeped ] car. >> the carjackers flee but the horror is prolonged when she says it took an ambulance nearly 30 minutes to arrive after the first 911 call. >> calling the ambulance a half hour ago. >>

abc's gio benitez with the latest. >> reporter: tonight, disturbing new allegations about the 28-year-old army vet police say was caught on video moments after stabbing and killing 66-year-old timothy caughman, on monday night. james jackson facing a judge today, looking angry, as prosecutors called the murder "a hate crime," most likely an "act of terrorism," adding that jackson considered this murder "practice before going to times square to kill additional black men." in. >> it's well over ten years he has been harboring these feelings of hate towards blacks. >> reporter: police say jackson traveled from baltimore to new york. that he "had stalked numerous potential victims" and "was angered by black men mixing with white women." jackson turned himself in, admitting he's a white supremacist, police say, telling them where to find the 26-inch sword used to kill caughman. new york's governor tweeting he's asked authorities to investigate whether this senseless murder is "part of a larger pattern." jackson's attorney hinting at an insanity defense -- >> if the facts are anything near what