gregory lee speeding northbound opened fire on the pursuing officers. >> the bullet was lodged. >> nine rounds punctured the windshield of the cruiser. >> several more slamming in a deputy car. >> moments later lee crashed the fort s.u.v. into a guardrail after shooting himself in the head. he died later at the hospital. the 42-year-old fleeing from police after shooting and killing melissa. >> this man learning about the gunfire inside the apartment the up canal shared with three teenager children. >> i don't see how someone can do that. >> the neighbors stunned to learn lee was a convicted sex offender. convicted of rape in 1999. >> roberto lives across the street where they live until two weeks ago. she began online research on the criminal pass when the family moved in but she didn't expect this. >> i never heard any issues. i never heard any yelling or screaming. i would see them working together in the yard. >> the other convictions include d.u.i., hit-and-run and marijuana possession. after all of this, police say they are glad officers weren't hurt. >> we are so grateful that th

police say gregory lee murdered his wife and then shot at deputies as they tried to track him down onsay he ended up shooting himself and died overnight. today we learned lee had several past run-ins with the law, was a registered sex offender. >>> and you have just two more days to donate to charity and write it off before the new tax changes kick in. next year. few americans are expected to itemize their deductions while charities are seeing an end of the year boost. some are worried that donations are going to drop off as a result of the tax changes. >> speaking of things being dropped off, lost and found, the unusual things left behind in our airports as officials turn to twitter for help in tracking down who things belong to. >> and apple is sorry. the high-tech company is now trying to win back customers and critics who learned that recent software update slowesd >>> an apology from apple in the wake of mounting criticism and lawsuits, the tech giant is taking some heat after admitting its software updates can slow down iphones to compensate for aging batteries. the company says

they say lee shot his wife three times in their hero on park apartment. >> gregory lee involved in a shooting coming from the area of plantation off of 17th. >> reporter: minutes later a state trooper spotted lee. >> northbound 138. >> reporter: police say lee pulled out a gun and started shooting at them on the highway. neither state police nor stafford sheriff county deputies shot back. we visited the lot to see what the cruiser looks like. look at that bullet pierced the windshield. look at the head rest. you see that fr that's where the bullet went through. incredibly it narrow missed the deputy. >> they were so professional and they conducted themselves based on the way they were trained, and did a phenomenal job and we know there was some divine intervention involved. you're talking about a matter of inches. >> reporter: a search of lee's past court records show several offenses. one of them a 2008 guilty plea for assault and battery on a law enforcement officer. what remains a mystery tonight is why he would have targeted his wife, 36-year-old melissa d. lee. >> tragic event, a

lee shot his wife three times in their apartment and took off. >> a black ford suv occupied by gregory lee is involved in a shooting in the area of plantation off of 17. >> reporter: minutes later a state trooper spotted >> northbound 138. >> reporter: police say lee pulled out a gun and started shooting at them on the highway. neither state police nor stafford county sheriff's deputies fired back. a witness describes the chaos to me over the phone. >> he was shooting while driving. it wasn't just that he stopped to shoot at the police officer, washington red skins shooting while driving. >> reporter: law enforcement confirms he had a past riddled with offenses. this is what you find when you search his name in stafford county court records. we found this picture of him on the sex offender registry. convicted of a past rape. it lists him as violent. >> northbound 42, for 5. >> reporter: the chase ended on 95. deputy is say lee shot himself and lost control of his suv. we are working tonight to learn more about the victim in all of this. lee's wife, 36 years old, melissa d. lee. we do know

police say he shot his wife -- gregory lee shot his wife melissa. president trump is golfing on one of his courses for a fourth straight day. he said amazon is making the postal service number and poorer. -- dumber and poorer. the new yorkith times addressed everything for the russia protein north korea. >> president trump long labeling the russian investigation a witchhunt. pres. trump: i did not make a phone call to russia. and nothing to do with russia. everybody knows it. >> in an impromptu interview, the president offering a different view of the investigation and special counsel robert mueller. pres. trump: it does not bother me. i think there is no collusion. he is going to be fair. >> i think president trump trust him in the way he says he finds me or my if he starts to get closer to the president, i think donald trump's to will change. >> the president also reversing course on his china stance, saying he has been soft on china, but now he is reprimanding the country for sending oil to north korea with this warning -- if they don't -- help u

extensive criminal history take a look at this picture from the state offender register, the say gregory lee convicted of attempted rape back in 1999 in alex andre a court records also show, lee was convicted between of assaulting a law enforcement officer. first back in 1996, then again, ten years later, along with he will looting police, dui and hit-and-run. the stafford county sheriff department says lee shot and killed his wife, 36 year old melissa d lee, at their apartment they shared off heron drive 1130a thursday morning, before fleeing in black ford explorer and leading state troopers and sheriff deputies on chase on i-95 in stafford. investigators say, lee fired several times during that pursuit from his drivers side window while stiffing moving -- still moving, striking trooper and deputy car in the win shield. somehow both were able to duck in time were not seriously hurt. it is believed, lee shot himself in the head, before losing control of his suv, and flipping it over in the northbound lanes. he was later flown to the hospital, but later died. fox5 has spoke with lee's sister

gregory lee had an extensive is criminal history and was con vuked of sexual assault in alexandria back in 1999 and court records show lee was convicted twice of assaulting a law enforcement officer one in 1996 and then again in 2006 investigators believe lee shot and killed his wife at their apartment in fred rikdzburg yesterday morning and then took his own life as deputies moved in on him. we're following snreetion apparent murder of woman in southeast. mess were called to adrian place just off ridge road last night to respond to a car f fire. once the fire was out officers discovered a woman's the trunk. investigators say the woman was shot several times. so far no word on her identity or who may be responsible for her death. >> there are new details in the devastating apartment building fire in the bronx until new york city and flames killed 12 people last night including four children and new york fire commissioner said it was started by a child playing with a kitchen stoep stove. the appoint boy's mother saw the child scream saw is the flames and ran outside with him and sister.

. >>> gregory lee, he's the man who deputy say shot and killed his wife on thursday.hey then say he went on a ed fire on officer while on the highway. lee was a registered sex offender. the sheriff's office says he hit a deputy's cruiser. >> you are talking about metal inches. >> it is incredible when you see those images. >> no officers fire back. lee died after shooting himself in the head. police don't know why he killed his wife. she's 36 years old. >>> freezing temperatures of new york city. a candlelight vigil is held to honor those who were lost in the deadly fire in bronx. this was the scene last night after 12 people were all killed in officials say this is the deadliest fire in new york city. the death toll could only rise as four people continue to fight for their lives. anne thompson has more on what could have caused this fatal fire. >> it was horrific. >> every little kid is burnt. it is crazy. >> reporter: this was sparked by a three-year-old boy playing with a stove burner. when the fire took hold, his mother grabbed him and another child and ran witho

gregory lee, the man police say killed his wife and fired at police was registered sex offender. versions say lee shot his wife in the fredericksburg apartment they shared with the three teenager children. after crashing the survivor on the northbound, he shot himself in the head. a former neighbor telling abc7 she is surprised at all of this. >> i was shocked. i just now found out it him. >> did they seem to get along? did they seem fine? i >> never any issues. >> he has been convicted of d.u.i., hit-and-run minder possession. >> nancy: the police say speed and alcohol may have been factors in a fatal crash last night on brink road at cog wheel way. a car going off the road. struck a fence. driver was pronounced dead at the scene. injured passenger is expected to recover. >> the race to escape. the car speeding down the peer. he never hits the brakes and the chase wasn't over yet. the man jumps out and swims and he makes it 200 feet before realizes this is a bad idea. the oregon waters are frigid. he was arrested for the parole violation and a long list of charges related to the

here is his picture. 42-year-old gregory lee. he died overnight in the hospital. investigators say he shot and killed his wife at an apartment in stafford county. leading to the chase at one point, lee got out of the s.u.v. and fired at a trooper and a deputy. one of those shots hit the trooper's windshield. no law enforcement officers were injured. >>> now to fairfax county where police identified the man behind another crazy crime spree. here is 28-year-old brendan vincent from maryland. police say he knocked on a random door and punched a child in the face then stole a car, hit a truck, stole that truck and then led police on a chase through fairfax county. the chase ended with a crash into a minivan full of children. one child was thrown out and is in critical condition this afternoon. a woman and four ot hospital. he is facing a long list of charges associated with this significant event. >>> the only domestic violence shelter in prince george county is closed. the county called for emergency repairs last week after there were major health and safety problems

gregory lee had an extensive criminal record and he was convicted of sexual assault in alexandria back in 1999. in court records show he was convicted fis twice of ass assaulting a law enforcement officer. once in 996 and then in 2006. and investigators believed lee shot and killed himself as deputies moved in on him yesterday. earlier he allegedly shot and killed his wife in their apartment in fredericksburg. >> now to a follow up in a deadly car crash in charles county that killed three people. investigators have identified another victim as ganzi kenith dyson jr.. he was a passenger in the car. crash happened on december 6 rose hill road in la playta and cellphone video captured the moments right after the crash the car hit a tree and caught on fire and the driver eric lamont months died at the hospital and the was not been identified. >>> and we're learning more about that massive apartment building fire in new york c city. and the flames killed twelve people last night including four children. and the new york fire commissioner says it was started by a child who was playing with a

this is the same 42 year old gregory lee, convicted of attempted rape back in 1999 in alexandria, court records also show lee was convicted twice of assaulting a law enforcement officer, first back in 1996, then again, ten years later, along with he will looting police, dui, and hit-and-run. the stafford county sheriff's department says lee shot and killed his wife, 36 year old melissa d lee at their apartment they shared off her on drive 11:30 thursday morning before fleeing in a black ford explorer than leading state troopers and sheriff deputies on chase on i95 in stafford. investigators say, lee fired several times, during that pursuit from his drivers side window while still moving. striking both a trooper, and a deputy car in the windshield. somehow, both were able to duck in time, and were not seriously hurt. it is believed lee shot himself in the head before losing control of his suv and flipping it northbound lanes. he was later flown to the hospital but later died. fox5 has spoke with lee's sister, who says, he and his wife, melissa, new each other since high school had been m

ian lee is one of many top-notch pros we have. let's bring gregory back into this. first of all, we have a raw reality on the ground, all right. it's very dangerous because it can just tip into a bad to worse so quickly, david. and that's the reality. how long it lasts plays into the politics. if the move was worth it, one day, two days of this, some people injured. god forbid somebody dies, what is the calculation in which the move to jerusalem becomes a negative? >> well, i don't think that the trump administration was sufficiently worried about the tinder box aspect of this that jerusalem really is. aaron miller was on earlier talking about watch what happens at friday modern prayers at temple mount, the western wall, the holy site for jews. and shabat will be friday evening. i'm not sure this administration thought through the ramifications of short-term violence and he netanyahu's administration that is supportive of the decision. there is no peace process. for the president to announce we're going to take this move and maybe this will be the catalyst for the p

gregory leon i-95. crashed his suv after firing the wounds. self inflicted gunshot to the head. >> suspected of killing his wife, melissa lee earlier in the day.> i heard a window. we had new neighbors, only been here two weeks, so we didn't know anything. and didn't know that it was them. it's sad. >> lee is now hospitalized. no officers injured in that shooting. >> just across the line they found a shooting victim near the intersection with eastern. prince georgia police say the man was found on the shoulder around 6:30 last night and died from injuries. so are investigating it as homicide and working to find the person who shot him. >> back on the job, after a brush with death, news4 reviewed state records that show a recent string of crashes in which suspected drunk drivers collided with maryland state police. one of those troopers was seriously injured in june. but now he's back on the job. and he's speaking with news4 i-team scott mcfarland. >> patrol from the wilson bridge all the way up to route 50. >> reporter: as second y navigate belt 4 in prince goerg county. on route 4 in june the other driver was not vigilant. >> the vehicle hit