. >>> culpeper police officer daniel harmon-wright pleaded not guilty today to murder and three other related counts. he's can also granted a $1,000 bond and newly -- he's also granted a $1,000 bond and newly released court records show harmon-wright used unnecessary force on another family shortly before he shot and killed an unarmed woman. tonight only on 9 a young man talks about being threatened at gunpoint in his own home by is of harmon-wright. >> reporter: murder suspect and -- by officer harmon- wright. >> reporter: murder suspect and former culpeper police officer daniel harmon-wright turned his face to avoid cameras as he left the courthouse under heavy security. he's charged with murder in the debt of patricia cook who was unarmed sitting in her jeep in a catholic school parking lot february 29th. the first two shots at point blank range hit her but were not fatal says special prosecutor jim fisher. the other five shots were the ones that killed her as she drove away. >> the officer advanced his position into the roadway behind the vehicle firing back to front into the rear

back then harmon-wright's mom worked for boring. she's now been charged with forgery and lying trying to cover up for her son's record. boring is now a culpeper town council member. >>> another very warm but nice day across our area, but we've got some big changes at way for tomorrow. meteorologist an annyhong is in for topper. >> right now we have a couple pop-up showers and thunderstorms out to the west of us hire on doppler. in the beltway -- here on doppler in. the beltway we're just looking at cloudy conditions. some of the showers are isolated just around west of us north of heartwood and just south of winchester. now what we're looking at is temperatures in the 80s right now, 84 in gaithersburg, 81 manassas, 87 in downtown. to the west of us is a cold front. that's coming through. we can see some really heavy rain by tomorrow afternoon, really impacting tomorrow's commute. tonight, though, cloudy, mild and muggy with an isolated shower or thunderstorm generally west of town, lows in the upper 60s to lower 70s. also concerns a

harmon wright claimed he shot in self-defense after cook tried to drive off with his arm caught in the car's window. he was indicted on a murder charge last month. he is out on bond, due back in court next month. >>> he stopped the wrong guy. a maryland man charged tonight with impersonating a police officer after he pulled over. a police officer. police say anthony maestro giovanini flagged down a car in upper marl brie. a capital heights police officer was inside the vehicle. the officers say the man claimed he was a military police officer from louisiana. the officer told him he had no jurisdiction. he was later arrested. >>> yesterday's heat was oppressive? today we broke a record. temperatures hit nearly 100 degrees. good news is, the end is in sight. comes with a few storms though. an up sedate from sue outside in the heat, still. >> brian, it's going tonight with a bang tomorrow.

railroad harmon-wright's mother is also charged -- >> reporter: harmon-wright's mother is also charged with foreigning documents in her son's personnel file. >> after the interview still had the look of rage. >> reporter: jeannette price wonders if her complaint against harmon-wright could have been altered. this is a hospital record showing an injury to her wrist that she said she suffered when harmon-wright pushed her in 2008. >> that was peggy fox reporting. >>> coming up maryland becomes the first state in the country to propose a statewide ban on bumpers. >> but first how to get out and see the national and state parks over the weekend and it won't cost you a dime when we come back. when it comes to gardening, we're, well, inexperienced. is this right? right here, like this? ♪ turn that off! plants can smell our fear then miracle-gro expand'n gro made things a lot easier for us. it expands when you water it. and improves your soil. for big beautiful plants that grow up to three times the flowers and vegetables. guaranteed. we were so bad at this before. particularly you. [ laughs

court documents say harmon- wright drew his gun and be demanded he be inside. the boy's mother was scared and said no. >> he had no right to be in there. >> a former police officer. officer harmon-wright's only punishment concerning the incident was this letter of reprimand. he would have had to receive additional training. >> i think they would have considered that a major violation. if nothing else from the point of liability for the police department. >> peggy fox, 9news now. >>> u.s. attorney general, eric holder, faced some angry questions ands for his resignation. today's hearing focused on top secret information leaked to the press and how the justice department is handling the investigation. >> the attorney general on the hot seat before the senate judiciary committee defended his decision to use u.s. attorneys to investigate leaks of highly classified information. >> a great faith in the abilities and integrity of these two gentleman. >> republican senator insisted attorney general, eric holder, should have appointed an outside council. >> but senator,

that is damon harmon-wright's mother. she is accused of forging documents to get negative information out of her son's file. she faces six felony counts and is in jail on unsecured bond. >> breaking news in a bit of a scare for people on a delta connection flight to detroit that was pushing back from the gate at reagan when an officer noticed for passengers acting suspiciously. the pilot stayed at the gate. t as a restrained everything. they are now heading to detroit. >> let's talk about the weather. a big warmup on the way. summer is getting closer. >> we are expecting temperatures to get close to or over 90 degrees. doug hill joins us with an early look at the forecast. >> we did not hear him either. we will take a look at the microphone and get back to him. president obama pushing congress to get americans back to work. he highlighted 27 continuous months of job growth. he says the global e fact cannot be ignored. president urged congress to adopt a jobs plan to counter economic effects of the european debt crisis. th

it was scary. >> harmon wright was searching for his younger brother. court documents say harmon wright drew his gun and demanded he be allowed inside. he was scared and said no, but finally let him in. >> he had no right to be in there. he has no right or shouldn't be drawing his gun and pushing his way into the home. >> attorney ted is a former prosecutor and former fairfax county police officer. he says before police enter a home, they need either a warrant, consent, or an emergency situation. otherwise it's a violation of one's constitutional right. >> i can't see that there be any justification for him demanding entry into the house and searching that house. >> after reading through the court documents, he sees similarities. >> it's all a question of use of force and the justification for using force. they are both of the same ill. >> only punishment concerning the incident was this letter of riply reprimand. >> i think that they would have considered that a major violation. if nothing else from the standpoint of liability for the police department

his name is daniel harmon-wright and he is accused of killing patricia cook last february. prosecutors say harmon-wright shot cook seven times. the officer was acting in self-defense. today the judge granted harmon-wright bond with bail set at $100,000. >>> today the rating agency that downgraded the country's long-term credit last year said it's going to stabbed by the decision. -- stand by the decision. last august they gave it an aa+ rating down from a triple a. the agency says political leaders aren't addressing the federal debt burden. they went on to say the u.s. has an adaptable and resilient economy. >>> an election year cannot be an excuse for congress not to pass measures that could put americans back to work. that is the message from president obama at a white house briefing about the economy today. mr. obama also said the economy in a private sector is doing just fine. a statement he later clarified. >> so let me be as clear as i can be. the economy needs to be strengthened. that's why i had a press conference. i believe that a lot of americans who are hurting r

just four months before culpeper police officer daniel harmon-wright shot and killed unarmed housewife patricia cook, he used excessive force against the wilson family. >> it was terrifying. it was a little scary. >> reporter: their mother says officer harmon-wright pounded on her door waking her up on the morning of october 10th. with his gun drawn he demanded to search her home for her son. were you afraid? >> i was scared. i had just woken up, not even wiped my eyes, came out of my room and i had his gun in my face. >> reporter: the civil lawsuit patricia cook's husband filed against harmon-wright maybe expanded to include the police department. his attorney greg webb says, "the more i learn about what occurred over the last six years and his history with the police department, it's mind boggling to me that his career was allowed to culminate in this horrific shooting." peggy fox, 9 news now. >>> here in d.c. police are hoping you can find a convict who just walked way from a work crew this morning. conrad thames was serving 10 years for manslaughter and handgun violations. police s

daniel harmon-wright has been granted bond and could be out of jail soon. court records show he's been reprimanded for excessive force before and high ranking officers recommended that he not be hired because of alcohol abuse. >> reporter: i'm peggy fox in culpeper where new information came out today about that police officer charged with murder and about the shots he fired that killed patricia cook. murder suspect and former culpeper police officer daniel harmon-wright turned his face to avoid cameras as he left the culpeper county courthouse under heavy security. he's charged with murder in the death of patricia cook who was unarmed sitting in her jeep. >> seven shots fired, an initial two shots fired at the driver's door window, nonfatal wounds. the officer then advanced his position firing from back to front an additional five times. >> reporter: defense attorney daniel hahn says his client saw cook as a threat. >> evidence of such recklessness in driving down the street towards the place where there's the greatest concentration of pedestrians in culpe

in february harmon-wright shot and killed patricia cook. now he claims cook tried to drive off with his arm caught in her jeep window. but a grand jury disagreed and indicted harmon-wright on murder charges. a memo from the culpeper police department says harmon-wright's termination dates back to june 19 and is a result of an internal investigation into cook's death. >>> a police impersonator is in big trouble after trying to pull over a real cop. it happened on thursday in upper marlboro. the officer says the suspect anthony msatrogiovanni pulled him over for speeding. he claimed he was a military police officer from louisiana. he's actually from crofton, maryland. prince george's county police hope to hear from anyone else who thinks they might be -- may have been pulled over by this suspect. >>> it is about 5:05. time for the latest your money report this morning. jessica is off but we do have the headlines for you. investors are hoping something will make the partial roller coaster go -- the market roller coaster go in a positive direct

in february harmon-wright shot and killed 54-year-old patricia cook while she was in her jeep. the officer claims cook drove off with his arm in her window. investigators say that they have evidence contradicting that story. we'll have more on that story coming up on this evening's newscast. >>> a bicyclist is recovering after being hit by a montgomery county police cruiser. sky 9 was over the scene of the accident this morning on the ramp from briggs cheney road to columbia pike in silver spring. police tell 9news now that the 16-year-old female illegally crossed in front of the cruiser. she was taken to a nearby hospital with minor injuries. >>> a published report says a montgomery county police used felons to collect signatures for a ballot measure. the county is attempting to kill legislation reducing officers' collective bargaining rights. the washington examiner says the felons were responsible for collecting the signatures and certifying that they were gathered legally. but montgomery county is challenging the petition saying there is an insufficient number of signatures

officer daniel harmon-wright is charged with her murder. he was on duty at the time. this past weekend harmon-wright was freed from jail pending trail after he posted bail. >>> looks like the jury will have to decide the case without hearing from roger clemens. the former baseball player is accused of lying to congress about whether or not he used steroids during his playing days. closing arguments are scheduled for this morning. >>> at 4:34, here's a look at some other things making news now. the united states is accusing the regime of syrian president bashar al-assad of new horrific tactics in their crackdown on anti-government dissidents. syrian military helicopters fired on civilians living in rural areas. more than 50 people were killed yesterday across syria. >>> that wildfire that's burning in colorado has now claimed its first life. 562-year-old woman -- a 62-year- old woman was found dead yesterday. the fire has doubled in size since it started. damage close to a 120 buildings. there's another major fire in new mexico. it is 30% contained by firefighters now.

officer daniel harmon-wright is charged with murdering her. he was on duty at the time. this past weekend, harmon- wright was freed from jail pending trial after he posted bail. >>> a man accused of intentionally driving a stolen car into a northwest d.c. office building was formally charged today with arson and assault with intent to kill. police say charles more real ball of new market, maryland, doused himself and the car with gasoline before then plowing into the connecticut avenue building last friday. according to the charging documents, ball said, and we quote, i want to speak to the fbi. i did this to get their attention. ball reportedly said his family was in danger and the frederick county cops wouldn't do anything to help him. >>> the first witness to take the stand in jerry sandusky's sex abuse trial said he felt responsible for what happened to other victims because he didn't step forward sooner. the now 28-year-old man said the former penn state assistant football coach gave him gifts in exchange for sex. sandusky faces 222 criminal counts that he abused bo

daniel harmon-wright is charged with murdering patricia cook. a brief memo 9news received from the department says harmon- wright's termination dates back to june 19. it is also a result of the investigation into cook's death. >>> here's a look at some other things making news now. a colleague says wikileaks founder julian asaing is prepared -- assange is prepared to face arrest. if his request for political asylum is denied. he's hold up inside ecuador's embassy in london. the moment he leaves he could be deported to sweden to face rape charges. yesterday london police waited patiently outside the embassy in the upscale neighborhood of knightsbridge. it's unclear when ecuador will make a decision on the fate of assange. >>> more people are getting to go home in larimer county, colorado. the fire in the high park area has now burned more than 68,000 acres. it's about 55% contained right notice. so far the fire has destroyed 189 homes and is blamed for one death. >>> police in prince william county are asking residents to stop feeding the bears.

daniel harmon-wright is accused of killing patricia cook in february. she was sitting in her vehicle. the incident began in the school parking lot while school was in session. he claims he was trapped in the jeep window and was dragged down the street, but prosecutors deny that. the east coast rapist will be in court today for competency hearing. aaron thomas's lawyer says he is suffering from hallucinations. hethe commonwealth attorney of prince william county says that he is taking those symptoms. >> investigators want to know why a young child was wandering alone near a busy prince george's county road. nearly two-year-old boy was found on more than boulevard in the hyattsville and over area. authorities could not find the child's parents. the parents came forward a few hours later. the child appeared not to be harmed. not clear if charges will be filed. >> a stand up for religious freedom rally will be held today on capitol hill. elected officials, pro-life leaders, clergy, and a former prisoner of war will address the crowd. they are against forcin

prosecutors say damon harmon- wright shot at patricia cook seven times during a traffic stop in february. the first two hit her and was not fatal but he fired another five at the woman as she was driving away. one bullet hit her head and another her heart. bonn has been set at $100,000. >> military judge will not dismiss any of the 22 counts against bradley manning. he is charged with aiding the enemy and other offenses tied to the leaks of thousands of classified documents. there were published on the wikileaks web site. >> several new developments in the race for a president tonight. former gop presidential candidate rick santorum makes future plans known. he is forming a political action committee. >> we have bigger challenges today. this is the most important election in our lifetime. maybe in the history of the country. >> he is starting a group that will promote conservative candidates and the issues he pushed in his campaign. today he called a presumptive gop nominee mitt romney a significant improvement over president obama. >> president obama is catching some heat tonight. earli

the cull pep are police department has fired daniel harmon wright after an internal investigation intohe shooting death of patricia cook. this happened during a traffic stop last february. harmon wright claimed he shot in self-defense after cook tried to drive off with his arm caught in the car's window. >>> the hunt is on for a group of union men who attacked a 59- year-old man selling ice cream. the victim has a black eye, stitches and a bangedden00 elbow. the attack happened on tanji road in manassas on tuesday where the man had been selling frozen fruit bars for years. police think the motive was robbery. what a shame. >>> a case of a stomach flu apparently made dozens of high schooler ill ate summer camp in virginia. students attending a congressional medal wards foundation camp at george mason university got sick wednesday night and into thursday. about 15 were so sick they had to be taken to the hospital. >>> medical workers won't be treating anyone today at the dennis avenue health center in silver spring. fat silt is closed because the air condition are is not working. the cen

a judge denied daniel harmon -- excuse me, decided daniel harmon-wright can remain free while waiting for trial. he's accused of shooting a woman to death. fox 5's bob barnard reports. >> reporter: daniel harmon- wright pleaded not guilty today to all four charges against him. the 32-year-old marine, an iraq war veteran who grew up in vienna, virginia, is charged with murdering a woman in her car while he was on the job as a town of culpeper police officer. >> this community will be safer when he's out. he is not only not a danger, he is one of the most socially responsible people i've ever met. >> reporter: what we learned in court today were startling new facts about what allegedly happened here on northeast street in culpeper back on the morning of february 9th. prosecutors say after being sent to investigate a suspicious woman in a car in the parking lot of this catholic school, officer wright fired seven shots at patricia cook as she tried to drive away. >> an initial two shots fired at the driver's door window. those were nonfatal wounds. >> reporter: jim fisher is the special p

bob barnard has new details about this case. >> reporter: daniel harmon- wright pleaded not guilty to all charges against him. the iraq war veteran that grew up in vienna, virginia, is charged with murdering a woman in her car while he was on the job as a town of culpeper, police officer. >> your community will be safer when he's out. he's not only not a danger, he's one of the most socially responsible people i've ever met. >> what we learned in court today were startling new facts about what allegedly happened here on northeast back in the morning of february 9. after being sent to investigate a suspicious woman in a car, in the parking lot of this catholic school, officer wright fired seven shots at patricia cook as she tried to drive away. >> an initial two shots fired at the driver's door window. those were nonfatal wounds. >> the special prosecutor on the case. >> the officer advanced his position into the roadway behind the vehicle firing from back to front into the rear of the vehicle an additional five times. among those five times were the two fatal wounds. >> the now suspen

harmon wright claimed he shot in self-defense after cook tried to drive off with his arm caught in the car's window. he was indicted on a murder charge last month. he's now out on bond and due back in court next month. >>> now to the latest in the leadership fight at the university of virginia. support continues to build for ousted uva president teresa sullivan to get her job back and now the same board that claimed to have the votes to fire sullivan will consider reinstating her. will thomas back now with the new developments here. will? >> hi sarah, the university's board of visitors is planning to meet next tuesday to consider reinstating ousted president teresa sullivan. about with weeks ago as you know she was forced to resign creating a huge uproar from the uva, faculty students alike. yesterday she got the support of former governor tim kaine who said it would be justice if she got her job back. the deans wrote to the board. still the head of the board doesn't appear to be backing down. in a lengthy statement issued yesterday, she again implied -- and added -- meantime sullivan

a judge will formally charge harmon wright in court later this morning. >>> a second mental competencyg will take place today for a man suspected of being the east coast rapist. lawyers say aaron thomas refuses to meet with mental health evaluators, making it difficult for them to enter an insanity plea. thomas showed signs of mental illness in an earlier evaluation, but a judge found him competent to stand trial. defense attorneys say their client is mutilating himself and hallucinating. thomas is accused of 17 attacks including three against teenage girls in prince william county in 2009. he's also suspected in other assaults in maryland, connecticut, and rhode island. >>> were you ever late to school when you were a kid? three siblings in loudoun county were tardy 160 times in a single school year. their parents had faced charge for truancy, but they're off the hook now. prosecutors dropped six misdemeanor charges against mark and amy denecor because the kids were only late once during the second half of the year. a lot of parents say that many tardies is inexcusable, especially bec

. >> a special grand jury indicted daniel harmon-wright last month.bruary harmon-wright shot and killed 54-year-old patricia cook while she was sitting in her jeep. the officer claims cook drove off with his arm stuck in her window but investigators say they have evidence contradicting that story. >>> the accused east coast rapist has a competency hearing today in prince william county. there are reports aaron thomas plans to use an insanity defense. according to court papers obtained by wtop, thomas' lawyers plan to question their client's sanity at the tile of his -- time of his alleged crimes. he's accused of raping two teenage girls on halloween night back in 2009 in woodbridge. d.n.a. has linked him to 14 other attacks. >>> after a new charge surfaced yesterday, former d.c. council chairman kwame brown has two court hearings scheduled today. excuse me. brown resigned wednesday after federal prosecutors charged him with bank fraud. but now he faces a count related to his 2008 campaign. 9news now reporter delia goncalves is live outside u.s. distri

kris van cleve joins us live .ith details >> officer of daniel harmon- wright was in court today. the big headline, he pled not guilty to all charges, including murder charge that he of 54-or the shooting old patricia cook, an motorist in culpeper, in february. he was granted $100,000 bond. we have video of him leaving the today in shackles, to the fauquier county jail. about whatmore happened on the day of the shooting. that he fired seven rounds in two bursts. the first two shots went through and werer's side door fatal to mrs. cooke. five remaining rounds were fired as the officer went the street as she was driving away. one of those rounds struck the woman in the no. -- in the head. he had a history of alcohol abuse and was reprimanded while a u.s. marine. also, we learned that the police initialthat did his check in culpeper, a lieutenantd a recommended against hiring him. was hired anyway and was six months later while in the academy. they also reference to use of force issued from january of the year, and related to cook shooting. we will have much more on abc 7 news at 5.

daniel harmon wright released on $100,000 bail today. the grand jury indicted him for the murder of patricia cook. wright says he was questioning cook in february after a confrontation he claims she tried to drive off with his arm stuck in her car door. and he was forced to shoot her to avoid getting dragged. prosecutors are gou thgue that not need to fire his weapon. >> set back in court for the lawyers representing the man known as the east coast rapist, aaron thomas is his name. lawyers wanted a second mental health evaluation to determine whether thomas is competent to stand trial. but a judge in manassas denied that request. a previous report concluded thomas was faking a mental illness. he is accused of attacking three girls in prince william county in '09. thomas is suspected in assaults in maryland, connecticut and rhode island. >> on the eve of the biggest day in horse racing the horse with a chance s to win the first triple crown in 34 years is retourired from the sport. the call made this morning to scratch i'll have another f

last month a special investigative grand jury indicted 32-year-old daniel harmon wright on four charges including murder. back in february, he shot and killed 54-year-old patricia cook during a confrontation in a catholic school parking lot. witnesses say the officer shot cook at close range as she tried to leave the lot. >>> a second mental competency hearing is set for later this morning for a man suspected of being the east coast rapist. lawyers say aaron thomas refuses to meet with mental health evaluators, making it difficult for them to enter an insanity plea. thomas showed signs of mental illness earlier. a judge found him competent to stand trial. attorneys say their client is mutilating himself and hallucinating. thomas is accused of 17 attacks including three against teenage girls from prince william county in 2009. he's also suspected in other assaults in maryland, connecticut, and rhode island. >>> if you struggle every morning to get your kids up, get them dressed, get them out the door for school, this is a story for you. a loudoun county couple is off the hook on charges

a short time ago abc 7 news learned that daniel harmon- wright was fired from his job. you may recall prosecutors say he shot patricia cook seven times in february. he was charged that her death earlier this month. >> john bryson is stepping down. he made headlines for a series of bizarre hit and run a incidents earlier this month. he took medical leave after apparently suffering seizures and passing out behind the wheel. he says he is afraid his condition might affect his work and he handed in his resignation. we have late breaking developments on the controversy on the campus of the university of virginia. we are waiting to see if the board will take a critical step that could lead to the reinstatement of teresa sullivan. this comes as tim kaine blasted decisionmakers handling the decision. stephen tschida is live it. >> moments ago the governing board of the university of virginia announced it will hold a special meeting june 26 to take up the terms of employment at the university president. for supporters of sullivan, this is a clear sign of victory. the anger over

daniel harmon-wright, a former marine, accused of killing patricia cook in february, as she sat in hervehicle. the incident began in the school parking lot while school was in session. the claims he was trapped in the jeep window and was dragged down the street, but prosecutors deny that. the suspected east coast rapist is expected to appear in court today for a hearing on whether he is competent to stand trial. aaron thomas's lawyers say he suffered from hallucinations. but the prince william county commonwealth's's attorney says he is faking it. he's charged with raping two teenage girls in 2009 and has been linked to a series of attacks up and down the east coast over two decades. >> supported on to know why a toddler was found wandering alone near a busy road. the nearly two-year-old boy was discovered on morgan boulevard last night. the child appears to be unharmed. board is looked for the child's parents but. could not find but one of the parents can afford a few hours later. no word on whether charges will be filed. >> now to the showdown over a marriage. a group supporting mary

daniel harmon-wright shot patricia cook seven times during a traffic stop in february. he was charged in the death earlier this month. the jurors resume their deliberations today in the sex abuse case against jerry sandusky. >> a new victim has stepped ford. -- forward. that victim is related to the former penn state assistant football coach. as his defense attorney reminded jurors of the lack of physical evidence in the case. he accused the alleged victims of conspiring for financial gain. the lead prosecutor called sandusky a pedophile who systematically preyed on victims through his charitable organization and he said conspiracy theories collapse under their own weight. a lawyer for one of the alleged victim's agreed on cnn. >> what i saw from the defense was largely an attempt to create a conspiracy theory. i don't think it went very well. >> one of sandusky's six adopted children announced through his attorney that sandusky allegedly sexually abused him. at the start of the trial the 33-year-old matt sandusky sat with jerry sandusky supporters. a character witness

the culpepper police department has fired daniel harmon wright after an internal affairs investigation wrapped up. he was charged with shooting and killing 54-year-old pa trisho cook in a catholic school parking lot earlier this year. the officer pleaded not guilty to the charges earlier this month and claims he shot in self-defense. >>> jerry sandusky's fate is now in the hands of a injury. the former coach is accused of abusing ten boyce over a 15-year spans. brian moore is outside bellefonte. what's the expected time lines? >> there's really no way of telling. really fast-moving events. since the jury was sequestered and began its deliberations, nbc has learned that matt sandusky, the adopted son of jerry sandusky, was ready to testify yesterday if jerry sandusky took the stand. matt sandusky, according to a release business his lawyer to nbc just minutes ago, said he was ready to testify he had been molested, abused by his father form this comes as nbc's rock center is getting getting ready to air a report tonight from yet another accuser not connected with this case, who says he w

the police department fired daniel harmon wright today, he lost his job after an internal affairs investigation. he was charged with shooting and kits the woman in a catholic school parking lot. he pled not guilty and claims he shot in self-defense. >>> new details are emerging about a confrontation involving a metro police officers on a suburban street yesterday, and it ended in a hail of gunfire with one man dead. erica gonzalez has our report. >> reporter: 44 years old chester creswell was shot and killed by a metro transit police officers yesterday afternoon in the 7100 block of laurie lane. >> i'm a mother. i love my child. he wasn't perfect. >> reporter: >> his mothers wants to know why dan stessel says creswell and franklin sweeney allegedly tried to abducked a woman from minnesota avenue. creswell's brother says it doesn't make sense meanwhile, swinesy has since been arrested for attempted kidnapping. following up on a lead, a metro transit officer on paid administrative leave now, went to the neighborhood. >> during the process, he came in contact with the suspect, who was armed. >> an

last month, a special investigative grand jury indicted 32-year-old daniel harmon wright on four chargesluding murder. back in february, he shot and killed 54-year-old patricia cook during a confrontation in a school parking lot. witnesses say the officers shot cook at close range as she tried to leave that lot. >>> in manassas, a second mental competency hearing is set for later this morning for a man suspected of being the east coast rapist. lawyers say aaron thomas refuses to meet with mental health evaluators, making it difficult for them to enter an insanity plea. thomas showed signs of mental ill innocence an earlier evaluation. a judge found him competent to stand trial. defense attorneys say their client is mutilating himself and hallucinating. thomas is accused of 17 attacks including three against teenage girls in prince william county in 2009. he's suspected in assaults in maryland, connecticut, and rhode island. >>> 6:47. sometimes it's a struggle to get up and get going in the morning. a loudoun county couple is off the hook, though on, charges they faced for not getting the

daniel harmon-wright is charged with murder in the death poof trisha cook. a brief memo from the department -- death of patricia cook. a brief memo from the department said he is let go due to the investigation into cook's death. >>> the medical university on the campus of george mason university is facing the stomach flu that's sickened at least 40 visiting students. our peggy fox is on campus with more on the outbreak. not the flu and not that kind of flu, peggy. >> reporter: yeah. well, lesli, they went to a nats game last night and came down with a home run seriously. 80 students from around the country came here for a week long conference. 40 of them got sick. at first it looked like food poisoning, but this afternoon the health department figured out that wasn't it. it was something else just as troublesome. >> when we were leaving, someone just fainted. it came on really quick. people just started puking from there on. >> reporter: it was a miserable bus ride leaving nats park last night as several of the few dozen students on board began getting sick