j. c. penney and macy's.s. its unclear if he may have been working at any of those establishments the day of the o murders. he does have a juvenileuv record.rerd. the prosecutor in the caseosec says jackson has previous preou convictions for assault and attempted robbery. rbe >> what goes into the decisionnn to charge somebody as an adult? >> well, you know, certainl, y o crimes, any crime that is that committed by a person 16 or o older that carries a life term is -- enables us to move forward to bring champs in the adult courts.adul >> everything you need to knowi is in the courthouse. couhouse. have a great day.. jackson's family was in theas it courtroom for the briefm for the hearing. but declined to comment on thent charges as they now, how did the police polic capellan to jackson sopellan too quickly? we understand thatstat he may have been known tonwn police and that there was a w photograph generated of jackson that was shown aroundhod to officers who thento officers identified theth teen who livesl in

j. c. penney.en montgomery county police sayoliy that there were two mentw killed, both 22 years old, one d from wheaton, one from silver spring.ri in that video police say you can see the 17-yeviar-oldde 17- suspect with a knife in his hand and the victims h attempting to defend themselves. this is the hallway where thell attack took place. just inside the doors leadingea out of the mall and next to a restaurant.aunt. police say when the two victims saw angelo jackson with a knife they grabbed therae bamboo from this display in order to defend themselves.heele >> before the stabbings, there was a conflict between the the suspect and two of the victims -- the two victims whoho did succumb t the two victims who were stabbed, and a short time later, the suspect, the two victims and two other subjects basically met maybe by happenstance again in theenstga lower level of the mall area. ml >> reporter: it's unclears u what led to the attack.ttack. nothing said in court today tay indicated the motive.iv

j. c. penney and who stem montgomery county police captain pau tl stidare kt tells also the three had mixed x it up earlier. earlier >> before the stabbings, therei was a conflict between the suspect and two of the victims -- two victims who did succumb to their injuries, theue two victims who were stabbedta and a short time later, the, t suspect, the two victims two other subjects basically met, maybe by happenstancetanc again in the lower level of the mall area.all >> reporter: now, jackson ison being charged as an adult on two counts of first degree murder. now, we are told thaout hents ee able to just walk out of onet o of the mall entrances afters that stabbing.tabb westfield tells us that it is reviewing the incident and itsts mall security procedures. sec live in wheaton, i'm melanieurwh eaalnwick, fox5 local news. n >> melanie alnwick thank you.cky >>> coming up on fox5 news new morning d.c. leaders paying a pn hefty bill for last year's yea massive snowfall. >> police in orlando make twoo

j. oj c. penneynow, shortly before this stabbing, there was as police called eight physicalcal altercation between jacksoneen and the two victims which washis broken up by mall patrons. then they got back into it again.ai 24-year-old angel alfredo pineda-gomez and the other still unidentified victim both died at the hospital. at spit jackson we're told was somehow w able to walk out of the mall.e now he's being charged as an adult on two counts of firstfi degree murder. mde westfield whet ton tells fox5et that it is reviewing the t incident and its security surity procedures. lie in wat >> melanie thank you.ie thaou. >>> new this morning, senateis r republicans are a step closernig to repealing the affordableorbl care act also known as obamacare. after the republican lawmakersms passed a budget measure earlyre this morning by a vote of 51 o51 48.8. now the measure is necessarynecy to start the repeal process. prs the house is expected to casto t votes on the bill tomorrow.w. steve. >> time for the mo