jacai kol s jacai colson was killed in a shooting but his memory is still my heart is filled with joy>> reporter: he's excited. jacai colson basketball invitational named after her cows in, a prince george's county police officer. >> this is something that he would have been involved in. he was so involved with sports when he was growing up. >> reporter: he was killed by one of his fellow officer who is did not recognize him during a chaotic gunfight. >> this is in his honor and it's really, really a wonderful thing. >> this way. >> reporter: his fellow officers play on the maryland select team to raise money for the jac jacai colson fund. this is the tournament organizer. and a detective worked closely with officer colson. >> every year we remember him in a good day. >> we're here in support of the brought here to give the team good luck. and javon allen keeps his pin close to her heart. >> i wear it every day. >> reporter: what a beautiful story. now, the winner of the tournament will return this big trophy right here. second place will get this one. you have saturday and sunday. st

the jacai colson remembrance >> it's overwhelming. >> no shot!eporter: devan allen is here for the tournament after her cousin, jacai colson, was gunned down. >> this is a really wonderful thing. >> reporter: his fellow officers play on the maryland select team to raise money for the jacai colson fund. and this is worked closely with officer cols on. >> we want to remember him in a good way. >> reporter: javonne keeps jacai colson close to her heart in this way. first place gets this trophy, second place get this is one. the tournament is still going on and is $2 at oxnard high school in prince george's county. shomari stone, news4. >>> prince george's county police now know the identity of a murder victim. and now they need to find the killer. this 17-year-old girl had been stabbed and didn't have an i.d. with her. police were initially unable to releasing a sketch of her, family members say they knew who it was. >>> and a teacher is arrested at school for allegedly driving drunk to work. megan debo was a sixth grade teacher at sterling middle s

thing. >> reporter: his fellow officers play on the maryland select team to raise money for the jacai colson scholarship fun. this is the coach, jonathan sanders, and a detective who worked closely with officer colson. >> every year we can remember him in a great way. >> we are here in support of the fallen. >> reporter: george norris brought his rescue dog to bring the team good luck. >> his name is colson after detective colson. >> reporter: and this woman wears this badge to keep him in memory. >> what a wonderful story. >> reporter: these two trophies will find a place after saturday and sunday. there's still time to get out here, it is $2 to come and watch. shomari stone, news4. >>> and police now know the identity of the killed victim but need help identified the killer. the 17-year-old te-yja chase was found without an i.d. after leasing a sketch of her, her family members saw her and knew it was her, a $25,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of the killer. >>> a loudoun county teacher is under arrest and it happened at school for allegedly driving drunk

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just over a year after his death - prince george's county police will honor fallen detective "jacai colsonoday. colson was gunned down last march in a targeted attack against police outside the district three station. colson - who was in plain clothes at the time - was accidentally shot by an officer in the chaos. today - he will be remembered for his bravery at the 40th annual prince george's county terrifying moments- playing out in our area nearly a year ago.. a deadly shooting spree across suburban maryland. now - as the suspect pleads gulity we're learning new details about what happened. sam sweeney is at the live desk with the chilling 911 tapes just released. former law enforcement officer eulalio tordil is accused of killing three people and wounding two others in three separate incidents. the first victim: his wife, gladys. she was fatally shot outside her prince george's county high school, in front of her screaming daughter. police say the next day, tordil gunned down good samaritan mike winffel while trying to steal a car at westfield montgomery mall. two other people were wou

jacai colson and the surviving wife of firefighter medic john ulmschnieder. in all 64 men and women received honor at the ceremony. after more than 20 years of doing this job i'm so amazed by the heroism these men and women do when they go towards the danger and trouble and we recounted a lot of stories today, stories you don't are wired and primed to go after danger and get bad guys no matter the risk themselves. >> a lot of this stuff didn't even take place when they were on the job. many of them happened upon the situations when they were off. and to hear the details of all the things they did, i know i got choked up at several points reading the narratives. it's really amazing. we cannot thank them enough for their service, their valor, and in many cases sadly this year for the sacrifice many of them made. >> and on the same note i talked to the emergency service folks today who were in the tornado, same thing, he was off duty, he was at a barbecue for the sister's house and he got everybody safe and said i'm leaving and his father said where are you goin

brad: the younger brother of the detective jacai colson sadly, stoically, accept his medal as the policecer of the year. sometimes lost is the fact that colson who wounded the suspect who was shooting at the police. >> he is is a brad: they honor those who save lives but the ceremony marked by the deep emotion. the firefighter of the year went to john ulmschneider who was also killed in the line of duty. iz ulmschneider died a year ago entering a house on check welfare call. >> he paid the ultimate sacrifice. the rest of our family is behind them. both men will receive national honors. >> award winning director demmy is remembered tonight after winning oscar for "silence of the creative forces as well for other movies. he was 73. >> time to end the abusive practice. >> why it could mean the end for dozens of the national monuments. larry: later why serena williams says you shouldn't have seen the snapchat photo to reveal e is pregnant. >> $39,000 missing from the p.t.a. checking account. the following ad for your viewing convenience. i finally switched to geico. oh yeah? en

jacai colson invitational tournament is continuing at oxon high school today.er officer during the shoot-out. the tournament costs $2 to attend and ends tomorrow. >>> and we'll get a check on the forecast with lauren ricketts right after this. >>> lauren ricketts is standing by. when we go to live pictures outside, it's hard to see. >> we do have fog out there. and the rain. so just a nasty situation as you head out the door on this saturday morning. unfortunately, we'll be dealing with rain all throughout the day. we need it. but we have rain in for tomorrow. and it will be coming back throughout your saturday, so it won't be raining the entire day. but it will be light with some showers light and heavy later in the day. but by 2:00, more rain that will continue to pulse through the region on your saturday as well. so a good rule of thumb, keep that umbrella with you. and tomorrow. lauryn is getting ready for a full hour of news and weather. that will start at 9:00. for now, back to the "today" show. >>> and we're back. saturday morning, april 22nd, 2017. we h

an emotional crescendo today as the parents of prince george's police officer jacai colson accepted his gold medal of value lar -- valor. a gunman attacked a police station while an accomplice videoed the stunt. and then jonathan died more than a year ago when a gunman inside a home in fired on firefighters and emts. his wife took the stage to accept his medal. the room today filled with everyday heroes, a squad of police officers who evacuated a burning apartment complex and nearly died themselves in the blinding smoke. officer victor bautista. >> so many children inside the building that we needed to get everybody out of the building. >> reporter: firefighters who saved a colleague that had fallen through a collapsing roof, the flames could have killed all of them. they consider it part of the job. >> adrenaline takes in and your fight or flight takes over. >> reporter: corrections officers who risked it all to save the lives of inmates being savagely beaten for talking others out of suicide. and unsung heroes like the dispatcher robert mosley. the calm voice on the radio in crisis to

jacai colson was killed in a shoot out a little more than a year ago.sketball tournament to raise money from teams from maryland, d.c. and teams playing in this tournament at austin hill high school. >> students at austin often wonder what their professors back grounds may be, this one is interesting, one whose history could be being an excon. >> we're introduced to the man who turbulenced his life around to go from prisoner to who turned his life around to go from prisoner to professor. >> he followed unlikely career path. he was a bank robber. >> i went in with one of my co-defendants with guns, told everybody to get on the ground and went and grabbed as much money as we could in a minute or two and then left. >> he was arrested by the fbi charged with five bank robbiery and pleaded guilty he began writing briefs his third appeal went to the supreme court and won a reduced sentence for a friend. >> i was told time and time again by mostly lawyers that i school and never get a law license. >> he would defy the odds, he recently posted this tweet -- >>