jackie benson is live now in northeast with details. >> reporter: pat, at the home here on 2nd street northeast, two suspects confronted a couple in their bedroom. they robbed them and then one of the suspects tried to rape the female victim. police tell us that detectives have gone door to door in the edgewood neighborhood here this afternoon where an unnerving crime happened around 4:00 this morning. the police report says the couple awoke to find two men in their bedroom, one armed with a knife, the other had a gun. they took the couple's money, iphones and laptops. >> the second case they attempted to sexually assault the woman, so this is a very serious case. we domt t want the public's hel they know anything about this or saw anything out there this morning, we would like to hear from them. >> reporter: what we're told is a struggle ensued. a shot was fired in the that house by the suspect. it went into the wall into an adjoining row house. coming up we'll talk to a woman who was sleeping when that bullet whizzed by her head. jackie benson, news4. >>> right now a suspect is unde

news4's jackie benson is on the scene with disturbing details. jackie? >> reporter: doreen, according to the police report, one of the burglars tried to rape the female victim. d.c. detectives went door to door in the edgewood neighborhood of northeast where an unnerving crime happened around 4:00 this morning. the police report says a couple awoke to find two men in their bedroom, one armed with a knife, the other had a gun. they took the couple's money, iphones and laptop, and when the man with the gun attempted to rape the woman, a struggle began. the fight led down the stairs and into the kitchen. that's where police say the suspect fired his gun. then he and the man with the knife ran out of the house. the bullet went through the wall and into the kitchen of the rowhouse next door where the homeowner's 18-year-old daughter was sleeping on the couch. >> the window shattered, and there's a hole in our wall. yeah. >> reporter: did you know what was going on? >> no. well, we have a mouse problem, so we thought a mouse like tipped over a glass, but it wa

jackie benson, news4. >>> breaking news in philadelphia where a building collapse has killed at least one person. mark segraves is at the live desk with an update. >> reporter: this happened right in center city, philadelphia. a four-story building that was being demolished collapsed onto a salvation army store around 10:30 this morning. more than a dozen people were trapped. one person has died. 13 others were rescued from the rubble. most of them had only minor injuries. right now it's not clear what caused the collapse. investigators say that there were no existing violations on the property. they say the contractor doing the demolition did have a license. from the live desk, i'm mark segraves. >> stay with nbc4 for continuing coverage of this building collapse in philly. we'll have continuous updates throughout the afternoon. you can also find the latest on our website, nbcwashington.com. >>> tonight a police report is revealing more about the murder of a d.c. can driver. three police officers on patrol actually saw and heard a gunshot inside the taxi on ontario road early tuesday