jacqueline bass was shot several times on greenbelt road. she lived in that complex. police don't have a suspect or motive in her death. >>> a house fire has claimed the life of a mother and two of her children. it happened in morning in lortin, virginia. we're told in the last minutes of her life, she helped save the lives of three of her other kids. fox5's will thomas has the latest from the scene. >> reporter: the community of neighbors out here consider themselves more like family members, and they are mourning the loss of three of their own. in fact, a memorial is growing right outside the scene of the fire, neighbors stopping by to pay their final respects, and some of those neighbors have provided photos of the memories they all shared together. let's give you a look. 24--year-old ali anderson holding her 2 month old daughter here, was seen handing her children out of a second story window one by one to children out of a second story window one by one to an uncle below. her 8-year-old daughter, 6 month old son and baby girl made it out alive. neighbors say she

police still do not know who shot 49-year-old jacqueline bass to death. it happened just as she was about to start a if you life. she was going to be moving into a new home. police have not made any arrests in this case. >>> now to the tragedy in lorton, virginia. a mother and two of her children killed in a fire, but her quick thinking saved the lives of her three other children. with flames all around her, she and her two -- or she told her two older children to jump out of a second story window and dropped her 2-month-old baby to safety. but there wasn't enough time to save everyone. the fire broke out inside a home on richmond, highway. peggy fox is live near the scene and, peggy, this is a real heartbreaker. >> it certainly is. >> reporter: as parents we know, we save our children first. save yourself later. well that's exactly what happened here this morning when this young family was awakened by the smell of smoke. >> and i knew the kids were still in there. c.i.a. c.i.a. >> i asked her where they were at and they said they are still in the house.

somebody shot and killed 49-year-old jacqueline bass when she came back to her old apartment to move more of her things. neighbors say bass was very excited to be moving out of that apartment and into her first home. >>> and on the far less serious side of crime tonight, howard county police are on the hunt for a man they're calling the preppy burglar. they show the suspect standing outside the door. he has on a white shirt and tie. peaks inside the home. police say after that, he snuck around the back, broke in and left with some small electronics and other prompt. howard county police are now offering a $500 reward to find the preppy burglar. 500 bucks, like i said, not exactly america's most wanted. >>> this looked like a scene from a horror movie. a sea of stink bugs marching across a frederick county home. but this annoying insects aren't just infecting maryland. they're all over. here is james hash just back from hazardous duty. >> i've had it. we've all had it. everyone here has had it. it's a total nightmare. >> reporter: this is the nightmare. >> stink bugs. oh. >> reporter:

police identified a woman moon what was killed at a greenbelt apartment complex. 41-year-old jacqueline bass was shot several times in the apartment parking lot. police don't have a suspect at this point, nor do they have a motive. >>> a terrifying morning. snakes frantically tried to help people trapped inside a burning house. it happened in lorton. beth parker is live with more of this heartbreaking story. >> reporter: well, sean, a woman inside this town house helped three children, including a newborn get to. she probably saved the lives of those children but she could not get out herself. at first they didn't see the fire but they did hear the cries for help. >> it was entirely too much to hear the screams and lay there and ignore them. >> we went to the front door. we couldn't go in because the flame was so high and the thick, black smoke. and we went to the glass door. >> suddenly in her arms an eight-week-old baby. >> i grabbed the baby from them. he tried to go back in and he couldn't. >> reporter: an adult female was able to toss the baby out of a second-story window. >> i took the

police say 49-year-old jacqueline bass was shot. neighbors say she was moving out of her old apartment on greenbelt road into a home she just purchased. police believe she was killed when she returned to the apartment to move out more things. her killer is still out there. >>> howard county police are on a hunt for a man they are calling the preppy burglar. surveillance shows the suspect dressed in a tie and white shirt in the front home of a home in highland. howard county police are offering a $500 reward to help find this preppy burglar. >>> lawmakers are hearing from people who got sick during the salmonella outbreak from this summer and from the company owners at the center of the investigation. joel brown joins us live from capitol hill where food safety took center stage today. joel? >> reporter: lesli, this list of victims started to multiply over the summer and some of the people are still feeling the effects. today we heard their stories and we got an apology from the owner of the egg farms responsible for the outbreak. th