on his way out he encountered jesse dhchavez, the bar manager. chavezas shot and killed. >> he was a hero in this situation and unfortunately, mr. weems callously shot him in cold blood. >> he already had the money. why didn't he just leave? >> weems' defense attorney gr argued that he grew up in foster care and lacked stability. he asked for his client to get the chance to return to society. >> he is a dangerous individual and does not deserve to walk the streets. >> his sister maintains his innocence. weems may appeal his case. >> he took more than what he wanted, but he also got a lot more. he got caught and now he'll be in jail for a long time. >> today in court, weems was given the opportunity to address the court and also the family of the victims, but he declined to do so. coming up on news 4 at 6:00, what jesse chavez's mom has to say about him making that decision. in upper marlboro, i'm tracee wilkins, news 4. >>> weems had two co-defendants who will be tried in march for their part in the crime. >>> you've got to be on the lookout in the beth

gun to the belly of a pregnant worker behind the desk and then on his way out shot and killed jesse chavez who was the bar manager at the hotel who tried to come to the defense of his coworker who had just been threatened with a gun by weems. weems' family was inside of the court today, but they decided not to make any statements on his behalf. weems also did not apologize or take any responsibility for what happened before his sentencing, but the mother of the victim jesse chavez did speak. coming up on news 4 at 5:00, hear what she has to say about weems as his conviction. in upper marlboro, i'm tracee wilkins, news 4. >>> i'm megan mcgrath on v street in southeast where yet another murder has taken place. a man was gunned down on the corner early this morning. his death brings the murder rate to 130. it's a scenario that is playing out all too often in the district. another shooting, another person dead. >> somebody got to do something about what's going on. >> reporter: 130 people have been murdered so far this year and it's only the end of october. last year there were 105 murders for

on his way out he encountered jesse chavez, the bar manager. ng a confrontation, chavez was slot and killed. >> he was a hero in this situation and unfortunately, mr. weems callously shot him in cold blood. >> he already had the mono pep why didn't he just leave? >> today in court weems' defense attorney argued that his client grew up in foster care and group homes and lacked stability. he asked forred mandatory time to give his client a chance to return to society. >> he's a very dangerous individual and does not deserve to walk our streets. >> weems' sister declined to comment on her brother's behalf in court, but maintains his innocence. weems will appeal his case. >> he took more than what he wanted, but he also got a lot more. he got caught and now he'll be in jail for a long time. >> weems had two co-defendants. the getaway drivers, both of them go to trial in march. in upper marlboro, i'm tracee wilkins, news 4. >> thousands of gallons of jet fuel may have leaked at the potomac river at the nashl airport. that was near the south side of t

deandre weems, he was convict of shooting jesse chavez at point blank range two years ago. was attempting to rob the clarion hotel when chavez tried tointervene. the judge could give him life when he is sentenced here today. do you know this man? fairfax county police say he robbed an elderly woman in a grocery store parking lot. police say he has been using the credit card stolen from the 84-year-old's purse. if you recognize the man, call police. >>> they're trying to figure out what nearly caused a disaster at an airport. they were getting ready for takeoff when the crew in the plane behind them saw feel leaking. a few moments later the jet's left engine caught fire. you see all the black smoke. two emergency chutes were deployed and the play was quickly evacuated. >> there was like smoke all over the place, so we got out and started running through the grass as far west from the airplane as possible. >>> just about two dozen people went to the hospital to be checked out. one person suffered a severe head injury. it's still not clear what caused that leak. >> right now a

the victim, jesse chavez, came to the aid of a pregnant desk clerk who was in danger during the robbery and was shot in the chest at point blank range. two other men will stand trial for their roles in the trial. >>> right now in frederick county, maryland, investigators are looking for a family of five that vanished. officials are particularly concerned about the three children, aged 1 to 5 who are now missing. scott broom is live in urbana with what we know. >> reporter: the family, a husband and wife and 3 kids, have disappeared, missing a week from their neighborhood in urbana. as time goes on, authorities are becoming more and more concerned about the kids. everything seemed normal until the 33-year-old didn't show up at his restaurant, and all the family's possessions were found abandoned, and of particular concern, three children, aged 1 to 5, all vanished. amanda hatcher speaks from the frederick county sheriffs department. >> the landlord of the unit that the family was staying in found it unusual that they left and they left all their belongings except for a couple of blankets

what happened next. 27-year-old jesse chafers, the food and the beverage manager at the hotel running to stop the attack. turning and firing and murdering vivian chavez's>> the loss of my son has filled me with anger. i'm trembling not of fear but the anger. brad: the murder three years ago. today a judge sentenced the 22-year-old to prison for life. they calling him a cold-hearted killer. calling chafers a hero. the mother telling the judge how the day before the crime he had taken thor a redskins game. reading a poem he wrote for her on mother's day. >> i can't say i'm happy about the sentencing because you still lose a son. my son will all be with me. i love him dearly. brad: her sister spoke to me briefly and telling me that the man who committed the murder is not who her brother is. he will not be eligible for parole for at least 50 years. in upper marlboro, brad bell, abc7 news. alison: day two of jury deliberations in the alexandria murders trial. northern virginia bureau chief jeff goldberg spent the day at the fairfax county courthouse. jeff, any closer to a resolution as far a u know? jeff: alison, the deliberations ended minutes ago. no verd