the murder of kaya wilson was completely senseless. the attackers were in search of a man they thought was a witness to a murder the night before, but they kicked down the wrong door. kaya wilson had nothing to do with it, but, of course, it's the four children now that have to live with the trauma of this the rest of their lives which the why is state's attorney wants legislators to change the law to really punish people who commit acts of violence in front of children. live in prince george's county, scott broom, wusa9. >> thank you. >>> the manager of a medical office in frederick is accused of lining her pockets with company money. 45-year-old tara lynn cohen police saying she made unauthorized payments to herself. she's reportedly charged with three counts of theft totaling $30,000. >>> tonight d.c. police need your help catching this fellow. he broke into a home on northeast street tuesday night and you can see the suspect climbing through the window as he tries to sneak in. if you know this guy, d.c. cops would love to hear from

a day before kaya wilson was gunned down in her oxon hill apartment, a murder took place just outside her building. >> a large fight broke out in the colonial village apartments in oxon hill a man by the name of jack carry butler was stabbed. >> reporter: johner >> reporter: john erzen with the state attorney's office says the suspect thought that was her boyfriend, levy. he went inside looking for levy, he wasn't home, so wilson was killed instead. her four young children were in the same room. the oldest, a 7-year-old girl called 911. # >> reporter: levy had nothing to do with the stabbing death of bell's friend. court documents say a witness gave a detailed description of the man who really stabbed and killed jack carry butler. his name is michael neely and he lived in the same building as levi, kaya wilson and her four little children. nealy was sentenced to 30 years in prison but he is appealing that sentence. we understand that the children of wilson are still struggling emotionally from being in the room with their mother while she was being murdered. reporting in prince george

key testimony will come from the family of kaya wilson. as far as that change.org petition is concerned, you're interested in signing it you can find more information on our website nbcwashington.com. reporting in oxon hill, meagan fitzgerald news4. >>> up next, a tribute to the victim's of metro's deadly red line crash. and a look at what's being done to improve your safety six years later. >>> we just had some very rough storms roll through saturday evening. here we go again area wide. the threat of severe weather. what those storms will bring. we will talk more about that and the timing of them all, all with (gong) slather your ribs with kikkoman for that rich mahogany sweetness. (taiko drum beat) (taiko drum beat) >>> chris lawrence the live deck, the pentagon announced a high-profile isis leader has been killed in an air strike in mosul. you may not recognize the aim ali-awini al-harzi. he was a big fund raiser and also considered a person of interest in the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi. now they -- in some circles, he was

>> reporter: a jury found 24-year-old rasheik bell not guilty in the death of kaya wilson. wilson was gunned down inside her apartment. her four little children inside that room with her. it was her 7-year-old daughter who called 911. prosecutors say it all started here at the glass manor community center in oxon hill in november 2011. they say surveillance video shows a group of five guys, including the suspect rasheik bell heading to a nearby apartment complex with the intent to kill kaya wilson's boyfriend, levi. prosecutors say the group thought they would find the man who killed their friend. >> mr. bell and his friends believed that a gentleman by the nickname of levi was responsible. >> reporter: the state's attorney's office says bell went inside levy's apartment, he wasn't hope. so wilson was murdered instead, her four children were beside her. the 7-year-old called 911. >> reporter: the defense team argued it wasn't bell on the surveillance video the jury agreed. now there still isn't any justice for kaya wilson and her four little children who are left behind. no

young took action after someone killed her niece kaya. it happened in front of her two children. the 7-year-old is the one who called 911. >> something like that to happen in front of those children and have them face -- to be faced with that dilemma all of their lives, to have my niece's life not be gone in vain. i have decided to be a change agent. >> lawmakers are expected to call on wilson young to testify as they consider changes to the law. you can find more information about signing the change.org petition on the nbc washington app. >>> today, senators and congress will ask for answers about how hackers stole information from the federal government. the senate is holding a hearing about federal security this morning. the office of personnel management said hackers stole information from millions of current and former workers including some people who applied for but never got a job. >>> 6:17 now, we're keeping an eye on donald trump today. he's catching up with republican party leaders tonight at the red, white and blue dinner. trump is the headliner, so watch for more of

young took action after someone killed her niece kaya.the crime happened in front of kaya's 2 and 7-year-old children. the 7-year-old called 911. >> something like that happens in front of the children and having them faced with that dilemma all of their lives, to have my niece's life not gone in vain i decided to be a change agent. >> lawmakers are expected to call on wilson to testify as they consider changes to the law. you can find out more about signing that change.org petition if you'd like on the nbc washington app. >>> nbc has brand new 2016 poll numbers and the results may surprise you. who the top contenders are next. >>> it's a massive data breach that affected a lot of people. lawmakers want some answers and what's expectsed to happen -- expected to happen in a matter of hours. >>> the sun starts to come up. it's dry out there now, but that is about to change. chuck bell is working on your thunderstorm timing forecast and we'll have that at 5:31. this is brian. every day, brian drives carefully to work. and every day brian dri

the process is called reconstitution and the head of the teachers union is asking school chancellor kaya henderson to reconsider this action. >> i want the chancellor to rethink, rescind the decision to do this, have her sit down with the teachers and the union. >> all the good teachers are leaving. >> 40 teachers have been forced to leave ballou high over the last five years. ballou has made strides in the classroom but there needs to be work done in the community addressing other issues like violence and poverty. >>> we are just getting started on wusa 9news at 5:00. the tools that prison workers accused of giving those escaped killers to help them bust out of the big house. that story coming your way at 5:30. >> and topper is back with the latest on our yellow alert forecast and the severe storms possible for tomorrow. >> plus we are learning more about that man who appeared on the mtv show catfish now accused of making terror threats against metro. >> jeb bush formally launches his white house bid. the former florida governor isn't playing up his famous last name. >>> former florida