tatum khalil is dead from a self-inflicted gun shot. there has been no sign of relisha. deputy d.c. mayor for education, abigail smith said today they are recommending changes to agency systems like how to communicate better. the city bears no responsibility for relisha's tragic disappearance. >> there's nothing the government that could have prevented what was a tragic outco. the at same time, the mayor is very clear that we need to constantly work on improving the systems that we have in place and learning from what we see on the ground to be able to improve services for families moving forward. >> my issues with the school board is, if she missed school, why you didn't call our phone. that is your job requirement at the end of school if a child miss as school day. >> relisha's mother and her father have now decided, you have seen them in the past, they don't want their faces shown anymore. they are tired of being judged. they did not give custody to that custodian. they point to an aunt, because the child was sick in the shelter. they blame the school for not reporting the child

. >> reporter: the criminal probe into relisha's disappearance focused on khalil tatum, a custodian atthe homeless shelter and his relationship with relisha and her family. reports say he was allowed to take the child to his home days at a time. she miss several days in school before her disappearance was discovered. while looking for relisha and tatum authorities found tatum's wife murdered in a local motel and two weeks after that tatum was found dead in a park from a self-inflicted gunshot. shameka young no longer lives at the city shelter at d.c. general hospital. she picked up the keys to her new apartment today and tells me she's determined to be reunited at some point with her three sons who are still under the custody of the city government. there is a criminal investigation into the disappearance of relisha rudd. d.c. police chief cathy lanier said today that investigation is continuing. bruce johnson, wusa9. >> now relisha's mother and father claim they never gave khalil tatum custody of their child. they say relisha was sent to stay with an aunt because she was sick and it w

a janitor at the school khalil tatum had walked off with her, he is is also the suspect of the murder of his own wife. >> it's a hurt. the city felt her, period, child and family service health her. anyone at the time shelter that was an adult knew what was going on felt her. everybody did. >> somehow relisha rudd fell through cracks. prompting an investigation with the multiple service agencies that had contact with her family. along with one independent monitor and they determined that there was no evidence that these tragic events were preventible and no justifiable deposit action that could have helped. the people who reviewed relisha's case for washington, d.c. have called for changes within the various government agencies by making 26 recommendations aimed at stopping future tragedies. among them making sure shelter employees do not form personal relationships with residents in the way khalil tatum did with relisha and her family. that was already against policy. they required other rules, that shelters providers investigate and track the reports. reviewers also recommended incr

the 8-year-old was seen with khalil tatum who was the janitor at the homeless shelter where she lived with her family. after a machine hunt d.c. police found tatum -- manhunt d.c. police found tatum dead in kenilworth park. police say he killed his wife and then himself. you have any information on the whereabouts of relisha, please call 911 immediately. the fbi is offering a $25,000 reward. >>> a proposed gun range near sugar loaf mountain is getting negative kickback from nearby residents and a contentious public hearing is expected to fire people up again tomorrow. >> reporter: i'm scott broom in frederick county, maryland, where more than 300 people turned out at a recent hearing to oppose a controversial shooting range proposal in the shadow of sugar loaf mountain where noise like this is not welcome. [ gunshots ] >> we will hear constant gunfire. >> we would have to move. that is for sure and that would break my heart. >> it's all about property rights. >> reporter: frederick county commission member billy shreeve says whether you are for or against the gun range, the reis zonin

it also revealed that khalil tatum, a convicted felon was not prohibited from working at the shelter as a janitor and sad members were not required to report concerns about his having unusual access to relisha rudd and her family. >> the difference in this case of actions that a family took that the government had no control over and no knowledge of no ability to prevent made this really different. >> this review is recommending changes, would not have made a difference in relisha's case. a nightly check be done to account for all of the children in the shelter hospital. because the review also concludes that d.c. general family shelter, no place to raise children. >> when i'm sure everyone would agree. a shelter is not the place you want to be to raise children. those people are desperate. let's talk about whether or not there are any other cases like this. >> they say no. they say this was an ano anomaly. this was different. the family withheld information. no other case. >> thank you, bruce johnson. >> the 8-year-old whose story went viral after being suspended for shaping a pop t