maurice scott lost his life just outside a corner store, steps from his home in southeast dc. his mom. >> i lost myn. so and he was really good to me. he took care of me. he did his chores. made honor rohi. did everyt i asked of him. >> reporter: family and friends ch gathered near his home, including his basketball coach. >> he was just a great kid. i'm proud, blessed i had a chance to meet him. got to coach him. >> going to remember little lebron james. that's what tey're going to remember. had so much heart, so much t. spi >> reporter: maurice gunned down outside of the holiday market on wheeler road. it was 10:30 on a sunday morning. >> he didn't even get a chance to dream of what he might want to be to figure out, that's what i want to do. go to schoolnd for that a get hyped about it. he didn't even get a chance to get that far. >> reporter: the cipal of his school spoke. >> we push out our hopes and our messages and nothing is changing. and i need to encourage our youth here tonight to be the change. >> we all have a jo to do. that's love each other. >> reporter: many he

the park here is a memorial here to a smiling maurice scott but on a sunday in may his life was tak,gunned down right here in the parking lot, and now d.c.'s attorney general is suing three commercial and residential property ners alleging that they are negligent allowing their grounds to become dangerous. >> in may15-year-old d.c. honor roll school maurice scott was fatally shot at this shopping center onel whe road inest. >> reporter: washington. this surveillance video shows a car pulling up anm gu firing. scott was a student at a d.c. charter school just two blocks away. three females victim were wounded in that shooting, including a child. now d.c.'s attorney general is suing asking a court to compel the owners and managers of the property to stop neglecting safety and start obeying orders he gave back in april, to improve security, repair broken security lights and anc commissioner of ward 8 strongly supports the objectives of the lawsuit. > they have had so much crime in that area, homicide, and it seems like the ownhas of t property are enage some of the ldividuals that linge

. >> my name is maurice -- >> reporter: 15-year-old maurice scott was among 23 people shot in the city over memorial day weekend. he and a friend were standing in front of a convenience store on wheeler ro southeast whe scott was struck and killed by bullets intended for someone else. >> it means a lot to me. it is so much support, to know that the community is coming together to help stop the violence. >> reporr: the organizers say that they hope power comes from the combining of the two causes. in southeast washiton, jackie benson, news 4. >> loved ones tell us they plan to have a vigil for maurice scott tomorrow night. >>> three, two, one, let 'em ! have fun, guys. >> all right. that was our guy, storm team 4 meteorologist doug kammerer, chief meteorologist i should ssay, counting downo people could come in to wolf track, they were there to see the sammy hagar show this evening. you got a chae to counthem in. that was cool. >> as long as i grew up there, i think i went there as a kid one ime, that place is amazing. that place. i cannot wait to take my wife and watch a concert, my ki

maurice scott lost s lifeust outside a corner store, steps from his home in southeast d.c. >> i lost my son. he was really good to me. he took care of me. he took trash out, he did his chores, he made honor roll. he did everything i asked of him. >> reporter: family, friends and classmates from somerset prep charter school gathered near his home to celebrate his life, including his basketball coach. >> just a great kid, i'm proud, blessed i had a chance to immediate him, got to coach him. >> they're going to remember. r they're goingember a guy that had so much heart, so much spirit. >> reporter: mauriwas gunned down outside the holiday market on wheeler road. it was just 10:30 on a sunday morning. >> he didn't get a chance to dream of what he might want to be. to figure out, oh, that's what i want to do, i want to go to school for that and get hyped about it. he didn't get a chance it get that far. >> reporter: the principal of his school spoke. >> we congregate like this and we push out our hopes and wet push ur messages and nothing is changing. and i need to encourage ou

a mural in congress heights now memorializesli the of 15-year-old maurice scott. shot that teen outside of a convenience store on memorial day weekend. this mural is paint on the side of that store. scott was an honor student at somerset prep. police say they believe he was hit by a stray bullet. >>> even if you haven't been inside it, you're probably familiar with the newspaper front pages outside the museum. well, this t weekse pages went black in memory of journalists killed in the past year. the museum dedicated its exhibit to add 21 names, including fived people kill last june in the capitol gazette shooting. the capital's editor spokeveat this e stressing the importance of local publications. the society will recognize an importance of a variety oes voic in the news media. we need not only the giants, but small voices you can find nowhere else but in community journalism. >> also honored jamal khashoggi, "the washington post" columnist who was murdeyed last r. both the cia and senate concluded that the saudi crown r prince had ale in khashoggi's death. >>> w

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maurice scott was anonor roll student shot and killed on memorial day weasend. sco walking to a convenience store when someones ted shooting near the store along wheeler road southeast. a mural for st watches over the parking lot where that shooting happened. the idea came from one ofs hi teachers. >> students come to this store every day. in the morning to get snacks, in the afternoon, and in order for th to do that they're going to have to walk through those samet doorst maurice was touching when he was trying to get to safety. >> a beautiful rvibute. sullance video shows the gunmen get out and begin shooting. scott was killed. he is among the 65 homicides in the district this year. there's a $25,000 reward for a tip leading to an arrest in his murder. >>> it is 4:34. time for a economic on some of the other top stories this morning a man is dead and a teenager is hurt after a double shooting in soueast washington. this happened last night on 22nd street near the maryland line. one man was found dead at the scene. the teen later showed up at a hospital with a

that includes maurice scott, ans honor roludent shot down over the weekend. today, the city's mayor and top copth pleaded with public. t story. >>eporter: good evening, leon. this is the sidewalk outside the convenience store where the 15-year-old boy was shot to death. here this is latest in the growing number of memorials popping up around the city membering victims of gun violence. the mayor and chief used this mural as a backdrop to plead with the community for help finding the 15-year-old boy's killers. surveillance video shows the gunman get out of a car and begin shooting into a crowd outside the holiday market on wheeler road in southeast. a 9-year-old girl and two women were injured. 15- sar-old mauricett was killed. the honor roll student made this video talking about himself in the days just befo his death. >> i like to chill, i like to laugh, i like to joke around. >> reporter: a mural of the 15-year-old victim now watches over the parking lot where the shooting happened.ng a growi number of senseless shootings claiming yet another innocent life.

maurice scott was kled just steps from his home. the outpouring of support for his family as they cope with this tragic loss. >> i pray for the healing of the scott family. >> reporter: he was just 15 rs yeald, an honor student and aspiring basketball player. maurice stt lost his life just outside of corner store, steps from his home in southeast d.c. monique scott is his mom. >> i lost my son. he was really good to me. he was very -- he took care of me. he took trash out, he did his chores, he made honor roll. he did everything i ask of him. >> reporter: family, friends and classmates from somerset prep charter school gathered near his home to celebrate hilife. including his basketball coach. >> just a great kid. i'm proud, blessed i had a chance to meet him. got to coach him. >> they will remember. they're going to remember guy that had so much heart, so much spirit. >> reporter: maurice was gunned down outside the holiday market on wheeler road. it was just 10:30 on a sunday morning. >> he didn't get a chance to dream of what he

a 9-year-old girl and two w men were injured. 15-year-old maurice scott was killed. honor roll student made this video talking about himself in the days just before his death. >> i like to chill, i like to u la, i like to joke around. >> reporter: a mueller ral of t 15-year-old victim watches over the parking lotwhere it happened, another shooting claiming another innocent life. this is not normal and will not become normal on this block or any block. we owe that not only to maurice and his family but everyone who wants to live a peaceful life. >> reporter: maurice went to school just steps from where he was killed. the mural was the idea of one of his teachers. >> my students come to this store everyday in the morning to get snacks and in the afternoon. in order to do that, they have to walk through those same doors maurice was touching when he went for safety. that will reignite trauma in them every time. the idea was shift his face and give them an opportunity to see maurice and see his sm rle. >>orter: police hope the community will help catch those esponsible fo

there is a mural congress heights that now memorializes the life of 15-year-old maurice scott. one shot the teenager outside a convenitore on wheeler road in southeast on memorial dayweekend. the mural is painted on the side of that store. scott was an honor stude at somerset prep. olice believe he was hit by a straight bullet. >>> a setback for government employees who use medical marijuana. the d.c. council wasxcted to approval emergency legislation that would protect d government workers from being fired for legally using medical marijuana. ut it was abruptly pulled off the tail. the mayor someil some cou members worry about allowing workers in safety sensitive jobs to use medical pot. the legislation is going to beo brught up again later this year we're told, but several d.c. employees are facing termination days. next 30 >>> a major retailer is trying to entice young talent with a new pitch. coming up, what walmart is now offering to high school students. >>> it's a familiar sound here in washington. go go music, y w knowhat it sounds like. new ext on news 4, t place to hon

maurice scott was shot and killed over memorial day weekend in southeast d.c. someone shot the teen outside of a convenience store. he was an honor student at somerset prep at 11:15 the mayor will give an update on the case and ask for the help to identify a suspect involved in the murder. >>> we're learning more about the man accused of raping a 12-year-old in montgomery countries. wtop reports that james booker was able to work a construction ob at wheaton high school despite the history of felony charges. his past convictions for robbery and drug distribution should have barred him from being on school property or in contact with students. he's now charged with the rape of a 12-year-old grl who he picked up during a thunderstorm as she walked home from a nearby school. the two did not know each other. >>ct in the distri a suspected sexual predator is in jail. two cused of assaulting women in the same block in northwest d.c.we but now 're also learning the suspect has terdrized that neighborhoo before. police say that is 58-year-old lester wilkerson walking t

scott said he does not want to see gallagher go to jail. maurice dubois: carter evans, thank you. late today, the house judiciary committee released a transcript of its seven-hour, closed door interview with hope hicks, the president's former aide was asked if the trump campaign was happy to receive information damaging to hillary clinton. hicks said it was more like relief that theirs wasn't the only campaign with issues. when questioned about her time in the administration, white house lawyers stopped hicks from answering 155 times. now to the 2020 presidential campaign. democratic front-runner joe biden refuses to apologize for controversial remarks in which he defended working in the past with segregationist senators. today, fellow democrats kept up the pressure. here's ed o'keefe. >> reporter: several of joe biden's presidential campaigns r the comments he made at a fund- raiser earlier this week. >> they were misplaced and, frankly, misinformed. >> i don't understand why he needs this lesson. >> reporter: at the event, biden touted his abilit