ms. mcquain's vehicle and her son. based on the amber alert, ms. ain's vehicle was located at an econolodge at 8:30 a.m. this morning. >> police arrested lopez and charged him in the murder of ms. mcquain's death. the search continues for the missing 11-year-old last seen on september 30 at his home in montgomery county, the same spot where his mother was found murdered wednesday. >> every time she would go somewhere, he would go somewhere. >> william is a sixth grader at niche martin luther king middle school. according to a district policy after four consecutive absences a guidance counselor gets involved. it's being looked at if protocol was followed after he was missing from school for almost two weeks. >> and now police just want you to give them a call if you have any information about william mcquain's whereabouts, and you are asked to call montgomery county police. jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> a gunman is on the loose after shooting a man in the back in a baltimore parking garage. he is listed in critical condition. it happened a

ms. mcquain and her son william.e amber alert, charlotte mecklenburg pd located locatedat approximately 8:30 this morning. based on additional information, a warrant was obtained for mr. lopez. and he was arrested at approximately 9:30 this morning. 11-year-old william mcquain is still missing. he is described as a biracial male. approximately 5 feet tall, weighing 85 pounds. our focus and our priorities now is locating william mcquain. we're asking for the public's help. if you have any information with regard to the whereabouts of william mcquain, please contact the montgomery county police department, at 240-743, 5070. the major crimes division of the montgomery county police department. >> and we are listening to a live press conference about the disappearance of missing 11- year-old william mcquain. and that was montgomery county police chief thomas manger. >>> students at one anne arundel county high school are coping with the loss of a teen killed on a dangerous stretch of county road. gigi barnett explains ho

ms. mcquain, worked in this building in gaithersburg as a secretary for an accounting firm. police not yet giving up hope her son is alive. >> we are asking for the public's help in locating 11- year-old william mcquain. >> reporter: it took almost two weeks for someone to report the mother and son missing. it was t. wasn't until wednesday that someone who gnaw jane mcquain called police. it is up clear at this point what lengths the school system went to to figure out why william hadn't been seen in school at all this month. back to you. >> thank you. >>> the family of a man killed outside the d.c. nightclub is filing a multimillion-dollar lawsuit. ali mohammed died almost one year ago after an incident that started when he threw a brick through the window of the u street club. employees chased him and were accused of beating him to death but all murder charges were dropped when the autopsy results came back inconclusive. the vic tip's father says this lawsuit is about justice, not money. >>> police are investigating a second crime spree near the suitland metro station in p

ms. mcquain worked in this building in gaithersburg as a secretary for an accounting firm, police not yet giving up hope her son is still alive. >> we're asking for the public's help in locating 11- year-old william mcquain. >> reporter: the chief said they hoped to find william with his stepfather but did not. at this hour we don't know whether curtis lopez is telling montgomery county detectives anything about the boy's whereabouts. >> clearly there's a time gap here, bob. are police explaining why it took more than a week for anybody to report mother and son missing? >> reporter: not really. no reason we've been told why it took almost two weeks foranybody to say anything. police this afternoon i -- police say this afternoon somebody called yesterday afternoon to report mother and son missing. we aren't sure to what lengths the school system went to see why william had not been seen at all this month. >>> now to a story only seen on fox 5, a local church is trying to figure out who dumped private documents on their property. fox 5's wisdom martin has been investigating and joins me now

ms. mcquain's vehicle and their 11-year-old son. the vehicle was located at the econolodge. >> police arrested curtis lopez and charged him with first-degree murder in her death. he is believed to be the boy's step father. but the search continues for the missing 11-year-old. he was last seen at his home in montgomery county. it's the same spot where his mother was discovered murdered. william is a sixth grader at niche martin luther king junior middle school. according to policy the school calls home when the child is absence and a guidance counsel or gets involved after a child is missing school for four consecutive days. >> i wouldn't speculate as to why we didn't get information earlier. >> of course if you have any information about william mcquain's whereabouts, you're asked to call police. back to you. >> a baltimore county jury has convicted a man in the deadly robbery of a convenience store that left a customer dead and the owner severely wounded. he will be sentenced in november for the shooting. he is already serving 11 l

ms. mcquain's residents and taking property and loading it into his vehicle. he was contacted by detectives last night in connection with her disappearance. this was prior to the detectives discovering her body. once the detectives determined this was a homicide mr. lopez based on his inconsistent statements became a person of interest. an amber alert was issued for her vehicle and her son william. based on the amber alert charlotte mecklenburg p.d. located her vehicle at a lodge in charlotte north carolina, at 8:30 this morning. based on investigations, it warrant was obtained for mr. lopez for first-degree murder and he was arrested at approximately 9:30 this morning as he was leaving the econo lodge. 11-year-old william mclean -- william mcquain is still missing. he is a biracial man, 5 feet tall weighing 85 pounds. our priority now is locating william mcquain. we are asking for the public's help. if you have any information with regard to the whereabouts of william mcquain, please contact the montgomery county police department at 240-773-5070 the major cr

ms. mcquain's residence and was seen removing property from the residence and loading in t. into the victim's vehicle. >> i talked to him for about 20 minutes. just as cool as a cucumber like nothing going on. >> reporter: police say that mcquain and lopez were estranged. montgomery county schools say it is their policy, if a student is missing from school to try to contact a parent or an emergency contact but they haven't saying specifically what efforts were made to find william. it was a person who knew jane mcquain that finally reported her missing to police nearly two week after the two went missing. back to you. >> thank you. >>> the family a man killed outside the d.c. 9 nightclub is filing a multiyou million dollar lawsuit. they will make the official announcement later on this morning. ali muhammed died almost winnipeg year ago in and dint that started when he threw a brick through the club. the employees followed him and beat him. all charges were dropped when the automatic came back inconclusive. >>> in a story you will only soo on fox 5, a local church trying to

ms. mcquain's evidence and was seen removing property from the residence and loading it into the victim's vehicle. >> i talked to him for about 20 minute, just as cool as a cucumber, like nothing is going on. >> and montgomery schools are not saying what effort are made to locate william sips he has not been in school at all. it took two weeks to report the mother and son missing. by the time someone did, police say that jane mcquain had been dead for 10 to 12 days. that's the latest here in rockville. back to you. >>> let's tack a look at the morning's other top stories now. metro says it's increasing patrols after a series of armed robberies in the parking garage of the suitland metro station. the transit agency's most recent attempted robbery. the suspect is described as 5'2" in his recally 20s with black dread locks. >>> the leesburg man accused of spying for syria is in court. the judge will decide if mohammed swaid will remain in prison. he is accused of spying for syria on protests. syria denies this, but britain has warned syria against intimidating pro it isers. >>> annual the sh

ms. davidson came on the announcer and said they found a body, and it matches william mcquain. and everyone was crying. it was a tough day. >> reporter: roberson's mom picked him up after school instead of letting him ride the bus, knowing he would be upset. >> we had noticed that he had been absent for a couple of weeks, you know, the day they issued the amber alert. and he was very upset that day. and we've just been hoping that he would be found alive. >> reporter: she says the mother's murder has been difficult to explain now that william's been found dead, it's impossible. >> we've just prayed a lot. it's just hard. it feels like a piece of innocence lost, you know. they shouldn't have to deal with this. >> reporter: other parents came to take their kids out of school after they heard the news. >> i came to the school. i wanted to be with my kids. and it's just heartbreaking, devastating. >> reporter: we understand that a number of the parents are upset that the principal delivered the news to their children today. but the school system said they had no choice. the way inf

ms. davidson came on the announcer and said they found a body and it matches william mcquain and everyone started crying. >> knowing he would be upset, his mom gave him a ride home. >> the day they issued the amber alert and he was very upset that day, we have been hoping he would be found alive. >> she says the mother's murder has been difficult to explain. now that william has been found dead, it's impossible. >> we have just prayed a lot and it's hard. it feels like a piece of innocence lost. they shouldn't have to deal with this. >> other parents came to take their kids out of school after they heard the news. >> i came to the school. i wanted to be with my kid. and it's heartbreaking. devastating. >> now the school canceled all after school activities today. they brought in grief counselors and those counselors will be back tomorrow. coming up at 6:00, i'll take you to the neighborhood to see how people there are dealing with this tragedy. back to you. >> peggy fox, thank you. >>> all right, so here is how this case has developed. william mcquain was last seen alive at home back on s