it brought him to this neighborhood where he killed nancy dunning, then 10 years later the anger wasrefueled and he is bent on revenge against. now that the police say the killings of all three victims -- nancy dunning, ron kirby, and lodato may be linked -- there are questions about the suspect in the sketch from the latest murder. >> it certainly appears that alexandria is the beef. questions tose former fbi profiler brad garrett. >> i think he believes in his mind he was wronged by the city of alexandria. >> all three victims were prominent and active in their community. kirby was a well-known regional aansportation teacher, lodato music teacher. they may have been tied in civic organizations. >> i think he'd targeted them not because of who they are personally but who they represent. or may not live in alexandria and he could be tough to track down. not talking to anybody. he is not in the bar blabbing about what he did. he is probably a guy who stays within himself, works for the city, possibly, and it's back to his normal life after the rampages. >> nancy thompson, who knew nan

nancy dunning and ron kirby and ruthanne lodato were all gunned down at their home. they were all active in the community. and today, there was more talk of what evidence there is against charles severance. and mark segraves there at the russian embassy where he allegedly wanted to have asylum granted to him. >> he is inside of that jail, because he is fighting extradition. he would rather be in russia. ten days ago, he showed up here asking for asylum and turned away. secret service, and police followed him up to the national cathedral where his car was parked. a few days later, severance drove five hours to wheeling, west virginia, where he was arrested. he is still there in jail where he is going to stay up till the judge decides what to do with him. >> reporter: charles severance refused to answer any questions today, even when the judge asked him his name. the public defender told the judge that he advised his client to remain silent. prosecution made it clear they want him held without bond, because of the possible c connection to the alexandria murders. the pr

nancy dunning, you might remember the wife of ron kirby, was the wife of the sheriff there in alex an dro ya several years back was murdered. we've learned about that investigation and the death of ron kirby last year found murdered in his home in alexandria and most recently music teacher ruth ann ledado shot while she answered her door just a couple weeks ago. all this information just coming in. we're continuing to dig through here and look for any possible connections. more details may develop. as soon as we get that information we'll bring it from the live desk and post it at www.nbcwashington.com. >> thank you so much. we will continue following t story. to a new homicide in the district. police are looking for four people in connection with a case in southeast d.c. police were called to reports of shots fired on bowen road and sayles place. they found a man dead in the middle of the street. police searched the area all morning for evidence. according to witnesses, four people left the scene in a black hyundai sa nada. this is the 27th murder in the district this year. >>> this

ten years ago, nancy dunning, the wife of a then sheriff murdered in her home. >> friends of nancy done having set up reward fund to encourage people to call in with tips. >> reporter: last november, transportation planner ron kirby gunned down. >> detectives are still inside the home where ron kirby was found shot to death. >> reporter: and just last month, music teacher ruthanne lodato shot and killed when answering her front door on ridge road drive. >> moments ago the alexandria police chief confirmed some very grim news. now police have evidence that could connect all three. detectives are investigating them as a, quote, series of murders. but today the police chief avoided any reference to a serial killer. >> the bullets in ruthanne lodato, ron kirby, and nancy dunning cases have the same general rifling class and characteristics. >> reporter: it's still unclear if the bullets were fired from the same gun. kiings, no signs of forced ight entry. >> these types of crimes just don't happen here. we're not accustomed to them, albeit two within a last couple of months is sobering. >> r

the niece of murder victim nancy dunning tweeted earlier today hopefully the end is in sight. everyone we spoke to tonight said they will rest a lot easier once someone has been arrested and charged in connection with these killings. reporting live from alexandria, darcy spencer, news4. >> severance is living at this house in ashburn right up until last weekend. neighbors tell news4 the fbi and alexandria police raided the home wednesday night and say agents were there for seven hours. neighbors also say severance rarely left his home. so they took notice when he drove off in his car last sunday. less than 24 hours after investigators searched the home, charles severance was arrested in west virginia on a weapons charge. news4's mark ss mark segraves i wheeling. >> reporter: this is where he was arrested thursday night, right across the street from the courthouse where he'll appear before a judge monday morning. people here who came in contact with him say he didn't seem like he was a fugitive on the run. surveillance video shows charles severance checking in to the wheeling i

nancy dunning's husband was the sheriff. >> certainly you have the geography in alex andria.ave bullet fragments that have similar fragments. that's another thing. you have to -- the problem there is you begin looking for just confirm tory evidence, evidence that confirms. it has to be a well-balanced investigation. >> reporter: he says investigators want to be thorough and at the same time, if they can rule it out, do it as quickly as they can so they don't waste time finding

person who killed ruthanne lodato may have been used in two other murders, that of ron kirby and nancy dunning. the three all lived within 2 miles of each other. we talked to a former fbi profiler who says if this is a serial killer, then it is a psycho path of with no feelings of guilt off empathy and he may kill for the thrill of it and the risk of doing it in broad daylight heightens that thrill. >> i'm being careful and i'm not going back into the neighborhood. i'm just staying on the main street. >> reporter: are you doing anything different to protect your home and yourself? >> no, i'm not. i think my wife is a little bit more careful. >> you hope that it doesn't have a really negative impact on our businesses and things like that, but until we catch this guy it's going to be difficult on the city. >> police believe the suspect probably lives right around somewhere in that community and that fbi profiler says folks have most likely seen the person but because he's part of the landscape they don't realize that it's him, could be hiding in plain sight. wusa9 is committed to staying on top

bears a resemblance to the suspect connected to the murders of music teacher ruthanne lodato and nancy dunning. his name is charles seavern. he has a long criminal history. police have said there are similarities in the ballistic tests stemming from the murder investigation from all three alexandria residents. police stress he has thought been -- thought been named a person of interest yet. we are continuing our investigation into this breaking story and of course we'll have the very latest as soon as it becomes available. >>> here's topper in for howard tracking more winter weather? >> technically it's still winter. spring arrives next thursday so technically it is still winter. we're looking ahead. we've got a time frame now 6:00 p.m. sunday till 6:00 p.m. on monday. main threat will be rain and/or snow. both commutes will be affected but primarily wet. hard to get the snow to stick on the roads this time of year. the key to this type of storm, howard mentioned this earlier, the higher elevation, the more snow. it will be an elevation driven storm if you will. here's a look a the computer mo

. >> authorities will ask him about the murders of nancy dunning and ron kirby and ruthanne lodato. all three were active in the community and all three killed in their homes. last week, police said that the strong evidence of the deaths l linked and a possible serial kille killer. >> and we looked at the mug shot that was taken and the drawing of a witness, and it is an appearance. >> in is a look at the e hotel that he was staying at before p he with was arrested at a public library. we learned that the house that he was staying in ashburn, virginia, was raided by the fbi and the state police. we will hear from some of the neighbors there in a moment. >> our team of reporters and producers are working all of the sources and the angles of the investigation. with we will begin with the northern bureau chief, julie carey who is the first person to show alexandria's mayor the picture of the man arrested. julie? >> well, more on charles severance in a moment, but moments ago, alexandria police brought out the news release and the first we have heard from the police department about the

appears to be linked to two unsolved murders -- the killing of ron kirby, and the 2003 slaying of nancy dunning. evidence reveals the same gun might have been used. as allre looking at them three are linked. i do not think we should presume the killer resides in alexandria. >> police have received -- released this composite sketch. there have been no arrests. a driver is in the hospital after a crash near capitol hill around 3:00 a.m. this morning. barrier neart a south capitol street. the in dash the impact sent a car into a tree. -- the impact sent the car into the tree. paramedics took him to the hospital and he is in critical condition. >> a trackback -- traffic alert .f you're plans involve metro metro station will be closed saturday and sunday. >> a tough commute. brianne carter has the story. >> at metro station, people piled into packed trains, that this weekend already, orange, and blue line trains will pass through without stopping. saturday and sunday the station signingclosed to make updates including new silver line signs. it is part of a $5.5 billion improvement land, the largest

planner ron kirby, and now he is one of the murders that could possibly be linked to the killing of nancy dunning, and just a few weeks ago the murder of ruthanne lodato as she answered the front door. police tell us that the bullets havecharacteristics as well as when they happen and how they happened leading police to believe they are linked. we are told that ann hathaway was briefed by police, and she is now encouraged that they are able to draw on more resources like the fbi to help solve this. >> i hope they do solve it, but i am not sure that the det detectives do feel that they have a better chance going nationwide to find this person given all of the evidence. i just want to know what happened to ron. it is not going to bring him back. you know, nothing will bring him back. and that is the hardest part for me. >> anne hanes is still clearly grieving bush more hopeful than perhaps in -- grieving, but more hopeful than in weeks in finding the person who killed her husband. coming up at "news4 at 5:00," more from her and what she believes happened to her husband on that veterans day. i'm jul

prosecutors say they've connected severance to the murders of nancy dunning, ron kirby, and ruthanne lodato. police have not charged him for the crimes. >>> police are being warned of possible retaliation after a murder suspect was killed in northwest washington. law enforcement sources tell news4 that police officers are being warned about the possible retaliation. an officer with the capital area fugitive task force shot and killed 19-year-old da'quan hendricks yesterday. police say the officer opened fire after hendricks shot at them. police were trying to arrest him in connection with a murder in northeast last month. >>> d.c. mayor gray is getting an januaendorsement. he says a group is oversan ysidro -- overshadowing his accomplishments. >>> the senate will consider a bill to raise the minimum wage to $10.10. in a house version the rate wouldn't reach $10.10 until 2017. it wouldn't be tied to inflation in the future either. >>> we are learning new details about the pilot of the missing malaysia airlines plane. the country's defense minister says files were recently deleted from

whether he is the same person connected to the november killing of ron kirby and the 2003 murder of nancy dunning. severance is being held in west virginia on $100,000 bond. you.ank we also have breaking news bb, arning sheen awe 30-year-old maryland woman who is missing since thursday night. she has been found safe and details will be released a little later this afternoon. her cell phone and car were found in separate places earlier this week with her purse, money, and keys inside the car. police will release details and we will pass them along. taking a live look outside at the nation's capital, the good news is, the strong winds have died down. how much longer will this warm weather be in town? eileen whelan is here the first look at the forecast. >> we are going to see temperatures this afternoon 50's buto the middle by tomorrow, we are 60 degrees and then we go in the opposite direction into the latter half of the weekend. 44 degrees with some sunshine presently in arlington. from reagan national, actually. we had clouds early but they are pushing to the east. the white is indicating the cl

ron kirby back in november and nancy dunning more than ten years ago. tonight the community is looking for answers and mola is live in alexandria with more on the story. >> derek, if tonight's meeting is anything like the one this community held at this church just last month, then it should be a packed house here tonight. a few hundred people showed up. they are expecting a similar turnout tonight. they have been active. wanting answers. some sense of normalcy. these murders have really shaken this community. we are out here often talking to folks, neighbors, and the fact no arrests have been made is very much on people's minds. police feel dozens of questions from residents last month at the meeting and tonight, congressman jim moran is scheduled to be here to speak. new information that you mentioned from police a few days ago, the similar type of bullet fragments found at each of the three murders in the kirby and nancy dunning murder ten years ago. did provide some hope for neighbors, families, and friends. but many say an arrest or arrests is what

the slay of ron kirby, a local transportation official and the 2003 of a police chief's wife, nancy dunning. >> the similars and unusual nature of all three shootings occurring in alexandria require the police department to consider the possibility that all the cases are linked together. >> everybody is talking about it. i mean, that's the only thing that it's really affecting everybody and nobody knows the facts. >> reporter: well, here are the reasons police think that the murders are connected. the victims were all involved in the community, all were shot in their hopes during the day and within two miles of each other. finally, the bullets used in all three murders are similar. dan and bianna, the man that they have in custody, severance, one interesting thing about him. he ran for mayor twice in the community so he's known to the community. >> well, if this is closure at least the residents can sleep better. >> but again police stressing still not have connected him. >> linzie, thank you. >> i'm 11% happier drinking out of this mug. >> we are going to shift gears away from math. to a m

. >> reporter: it's all led to more discussion, as one al expand debrisian put it-nancy dunning's murder in 2003, still unsolved. >> we knew their children. they were babysitters for our kids. >> ruth ann lodano's murder last month. and ron kirby's murder in november, still unsolved. >> i hope they catch the person that did it. >>> we're going to bring you the details of this story as it develops. watch for the latest on news4 throughout the weekend. and of course on nbc washington.com. >>> now to the mystery of that missing malaysia airlines jet. police there searched the homes of the pilot and co-pilot today for several hours. police have not said what they are looking for, but they now say all 239 people on board are under scrutiny. earlier in the day, malaysia's prime minister said the plane was deliberately diverted and continued flying for more than six hours after losing contact with the ground. meanwhile day eight of the massive search turned up no signs of the plane or the wreckage. >>> one person in our area has a reason to feel very, very lucky this st. patrick's day weekend.

similar in style close in proximity all seemingly random and now a new link between the murders of nancy dunningrby and ruthanne lodato in alexandria. bullet fragments recovered from all three murder are similar in design rifling class. >> however, we cannot determine that this has come from a single weapon. >> reporter: what a newly released forensic report shows is that a small caliber gun was used in all three shootings but not necessarily the same gun. >> i would easily say we're talking about a million of these type of small weapons in the united states and that's probably low. >> reporter: while the detectives consider the three murders might be linked but until they have evidence pointing to just one suspect, all possibilities remain on the table. >> i cannot definitively say there's only one assailant as yet. we're saying there's similarities and it's possible it's one, but there could be more. >> reporter: police admit plorinpossible connections between the murders is not new. >> we began even on the kirby homicide to look at the similarities that may exist with the dunning homicide. >>

to investigate last month's murder of lodato as well as the murder of ron kirby last year and nancy dunning back in 2003. >>> and wusa9 is committed to staying on top of developments in the alexandria murders. we set up a special text alert for killings, updates on the killings, text alexandria to 25543 for texts with updates and new developments. >>> so, you are in colorado and you don't have a place to smoke your legally purchased pot. well, there is a new club opening up just for you. >> and did you know today is national napping day? it is celebrated annually. >> every day for you. >> it celebrated every day after the return of daylight savings time. hey, national napping day provides everybody with the chance to have a nap. you know you have to catch up on that hour of sleep, and naps are good. great leaders now. >>> the highest place in america is about to go higher. >> that is because that 8200 feet above sea level, the country's first ever sanctioned cannabis club is all set to open, where else? colorado. nelson garcia shows us how the organizers got the club off the ground. >> at 8

warrant from loudoun county, virginia but investigators want to talk to him about the murders of nancy dunningthanne lodato all in alexandria, virginia. you can get the latest developments in those alexandria cases right on your cell phone. just text the word "alexandria" to 25543. >>> the lieutenant at the center of an investigation into a man's death right across the street from a d.c. fire station is due to appear before the department's trial board today. delia goncalves is live outside that station on rhode island avenue. this case is still flabbergasting. >> reporter: you may remember the story. it rocked the whole city, a long-time city worker collapsed in this very parking lot right across the street from engine company 26 on rhode island avenue. today the senior lieutenant, a 30-year veteran will answer to the charge that she failed to act to save this man's life. her name lieutenant colleen davis. she reportedly filed retirement papers but today will have to answer as to why she did not immediately react to the cries of witnesses and family members of 77-year-old cecil mills, a long-

prosecutors say they've connected severance to the murders of nancy dunning, ron kirby, and ruthanne lodato. police have not charged him for the crimes. >>> a hearing is set for today in the retrial of the northern virginia man who had been convicted of capital murder. a judge overturned justin wolfe's conviction in 2011. he says prosecutors withheld or ignored evidence that could have helped wolfe's defense. prosecutors are now retrying him. they say wolfe was a drug dealer who hired a member of his drug ring to kill a marijuana supplier. >>> five minutes after the hour now. concerns about retaliation this morning after police shot a murder suspect in northwest d.c. law enforcement sources tell news4 that police officers are being warned about possible retaliation. an officer with the capital area fugitive task force shot and killed 19-year-old daquan hendricks yesterday. police say the officer opened fire after hendryk shot at them. police were trying to arrest him in connection with a murder in northeast left month. >>> today the white house will unveil its plan to fight climate c

they're investigating if he could be a person of interest in the death of ron kirby and nancy adding -- dunningunrelated charge. district and the entire region is are primed for another winter storm. the district snow team is going to full deployment tonight. more than 200 clouds will hit the streets by 10:00 p.m. rain is expected to turn to snow after 9:00 p.m., and how bad is it going to get? >> after 70 degrees yesterday cover the weather pendulum is going to swing yet again the other direction. it will skies over arlington this morning about lots of sunshine out there. that will not last. they can see the big picture down to the southwest, that is a a lot of moisture that is going to collide with north air -- colder, government north -- cold air coming down from the north. temperatures today in the mid 40's. p.m. a it seven ago winter storm warning for the district of and all of the areas in think stay that way until 2:00 p.m. tomorrow. possibly two to four inches by the time he gets up tomorrow morning, keep in mind the round is somewhat warm, so some of that will melt. that could keep the

nancy dunning's husband was the sheriff charged with serving warrants and court orders. neighbors say police surrounded severance's ashburn townhome wednesday, but he was nowhere to be found. >> it was i think three marked cars. they all had their lights on and then a train of unmarked suvs, come cars. >> reporter: neighbors say that assault rifle armed police officers established a perimeter around the house as though they were worried the man might come back to the house while the technicians were inside collecting evidence. >> the guy kept to himself. the guy was very odd. >> reporter: bruce leshan, wusa9. >> at this hour alexandria police say severance is not a suspect in the murders even though the mayor calls him a person of interest. >> mola lenghi joins us live in alexandria. i know you spoke with some of the folks who knew severance. what did you learn? >> reporter: severance has a pretty public history in alexandria. he ran for mayor of the city twice and also ran for congress. his opponents recall a pretty odd character. that's how they put it, one who at time

realtor nancy dunning more than a decade ago, transportation planner ron kirby in november and music teacher ruth an lodato in february -- ruthanne lodato in february. severance ran for alexandria mayor twice and people remember him railing about the evils of child psychiatry and arguing with ron kirby about his plans for the wilson bridge. on severance's website mentaldisorder.com he complains about his son levite being separated from his father by the notorious city of alexandria juvenile court, mad doctors and agents of psychiatry. ruthanne lodato's father was an alexandria judge, her brother still is and nancy dunning's husband was the sheriff charged with serving warrants and court orders. neighbors say police surrounded severance's ashburn townhome wednesday, but he was nowhere to be found. >> it was i think three marked cars. they all had their lights on and then a train of unmarked suvs, cop cars. >> the guy kept to himself. the guy was very odd. >> again alexandria police have yet to charge severance with anything, big response out there to his townhouse, armed officers with

the law enforcement agencies working together to investigate the deaths of nancy dunning, and ruth ann ladado. bullets used at each crime scene had similarities. detectives say there was no larger threat. now some question if police jumped to that conclusion too quickly, alexandria police set up a special tip line for information. here it is. the number 703-746-6864. we posted that number on nbcwashington.com. >>> the d.c. fire department will enforce the new requirement in the wake of more than a dozen firefighters arrested. fire chief ellerby says he'll do background checks on firefighters that live outside the district. firefighters are required to report any time they are arrested or charged with a crime to the department. but so many of them live in other jurisdictions. it's difficult to determine if they are complying with that rule. prosecutors charged d.c. firefighter henry dent with prescription drug fraud in st. mary's county. he's the 13th d.c. firefighter arrested in the past six months. chief ellerby is taking heat at a council hearing yesterday. a retiring deputy chief ac

regional transportation planner ron kirby killed last november and a sheriff's wife nancy dunning was killed back in 2003. so far, there is no connection in the cases. >> i asked if we're closer to a resolution and every day we get closer. we have tips and the composite that we released. everything brings us one step closer to solving the murder. >> again, we'll get new information tomorrow when police hold a news conference at 1:30 in the afternoon. news 4 will be following the developments throughout our newscast. at the live desk, i'm chris lawrence. >> thank you, chris. right now there's a boil water advisory. take a look at this map. if you live if the highlighted areas west and southwest of rock creek park and you're noticing lower than normal water pressure, d.c. water says you should boil your water before you drink it. it's all because of a power outage earlier today causing the taps to run dry. as of now, all water service has been restored but as a precautionress departments are being warned to boil drinking and cooking water. the advisory is in effect until, quote, further

nancy dunning, the wife of a former sheriff. ron kirby, a regional transportation planner. and music teacher ruthanne lodato. she's the daughter of a prominent judge. their murders span more than a decade, but they have chilling similarities. all three were well known active members of the alexandria community. all three were killed in their homes. just last week police said that there was strong evidence suggesting that the cases are linked, and may be the work of a single killer. >> and charles severance was a once recognizable figure to anyone who followed alexandria city politics. northern bureau chief julie carey covered the beat in the 1980s, and she knew of him, and she said that some thought he was odd and others found him threatening. julie continues with the coverage here from the alexandria police headquarters. >> that is right. i knew him as an independent candidate for mayor in 1996 and 2000 and i can tell you that he cut a very unusual figure for a politician. he would come to campaign events not in a suit and tie, but looking more like a street person. he was

. >>> the agency teamed up with alexandria police to look into the deaths of nancy dunning, ron kirby and ruth lodato. the police chief confirmed the bullet s used all three scenes were eerily similar. some question if police jumped to the conclusion too quickly. there is a special tip line -- 703-746-6864. we did post that number at nbcwashington.com. >>> the d.c. fire department will enforce a new requirement in the wake of more than a dozen firefighters arrested. fire chief ellerby saying he will now run background checks on firefighters who live outside of the district. firefighters are required to report any time they are arrested or charged with a rhyme to the department. so many of them live in other jurisdictions. it is very difficult to determine if they are complying with that rule. prosecutors charged d.c. fire fighter dent here with prescription drug fraud in st. mary's county. he is the 13th d.c. fire fighter arrested in the past six months alone. chief ellerby is taking heat from his own department. at a council hearing yesterday, a retiring deputy chief accused him of c

ron kirby was killed just inside his home in november and 10 years ago nancy dunning was killed in her foyer. the three lived within 2 miles of each other. >> if i lived in that area, i'd be scared. i wouldn't walk anywhere by himself. it happened in the middle of the day. >> reporter: they were all shot with a small weapon. sources say it was a 22 caliber, but police do not have enough evidence they say to say it was the same gun. >> i think when you think about the fact that they could be connected, it is scary that there could be a serial killer out there. >> reporter: alexandria school board member bill campbell says a friend refused to come to alexandria recently. >> i invited him to an event and he said i'm not going to come to alexandria until you guys catch that murderer. >> reporter: but mayor bill euille says the city is safe. >> don't worry there's a serial killer running around. i don't believe that's it at all. >> reporter: but police said there might be. >> police said there might be, but the reality of it is that i'm not an expert at all, but most serial killers will usu