tony and the people who are gathered hereere today are here to celebrate the life of 26 year old nashante davis and all of this comes com after this tragic story that you mentioned that really struck a cord so many people and hasas really broken the hearts of family, friends and even complete strangers. taking place behind me is a candle light vigil at bradbury b heights elementary school where davis was a first year, second grade teacher. and right now actually coming to to the podium is a second graderade student who is going to be sharing a few words. again, this is the scene here at bradbury heights elementary school tonight. the community and her family will remember her. this is a private vigil. davis and her two year old daughter khloe were fatally shoty tuesday morning as they wereere leaving their home. h the toddler's father 25 year old darren boss well johnson was arrested. the next day and charged inn their murder. right now, members of the community here in capital heights are coming to bradbury heights along with some friends and along with parents and factually and staff to remem

charged with the murder of his own daughter, 2-year-old chloe, and the murder of her mother, nashante davis. >> until he gets what he deserves, then i feel that justice has been served. >> reporter: near now, -- for now, esther pits and her husband are clinging to happy memories. davis was a second-grade teacher at brad bury heights elementary school. >> i thought she did good with kids because she was good with her own. it was a joy. she loved that baby dearly. >> last fall, court documents revealed a paternity test ruled that boswell was chloe's father. recently, a judge ordered him to pay $600 a month in child support. >> i think that probably set him off. you know? because he had to pay child support. >> checked and the suspect had been in trouble with the law before for reckless endangerment and carrying a handgun. yesterday, the couple was shot in the parking lot of their condo. >> she was all around us here. she don't sit still. she's very moveable. moves everywhere. but still all right. and going going to miss seeing that. >> johnson faces two counts of first- and second-degree murd

. >> shawn, tony, this was a culmination of week-long tribute to nashante davis and prince george county public schools posted tributes her students did during the week. one said i have a heart string with ms. dave us because she was like a mother to me. that was sentiment out here from the young people, her family, her church family and extended family at bradbury heights elementary school. >> it gets emotional for me, young lives lost for no apparent reason. it needs to stop. >> i'm a teacher here. she was a wonderful person. >> judy describes a close knit community at brad bury heights elementary school heartbroken and grieving as they remember one of their own. >> this is not about anger and hate it's about love. and we need to love each other right now. >> you can describe her how do you explain something like this to a child. >> i don't think there's an easy answer to that question. >> it's a crime that left many speechless. 26-year-old nashante davis and her daughter chloe were fatally shot tuesday morning. by wednesday, police arrested and charged chloe's father with their murder

scores of people remembering the life of nashante davis, as you mentioned, who was a teacher here. as well as the life of her 2- year-old daughter chloe. folks are up reading poems. her students are up there now, reading a couple of poems. fellow teachers and students telling stories. a lot of tears as you can imagine. davis's family, friends, fellow teachers, students, parents of students. really the entire community coming out of here, to remember the life of nashante davis as well as her daughter chloe, who were gunned down in the front of their condominium parking lot monday morning. police arrested the father as he confessed to the crime. as you can imagine, it's been a tough day for davis's family and the entire bradbury community. >> they were sad. [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: the state's attorney's office said child support was the motive of the double murder in december. johnson was ordered to pay $600 a month in child support. and authorities say that is the reason why he killed davis, as well as 2-year-old chloe, according to state's attorney's office. live in prince g

. >>> police say they are looking for who shot and killed nashante davis and her daughter, chloe, still strap ped in her car seat. >> reporter: that vigil is set to begin here in about 30 minutes at the bible church and folks are trickling in here in prince george's county to remember a mother and daughter, lives cut short. as the vigil is going on, police will continue to investigate and search for the killer as no arrests have been made. davis and her daughter were found shot and killed in an apartment complex in a parking lot in fort washington. a neighbor tells us before the double murder, davis was heard arguing with a man followed by three gunshots. davis was said to be a devoted mother to her daughter and her career, a secondary teacher at bradbury heights. >> a beautiful little girl. she was running around church, a beautiful baby. >> her mother was trying to get her life together, really nice. report we'll hear from her loved ones tonight. and if you have any information, you are asked to contact the prince georgeee police department. >> do we have any idea who might have been

to remember nashante davis. she was a second grade teacher at that school. >>> new information tonight in a blacksburg case. two virginia tech students. our virginia reporter, peggy fox, is here with the story for us. >> reporter: laying out new details in the case. prosecutors said today that natalie keepers, who is from maryland, was intimately involved in planning the murder of 13-year-old nicole lovell. >> reporter: natalie keeper's parents had no comment after their daughter's hearing. prosecutors say the 19-year-old freshman at virginia tech, helped her friend, 18-year-old david eisenhower, plan nicole lovell's murder. the 13-year-old was a student at blacksburg middle school. teacher jane vance knew her. >> she was extraordinary. she was so clever about sensing people's needs. >> reporter: eisenhower, who was a track star at wild lake high school in columbia, is charged with abduction and first-degree murder. commonwealth attorney mary petit said he lured lovell to climb out her bedroom window. she said k

. >> and there will be a prayer pay tribute to nashante davis, who was a beloved teacher at the school> natalie keepers has confessed to her involvement in the murder of 13-year-old nicole lovell, from blacksburg. keepers is charged as an access are -- accessory to the order in. another virginia tech student, david eisenhower is charged with kidnapping and murdering nicole lovel. the girl's funeral was today. >>> two local leaders could soon have their interim tags removed from their title. they appeared before a county council subcommittee today. as part of the process to become chief. and a montgomery county interim state superintendent of schools jack smith is expected to be named as the new head of schools. >>> he crashed the wrong party. but now he's hoping it will make him famous. we'll hear a lot of this guy in coming weeks. sean cavallic, bragged on facebook, about chowing down on shrimp and guzzling beer at some politician's party. didn't say who. turns out, he had crashad party for the anne arundel county sheriff who thanked him for his confession and then arrested him. he is

. >> reporter: it's a crime that left many speechless. 26-year-old nashante davis and daughter chloe were fatally shot tuesday morning. by wednesday police arrested and charged chloe's father with their murder. now the healing process is underway for angela prince and countless others. >> the message is to show our love and support and to really just have our presence, our presence says a lot being here. my husband and i are heavily involved here and so we are a family. >> a family torn apart by losing one of their own. davis was a first-year second grade teacher at bradbury heights and by all accounts a bright light inside and outside the classroom. ♪ lien on me♪ . >> at the vigil young and old alike holding candles to remember the young teacher mother daughter and friend. >> and what a week for this community. a rough week and a long journey and road lie ahead. we know according to prince george county public school spokesperson grief counselors and crisis team have been on campus all week and will remain on campus in the coming weeks or however long it takes for the community, lit

. >>> and bond denied for a deron johnson who has confessed to killing nashante davis on tuesday morning. they argued about child support and police say that johnson shot davis and their daughter, chloe. at the hearing today, the state's attorney had a lot to say. >> this is a case that we see too often, a permanent decision made on temporary emotion. we cannot continue to stand at this microphone and talk about babies executed. >> the numbers to back that up, 40% of all homicide cases have been domestic, and two have involved children. >>> funeral services held for nicole lovell, the 13-year-old murder inside blacksburg, virginia. two virginia tech students charge immediate her death and one of them remains behind bars. one of them, natalie keepers, was denied bond today. >> reporter: natalie keepers' parents had no comment after their daughter's hearing. prosecutors say that the 19- year-old freshman helped her friend, 18-year-old david eisenhauer plan the murder. >> she was extraordinary, so clever about sensing people's needs. >> reporter: eisenhauer, a track star in wild lake high s

. >>> police say they are looking for who shot and killed nashante davis and her

. >> nashante davis loved her daughter chloe and loved being a teacher. she taught second grade at brad bury heights in fort washington. >> her students miss her. her teachers are missing her. she was very well-liked. very collegial. a great colleague. >> reporter: but she won't everybody teach again. her life ended tragically this morning. the 26-year-old and her 2-year- old daughter were shot and killed outside the pine wood hills condos. chloe was sitting in her car seat. >> i'm stunned. really stunned. really stunned. breaks my heart. she's like a daughter to me. the whole family is. >> reporter: the family attends services at bishop robert pitt's church. >> beautiful lady. she used to run around the church. beautiful little baby. it's so sad. >> reporter: neighbors say davis was in a custody dispute over chloe. >> it doesn't concern this. >> grief counselors were on standby at the school, all day today. helping students cope with this enormous loss. and police, they need your help tonight. if you know anything about this double murder, you're asked t

her mom was getting ready to take her to daycare maybes heard muvrled gun shot and nashante davis was down on the parking lot in the asphalt and called police. police came and arrived. nashante was unresponsive dead on the scene and 12-year-old chloe found in car seat suffering at least one gun shot wound they were able to take her to the hospital and unfortunately she did not surviv and it's just been heartbreaking to put in mildly crushing loss to the neighborhood and to nashante and chloe loved ones and fry or service last night. normally a bible study many family members went to community temple church in maryland and it became memorial service for nashante's family and loved ones. court required show davis had been through the court process to try to establish paternity for her daughter and she was recently awarded a child support monthly child support. we believe those first checks were coming through in january and police said yesterday they did not want to give us a ton of information who they believed they were looking for but they had good leads and believed that closer in t

. >> well allison, you know this time yesterday morning nashante davis and 2-year-old daughter chloe were very much alive going about normal routine of morning getting ready to head out for day nashante was preparing to drop chloe to daycare and headed to her job at second grade teacher at brad bury hite almosty control and it was 7:00 in the morning she was fised with terrible violence. they heard several muffled gun shots and screamed and there were family members at home in the townhouse she lived at with her aunt and uncle. neighbors looked ow and sauna shante was shot and when responders arrived as she was unresponsive dead on the scene little chloe still strapped into her car sot suffering from one gunshot wound was rushed to the hospital but did not survive. this is really just something that is utterly crushed nashante's family and friends and neighborhood. last night at the church where they spent a lot of their time the community temple church in chef early maryland was a bible study and that became a memorial service and prayer service for nashante and her little chloe but

tony and the people who are gathered hereere today are here to celebrate the life of 26 year old nashante davis and all of this comes com after this tragic story that you mentioned that really struck a cord so many people and hasas really broken the hearts of family, friends and even complete strangers. taking place behind me is a candle light vigil at bradbury b heights elementary school where davis was a first year, second grade teacher. and right now actually coming to the podium is a second graderade student who is going to be sharing a few words. again, this is the scene here at bradbury heights elementary school tonight. the community and her family will remember her. this is a private vigil. davis and her two year old daughter khloe were fatally shoy tuesday morning as they wereere leaving their home. h the toddler's father 25 year old darren boss well johnson was arrested.

johnson for the murder of his own daughter, 2- year-old chloe, and the murder of her mother, nashante davis. last fall, court documents show a paternity test ruled he was chloe's father. recently, a prince george's county judge ordered him to pay $600 a month in child support. >> i think that probably set him off. because he had to pay child support. >> reporter: yesterday morning, the family was shot and killed in the parking lot of their fort washington condo. chloe was still strapped into her car seat. >> she always wanted me to be her god mother. and she was such a lovely person. >> reporter: davis was a second- grade teacher at brad bury heights elementary school. her students and their parents are heartbroken. >> it's sad. it don't make sense. and whoever did it, they should pay for it. >> nothing has happened yet. just sitting in jail, not just going to do it. you know? so we just have to find out how the core system runs. >>> the family is still in the process of making funeral arrangements. but the funeral will most likely take place sometime next week. reporting live tonight in pr

just two weeks ago -- just a nashante 6-year-old davis, a teacher in washington, and her 2-year-old daughter, khloe, were gunned down because of child support. we have a gun violence problem in this -- in the united states. and according to the american journal of medicine, compared to other rich nations, americans -- >> mr. speaker, the house is not in order. the speaker pro tempore: the ouse will come to order. the gentlelady is recognized. ms. edwards: americans are 25 times more likely to be violently killed with a firearm, six times more likely to be accidentally killed with a gun, eight times more likely to commit suicide using a firearm, and 10 times more likely to die from a gun death overall. to address this, americans deserve the facts. and congress needs the breadth and data for the epidemic. using the public health approach, we've reduced smoking among americans from 43% at the time of the first surgeon general's report in 1964. since the 1970's, using the public health approach, we've reduced deaths from motor vehicle crashes by more than 70%. in 1970, there were over 55,000 dea

nashante davis and 2-year-old daughter chloe were shot and killed yesterday in front of their home. tisha lewis joins us live with the latest developments, tish a. >> well, tony we're here with prince george county investigators and they were able to close the case 24 hours after the tragedy happened. you know what? it's a long road to recovery. and the journey is just getting started. how the country can prevent this type of tragedy from coming again. we sat down with angela brooks taken starts with recognizing red flags and risk factors for domestic violence. . >> 25-year-old darren bozwell johnson was arrested and charged with fatally shooting 2-year-old daughter chloe and mother nashante davis over a child support ruling. >> it's so unthinkable that a child support order would make you want to kill somebody. it's hard to know how to council a person through that. except to say, again, these are also risk factors where you had an angry reaction, for example, to a child support order. unfortunately we have to say to people be vigilant. >> and been raged enough to do something. tha

family and friends prayed and cried together this evening for 26-year-old nashante davis. to leave for work this morning when someone shot her and her young daughter, chloe, killing them both outside their apartment in ft. washington. live with new reaction from davis' family. shomari 12 shomari? >> reporter: good evening. this is a very raw emotion-filled vigil. many people walked out of the church, out of the front door, into the parking lot, crying, wailing, trying to understand who would kill a 2-year-old and why. well, they remembered davis and her daughter, chloe as a loving mother and daughter. >> reporter: carolyn is filled with sadness, she has out lived her daughter and her granddaughter. >> i'm going to miss her and chloe. >> tonight, family and friends pay tribute at the community temple bible. they were found with gunshot wounds in a parking lot at their home in ft. washington this morning. melanie parker has been her friend for over a decade. >> i actually walked into my office this morning during the breaking news story seeing the mother and i knew that was