man will spend the rest of his life in prison for his role in a murder for hire plot against a nellis airman. he was gunned down inside this garage in december of 2010. prosecutors proved that corey hawkins helped his wife plan her husband's murder and was with michael rodriguez when he gunned down. rodriguez and michelle are serving life sentences in this case. >> kim: the man who shot two people in that parking garage at the airport was waiting for his victims to get to their car after flying in from indianapolis. here is the man we're talking about. that man jeffrey brown plotted to kill the people you are seeing on your screen. his estranged wife and her he was waiting in that parking garage on the sixth floor. once he had eyes on them he fired several shots at them. we don't have word this morning on the condition of the victims. when they were rushed to the hospital after this event they were conscious and talking. eventually jeffrey brown surrendered peacefully to police at a local v.a. medical center. >> dana: this is not a good scene last night playing out in protestors hitting the

this is the nellis airman that was murdered inside his own garage. he was heading to work at nellis one morning when this man cory hawkins pulled the trigger and murdered him. he was hired by his wife. this man was also there that morning. michael rodriguez. he is spending lifeeh along with nathan's wife who is also spending life behind bars. cory hawkins pled guilty in this case because he wanted to avoid the death penalty. he was sentenced to life behind bars without the possibility of parole. >> kim: it was a deadly plot to kill. this morning on this wednesday it has not turned deadly but certainly could have. was shut down because the man on the left went to that parking garage and waited for the two people on the right and once he saw them fired upon them. metro saying jeffrey brown plotted to kill that estranged wife who you saw in the picture with her boyfriend once they returned home from a trip to i understand indianapolis. he waited in that garage and once he saw them opened fire. from what we understand this morning on this wednesday, both

. >> a man will spend the rest of his life in front for his role against a nellis airman. he was gunned down in his garage in 2010. prosecutors prove had the cory hawkins help plan her husband's already serving life sentence. >> we are learning more about the love triangle that led to this shooting in the international airport. he planned to kill his ex-girlfriend and her boyfriend when they returned from a trip. he fired several shots at them in the parking garage. condition and jeffrey brown surrendered at a local v.a. medical center. >> metro detectives are working to figure out what led to a double murder this afternoon near tropicana and swenson. police say the suspect they have in custody was temporarily living with the victims who were trying to help them get their life together. and christy wilcox will take a look at this developing story. >> shocking for neighbors that live in that neighborhood. the ex-wife of victims said he and the wife were trying to help the very person that killed them. >> there are no words to describe them. >> her ex-husband and wife were t

update will spend the rest of his life behind bars for his role in a murder for hire plot against a nellis airman. he was gunned down inside his garage in 2010. local prosecutors proving that corey hawkins and you saw a picture of him at the beginning of the video helped his wife plan his murder. also along with michael rodriguez. this came to light when he was gunned down. are already serving life sentences. which takes us to another case that has captivated the country that has to do with the suspected terror suspect involved in the new york and new jersey area and all of that violence from over the weekend. according to federal court papers it gives a chilling glimpse into what authorities say motivated that man accused in those bombings. those documents indicate two years ago the f.b.i. him to terrorism. we do know by now he was afghan born but moved to the united states at seven years old with his family. according to authorities this morning he bought bomb ingredients on ebay and recorded a video of him igniting a blast in his backyard. >> dana: the new iphone 7 is out. is it worth it? phon

. : ((kirsten joyce)) this active duty airman at nellis with a wife and three daughters used to be... homeless. living on the streets of houston texas for a year, before entering the military.. all he needed was the right opportunity to get back on his feet.. and that's what he offers to those he meets... jesse frank/acts of kindness recipient: i just get their story, and i give them small little tests... like hey do you need a backpack, what do you need, o.k. cool.. meet me here tomorrow. .. right there, it shows me if they're real or not.. ((kirsten joyce)) when he met puerto rican native, orlando living on the streets of las vegas, he could sense a very strong work ethic in him... but there were many hurdles to overcome at first... jesse frank/acts of kindness recipient: there was a language barrier

see them everyday, hear their stories everyday." " how more than 500 men and women at nellis celebrated a senior airman's life. be sure to download our fox5 mobile app... to stay up to date on new and weather while on the go. [ cellphone ringing ] it's just another scandal from danny tarkanian. tarkanian was the corporate lawyer for those with an elaborate scam that tricked hundreds of seniors into donating to fraudulent charities, totaling millions. and when a shady tarkanian deal went bust, he refused to pay back $17 million, sticking taxpayers with the bill. why would we ever send danny tarkanian to congress? jim dunlap: too many nevada police officers have been killed in the last few years. the truth is, we make it too easy for criminals and the dangerously mentally ill to buy guns. they get them at gun shows or online from strangers, no questions asked. so here's something we can do to honor the fallen: close the background check loophole. that will help prevent future cop killings. it works. in states that have closed the loophole, background checks save lives. air force se today... to honor one of

a 38 year old man will spend the rest of his life in prison--- for his part in the murder of a nellis airman. 38 year old corry hawkins was sentenced yesterday--- after pleading guilty to murdering nathan paet in 2010. he later tried to withdraw his plea... saying he was not the gunman, but that request was denied paet's wife is also serving a could collect on her husband's life insurance policy.. right now-- the search is on for some armed robbers who held up someone near o'callaghan middle school. police say yesterday afternoon, three young men got out of a car and robbed someone hear owens and hollywood. the victim wasn't hurt, but police say the robbers may have had a gun.. and could be connected to a carjacking this morning. north las vegas fire department is now looking for witnesses-- to this massive fire at a vacant wendy's. intentionally set, and now they're searching for the person responsible. viewers tell us they could see the massive flames and smoke for miles... coming from the fire near lake mead and civic center. two nearby portable buildings were also destroyed. the damage i

memorialized here inside the hallway of the 99th civil engineer squadron building at nellis air force base. senior airman michael buras is not only memorialized inside but is getting the highest honor outside. nats: clapping john buras michael's father "very proud moment. unbelievable love that's come from air force, his peers, friends in general. it's been amazing." timothy byers major general (ret) "when you think about mikey, and you hear his father say how much he brought people together. eod is all about team and family, so this facility in his name and in his spirit hopefully will transcribe that great heart he had and pride, dedication selflessness into the training, not just the books but the people." nats: fire in the hole, fire in the hole, fire in the hole. now fox5 weather 24/7, with chief meterologist ted pretty slight shower chances overnight into the early hours of thursday rain well north and east of the las vegas valley. we'll pick up gusts to 30 mph overnight, then gusts to 40 mph tomorrow afternoon with a high of 84. friday we'll see north breezes to 15 mph and a high of 81. the weeken

nellis air force base. today is their 4th annual senior airman "michael j. buras" five-k. track in honor of all military explosive ordnance technicians... who have lost their lives. the race was named after airman "michael j. buras"... who lost his life six years ago. during buras's military career... he received a purple heart for injuries in afghanistan. "the kind of burden that gets put on some of our eod guys is far less than the the kind of burden and sacrifice that airman buras would've made so as far as our runners and our eod techs are concerned, that burden is very little to them. their wi that weight for just a few miles." this year... there was also a building dedicated to airman buras. project neon... continues to take shape. a big part of it... takes place this weekend. we'll tell you about a bridge demolition... and some road closures... you may need to know about. this is fox5 news at 5:30, your only choice for live local news right now a bridge demolition will take place this weekend - as part of project neon. it's happening between 10 p-m friday night... a

servicemembers at nellis air force base beginning today by honoring a fallen comrade. a memorial 5k run at the base is just one of the ways senior airman michael j barus is being remembered... six years after his death. fox5's peter dawson is live at nellis air force base with more. buras, an explosive ordnance disposal technician assigned to the 99th civil engineer squadron here, enlisted in the air force in april 2006, and after completing basic military training at lackland afb, texas, he graduated naval eod technical training in march 2007 at eglin afb, florida. he arrived at his first, and only, duty station at nellis afb where he his journeyman skill-level upgrade. no stranger to afghanistan, he deployed three times in his short career, twice to bagram airfield where he was assigned to the 755th air expeditionary squadron, explosive ordnance disposal flight, operating location alpha. during his second deployment in may 2009, he received the purple heart for injuries sustained during an ied explosion on his armored vehicle. during his third deployment on september 21, 2010, buras lost his l as a result of injuries suffered when a