>> reporter: doreen, this is the first murder in the city of new carrollton since last year. the 911 call started coming in to new carrollton police around 7:30. >> when they arrived they found a male lying on the sidewalk with a gunshot wound to the upper bod ryy. police chief david wright says officers tried to assist the injured man while they waited for an ambulance. >> the officers performed some life-saving measures until ems personnel arrived. when they did, they took over of course. when they got him to the hospital, unfortunately he passed away. >> reporter: the shooting happened near a parking lot of the garden apartment complex in the 5300 block of 85th avenue in new carrollton. prince george's county police detectives will investigate the murder. the man who was killed is said to be in his 20s. he's not been identified. live in new carrollton, jackie bensen, news 4. >> jackie, thank you. >>> the owner of a food truck that collided with a family car back in september, killing a mother and seriously injuring her teenage son, is facing charges now. tony dane will ans

jonathan: we are at the scene of breaking news in, a deadly shooting in new carrollton. anna-lysa gayle is live at the scene with what we know so far. anna-lysa: what we know is the man was shot to death about 7:30 at the hilltop apartments on 80 5th avenue in new carrollton. the man fell to the fatal or otherwise, it's always reason for concern. he was pronounced dead at the hospital about three hours ago. this is still early in the investigation and the police are trying to figure out who murdered him and why. neighbors heard a lot of commotion after the shooting on 85th avenue. some people were running from the scene following the shooting. at this time a suspect description has not been provided and the name of the victim has not been released. as soon as we know more, we will bring it to your the abc 7 nes app. jonathan: waitresses brutally attacked at their place of work. the police say this played out in a latin restaurant in northwest. tim barber joins us live with what started this and who has this sounds like a terrifying situation. how did this get started? ti

you'll remember this all happened about seven:45 last night in new carrollton on 85th avenue when police arrived they found desmond had been shot. he was pronounced dead at the hospital. now a picture. this was sent to us by co-workers of desmond. desmond worked at the buffalo wild winnings in alexandria and then most recently in fairfax. we spoke to his manager this afternoon. he told us his staff is simply crushed. smiled all the time. kept to himself, but he was a fun dude and loved his music, loved to hang out with his staff. he was just a great guy. he would come to work always with the right attitude and did a great job. i'm going to miss him. shawn and tone initial as you can understand, many of his co-workers we're told were simply too distraught to show up to work but they are going to come together this weekend. we are hearing that buffalo wild winnings in our area, the 14 locations in our area are going to do some type of charity event on sunday to race money that will, in turn, go to desmond's family. for now live in maryland, matt ackland, fox5 local news. two step brothers

this project is supposed to run from bethesda to new carrollton. it's going to be a major change fohe that's why people are starting to plan for the development that could come along with the potential changes. we're talking about chevy chase and college park along this corridor that will see new changes. here's what the coalition actually wants from this agreement. that's going to happen today. they want to support and grow local businesses. they want to build a thriving labor market and ensure housing choices for all. that's what the community is doing to come together to make this agreement, to make this more or less an agreement for the purple line to make sure that it goes forward. we'll see if this happens. we'll see what they have to say about t the project continues to push people on two different sides. the communities here are definitely changing, guys. back to you. >> correct me if i'm wrong, weren't there at least a few lawsuits about this purple line project to stop it from going forward. >> 100% aaron. those lawsuits continue to make

pat collins reporting from new carrollton. pat? >> schools from all over the country send their students here to visit the nation's capital every year. but about 300 students from ohio say they don't want to make the trip this year. parents and teachers say they canceled their visit due to concerns about safety. news4's mark segraves talked to the superintendent about that decision today. mark? >> yeah, pat, it's annual trip or eighth graders at the northridge ville city schools in ohio. about 300 students make that trip as part of their government studies program. after the recent attacks in las vegas, new york city and a church in texas, the chaperones for the trip fro to express concerns to administrators at the school. in fact, some parents had already pulled their children from the trip before it was canceled. i spoke with the superintendent of schools in northridgeville by phone. the cancellation has made headlines in ohio and here in washington. dr. james powell wanted to make it clear to everyone the reason for cancelling h

burns, shot and killed last night outside his home in new carrollton. coworkers crushed by his sudden violent death. i talked by phone to travis lar kins, the manager there. >> it's tragic and our staff and myself, and even our -- are at a loss for this young man to lose it. it's s it's so senseless and everyone is hurt. >> reporter: d.j. burns, 24-year-old, an award winning football star at duval high school. he had a shelf full of trophies. it was darryl gibson's youngest son. >> 24 years old. i mean, he's only 24. he haven't even lived his life and being shot cold in the back of his head. senseless. >> reporter: at the place where it happened and flowers. they say that d.j. got a call last night, that he came outside to this mailbox stand where he was shot at close range. police are said to be looking into the possibility that for some reason he was set up. >> me and my wife has to bury my son next week. we got to bury him, and i don't have an inkling what i can say to his sister, what i can say to his nephew. he's not here. >> reporter: sunday, buff

that is our traffic watch and in the next 10 minutes we have delays out of new carrollton to tell you what's up. brand-new information after an isis inspired attack in new york. overnight, a crime scene in manhattan bristling with police. what if home security was different? what if it looked different? what if the measure of working, was that you never had to think about it. ♪ what if it was so easy to use, you actually used it. [alarm] you have 3 minutes to exit. what if it gave you time, and what you really need from home security. a sense of security. ♪ >> you are watching "good morning washington," on your side. >> all units, west down chambers. >> we know this action was intended to break our spirit. >> he's in the bike lane. >> 29-year-old male, exiting the vehicle. >> he put his hands on his hea >> this was a particularly cowardly act of terror. we continue to follow brand-new information after a rampage in new york. larry: the fbi hunting for clues in the suspect's past. gonzalez is tracking some of

new carrollton, brad bell, abc7 news. larry: thank you for that. developing now a teacher at st. charles high school in waldorf accuse of sexually abusing a student. grand jury indicting latoya parker with sex abuse, sex solicitation and displaying obscene material involving a student. parker is no longer teaching and has been released on bond. meanwhile, former charles county school carlos federal charges. bell who is hiv positive faces ten federal charges of the child pornography. police say there are 28 victims and 14 unidentified children. bell recently indicted on 206 counts. alison: new developments after a string of attacks on metro bus drivers. today who members of the d.c. council introduced a bill to make assaults on the transit workers an automatic felony. it comes after a woman threw a cup of urine to a metro bus driver and other recent attacks. larry: new developments in the texas church massacre tonight. a houston tv station reporting that devin kelley was at a mental health facility in new mexico and briefly escaped in 2012. the same year he made death threats to t

detectives spent hours collecting evidence from the scene in new carrollton lars night. calling 911 to report -- he died at the hospital. no word on a suspect. >>> in division county could shift the balance of power in the virginia house of delegates. they'll be arguing why their provisional ballots should be counted. officials found 55 absentee ballots at the post office the day after the election and a court will rule on whether they should be allowed to count. republicans hold a slim majority in the house of delegates. 51-49. the three races are still too close to call. >>> breaking news in the philippines. we're getting a look at new video. take a look at protesters burning an american flag there in the philippines to protest president trump's visit to the country. the president has come under some criticism for not pushing the issue of human rights more strongly when he was meeting with the philippines president, duarte. he's been criticized for crackdown on drug there was -- some anger there as protesters burn the american flag. eun, aaron back to you. >> chris, th

byrnes, shot and killed last night at the mailbox stand near the family home in new carrollton. d.j. byrnes, an award winning football star, da val high school, he had a shelf full of trophy iz. he did two years of college, and for more than five years he was the head chef and trainer at the buffalo wild wings in fairfax county. his sudden violent death has brought a great sense of pain to his family. >> he's 24 years old. i mean, he'snl he hasn't even lived his life and is being shot cold in the back of his head. senseless. >> reporter: this is what we know so far. we know that last night d.j. got a phone call, then he came out of his house to this mailbox stand. and here he was shot in the head at close range. was he set-up? and if so, why? his family wants some answers. >> you just don't do this cold hearted and walk away like you just won a prize. the prize is not over yet. we will prevail. >> reporter: if you know anything about this case, please call the prince george's county police. now, d.j. was a big star at buffalo wild wingds. i'll have more on that coming up at 6:00

detectives spent hours collecting evidence from the scene on 85th avenue in new carrollton last nightstarted calling 911 when officers arrived, they found the man in the parking lot of an apartment building shot. he died at the hospital. no word on any suspect information. >> the man who allegedly slammed his food truck into a family car killing a mother will be in court this morning. this was the aftermath of that crash back in september in loudoun county. tony dane is facing several charges, including involuntary manslaughter. prosecutors say he was driving recklessly when he crashed into aaron kaplan and her family. kaplan died and her teenage son badly injured. an attorney said they're relieved a grand jury decided to indict. >> i think the family hopes that justice will prevail and so knowing that the law enforcement officials have spent months looking at this case and have decided that the evidence supports bringing charges is a relief to them. >> the family filed a death suit against tony dane. >>> right now, president trump is on his way home from the philippines. he wrapped u

the three will introduce the proposal at 8:30 this morning, at the new carrollton metro station. a newly released report finds, v-a doctors with serious complaints against them are still treating patients. the government accou report. it finds, some concerns about doctors were not reviewed for months.. to years. in some cases, doctors with serious complaints against them were moving from job to job. a maryland woman who did not want to be identified is appalled. her husband is a navy veteran being cared for by the department of veterans affairs d-c medical center. the woman says so far, she's pleased with the service her husband is getting. but based on the study, she hopes changes are coming. the report recommends timely reviews after concerns about doctors have been raised, and proper oversight of those reviews. breaking overnight major delays at a new york overnight. two planes colliding on the taxiway. still ahead - the new images just coming in to our newsroom. and - inside the white house- during the most wonderful time of the year. a look at the first lady's first time dec

> in prince george yoyments police need your help finding the gunman that killed a young than new carrollton the shooting happened monday night on 85 avenue when police arrived they found 24-year-old desmond burns was shot and later died at the hospital. police are covering a reward to find the kimer. >> local police are searching for a bold burglar. >> someone broke into a house while residence were sleeping scary details and sure v vaimence ahead. >> a life look across the d.c. region, 4:50 now taken is 37 degrees. really? really? really? really? really? really? see zero in a whole new way. get zero down, zero deposit, zero first month's payment, and zero due at signing on select volkswagen models. now with the people first warranty. hmm i can't believe how great this tastes! i can't believe it comes in... vegaaaan. and organiiiic. enjoy i can't believe it's not butter! >> time now is 4:53. d.c. police department will aim mroyvrp -- arming rather with tasers apart of a pilot program that started a

at least 15 other officers were wounded. 45 >> also developing this morning, police in new carrollton looking for the gunman in a deadly shooting. officers found a man shot at the hilltop apartments on 85th. he died at the hospital. we are making calls to get an update on this for you. >>> it's 41 degrees. a check of those temperatures with mary. >> good morning, everybody. yes, it is very chilly as you step outside this morning. we have temperatures down to 39 degrees in the leesburg area. so when the kids are at the bus stop this morning they are going to need a sweater or a jacket to keep themselves comfortable. you may run into patchy fog with temperatures 35 to 41 degrees with the kids at the bus stop. we are at 41 in dc. we will top out at 52 degrees today. we will run into some patchy fog as you're stepping out. it will be a cool day with a little bit of sun break offing out -- break -ing out by -- breaking out by the afternoon. in the temperatures in the low 50s. break up just a bit by the 4:00 p.m. hour. >>> over to ellen now for a check on traffic. >> my map was showing like

responding police officers found the man dead on the sidewalk last night at the hilltop apartments in new carrolltonhbors say they heard a lot of commotion after the shooting. and police say someone reported that people were running from the scene following the shooting. a suspect description has not been provided and the victim's name has not been released. in northwest-- two people now facing criminal charges this morning, accused of attacking workers inside a restaurant. police say it started as a dispute over the food bill at the "la morenita latin restaurant". investigators say the customer, 19-year-old lidia ventura, jumped over the counter and punched a waitress. then she called in a man to help, and the pair tried to kick through the bathroom door to reach the terrified employees who had locked themselves inside. thats when police arrived, and booked both customers for assault. incredible a mother- seeing her child for the first time- after the little girl was taken in a carjacking! this happened in baltimore. the mother says she was unloading the car when someone came up, jumped in and took

delays off of 50 and the bw parkway leaving riverdale and new carrollton. 50, 7 minutes from 200 to to the new york-kenilworth avenue split. the crash on the inner loop before braddock road has traffic squeezing by using the center of the road and now most of the activity is contained to the right side. that is our traffic watch. back in 10 minutes with live pict what if we could keep more amof what we earn?d. trillions of dollars going back to taxpayers. who could possibly be against that? well, the national debt is $20 trillion. as we keep adding to it, guess who pays the bill? him. and her. and her. congress, we should grow the economy. not the debt. ♪ adrianna: 6:25 right now. police in tampa are confident the suspect they had in custody is behind four murders. >> in this morning's gma first isk, the man police believe responsible appear in court. he is charged with four counts of first-degree murder, following a 51 day manhunt. >> i assure you, this is the man who did this. >> he was captured tuesday after his coworker at mcdonald told police he had a b

congressman will be joined by the president and the union representing 9000 metro workers at the new carrolltonetro station. numbers morning, the are in and you guys really did some shopping. cyber monday shattered records. shoppers spent $6.6 billion yesterday. $1 billion more than last year. $5 billion were spent online during black friday, an increase of 17% compared to last year. larry: a warning from fairfax county police. suzanne? suzanne: that's right, they are areing us that shoplifters prowling local malls. i will explain, when we return. larry: and we are gearing up to give back. the easy way that you can make a child's holiday that much more special, coming up. veronica: well, time to get up and get moving. maybe you have hit that snooze button already. time to get going. maryland, freezing. 32, 40 in annandale. school, it's a wide range to the area. ,n dce at has been 40 degrees holding steady right now. dropping a few degrees before temperatures go back up. time we will have real cold temperatures across the area is saturday morning. later today, 61 in college park. areas just sout

police spent hours in new carrollton last night. neighbors started calling around 7:30 to report gunshots. when officers arrived they found a man shot. no word of any spe >> right now president trump is on his way back to d.c. after a 12-day tour of a shachlt called the trip tremendously successful. president also says he put the world on notice that the rules have changed for country that is want to trade with the u.s. expert go to hear from the president when he returns. he says he will make a, quote, major statement about trade and his trip later in the week. >>> now when president trump returns home he'll face new questions in the russian. >> it comes after donald trump junior spoke with wick can i leek wikileaks twitter account. >> shows trump junior responding three times. at one point he agreed to ask around for a political action committee they had mentioned. intelligence officials believe russian officials used spread disinformation. right now attorney general jeff sessions is being grilled by lawmakers on chill. he is test

neighbors living on 85th avenue in new carrollton are learning that a man was shot to death in theirarking lot. detectives spent hours collecting evidence from the scene last night. neighbors started calling 911 around 7:30 p.m. to report gunshots. when officers arrived, necessity found a man in the parking lot of an apartment building. he died at the hospital. >>> 5:03 right now. a family who lost a mother is seeking justice in a deadly crash. you might remember this food truck accident that happened in september in loudoun county. >> now the truck's driver is facing serious charges and will be in court today. news 4's justin finch is live outside of loudoun county court with details. justin? >> reporter: eun, good morning. the kaplan's family lawyer says the charges come as comfort to the family. but that's overshadowed by the pain and the loss this crash has caused. we know that tony dane is and striking the audi station wagon of the kaplan family. near leesburg, killing mom erin kaplan. dane is facing several charges, including involuntary manslaughter and the kaplan's lawyer say

approximate will run from bethesda to new carrollton. all along the corridor, the about the way the community is developing. take a look at what could be coming here with the purple line. we're talking about a major development that could happen on both sides of montgomery and prince george's counties. if you're going to make development map around transit, you got to make sure it's done right. in this day an age, you can't get it wrong. that's why today these leaders are coming together to make a commitment. here's what they want. they want to support and grow local businesses. they want to build a thriving labor mafrrket and ensure housi choices for all. that is something that people along the corridor want to make sure happens as the purple line continues to develop. as we go through the next couple of years, guys, make sure that you are aware we are going to see these kinds of changes happening all throughout this corridor. we talked about trees going down in chevy chase. differences in silver spring. that's what we'll be seeing and

maryland bureau chief brad bell broke the story on twitter and he joins us live from new carrollton withest. brad? brad: yeah, alison. this a matter that raises serious questions about the people assigned to guard federal buildings. it raises questions about basic honesty and the ability to handle the weapons required to have. the ripoff allegedly ha

tacoma station closed we have an orange line delay and that is because of a signal problem outside new carrolltonen a rough morning, guys. back to you. >> no doubt about it erin. thanks very much. in just a couple of hours we expect to hear official reaction to major new investigation into graduation rates at dc ballou high school. >> class of 2017 at ballou received nationwide attention earlier this year when it was reported that every graduate had been accepted to at least one college. but information uncovered by npr many of those seniors shouldn't have received a diploma. >> melanie alnwick live at d.c. school headquarters in northeast. good morning, mel. >> reporter: good morning, guys. so dc schools chancellor antwan wilson expected to address that report and some of the details in it later this morning. a lot of questions, of course, investigation. now back in june of 2017, 164 seniors walk across the stage to receive their diplomas. d.c. public school says that is a 64% graduation rate for 2017. marked increase giving years past it was 57% or 51% and even more questions about that graduat

this happened outside of an apartment complex on 85th avenue in new carrollton.s but we're told that people were seen running from that scene. >>> and the search is also still on for the driver of a car that crashed into an apartment building in landover and then ultimately left the scene this happened yesterday at a building along dodge park road. a resident tells fox5 that the driver initially did stay on the scene saying that his brakes failed. now, that resident though says he went inside and when he came out, the driver was gone. ♪ >>> 8:05. tuck is here with look at the forecast today. good morning. >> good morning. little cloudiness out there early. cool temps the last couple of hours but we'll warm it newspaper the mid 50s later today. >> nice. >> i mean, you know, still few degrees below normal but -- >> you should what, you said 60. >> 59. should be 59, okay. >> this time of year our average temperature falls off pretty quick. but lots of sunshine. so we'll get rid of the clouds and we should be parly to mostly sunny this afternoon. pleasant day. dry fo

the new details at a late night shooting in new carrollton and prince george's county are look ing for a suspect connected to the shooting that claimed the life of four year old desmond burns. matt ackland live with more on this story tonight. hi, matt. >>reporter: hi, jim, as police are offering a reward too find this killer, friends and family are doing all they can to deal with this loss. they're trying to help the family with financial expenses. let's first take you to the sce last night. the shooting happened at about seven:45 in new darryl ton. when police arrived they found desmond had been shot. he was pronounced dead at the hospital. one of his co-workers sent us this picture today. desmond worked at the buffalo wild winnings in alexandria and most recently he worked at the restaurant there in fairfax. we spoke to his manager this afternoon. he says his staff is crushed. kept to himself, but he was a fun dude and loved his music, loved to hack out with the staff. he was a great guy. he'd come to work always with the right attitude and did a great job. i'm going to miss him. ma

the purple line light rail will connect bethesda, new carrollton and transform everything in between. prince george's county bureau chief tracee wilkins explains the vows being made today to help ease anxiety. >> every citizen should be upset about the purple line. >> reporter: he is watching tree after tree fall behind his chevy chase home for the purple line. he fought for ten years as friends of the capital crescent trail. >> this is not going to provide the boon that people are talking about. >> reporter: some homes and businesses have already been purchased through imminent domain to make way for the purple line. >> it's a disaster. you're losing business. we have the prime location. >> the question is, who is going to be along the corridor in five years, ten years, 15 years when it's built? >> reporter: it's a question cou of the university of the maryland are trying to answer by signing a community agreement promising fair and affordable housing and support small businesses after the multi billion dollar purple line is built. >> even if you were against the purple line, you sho

the light rail will connect bethesda and new carrollton and change everything in between. prince george's county bureau chief tracee wilkins explains how leaders from two counties are trying to ease the anxiety. >> we've been here just about, not all our lifetime, but a major portion of our lifetime. of college park is a historic african-american community. the smiths now in their 90s have seen a lot come and go here. >> well, i've been here since early '40s, '42. >> reporter: for the smiths it seems like every wave of development in this city has washed away part of their lives in some way. >> it was -- i lived in lake land county. when urban renewal came in they wiped it out. >> reporter: now there is another wave coming, the purple line. >> the question is who is going to be along the corridor in five years, ten years, 15 years when it's built? >> reporter: it's a question county leaders and the president of the university of maryland are trying to answer by signing a community agreement promising fair and affordable housing and support for small businesses after the mu