anchor: we have breaking news out of palmer park maryland. has been shot outside of the district three headquarters near barlow wrote. cheryl conner is there live tonight. what we know is when prince george's county police officer is in critical condition following a shooting that we are hearing happened inside the station. this is on barlow road. we are on the intersection of 202 and barlow wrote. police officers are holding us back from the area. a large police presence is in the area. for all over the landover area. police officers have been going up and down martin luther king boulevard and 202 when it became obvious that they were on to someone. we heard that one suspect is now in custody. what we know is one police officer has been shot, is in critical condition. is in hearing one suspect custody. this may still be an active situation in terms of a shooter. still at large. we don't know if all of the suspects that police are looking for are in custody. i want to tell you that sources close to my colleague tell me that three others were

she's live from palmer park. tracee?> reporter: the police chief is calling the officer who was killed in this exchange of gunfire a hero. he said had he not run from his vehicle and put himself into the position he was in, officers wouldn't have been able to shoot and take down the gunman who they said fired several rounds not just at the police station but also at people who were driving by. in fact, the police chief is asking if anyone in the public came down barlowe road yesterday, yesterday afternoon and possibly had their vehicle shot, they want to hear from them. it was one of many details that came out of this very bizarre information

we're live in palmer park where a growing 's county officerics,he alleged gunman in this case, michael ford, is to the hospital in the back of another police officer's cruiser but he later died. the gunman in this case was also wounded. >> even though a person has gone and has lived a short life, he's only 28, 29, coming on, we want them to always be remembered and that they have a legacy to pass on. >> i heard three or four and i said no, it's not coming from the tv and i got up and came out and that's when i saw, everywhere. john: sources telling us wound friendly fire. the four-year veteran would have turned 29 years old this coming thursday. he's now the fourth officer here in prince george's county to be killed in the line of duty since 2010. reporting live, john gonzalez, abc 7 news. jummy: thank you. and only on 7 this noon, exclusive cell phone video of prince george's county police taking down one of the shooting suspects and he's held to the ground as a armored vehicle pulls into a popeyes. and is up the road from the district 3 headquarters in palmer park where theyou also s

you see still a very active crime scene here in palmer park.appened out in front of one of the local district stations which happens to be attached to police headquarters. last night, police chief hank stuwinski said it was an unprompt oaked attack, and the officer was able to return fire before he died. last night when officer colson was rushed to the hospital, fellow officers gathered and prayed in his honor after learning he would not survive his injuries. they joined hands and prayed as the night darkened. the 28-year-old had been on the force for four years. he was an undercover narcotics detective and not in uniform sunday. the ambush began around 4:30 in the afternoon. one suspect opened fire outside the station, and several officers including colson rushed to the gunfight. officer colson was rushed to the hospital in a police car. now, again, that one suspect in the hospital expected to survive. the second suspect was arrested not too far away. he fled the scene apparently when the shooting began. we understand they may be brothers. liv

darcy spencer is live in palmer park.cy. >> reporter: erika, for the first time today we heard from the grandmother of this fallen officer, she was very emotional as she sat through this candlelight vigil and moment of silence, but she told us that her grandson is in a better place. >> thank you. >> reporter: the grandmother of a fallen detective is embraced by the chief of police at a vigil held to honor that prince georges county officer's memory. >> would you like to say anything? we are all here? he was a fantastic grandson. he was what i call my man. >> reporter: the vigil was held one week after a man came to the station and opened fire with the intent to die in a shootout police. detective jacai colson mistaken for a suspect was shot and killed by one of his fellow officers. >> he is in a better place and he is at peace with all of it. yes. he's fine. >> reporter: a moment of silence was held at 4:30 when those shots rang out outside a district 3 station next to headquarters. three brothers are facing charges in th

the announcement that the officer was shot and killed in the line of duty outside the disic in palmer park. >> at about 4:30 this afternoon, a individual launched an unprovoked attack. >> the gunman was wounded. >> those officers did not shrink. they bravely engaged this individual who was threatening not just the police officers, but numerous members of the community in the area. >> if gunfire erupted on a drizly sunday arve noon. roads surrounding the police station were shut down for hours. police say there i the suspect shot the first person he saw. >> it wasn't about anything. this man launched an attack on a police station and engaged several prince george's county plirves in a gunfight to which they responded. >> county leaders also attended a press conference. >> so, today, we witnessed, again, another horriffic act of evil. and this is an act of coward else. a new low. >> now, that wounded suspected was also braught here to prince george's hospital center. we're told that he has stabilized. he is expected to survive his injuries and be prosecuted for this fatal shooting. live test

while the palmer park area was lit up with flashing lights, we bumped into a bystander who showed us a cell phone video of a suspect captured. exclusive video of prince george's county police taking down a suspect in the killing of an officer. he is held to the ground as an armored vehicle pulls into the , justs on landover road south of district three m palmer park for the shooting happened. cell phone video from a bystander shows patrons walking out of the restaurant with their hands held high. as reported, two suspects are in custody, one injured. park ine in palmer landover, cruiser after cruiser, roads blocked, and a huge police presence on martin luther king jr. highway is the first suspect was arrested. dexter kelly talked to was after he was released. >> i was laying down, they handcuffed me, and they had us lay on the sidewalk for a identify us. then they searched are things. cheryl: he and his brother were held for a few hours. >> they apologized. they were not sure who the suspects look like, and they assume we were the ones. cheryl: no hurt feelings after they learned off

wilkins near the scene in palmer park, maryland. >> reporter: a lot has unfolded since yesterday afternoon. prince george's county police are continuing their investigation into the shooting death of officer jacai colson. in the meantime, folks have been coming down here to the scene and leaving flowers in this officer's honor. prince george's county police say they believe suicide by police may have been why the suspect, who we are told is michael ford, showed up at the district three police station and opened fire. during that exchange of gunfire with police, officer jacai colson was shot and killed. now, we're also told that that suspect, two of his brothers are in custody being held in connection to what happened here yesterday. sources have confirmed that at least one of those brothers videotaped the shooting as it happened. we've been speaking with people who were mo to the scene and leave flowers in officer colson's honor. >> what can you say? it's unreal. it's truly unreal, especially where it happened at. i just feel so sorry for the family. >> reporter: prince george's county pol

we're live in palmer park, news4. >>> metro trains are single tracking on the orange and blue lines and service is limited on the silver lines. platforms and temporary closure of mcpherson station as well. let's check with lauryn ricketts again. >> it's a gloomy cloudy day. some drizzle as well. tomorrow morning, we'll have more in the forecast as well but we are warming up a little chillier than last . 70s are going to beba today. he pled guilty to break, nine separate accidents involving nearly 100 cars on the same stretch of the highway in north carolina what police thing happened. >>> andolice p ♪ fiber optic network of verizon % fios last chance to get $250 back. is all it takes to k forour hurry, this offer ends soon. call or go online today. small business is better on a better network. night. police eventually pin ca 20 people injured. >>> 57-year-old fitness g's oka. after the new york daily news published a report saturday about his me. n >> i've never been on one of't in kansas. >>> >>> new today -- we're hearing from

the vigil will be at the district 3 police state station on barlow road in palmer park. it's also where the shooting happened. it begins at 4:15, but at 4:30 shooting began, there will be a moment of silence. michael ford and his two brothers elijah and malik are charged with planning being carrying out and recording take attack. >>> more drama on the campaign trail. another protester at a donald trump rally gets punched. this time in arizona. two protesters were being escorted from the event when a man started punching and kicking one of them. the man assaulted was not seriously hurt. last night he spoke to nbc news about the ordeal. >> this and that and he's stomping me. incredible scenes. i understand that people support donald trump, but do they support this kind of scene really? >> the protest goes on as the race for the white house heats up. chris pollone has more from the campaign trail. >> reporter: in tucson, violence marred another donald trump rally. video shows a man kicking and punching a protester who was being led from the arena before local police stepped

we're live in palmer park, derrick ward, news 4. >> when the shooting started, police went into active shooter protocols. that means everyone available officer responded to the scene and nearby residents wered to d told to shelter in place. >> they need medics right in front of the community center. >> to get help as soon as possible, a fellow officer rushed officer colson to the hospital in the back of his police cruiser. he passed away at the hospital. >>> at the hospital, moments after learning of his dt circle right here for jacai colson. this morning he's being remembered for his dedication and bravery. he was a four year veteran and an undercover narcotics officer. would he have celebrated his 29th birthday this week. the head of the police union says colson was a real cop's cop, never shying away from any calls. colson was from upper chichester in pennsylvania. we have more information on this case in the nbc washington app including information on the suspects. just search officer killed in our app. >>> it is 6:05. developing right now, a deadly crash in fairfax county, police

live in palmer park, jackie bensen, news4. back to you. >> all right, thank you, jackie. >> officer colson grew up near philadelphia. his grandparents still live in chichester where he went to high school. colson played high school sports and followed in his grandfather's footsteps by going into law enforcement. today his parents say they are shellshocked that jacai is gone. >> my wife is screaming and screaming and screaming. i don't knoa he was a good kid, now. he was great kid. >> he did it the way we want our students to do things. graduated from high school. he went to college. he did everything the right way. >> colson's high school plans to honor him. and the governors of both pennsylvania and maryland have ordered flags lowered to half-staff. >>> tonight metro crews are working to prevent another repeat of this scene in the morning. major delays on several lines after an early morning track fire. right now there are no trains running between foggy bottom and federal triangle. news4's chris gordon has a look now at what

>>> breaking at 6:30, you are looking at live pictures from palmer park maryland. a police officer critically injured after a shooting near prince george's county police headquarters. new information is still coming into the newsroom so here is what we know right now. the police officer was critically injured and taken to the hospital. streets in that area are blocked off, and we just learned a suspect has been taken into custody. we want to get right out to d s darcy spencer with the latest. darcy? >> reporter: well, erika, first i want to tell where you we are. this is landover road just up if you look down landover road, where you see the police lights flashing, that is barlow road where prince george's county police headquarters is located. the headquarters is up there on the right side of the street. i was just able to confirm with police that this officer was shot and critically wounded at the district 3 station. that is a police station that is connected to the police headquarters building. as you said, that officer was shot and critically wounded. that offi

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. >> we're also going back to palmer park, maryland where new details emerged today about a shoot-out that led to the death of a police officer. what we've learned about the 28-year-old detective who lost his life. that's coming up at 11:00. >>> welcome back. it is time to get you in the know. judi kurtz writes the "in the know" blog at thehill.com. >> everybody is buzzing about barack obama. >> he's talking body image issues. he says he does appreciate his wife's curves, as he put it. i hope he cleared the statement with michelle before making it, otherwise he might be sleeping on the coach for the next few nights. it's actually funny because michelle obama, although her husband certainly appreciates her curves as he says, she's admitted to wearing spanx before, to slim and trim like many of us ladies it's a little fun tidbit there. >> he was saying she's a good role models for the daughters. >> yeah. he was saying it's a good role model for his kids to see that their dad really does appreciate the range of motion that his wife is and he also cited other performers as beyonce opening

reporting live in palmer park, tracee wilkins. back to you in the studio. >>> in a matter of years a woman's face could be on the $10 bill. hear how one actor's plan is trying to keep the currency the way it is. >>> talk about a big relief for local parents. their kids walk io class and nt >>> developing now on capitol hill, he may not get an actual hearing, but supreme court nominee merit garland -- merrick garland is getting some meetings. >> he is meeting with members of the judiciary committee which considers judicial nominees. not clear when and if he will meet with the republican leadership which still refuses to consider any nominee from president obama. they're taking the stance that the next president should make that selection. earlier today democrats cranked up the pressure telling the gop to doh a fair confirm ace process. >>> the number of homeless people in fairfax county is dropping. in fact, it's been nearly cut in half over the past eight years. the county released new numbers that show just over 1,000 people did

she's live from palmer park. tracee? >> reporter: the police chief is calling the officer who was killed in this exchange of gunfire a hero. he said had he not run from his vehicle and put himself into the position he was in, officers wouldn't have been able to shoot and take down the gunman who they said fired several rounds not just at the police station but also at people who were driving by. in fact, the police chief is asking if anyone in the public came down barlowe road yesterday, yesterday afternoon and possibly had their vehicle shot, they want to hear from them. it was one of many details that came out of this very bizarre information conference. police say 22-year-old michael ford opened fire on cars passing by and an ambulance and prince george's county police outside of the district 3 police station all because he wanted to be shot and killed by a police officer. his two brothers who are now in custody, malik and elijah, were also on the scene. this picture shows one of the brothers taping the shooting as it

prince george coun county police headquarters and the stations sit in a neighborhood of homes in palmer park next to a community center about a quarter mile have route 202. late this afternoon police were still holding the crime screen with one wrecked police cruiser in the par imter along with what may have been the fallen officer's car by mid afternoon dozen enlz of officers both in and out of uniform gathered at headquarters where they stood together at the crime screen. at the hospital the chief of police had the sorrowful task of announcing his death. >> it is my sad duty to come to the community this evening and to tell you one of your defenders, coleson a four year veteran, 29-year-old man. lost his life in defense of this county today. >> the exact circumstances of coleson's death are still under investigation. and the police say he was killed in a gun battle. >> during the exchange of gun fire, the suspect was wounded jakai was also shot. one of the officers who was engaged took jakai and put him in the back of a cruiser and brought him to this facility where he was pronounced dead.

live in palmer park. "fox5 local news". >> family of the three suspect in this case breaking silence saying they, too, are in mourning following this incident and we'll hear from them coming up at 5 as well as what we're learning about alleged gunman and his troubled past. >> isis fighter with ties to northern virginia was arrested in iraq. the discovery was made when mohammed turned himself in at iraqi check point. cellphone footage posted online shows him surrounded by iraqi kurdish troops and the 2 27-year-old is reportly a residents of fairfax county and he confirmed he is from the united states by showing his license. . >> where are you from. >> united states. >> we do see and have seen over the last several weeks reports of more and more de infections from the group. >> meanwhile the u.s. is investigating mohammed amin as he is being held and interrogated by troops in iraq. >> happening today a virginia woman is said to be sentenced in connection with her mother's murder. they is accused of murderin

. >>> breaking at 6:30, you are looking at live pictures from palmer park maryland.ice officer critically injured after a shooting near prince george's county police headquarters. new information is still coming into the newsroom so here is what we know right now. the police officer was critically injured and taken to the hospital. streets in that area are blocked off, and we just learned a suspect has been taken into custody. we want to get right out to d s darcy spencer with the latest. darcy? >> reporter: well, erika, first i want to tell where you we are. this is landover road just up

. >> just 28 years old.28 fox5's melanie alnwick is y live in palmer park with theark latest now. melanie, good morning.e, >> reporter: good morning, g allison, yes, still very muchuch an active crime scene here inner palmer park.pa can can't even get to theo t front of police headquartersol which is maybe a block or twoic down the road here. we're a bhe on barlowe road.owo. you can see it's still blockeded off. f. the ambush happened right outside the front doors of the e district iii station which is attached to policelice headquarters. last night chief hankig stawinski said it was an ambush ahtttack unprovoked andnd that officer jacai colson was able to return fire before hehe died.ed. now, last night officers from o around the county gathered outside prince george's hospital center to honoron officer colson.n. they joined hands and prayed as the night darkened. 28-year-old jacai colson a colna philadelphia native had beenia n on the force for four years. yes he was an undercover narcotics s detective and was not inivand uniform sunday. sun >>> the ambush began aroundroun 4: it

anchor: we have breaking news out of palmer park maryland.shot outside of the district three headquarters near barlow wrote. cheryl conner is there live tonight. what we know is when prince george's county police officer is in critical condition following a shooting that we are hearing happened inside the station. this is on barlow road. we are on the intersection of 202 and barlow wrote. police officers are holding us back from the area. a large police presence is in the area. for

it happened after a man started randomly shooting at a police station in palmer park. a viewing will be held for colson there 9:00 to 11:00 in the morning at the first baptist church in upper marlboro. his funeral will start at 11:00. >>> expect heavy traffic in the area in the morning. colson will be buried on monday in pennsylvania. >>> tonight a mother is demanding justice for her son after he was gunned down walking to a bus stop. gabriel had breakfast wi witnesses heard six shots. his mother had strong words for the person who pulled the trigger. >> they took my son. i would like to take his life, too. >> she's completely distraught. turner has been working as a janitor at the j. edgar hoover building for 15 years. he ate breakfast with his mother at least twice a week. >>> maryland governor larry hogan is sharing his feelings about donald trump. the republican said he's not a fan of trump and doesn't think he should be the party's nominee for president. hogan says he doesn't know who's he's going to vote for. but he doesn't think either party a is putting up the

alexandra limon is in palmer park with how detective colson was remembered tonight. >> reporter: one week after a shoot-out that happened here outside of the third district police station, hundreds of people gathered for a candle light vigil and at exactly 4:30, the moment the attack began, they held a moment of silence colson. somber moments outside of the prince george's county third district police station, the place where a 28-year-old undercover detective was culled. his family joined his law enforcement family with candles in their hands and tears in their eyes, they prayed. >> it's day to day. you hear this all the time, people saying things about he's the best guy in the world, but genuinely, the nice guy in the world. >> police say 22-year-old michael ford opened fire on passing cars outside of the station in an effort to lure officers into a gunfight. something he accomplished. and something that cost 28-year-old detective jacai colson his life. he was killed by friendly fire because he was mistaken for a suspect when he tried to intervene in the shootout. >> truly like los

there was a moment of silence to honor detective jacai colson last night in palmer park. one week ago, a man opened tire at the police station and a fellow officer shot at colson because he thought he was a suspect. colson was not in uniform at the time. colson's grandmother is still making peace with his death. >> he was a fantastic grandson. he was what i call my main man. he's in a better place and he's at peace with all of us. >> calling hours and funeral for the prince george's county officer are set for the end of this week. there charges in the attack. >>> happening today, the maryland state senate is expected to vote on the drunk driving law named in honor of fallen montgomery county officer noah leo o noah leotta. twist if the law passes, the law would take effect this fall in october. >>> expect backups getting into some metro stations starting today. three stations are set to undergo escalator repairs. the georgia avenue petworth and glenmont stations will be down to one entrance. work is expected to take six months. the elevator will run during the project. >>

marina marraco is live in palmer park and we learned today that detective colson died from friendly fire. >> reporter: he did. and that makes this story that much more tragic, if that's even possible. one of his colleagues shooting detective colson, shooting him kritly here on -- critically and ultimately he died. the chief saying tonight that detective colson displayed extreme heroism because he basically walked upon that gun battle and when he saw what he did, mind you, he was off duty in an unmarked vehicle with no uniform and no body armor and yet still he engaged that suspect and the chief says it was that extreme heroism that allowed those officers to then neutralize the threat. >> he kept yelling come out and confront me. i'm ready for you. i'm ready for you. >> reporter: for nearly 10 nu her front door as she says this man stood in the middle of the street facing prince george's county district 3 police station threatening officers. >> he reached, put his hand in his coat and i said oh, my god, he's going to shoot or something. so i came back in then and i looked out here and i w

court documents are accused of participating in the attack on the district 3 police station in palmer parkunday. by driving their mentally ill and suicide brother to the station. then laughing while they take cell phone videos of this preplanned attack. killed by friendly fire, police contact, jakai colson, who was wearing plain clothes as he got involved in the chaotic gunfight that included five officers. angela allbrooks saying this is not derailed. >> there are some know initially about the case. for example, the brothers were there. we know it was videotaped. we know there was an agreement to come there and have the attack occur. >> stunned by the video. showing ford trying to draw out police, by firing at motorists and a passing ambulance, without hitting anyone. >> i don't want to talk about the what-ifs. but we could have been talking about so much more carnage here. >> the accused shooter, michael ford, is still in the hospital. he's expected to be charged once he gets out. and again, it's a bail hearing tomorrow for ford's two brothers. accused of helping him carry out the attack

his brothers will be at a bond review hearing tomorrow afternoon in upper marlboro.rlbo life in palmer park, paul wagner, fox5 local news. > developing tonight, police are looking for two persons ofof interest after an attempted abduction did at the smithsonian air and space murder charges see up. take a close look. a c the men were caught on surveillance video. one man took a child's hand and walked with her before severalse steps before a chaperone yellede and scared him off. the incident happened back on march 3. anyone with information shouldio contact us park police. >> that is scary.ary. > still ahead 569, making it easier for americans to catch aa flight to cuba. we'll explain the newly loosened rules that make it least expensive for you to travel to that nation. the tidal basin is not the only spot with cherry blossoms. in fact, there's a new app that will help you find cherry blossoms all around d.c. we'll be right back. > the white house is making travel to cuba he'sier for americans. today the obama administration loosened the rules meaning americans can now take trips to cuba on

one alleged shooter michael ford walked up to police headquarters in palmer park he was armed and dangerous. police say ford fired shots at the building and responding officers and drivers passing by. it was a failed suicide attempt on his part and one malik and elijah were prepared to watch and recorded the ambush on their phones. >> where were their minds that wax i can't even answer that thpe of question. day an officer jacai colson caught in the g-20 pulled up to the station in an unmarked cruiser and he then realized he was in danger. he was one of four officers who engaged in gunfire. a heroic act that took his life when an officer's bullet pierced him. >> it's very sad and he didn't deserve any of that. he did not deserve that. a police officer doing his job. they have to do what they have to do to protect us and also protect themselves. hoke county police holding all three brothers responsible for the death and attempted first- degree charges and second- degree charges against michael, malik, and elijah. today a court commissioner found no probable charge for second-degree murder an

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