he shot and killed 54-year-old patricia cook during a traffic stop. the officer claims she drove off with his arm in the window so he opened fire in self- defense. his mother was also up dieted accused of forming public documents. >>> mitt romney has surpassed the 1144 delegates needed with his big win in the texas primary last night. in a statement, he said he is humbled and this is only the beginning. romney will officially be nominated at the gop convention in tampa in august. in august. >>> remember a music legend. how cans lined up yesterday to pay tribute to the late chuck brown. >> torrential rain and lightning forced officials to cut short the all-day viewing. after angry fans protested, the doordz were reopened. >> reporter: the day had a somber beginning for the tens of thousands of loyal chuck brown fans would lined up outside the howard theater. as flamboyant in death as he ever was in life. but nothing could stop some folks from turning a sober event into a happy occasion. the wake spilled over into a huge public block party where go-go w

pinned inside the victim's car window and when she took off, she dragged him behind. 54-year-old patricia cookting in her car unarmed. prosecutors say the evidence proves the officer was not dragged. cook's widower is now filing a $5.4 million wrongful death lawsuit against the culpeper police department. here's what one witness said he saw that fateful february morning. >> i was -- it was halfway up. he said stop or i'll shoot. i really didn't think he was going to do it but she got the window all the way up and that's when he shot. >> we have other witnesses that will support the fact that the officer did not appear to be injured in anyway. >> reporter: however, the officer's attorney says he will defend his client against these charges and in a strange twist, the officer's mother was indicted herself yesterday. now stands accused of a coverup. investigators say that she tried to forge her son's bad job records when she worked for the police chief. she left that office in 2010. her son, the police officer is now behind bars this morning. he'll be back in court for a bond hearing next week. ,

patricia cook, the unarmed woman was sitting in her car inside a school parking lot back one february morning. the officer responded to a call to a suspicious vehicle and reported when he approached the driver she rolled up her window pinning his arm inside and then she drove away allegedly dragging him behind. he said that's when he shot her but the grand jury did not buy the officer's story. >> what i'm saying is the terms trapped and dragged are not terms that i would have used based upon what i know of the evidence. >> i know what i -- [indiscernible] it's the anger, the pain, the frustration, the tears. i don't want somebody else to have to go through what i did. >> reporter: coming up at 5:30, we'll have much more from patricia cook's widow you just heard from. he's filing a multimillion dollar wrongful death lawsuit against the police department in culpeper. back to you. >> all right, delia. >> delia goncalves live in our satellite center. >>> doctors are treating a metro mechanic with serious injuries this morning because he was hit by a train and pinned underneath it for more

officer daniel harmon-wright shot 54-year-old patricia cook during a traffic stop. the indictment was handed out today by a special investigative grand jury. fox 5's wisdom martin live from culpeper. >> reporter: right after the indictment was handed down that is of was suspended without pay pending the outcome of the investigation and turns out he wasn't the on one in trouble with the law. officer david harmon-wright was hired in 2006. the investigation comes after the shooting incident involving harmon-wright during which patricia cook was shot and killed. he claimed during a stop she tried to drive off with his arm in the window and he shot in self-defense. now he's been indicted on several charges including murder. >> the 11 citizens summoned to this special investigative grand jury spent the month of may basically going over just reams of evidence, hundreds of different pieces of evidence related to the case as well as hearing from more than 45 witnesses involved. >> reporter: the grand jury indicted his mother, also, 55- year-old bethany sullivan saying she wa

he shot and killed patricia cook during a traffic stop last techry. he claims it was in self- defense. lori evans has more. >> reporter: most people in culpeper have something to say about the arrest of the shooter of patricia cook. police arrested an officer. and his own mother was arrested for trying to destroy negative information in her son's personnel police file. the case has had the town abuzz since the shooting happened on january 9th. officer wright was responding to reports of a suspicious woman in a vehicle counsel town. he shot cook who was not armed. >> we know we had to shall patient with this. this is how the system works and it's in the best interest of everybody not to jump to conclusions or have preconceived notions but we all have them and it's just unfortunate what a lot of us suspected is what looks like happened. >> reporter: the officer's mother, bethany sul van was an administrative secretary to the police chief in culpeper one time. harmon wright is held without bond. he will be in court on june 8th. his mother is out on bonds

they said after officer harmon- wright asked to see patricia cook's identification, she closed her driver's side window on officer harmon-wright's arm and started driving away dragging the officer along and that he fired when cook failed to stop. now, family and friends say they were baffled at that account. they say she was never violent and her jeep didn't other than have power windows. culpeper police asked virginia state police to take a closer look at the incident. then last night arc grand jury charged daniel harmon-wright with murder. >> the 11 citizens that were summoned to the special investigative girl spent the month of may going over reams of he had, hundreds of different pieces of evidence related to the case as well as hearing from more than 45 witnesses involved. >> reporter: officer harmon- wright has been charged with malicious shooting into an occupied vehicle and use of a firearm in commission of a felony. he turned himself in to state place late tuesday night and is being held without bond. in a separate development, his mother has been charged with forgery of public doc

why was patricia cook in the parking lot in the first place? and why did officer wright feel the need to pull his gun? and fire shots? and when was it about his past th his mother was trying so hard to hide? maybe some answers as this case moves forward in the courts. in culpeper, i'm pat collins, news4. >>> coming up, a man who just got out of jail slipped past security and boarded a plane without a ticket. a baby sitter has been arrested after children as young as 4 under her care were found wandering the streets alone. it was a rough ride for a sailing team when they had to avoid an unexpected obstacle. >>> a special teacher shares the healing powers of laughter >>> an italian tv reporter struggled to maintain her come poesh when you are a strong aftershock hit as she was reporting from the scene of the earthquake in italy yesterday. she will viewers it was another tremor as she described it as in her words, very, very violent. that earthquake yesterday had a magnitude of 5.8 on the scale. nine days earlier it was a magnitude 6 quake in the

. >> reporter: family members of patricia cook said her death didn't make sense. she was shot and killed by officer daniel harmon-wright during a traffic stop awent awry. initial reports said that officer harmon-wright fired his service weapon in self-defense discharging it into cook's jeep wrangler several times on the february morning when she rolled up her window on the officer's arm so the story went and then drove away while dragging him along. several shots were fired. cook's jeep crashed into a pole a few blocks away. she died on the scene. cook's family and friends disputed that account. they say her jeep didn't have power windows and that cook was never known to be violent. yesterday, jim fisher said he was not use the terms trapped and dragged to describe what happened to officer harmon- wright. the grand jury interviewed 45 witnesses and looked at more than 100 pieces of evidence before deciding to indict the officer. his mother, beverly sullivan, has also been charged with forging public records. investigators say they discovered that, when she worked

>> he opened the door and told us he could not comment on why he fired patricia cook, who was unarmed, sitting in a jeep wrangler. he asked us to call his attorney. >> officer's attorney with virginia legal defense, says his client is standing by his original claim that patricia cook caught his arm in her window and beginning to drag him when he fired. the shooting was justifiable because he had reason to believe he was about to be seriously harmed. but patty cook's widower doesn't buy it. his wife's wrangler had crank windows. cook's $5.4 million civil lawsuit is mostly based on witness chris buckel's account who says the officer's arm was not caught and he was not being dragged. >> he had his hand on the door handle. one hand here. >> reporter: the only known witness to the shooting itself. says cook's attorney, greg webb, but he says his account matches the evidence and with what other witnesses say. >> we have other witnesses that will support the fact that the officer did not appear to be injured in any way. >> the lawsuit accuses harmon wright of deliberate and cruel use of exce

>> he started this facebook page, justice for patricia cook.e has gotten about 350 signatures. >> my focus is to ensure that the details, all the evidence, all the testimony, all the reports, all the eyewitness commentary, all of the ballistics information is all brought out in an open courtroom. >> other people in town, like wayne, say jennings is causing more harm than good. >> so you think people should just be patient? let the judicial system take its course? >> very much so. >> in the town of culpeper, kristin fisher, 9news now. >> police have not given any time frame as to when their investigation will be complete and the special prosecutor in fauquier county says it will be the end of june at the earliest before the grand jury has reached a decision. anita. >> british lawmakers concluded rupert murdoch is unfit to run an international company. the media tycoon exhibited quote, willful blindness toward illegal phone hacking. the lawmakers listed the failings of the chief and his son, james, in a report. the committee blasted news corps' b

daniel harmon-wright is charged with murder in the shooting of patricia and nn cook. original reports that he had been tracppedin her in her jeep window, but witnesses said that was not true. >> the term "dragged" was not accurate. >> his mother destroyed evidence in her son's police file. she is on bond -- out on bond. >> near the city grove metro station before 1:00 yesterday afternoon a train pulled into the yard where the cars are washed and somehow hit an employee who works as a mechanic. it took fire crews nearly an hour to free the man. he lost part of an leg. >> metro is not safe for the employees or the customers. >> you feel like you take your life in your hands every time the door closes. >> new metro leadership is working to improve the safety culture at the company. >> a showdown over maryland's same-sex marriage law. opponents say the law has delivered more than twice the number of signatures needed to put it on the ballot in november. >> i represent thousands of marylanders from across the state who have work to ensure marylanders get the opportunity to

back in february patricia cook was shot several times at a school parking lot. the officer claimed she tried to hit him but as julie carey reports, some witness accounts just don't add up. >> if there was ever a case of what would appear to be excessive force this would seem to be it. >> that's how this attorney describes what happened to 54-year-old patricia cook. it's been three months since she was shot to death during a confrontation with the culpepper police officer as she sat unarmed in her jeep in a church parking lot. a special investigative grand jury is in the process of sorting through the conflicting reports to determine whether the shooting was justified or whether the officer should be criminally charged. but attorneys representing cook's widower gary say they are tired of waiting and they've decided to bring a wrongful death lawsuit against the officer daniel harmon-wright. >> we are growing a bit impatient with the process so we decided to move forward with the civil case. the wrongful death suit. see what we can learn on our own. >> the initial

the victim is 54-year-old patricia cook. she was shot several times in her car while she pulled away from a parking lot at a catholic school. julie carey has the story. >> reporter: it's been three months since patricia cook was shot to death during a confrontation with the culpepper police officer as she sat unarmed in her jeep in a church parking lot. a special investigative grand jury is in the process of sorting through the conflicting reports to determine whether the shooting was justified or whether the officer should be criminally charged. but attorneys representing cook's widower gary say they are tired of waiting and they've decided to bring a wrongful death lawsuit against the officer daniel harmon wright. >> we are growing a bit impatient with the process so we decided to move forward with the civil case, the wrongful death suit, and see what we can learn on our own. >> reporter: this lawsuit provides a story of the incident much different than that offered by the culpepper police officer shortly after the shootin

. >> on february 9 responding to reports of a suspicious person, he stopped patricia cook. he demanded she stopped and he shot it five times into the vehicle telling investigators his arm was stock in the window. witnesses disputed that. for months police were silent about progress and to the investigation. >> i was afraid it would be pushed aside. >> he started a facebook page called justice for patricia cook. also indicted is his 55-year-old bethany sullivan. he has gone by several aliases. officer daniel w. harmon-wright. he was a marine. he went by daniel sullivan. on facebook he called himself dan wayne. now he is an inmate awaiting trial for murder charges. >> there are only two people who know what happened that day and one of them are now with us. >> a jury will have to weigh the facts and decide whether the officer was justified in using deadly force. >> thank you very much. quick thinking witnesses help arlington police catch a bank robber. he walked in and handed the teller a note. the suspect got the money and left. a witness followed him. when the suspect saw t

patricia cook was unarmed when she was shot and killed.ve not released in permission as to whether the shooting was justified. >> one area pastor who spoke with president obama just hours after he announced his support for same-sex marriage says the endorsement came after much soul-searching. rev. coates says gays and lesbians deserve equal rights, but he will not bury them in his church. >> president obama sat down with the ladies of "the view." i got a chance to talk with diane sawyer about his visit. >> we got him up in new york today. hello to everybody in dc on this monday. as barbara walters is going to be here. we'll have the exclusive tonight. anything can happen when you are on "the view." >> anything can happen when you are talking to barbara walters that is for sure. i understand you are also talking about texting and walking. >> how many times have you been walking down the street, dodging somebody who is walking along like this? it turns out the city is cracking down. one city is putting pads on lampposts because so many peopl

the attorney for patricia cook's family told us his clients are relieved to finally have an inditement after so long. 10:00 a.m., february 9th. officer wright responded to a call for a suspicious vehicle in a catholic school parking lot initial reports said, after the officer asked to see cook's identification she closed her drivers side window on him and started driving away dragging the officer along and he only fired when cook failed to stop despite repeated commands. cook's husband spoke with fox 5 in february and said he just didn't understand that account. >> there was no power windows,. >> how do windows work? >> crank. old fashioned crank. >> why he would shoot a 54-year- old unarmed woman, five or six times i don't know. >> yesterday, the common wealth attorney said he would not use the term trapped and dragged to describe what happened to the officer although he did say there was a brief struggle at the window. harman wright turned himself in late tuesday night being held without bond until a june 8th court hearing. this is interesting tony and allison in a separate developme

he is charged in the february murder of patricia cook. he claims it was self-defense. now his mother is also in trouble with police. >> culpeper county police officer daniel harman-right fired at least five rounds at patricia as she sat behind the wheel of a jeep. he always claimed it was self defense, but special investigators believe it was murder. >> at my grandson's school. she just does not look like someone who would run from the law. she is a god-fearing. i knew that. >> he claims he opened fire after she closed the door on his arm. a number of witnesses had a different account. >> the terms trap and a dragon are not terms i would have used based upon what i know of the evidence. -- and dragged are not terms i would have used based upon what i know of the evidence. >> his mother is also charged with forging documents. she and her son both turned themselves in. police are already investigating an incident when a woman claimed the same officer assaulted her during a domestic disturbance call. >> in an attempt to purge harmon-wright's file. >> he was formally charge

why was patricia cook in the lot in the first place? and why did officer wright feel the need to pull his gun? and fire shots? and what was it about his past that his mother was trying so hard to hide? maybe some answers as this case moves forward in the courts. in culpeper, i'm mat collins. news4. >>> it is a beautiful day after the rain moved out and it took the heat with it. and tropical whatever, beryl continues to make its way up north spotting a tornado in north carolina. >> that's the thing about this storm. first the storm, then the depression. now it is being classified as post tropical cyclone beryl. it is back to tropical storm strength. it is no longer tropical. that's why they call it post tropical and now a tropical cyclone instead of a tropical storm. no worries as far as that's concerned for us by it is moving off to the north and east. into open waters could strengthen a little bit but no more land will be affected once it moves into the ocean. down along the outer banks, big time rain. four to eight inches of rain. and

he shot and killed 54-year-old patricia cook during a confrontation in a catholic parking lot in february. cook was unarmed. virginia state police originally said harmon wright fired his gun when cook rolled up her window on his arm and then dragged him

. -- patricia cook's has been tonight. >> she was unharmed. biggest thing she had on her was her purse. >> we are told he will be in jail until june 8 when he has a hearing about possible bond. his mother got out on bond tonight. he is looking at serious prison time if convicted. we are told this is going ahead to a jury trial unless he reaches a plea deal. >> thank you. we are following breaking news from the campaign trail. mitt romney has been declared the winner of the republican primary in texas. tonight's victory gives him the enough delegates to receive the nomination. the gop will formally made mitt romney the nominee during their convention this august. still to come on abc seven news at 11 o'clock, a new metro accident has an employee fighting for life tonight. what happened moments before he was pinned under a train. >> a new message from a rutgers student at the beginning of a scant -- >> for the first time, the former records university r recordsavi says he is sorry. he called his actions thoughtless and amateur. ravi was sentence

down the indictment yesterday against 32-year-old daniel march monday for the shooting death of patricia cook. he claims he shot cook when she closed the door of her suv and drove away with his arm still in the door. prosecutors say, however, that the facts do not support his story. >> what i'm saying is the terms trapped and dragged are not terms that i would have used based upon what i know of the evidence. >> i know what i have gone through. and the pain and anger and frustration and the tears. i don't want somebody else to have to go through that. >> march monday writes mother was trying to disturb negative information if her son's personnel file. >>> metro says it's investigate an accident that sent a worker to the hospital. that work sir listed in critical condition. he was struck by a slow moving truck yesterday. rescuers had to lift the train and cut parts of the track in order to free the mechanic. rail service however was not effected. metro says the n-jude worker has been with the transit agency for 28 years. >>> the national spelling bee is under way at national harbor. laurie ann

he shot and killed 54-year-old patricia cook during a confrontation in a catholic school parking lot in february. cook was unarmed. virginia state police originally said harmon wright fired his gun when cook rolled up her window on his arm and dragged him through the parking lot. a special prosecutor says that was a mistake. cook's husband tells us he's relieved that harmon wright was indicted. >> on one hand it feels relief, and on the other hand, it's showing me that progress is going on. that the system does work. >> harmon wright's mother was also indicted on three counts of forj forgery of public documents. police say bethany sullivan was the culpeper police chief's administrative assistant when the force hired her son in 2006. harmon wright is being held behind bars. he's due in court on june 8. >>> the transportation safety board of canada is now in the leading role in the investigation of a deadly midair collision in northern virginia. they'll hold a news conference today. u.s. investigators revealed the two planes involved are owned by employees of the faa and the ntsb. the c

justice for patricia cook. he started an online petition and has gotten 350 signatures. but other people in town say jennings is causing more harm than good. >> you think people should just be patient? let the judicial system take its course? >> very much so. >> in the town of culpeper, kristen fish, 9news now. >>> 100 people have been displaced from their homes after a fire ripped through an apartment complex in silver spring. this began to unfold shortly after 2:00 this afternoon in the 2800 block of terrace drive. montgomery county fire captain tell uses the fire appears to have started if the attic of one of the buildings and quickly spread. we're told no residents have been injured. one firefighter did suffer some serious, but nonlife threatening heat related injuries. that firefighter was transferred. another firefighter suffered minor injuries. again the cause of the blaze is still under investigation. >>> newt gingrich released a video on his website today thanking his supporters and it comes one day before he says he will officially end his presidential campaign

daniel harmon wright of gainesville and the murder indictment is connected to the shooting death of patricia cook. officer harmon shot and killed cook during an incident you'll remember from february. we have more coming your way on 9news now at 11:00. >>> meantime, tonight police all over the d.c. area are bidding a fond farewell to the godfather of go-go, chuck brown. it started at 11:00 this morning down at the historic howard theater at northwest and tonight it's still going strong. it will be that way for another few hours. the cameras are not allowed inside the viewing, but his family did release this photo. there they are, people paying respect to chuck brown. matt jablow is live where more and more folks are still showing up. matt. >> derek, it should come as no surprised to anybody that knows chuck brown. thousands of people has come to the viewing and the impromptu block party that chuck would very much have enjoyed. joining me now is ellis. thanks for joining us on a busy and emotional day. >> it sure has been. >> how many people exactly or roughly have been through the viewing today?

harmon wright is accused of shooting and killing 54-year- old patricia cook. she was sitting in her jeep in a church school parking lot february 9th. cook and harmon wright ended up in some sort of confrontation. he claims that she caught his arm in the window and was dragging him when he shot her six times but the special prosecutor in this case says that is not how it went down. >> the terms trapped and dragged were used. these were not descriptors that i would have used. >> and he's being held there. he can't get -- he can't free himself. >> harmon right is currently on leave without pay. his mother's also charged in the case with forgery for altering his personnel records at the police department. >>> the controversy continues over the designs of the president dwight d. eisenhower memorial. earlier this month famed architect frank gearry received his design. but today the family released a statement saying they certainly appreciate the changes but still don't support the design. the everyone is the metal tappestries. the family calls them impractical and u

earlier this month, a wrongful death lawsuit was filed on of gary cook, patricia's husband.ays maintained the officer's story was a fabrication. with the officer being held his 55-year-old haser, bethany sullivan, charged withested, documents and increasing son's criminal record while the secretary for the alice chief in culpeper, criminal record that included 2008.ting a woman in reporting live in culpeper, john gonzalez, abc 7 news. >> thanks so much. we are learning more about a marine corporal charged killing a navy petty barracks room in fort myers. documents state that jorge torrez strangled amanda snell in then stuffed her body inside a locker. he has already been sentenced to two life terms in separate attacks in arlington and was month withlier this killing two girls from illinois in 2005. pilot in aiving crash over fauquier county if is a senior faa investigator. the 70-year-old landed his engine piper aircraft at monday after plane in with another mid-air. registered to an employee with the national transportation safety board. that pilot and passenger in that pla

police and prosecutors to pick up the pace for their investigation into the shooting death of patricia cook. a culpeper police officer shot cook and according to a preliminary report, that officer was responding to a report of a suspicious person sitting in a car in a church school parking lot. and when the officer asked cook for identification, he says she rolled up the window, catching his arm inside and drove off, dragging the officer down the road and that led to the officer opening fire. a man who claims to be an eyewitness says that officer's arm was not caught in the window. police continue to investigate, os does a special prosecutor. james jennings started a facebook page and an online petition to keep the case in the public's mind. >> my focus is to ensure that the details, all the evidence, all the testimony, all the reports, all the eyewitness commentary, all of the ballistics information, is all brought out in an open courtroom. >> virginia state police have not given a time frame as to when that investigation will be done. the special prosecutor in fauquier county said it will

he's accused killing 54-year- old patricia cook who was just sitting in a parking lot. cook and harmon ended up in some sort of confrontation. he claims she caught his arm in the window and was dragging him when he shot her six times. the special prosecutor in the case says that isn't the way it happened. >> terms "trapped "and dragged" were used. these were not distributors i would have -- descriptors i would have used. >> harmon-wright is currently on administrative leave without pay. his mother is also charged with altering records at the police department but they are not related to the shooting. >>> a man is accused of trying to buy an ak-47 and possibly making threats against president obama. >> federal agents busted the story tuesday in and undercover sting operation. >> reporter: his neighbors say douglas story has never made a secret of his views about president obama and gun control. indeed his pickup truck parked in front of his manassas apartment is plastered with bumper stickers against obama. >> i was afraid to put a bumper sticker on my car for obama afra

. >> reporter: wright acting in his role as a police officer shot and killed 54-year-old patricia cookhe sat inside her jeep. he claims she caught his arm in the window dragged him given no choice but to shooter. now evidence suggests he wasn't giving an accurate account of what happened. the announcement of charges

. >> reporter: it was then that he shot and killed 54-year-old patricia cook while she sat inside her jeep. he claimed he had his arms inside her window and shot her. >> the terms trapped and dragged are not terms that i would have used based upon what i know of the evidence. >> reporter: the charges against the mother are three counts and forgery to cover up the son's personnel file within the police department. >> there were personnel file documents that involved aspects of his employment as a police officer for which she now stands indicted as having forged or altered in an attempt to purge that negative information. >> reporter: sullivan was employed as an administrative secretary at the time her son was hired as an officer. >> do you have any comments for what happened? anything at all that you would like to say. >> reporter: the town of culpeper police officers who were at the announcement dodged our cameras in questions and headed for the door. wright turned himself in today. he is being held at the fauquier county detention center. he has a bond hearing scheduled for june 8th.

he is charged in the shooting death of 354-year-old patricia cook in her jeep in a catholic school parking lot february 9th. >> she had been warden, around in the religious school and refused to identify herself. >> reporter: they wound up in a confrontation. he told investigators she caught his arm in the window and was dragging him when he shot her six times. special prosecutor jim fisher says it didn't happen that way. >> the terms trapped and drags were used. these were not descriptors that i would have used. >> and she's being held there. he can't -- he can't free himself. >> reporter: harmon wright's attorney says it's true. he wasn't dragged. he says it was his hand that was caught in the window and that he'd stepped up on to the jeep's running board as cook started driving away. >> she wasn't armed. was she? >> no. >> then how was its self- defense? >> she hit a light pole or a -- what was it? was it a light pole? telephone pole. now if she had been slightly to the right of that pole and he was still attached to the window he'd have been crushed. >> reporter: his mother, bethany su

police and prosecutors to speed up the pace of their investigation into the shooting death of patricia cook. she was shot and killed by a culpeper police officer three months ago. according to a report, the officer was responding to a report of a suspicious person sitting in a car in a church school parking lot. when the officer got there, he asked cook for identification. he says she rolled up the window and caught his arm in it and drove off driving him down the road which led him to open fire. that's how the police say the incident happened. a man who claims to be an eyewitness says the officer's arm was not caught in the window. virginia state police have not given any time frame as to when their investigation will be complete. the special prosecutor in fauquier county says it will be the end of june by the earliest before a grand jury reaches a decision. >>> the state of maryland is trying to stop a court ruling which struck down part of the state's new d.n.a. law. that law allows police to collect d.n.a. from anyone charged with violent crimes or intends to commit such crimes. last we

according to this lawsuit, patricia cook was within her rights when and if she declined to speak to the defendant, when and if she rolled up her window and when she tried to drive away. local miss have not given up much information -- police have not given up much information including the name of the officer. people who live around here think the whole story is just a little strange. >> circumstances look fishy to me, but i don't know, though. i don't know the whole deal of it. so i really can't say one way or the other. >> reporter: this resident has some strong feelings but didn't want her face seen on tv. >> i think something needs to be done. i think it's been long enough and i think that the residents of culpeper deserve some answers. >> reporter: gary cook is seeking more than $5 million in damages. in culpeper karen gray houston, fox 5 news. >>> meantime this culpeper man was tasered and arrested last night after a pursuit with deputies. the sheriff's office said rodney lavelle drove off when a deputy approached his pickup. spikes stopped the truck, but he wouldn't get out, so t

. >> reporter: gary cook speaks about the late breaking news regarding his wife, patricia cook. police officer wright is facing four charges, including murder. >> on one hand it feels relief, and on the other hand, it's showing me that progress is going on. >> mr. harman wright turned himself in to state police. >> reporter: the officer shot cook several times during a confrontation while she sat unarmed in her jeep in a catholic school parking lot february 9th in the morning. he originally said when cook rolled her window up on his arm, drove off and began dragging him in the parking lot. the special prosecutor termed that as a mistake. >> the terms are not ones i would have used. >> reporter: the officer had another hand on the door handle and another on his gun. he filed a wrongful death lawsuit a few weeks ago seeking $5 million in damages against officer wright. >> after the criminal trial then the civil trial will kick in. >> reporter: the grand jury indicted wright's mother. investigators say she was the culpeper police chief's administrative assistant when the force hire

back in february, 54-year-old patricia cook was shot several times, by a police officer, who says she shut his arm in her car window and then drove off, dragging him. witnesses have contradicted his story. the case is now in the hand of a grand jury. >> why are growing a bit impatient with the process. we decided to move forward with the civil case, wrongful death and see what we can learn on our own. something smells. we will fry to get to the bottom of it. >> the lawsuit seeks $5 million in damages and jury trial. also identifies the officer for the first time as 33-year-old daniel harmon-wright who also goes by daniel sullivan. >> some of the leaders in d.c. are hoping d.c. alley ways will become safer places with a new lighting system. the mayor flipped the switch on new led street lamps, brighter, cheaper and longer lasting than old standard street lamps. 1,300 of them are installed in alleys all over the city. >> richard branson's virgin america airlines will have a presence at reagan national airport. transportation secretary, ray lahood announced virgin will have one daily non

back in february, 54-year-old patricia cook got into a confrontation with officer daniel harmon wright in a parking lot. cook was unarmed in her jeep when the officer shot her. a special investigative grand jury is sorting through the details, deciding if the shooting was justified or if the officer could face charges. attorneys representing cook's husband say they are tired of waiting and plan to move forward with a civil case. >>> for the second day in a row, maryland lawmakers will debate tax increases in annapolis. the house of delegates approved the hike yesterday. the senate will review it today. governor o'malley says the hikes are necessary to avoid major cuts to education and other critical services. republicans say they're being proposed at the wrong time. the tax hikes would affect individuals making $100,000 or more and households making $150,000. if approved, the tax increases would be retroactive to january 1. >>> animal rights activists will hold a rally outside the state house during today's special session. the group wants lawmakers to reverse this month's maryland cou

patricia cook was shot to death in cull and are back if february. police say the officer responded to a call identify suspicious vehicle in the parking lot. cook tried to drive away according to the police when the officer's arm trapped in the car window. the officer shot cook through the glass. her car hit a telephone poll and she died at the scene. >>> a huge defeat for virginia governor bob mcdonnell over his budget changes. we'll have that story coming up. >>> president obama delivers a college commencement speech and touched on the topic of same- sex marriage. we're check more headlines as we continue. i can't stand these spots. those spots are actually leftover food and detergent residue that can redeposit on your dishware during the rinse cycle. gross. jet-dry rinse agent helps wash them away so the only thing left behind is the shine. jet-dry rinses away residues for a sparkling shine. great. so, you're all set up. what's going on? installing cable. you know this is an ikea, right? yes, but look at this sofa! it's so comfortable. we don't wa

last february harmon wright shot patricia cook in her car. >> if they had done something about him inhe past maybe she would be here today. he could have gotten himself under control and gotten help. >> a spokesperson for the police says an investigation of pryce's claim was done. >> police are treating a man's death in mount vernon -- barack mount vernon last night as a noise complaint -- the victim was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. the witness said it was too dark to identify the man. so far police do not have any suspects. >> time for a look at the other top stories. a correction officer has been arrested in woodbridge. ralph justice's role was not to murder the stepson but to help frame him and have and sexually assaulted in jail. >> congress is discussing a bill that will ban abortions in the district after 20 weeks of pregnancy. supporters say they should be banned while others say it is far too broad and every pregnancy is different. six states have similar laws. >> donna summer died today after a battle with cancer. she had a number of chart topping hits

officer daniel harman wright, shot 54-year-old patricia cook multiple times during a traffic stop in parks lot at the time he claimed self- defense a special grand jury found otherwise. the cook family attorney says his clients are relieved to finally have an inditement after so long. initial police reports said after officer harman wright asked to see her identification she rolled up heroine doe on the officers arm and drove away and he fired when she failed to stop. yesterday the common wealth attorney said he would not use the word trapped and dragged to describe what happened to the officer he said there was a brief struggle at the window. cull pepper police asked virginia state police to take over the investigation. >> 11 citizens summoned to this special investigative grand jury spent the month of may going over you know, just reames of evidence, hundreds of different pieces of evidence related to the case as well as hearing from more than 45 witnesses involved. >> officer harman wright has been charged with two counts involving malicious shooting, and also the use of a firearm

. >> reporter: 54-year-old patricia cook was in her car in the middle of town when she was shot to death. she reportedly was trying to drive away from an officer who wanted to ask her questions. she was not armed. >> there was a history with this officer and the police department as they tried to cover up the records. that's equally disturbing. you know, something needed to be dealt wnchts to be honest, you know, i don't think he had the right to shoot. if he was going to shoot, he should have shot at the tires. >> reporter: culpeper police officer daniel harmon-wright is charged with the murder and his mother is charged can falsifying records. that happened several years ago. people we talked to say that the officer's trial should not take place in culpeper. >> should this trial be held in cull peper? >> definitely not. >> why? >>> i think there's too many people who have strong opinions that will -- it would be very difficult to find a jury, a fair jury. >> hopefully justice will be served. >> reporter: officer harmon- wright is being held without bond. he is scheduled to appear in cou

patricia cook was not armed on february 9 when an officer responded to a suspicious person call.and killed her. the lawsuit identifies the officer as daniel harmon wright. a special grand jury is investigating. >> now the latest in the race for the white house. later this morning president obama appearing on "the vi ew." and he will comment on his reaction to same-sex marriage. >> mitt romney has a slight edge over the president among registered voters and among women. the president is speaking right to those groups today, appearing on "the view." >> which kardashian was married only 72 days? [laughter] >> low 80's started off like it with the president and then came the heavy hitters. days ago, mr. obama announced he believes same-sex couples should be able to get married, but on the show he would not say whether he would appeal a federal law but defines marriage as between a man and woman. >> my justice department has said to the courts we don't think the defense america act is constitutional. >> the president is trying to lock up core democratic voters including women, gays, a

he was responding to a suspicious person call in a school parking lot when he shot 54-year-old patricia cookimes. harmon wright's attorney says mrs. cook was dragging him with her jeep. an eyewitness says he wasn't being dragged. cook's widower has filed a $5.4 million wrongful death lawsuit against harmon wright. >> why the man should feel to draw a gun on an unarmed middle- aged woman going shopping is beyond me. >> i definitely think that could have been me. >> reporter: jeanette says her encounter was in 2008 at her former home on highland court. she was standing inside leaning out this window yelling at her husband james, who was yelling back at her from outside about 15 feet away from the house. the argument got so heated, she called the police. harmon wright, whose name was sullivan at the time arrived and spoke to james first. get back in the house and pushed her. >> it wasn't just a little shove. she's not a small lady. >> you guys so angry? just snapped. >> jeanette has been charged with numerous traffic violations and james has a lengthy record. but that should not discount their

officer daniel harmon write shot patricia cook february 8th. the grand jury charged him with murder, malicious shooting and using the firearm in the commission of the felony. cook was in her jeep at the tomb and reportedly tried to drive away -- time and reportedly tried to drive away after being shot. the jury also indicted harmon- wright's mother for foreigning public documents. bethany sullivan is accused of trying to purge her son's record of what police call negative information. sullivan was secretary to the chief of police when her son was hired and left the department in 2010. we'll have much more on this story tonight on the news edge at 11:00. >>> a metrorail worker seriously hurt after being hit by train. federal safety investigators are on the case tonight. fox 5's laura evans is covering the story. >> the accident happened this afternoon at the shady grove railyard. metro had been criticized for its lack of safety culture following the red line crash in 2009 but it had made improving safety a priority. how the accident happened tod

patricia cook was shot do death in cull pep inner february. the officer responded to a call for a suspicious vehicle in the parking lot and cook tried the drive away with the officers arm trapped in the car window. the officer shot cook through the glass. the car hit a telephone pole she died at the scene. >>> another big story, the government's star witness in roger clemens purgery trial took the stand and told the court he injected the former pitcher with steroids, 8 to 10 times summer of is the 1998. brian mcnamee knew it was illegal but wanted to help. live from the federal courthouse. paul. >> reporter: laura, anyone covering or even following this case very closely has been waiting for this testimony, from brian mcnameee a former new york city police officer, is former strength and conditioning coach with the toronto blue jays and new york yankees, former personal trainer for roger clemens and he says he has direct knowledge, that roger clemens used performance enhancing drugs. roger clemens is maintaining his innocence saying he never u

. >> remember back on february 9th patricia cook, 54 years old, winds up sitting in a church parking lot in her jeep wrangler. a police officer is sent to investigate a suspicious person. she is unarmed. the police officer shoots her some six times. now gary cook has lost the love of his life. they had no children. she was his family. this lawsuit is not so much about the money, but about justice and making sure it never happens again. >> i know what i've gone through and the pain, the anger, the frustration, the fears. i don't want somebody else to have to go through this. i don't want somebody else to have to go through what i did. i mean it. >> gary cook has a hard time talking about his deceased wife patrick a who was shot multiple times by a culpeper police officer. she was unarmed in her jeep wrangler sitting in this school parking lot annex. >> in the chest, in the leg, in the arm, twice in the back and in the head. >> i've had my tears. i've had my cries. i'm at point now i'm angry and i want justice for my wife. >> cook has failed a $5.4 million wrongful death lawsuit agains

he shot and killed 54-year-old patricia cook during a confrontation in a catholic school parking lot in february. cook was unarmed. virginia state police originally said harmon wright fired his gun when cook rolled up her window on his arm and dragged him through the parking lot. a special prosecutor says that was a mistake. cook's husband tells us he's relieved that harmon wright was indicted. >> on one hand it feels relief, and on the other hand, it's showing me that progress is going on. that the system does work. >> harmon wright's mother was also indicted on three counts of forgery of public document. police say bethany sullivan was the culpeper police chief's administrative assistant when the force hired her son in 2006. harmon wright is being held behind bars. he's due in court on june 8. >>> the transportation safety board of canada is leading the investigation of a midair deadly collision in northern virginia. u.s. investigators revealed the two planes involved are owned by employees of the faa and the ntsb. the crash happened monday in fauquier county, virginia. two people

the 32-year-old is charged in the shooting death of 54-year- old patricia cook sitting in her jeep wranglera parking lot february 9th. >> she had been wandsering around on the school and refused to identify herself. >> reporter: he told investigators she caught his arm in the window and was dragging him when he shot her six times. special prosecutor jim fisher says it didn't happen that way. >> and that statement was partially accurate but the terms trapped and dragged were used. these were not descriptors that i would have used in connection with that particular press release. >> and he's being held there. he can't get -- he can't free himself. >> reporter: harmon wright's attorney says it's true, he wasn't dragged. he says it was his hand that was caught in the window and that he'd stepped up on to the jeep's running board as cook started driving away. >> there's another thing i keep hearing this thing the woman was unarmed. well, she's driving a vehicle that weighs about 4,000 pounds and she's going between 5 and 10 miles an hour. that has more kin etic energy than a bullet. >> reporter:

patricia cook was shot to death in culpeper back in february.for a call for a suspicious the parking lot and that cook tried to drive away with the officers arm trapped in her car window. the officer shot her through the glass and her car hit a telephone pole and cook died at the scene. the scene. >>> another big story this morning. the d.c. council special election. voters head to the polls in ward five today to fill a seat vacant since january. former councilman harry thomas, jr. resigned and is now headed to prison for stealing public funds. polls are open from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 this evening. if there is a clear winner, election officials will certify the results in five days. >>> with ron paul effectively quitting the race last night, mitt romney no longer has any challengers in today's primaries. voter are heading to the polls for primaries in both oregon and nebraska today. meantime, the ad wars have begun with new political attacks from both the obama and romney campaigns. the latest cbs news "new york times" poll shows romney has a sligh

. >> reporter: patricia cook's husband gary has filed a