. >>> mayor muriel bowser and acting chief peter newsham spoke with us tonight at district headquarters northwest and while they don't belie connected there's a common thread there. all three happened in the middle of the afternoon in southeast d.c.. we'll show you a map now. the most recent killing happened around 4 p.m. today on howard road and mlk avenue a man was shot and killed there. not a lot of details on that one. and earlier, just before 1:00 on the corner of l and 7 streets police say there was argument and a man and woman were shot. the man did not survive. 16-year-old brianna mcmillan was shot and killed and we were with her friends and family earlier tonight as they gathered for a vigil. they have a message for everyone involved in the violence we're seeing in d.c. >> i don't understand why our kids and everybody just want to pick up guns, you know? >> we heard outrage in addition to heartbreak. >> wake up. >> wake up. >> because we're really, truly -- a gun does not solve anything. >> the dozens of people that gather todd remember brianna mcmillan hard a passionate messag

peter newsham dashed fox5. marina maracco, fox5 local news. d.c. police need your help to find five persons of interest haven't whatted for robbery. the incident was caught on i'm that. the suspects are accused of robbing a man on halloween onllw irving street northwest. they attack the man and stole his cellphone, l wallet and money. the attacker then left. police want to hear from you. if you have any information about this case. fox5 is learning new details after an elderly man was kill at his assisted living facility. police tell us another resident is not been arrested and police won't explain why.y. tonight the facility sunrise l exactly is raising more questions about the response following the deadly result.t. > lindsay watts joins us withos the latest. >>reporter: this is a strange case to say the least. and information from police and sunrise is not adding up.ng i want to he that you throughu the timeline of events. on october 24, police say a 72 old man named hunt her alexander.alex they immediately

some people are already throwing their support behind interim police chief peter newsham. >> chief who will allow us to have officers honestly speak about them and work with us to fix these issues. >> please select a police chief like chief newsham who knows the communities and has demonstrated a willingness to listen and work with them. anna-lysa: interim police chief peter newsham said he satisfied with the state of the police department now and is looking forward to the direction it's headed in. new chief, it's up to the mayor. according to deputy safety advisors, she will not select the new chief until she selects a chancellor. anna-lysa gayle, abc 7 news. alison: more weapons in our schools, the alarming spike and the alarming silence. >> did you warn parents? >> no. alison: which districts are seeing the biggest jump in weapons and why parents are not being told. fios is not cable. we're wired differently. so we wired the wagner's house th 100 meg internet. 12 seconds. that's the power of fiber optics. this is your last chance to get super fast 100meg internet, tv and phone for j

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. >>> mayor muriel bowser and acting chief peter newsham spoke at district headquarters in southwest. while they don't believe the homicides are connected there's a common thread here they happened in the middle of the afternoon in southwest d.c., we'll show you a map now. the most recent killing happened 4 p.m. today howard was shot and killed there. still not a lot of details on that one. earlier, just before 1:00 on the corner of l and 7 streets police say there was an argument and a man and woman were shot. the man did not survive. then on friday, at i and 12 street 16-year-old brianna mcmillan was shot and killed. we were with her friend and family just a little while ago as they gathered for a vigil. they have a message for everyone involved in the violence in >> i don't understand why our kids and everybody just want to pick up guns. >> wake up! >> we heard outrage in addition to heartbreak. >> wake up! because we are really, truly sleeping a gun does not solve anything. >> dozens of people gaerm todd remember 16-year-old brianna mcmillan heard a pass candles and balloons are n

cheryl: the interim police chief peter newsham said that a man and woman were shot and killed before 1:00. >> on the suspect knew each other. cheryl: he said the shootings are not related to the killing of brianna mcmillan on friday morning at the potomac gardens apartments. >> it appears at least one suspect fired multiple times indiscriminately. cheryl: late sunday afternoon, the police say that a man was shot and killed on howard road, the third deadly shooting in southeast this weekend. muriel bowser wants the public to step up. mayor bowser: it is so important to hear from you so we can get a brutal killer off the streets. cheryl: carrie said this is unusual for her neighborhood near the navy yard. >> whoever wanted this to happen did not care if anybody else was hurt, and that was concerning. cheryl: this just in -- d.c. police are identifying the victim in the l street homicide as 23-year-old anthony young. for anybody who offers information that leads to an arrest, you can receive in a reward of up to $25,000 in any d.c. homicide case. cheryl conner, abc 7 news. kimberly: tha

mayor michelle obama and peter newsham got a close-up view of the problem during a press conference, what's being done to stop it? lindsay watts has more >> i watched and listened as the bikers came screaming through right in front of the press conference last night. i shared i the video on twitter people saying no other city would put up with this. one woman saying her car was overtaken by a crew of bikers and people asking for something to be done stop this. a police union spokesperson saying officers are going after illegal bikers but they're hitting a roadblock when it comes to punishment >> dozens brought a press conference on to a halt. riders with no regard for the law. even right in front of a police station and top dc leaders. >> this happens every day in every district. >> reporter: police union treasurer gregory pemberton reallies some citizens believe officers aren't doing enough. police have a no chase policy. just like on sunday, riders know police are limited with how they can respond >> under those conditions, it really doesn't make sense for the police to be chasing

many are throwing their support behind interim chief peter newsham. mayor muriel bowser will select a new chief after she chooses a new schools chancellor. 7 is on your side this morning with an alert for maryland residents. court officials -- warning of false emails from predators trying to steal your identity. the email claims to be from the clerk of the court. it tells the person they missed jury duty and says to click a link -- but don't do it. that's how the scammers steal your info. by email. today in the district, late justice antonin scalia will be honored during a supreme court's bar meeting. their will also be a speicl session of the court. the event is by invite only and will be live streamed from the court's website. the supreme court building will be closed to the public at noon. today the official d-c fall street smart campaign will kick-off. the campaign is aimed at reminding drivers and pedestrians to obey traffic laws or face fines. its also to keep drivers and pedestrians safe. pedestrians and bicyclist's were killed on d-c area stre

ie does seem that interim police chief peter newsham based on his testimony he's going to be in that position at least through the in auger's. it seems like the mayor's office wants to maintain someone at the helm through the rest of the year andof through the inaugeration which is a pretty big deal because of all of the as to why she can't make two picks at the same time. that's a yes we would have toul ask the mayor.yor. she's not addressed that.t. of course we heard about the issues from within the wilsonn building vetting other positioni including people who have beenae at the helm of very importantor departments like the departmente of t of general services, many f people from within her cabinet have resigned in just recentcent days and weeks and she's going on two years. so still a lot of questions as to why she can't fill thesee positions quickly like seen in other major sit cities. marina maracco reporting fromaco the r wilson building. > police in fairfax county are investigating a case of possible road rage.ro a man says another driver targeted him this afternoon t alonhig

of the shooting then assistant chief peter newsham had this version of what of happened at third and m streets northwest. approximately 46789.ap 20:00 a.m. this morning in hpr e adeems morgan area of washington, d.c. there was a report of a motorcycle that was driving erratically.erra offi here at t the intersection ofof third and m street northwest. which is about a block north of new york avenue. they were able to stop the vehicle. the person that was riding the motorcycle attempted to flee,e, ended up striking the police car and at that point shots were fired. > but at least one witness says the collision with the policeth cruiser appeared to be unevadable and stern had hisle a police have said no weapons were found. a few minutes ago we received a statement from jason down. he's the attorney representingre the sterling family. it reads in full, the sterling family is cautiously optimistic that the united statested attorney's office is conducting a grand jury investigation intoi the homicide of their loved one. the family seeks justice and is hopeful that the prosecutor'sosc condu

s interim police chiefic ci peter newsham will join in to in get the message out. >> happening today prince george's county public schools will host a pesonicial mngnty et hall to help parents navigate ng our their children use socialusi media and how to avoid some of f the negative consequences ofceso social networking.woing. that event tonight will be wille from 6:30 to 8:30 at eleanoreleo roosevelt hospital.l. in advance where else but online.online >> ahead of veterans day whichwh is tomorrow, the d.c. housingoui authority is honoring localorina vets. today hundreds from d.c. maryland and virginia willnia wl gather together under one roofh at the university of the district of columbia inumbia in northwest d.c..c the vets will be able to get g information about employment and housing opportunities andnd also available health checkslthc and free hair cuts.d it's all happening from 8:00fr this morning untilappeni 3:00 ts afternoon. >> all right time for the fox beat right now at 6:5ht1. tim >> allison i'm actually'mctua heading to see your boyfriend today. >> idris. >> not idris. >>

s interim police peter newsham will join in. in. >> today the d.c. housing authority is honoring localri veterans just before veteransan day tomorrow.w. hundreds of vets will that of gather today at the university of the district of columbia in northwest. the vets will be able to get g information about employment and housing opportunities and ad also available health checkslthc and a free haircut. the event starts in about an aba hour and ends at three:00 thise0 afternoon. >> cleveland cavaliers will bee at the white house today. whi the visit comes thete same day d the cavaliers visitat h tadth pb planned for weeks.fo donald trump willr visit thisii morning the cavs later this afternoon. >> head coach wanted to makeach sure that this happened beforene that president obama left officers. the team will arrive this afternoon along withreside ohiamo wilhi governor john kasich. k it's unlikely they will cross ws paths with the president-elect. tomorrow the cavs play the wizards. the tipoff atwiza verizon center isi set for 7:00 p.m. p.m let's go wizards