the 48-year-old sarah greenhall, a rising star reporter in virginia. the county sheriff's investigator say she died from a gunshot wound to the neck. she lived alone. >> but there's nothing that can be done that's going to make it any better. >> reporter: and now we're bringing you closer to the story giving you a firsthand look of sarah greenhall's bag. her mother says this bag was in the fire. let me open it up. it smells like soot. this is a ra's camera. she took this photo in aftri. >> there she is right here jumping her pony. >> sarah reported on the frederick county republican. now the sheriff's office and the f.b.i. are working together. sarah's mother hopes they catch the killer. >> i would like for him to have some feeling of remorse for what he's done. he's taken away a wonderful, vibrant person. >> reporter: a person who made a positive difference in her community. in poolsville, maryland u i'm shomari stone, news 4. >> a resurgence for mitt romney. can he hold onto those poll numbers. new poll numbers have him up five points in the midwest

a medical examiner says sarah greenhall was shot in the neck back in july. her body found in her burning home in upperville. so far, no arrests in her death. greenhall worked for the winchester star. >>> a prince georges county sheriff deputy facing a $15 million lawsuit. he was accused of raping an inmate last summer. now the woman's lawyer says the deputy took pictures of her naked inside a holding cell. fox 5's paul wagner has the story. >> on june 19 of this year, precious reaves was locked up on a theft charge and scheduled to go before a judge in this upper marlboro courthouse. but according to police, she was escorted to a holding cell where she was ordered to disrobe by uniformed deputy. although fox 5 does not identify sex assault victims, reaves, through her attorney, decided ed to go public. the deputy took breaks during the assault to attend to his job. >> his walkie talkie went off. he said stay naked, i'll be right back. goes outside the cell, comes back, and begins to have sex with her again. >> his client felt she had no choice but do what th

investigators say sarah libby greenhall died of a gunshot wound to the neck. they found her body in july when her horse caught on fire in upperville, virginia. the sheriff's depu of manassas ruled her death a homicide. >> i feel horrible, devastated. i just never stop thinking about it. i just don't know how to cope with it. >> greenhall wrote for the winchester star newspaper. she reported on frederick county government and covered the local equestrian community. the sheriff's office is working with the fbi to solve the murder mystery. >>> metro blames stolen electronics for a spike in its latest crime report. the transit agency says crime is up almost 7% between january and now compared to last year. 79% of reported cases involve property damage, such as car break-ins, thefts, and arson. the other 21% include robbery, assault, rape, and homicide. those cases were reported at the anacostia rail spags. that was covered by college park and gallery place. >>> tomorrow the transit agency will hear plans to accommodate the inauguration crowd. metro plans to create

sarah greenhall wrote for a newspaper. >>> time is now 5:37.w's camera is going to protect him. a teenager speaking out about the bullying in school. >>> plus proof that the driving in the district is not for the faint of heart. beep-bop-boop-bop boop-beep. [monotone] she says, "switch to progressive and you could save hundreds." call or click today. >>> one driver did not know how to get around the logan circle traffic circle in the district. so that person just drove through the grass to get to rhode island avenue. josh ritz captured monday's incident on monday. he was not driving. he just got the video. someone did call the police. we don't know if the officers were able to catch up with the driver. i think the driver just had enough. couldn't figure it out after a couple of loops and said, you know what, i just have to drive through the circle. >> that's just the one that got caught. it probably happens every day. >> it gets confusing. do you drive around until you figure it out? is >> until i wiggle my way out. this is going nowhere. time

sarah libby greenhall was found dead inside her burning upperville home in july.his afternoon we learned it wasn't the fire that killed her. it was a gunshot wound to the neck. that, according to the medical examiner. greenhall worked for the winchester star. her mom is hopeful an arrest will be made in her daughter's death soon. >>> a one community, two-group homes and neighbors who say they're frankly fed up with the whole thing. this is in clarksburg, maryland where a mentally ill man died yesterday after being pepper sprayed by police. scott broom with more. >> reporter: i'm scott broom in montgomery county where police are investigating the death of a schizophrenic man who died after being pepper sprayed while being arrested. meanwhile residents of the neighborhood he died are asking questions about the group home he lived in. 39-year-old nathan jones died yesterday after being pepper sprayed by police and going unconscious. today jones' mother says he is not eager to point fingers of blame until an investigation is complete. >> i wish i could have been there

fauquier county sheriff's investigators now say sarah libby greenhall died from a gunshot wound to the neck. firefighters found the 48-year-old's body in july when her house caught fire in upperville, virginia. the chief medical examiner's office in manassas ruled her death a homicide. three months after her death, her mother still has questions. >> well, i was very surprised when i heard that because, obviously, it was a murder because we didn't know that in the beginning. we just knew that she had died. so when you hear that, i can't even process that, that why would she know anyone so violent? >> sarah wrote for the with the "winchester star" newspaper. they're working to solve the murder mystery. >>> new this morning, fire fears lead to the biggest car recall since the mid-'90s. >>> also an attack caught on camera. what makes it so troubling to police. >>> a florida woman caught a lightning strike on video. she happened to be recording the storm at the time because she likes the sound of rain. a bolt of lightning hit the neighbor's tree and burst into flames in naples, florida. no