shadi adi najjar and artem ziberov should have been receiving diplomas from northwest high school in germantown, but they went out last night and never came home. they were found shot to death, sitting in a car in a quiet neighborhood. pat collins has the latest on the investigation. >> reporter: joining me here is captain paul stars with the montgomery county police, he'll give us an update into this double murder investigation. but i want to draw your attention to the shattered car glass from the shooting. two teenagers from germantown, shot and killed on this quiet street in montgomery village, miles away from their home. what brought them to this street last night? a decisiont lives. 17-year-old shadi najjar,

people packing the islamic center of germantown this afternoon for the funeral of 17-year-old shadi adi najjar. najjar was murdered monday night in gaithersburg. along with his friend 18-year-old artem ziberov on the eve of their high school graduation. najjar's father still in pain, disbelief. >> he's a beautiful boy. handsome boy. he has clear heart. clear. pure. innocent. and somebody killed him. in cold blood. brad: in fact, multiple law enforcement forces say what happens to the boys as they sat in this small car did seem like a cold blooded ambush. it happened miles from the teens' home in a montgomery village neighborhood of single family houses. sources say it appears two or three gunmen fired p.m. two dozen shots in the car. why the teens were there remains a mystery? but sources say they were found holding cash as though expecting to pay someone at a meeting spot. police are not ruling out any motive at this point. >> we need help. we received multiple tips but we need more from the community. brad: the muslim community is also asking for more information. this mosque, the mosque, th

shadi adi najjar and artem ziberov were both expected to walk the stage here at d.a.r. constitution hall as part of northwest high school class of 2017. earlier today a moment of silence as graduation got underway honoring the two. the two attended graduation rehearsal yesterday and hours later were found inside the car. fellow students tell us they were shocked to hear the news. many finding out on social media. >> this is supposed to be a day to remember for your life for many reasons. very upset to hear the situation from last fight. >> you would never expect to hear that, see them on the news for something like this. they were probably minding their own business. really scary. brianne: coming up tonight at 5:00, what we learn about the diplomas and what the principal is saying about the two teens. reporting live, brianne carter, abc7 news. jonathan: thank you. don't miss a breaking update. sign up for abc7 text alerts by logging on to wjla.com/text. you will get updates sent to your phone from our newsroom as soon as something breaks. well, the third attacker has be

authorities confirming 17-year-old shadi adi najjar and 18-year-old artem ziberov were found shot to death inside this honda civic last night just feet from this man's driveway. >> a couple folks lost their lives not that far from where you live and you begin to be worried. >> they found the two victims inside their vehicle and they were declared deceased at the scene. >> reporter: the 8200 block of gallery court is lined with lush trees and green lawns and now spots of broken glass. it's usually quiet, but monday night was different. >> my wife and i thought we heard something hammering something. it didn't make any sense around 10:30. >> reporter: turns out, it was the blast of a bullet. it seemed like dozens of shots and a neighbor shared with us what his surveillance system picked up. >> i heard gunshots fired. >> reporter: that blue honda had never been seen before. >> i told him, we should call 911, i guess. we saw the police come and then the police are like, oh, my gosh, i think we saw a body. >> reporter: the students, again, identified who were found dead in that car as sha

they found the bodies of shadi adi najjar and artem ziberov in a car on gallery court in montgomery village. neighbors calling 911 after hearing gunshots at 10:45 last night. the police have not made any arrests. they were on the minds of everyone this afternoon. the ceremony just finishing up. but instead of celebrating the son's accomplishments, najjar's father is preparing for a funeral. >> why? why would somebody kill my boy? my beautiful boy. today is graduation. jonathan: the graduation ceremony included a moment of silence. anyone with information on the case is asked to contact the police department. michelle: powerful images from inside the galaxy note 7 -- inside the notre dame cathedral. there was a man on the grounds shot by police officer after he attacked the officers with a hammer. he claimed to be a soldier of isis. he is hospitalized. the officer he attacked was hurt but not seriously. meanwhile, more than 130 religious leaders refusing to hold traditional islamic funerals for the london attackers. police publicly identified the third attacker in saturday's rampage at 22-ye

about the investigation into the murders of two northwestern high school students. 17-year-old shadi adi najjar, and 18-year-old artem ziberov were found shot to death in montgomery village earlier this month. the germantown residents were scheduled to graduate from school the next day. during a briefing this morning, police say they believe there was more than one gunman. they also said they do not believe the shootings were random. there was some kind of connection between the teens and their killers. >>> on the run for almost three days, those two georgia inmates who escaped from a prison bus earlier this week have been on the run after killing two prison guards on that bus. the chase covered several states. it was a homeowner in a rural tennessee community who took down the pair. the man and his neighbor got the drop on the convicts as they were trying to steal his car. authorities plan to extradite dubose and rowe back to georgia as soon as possible. they also face charges in tennessee. >>> london police say a minnesota a with a knife has been arrested outside parliament. he was tasered as

shadi adi najjar and artem ziberov were shot to death earlier this month. 24-year-old edgar garcia skio, garcia and jose yanez were charged with two counts of first degree murder and two counts of conspiracy to commit first degree murder. they're being held without bond. >>> this afternoon we're learning more about the killing of a teenage girl after morning services at her mosque. police have now made an arrest but are emphasizing that this is currently not being investigated as a hate crime. wusa9's evan koslof has the latest from sterling virginia. >> words are hard to express what the family's going through, what the community's going through. >> emotional words for joshua salam, the chaplain at the adams center. >> yesterday felt like the longest day of the year for us. >> this community began to fear the worst at 3:00 yesterday when a body was first found. she went missing around 3 a.m. after morning services. police say they're waiting for an autopsy to confirm that it's nabra. her classmates say it's been emotional. >> every time i saw her, i can't even talk about her without wa

we're talking about 17-year-old shadi adi najjar, and 18-year- old artem ziberov. they were both from germantown and they were supposed to graduate at 2:30 today from constitution hall. their seats will be empty. a letter did go out to the families of students at northwest high school in germantown, and those students were described as excellent students who had a positive impact on everyone around them. again, this afternoon police still trying to figure out what would do something like this. now let's take you to the scene. we have some video to show you here. it was a little before 11:00 last night when police rushed to the 8200 block of gallery court for the report of gunshots. that's in montgomery village. when police arrived they found both teenagers suffering from gunshot wounds. they were pronounced dead on the scene. now back at police headquarters, again, still so many questions, but police are asking people to come forward with anything that they may know. dial 1866-411-tips and submit that information. a $10,000 reward will go to the person for the tip

shadi adi najjar and artem ziberov were gunned d montgomery village the night before they were to graduate from northwest high school. investigators are putting together a timeline to determine where the teenagers were before the shootings. >> track that information down, talk to the family, talk to their friends, talk to folks they might have been correspond with. >> reporter: the chief said there are few random murders in montgomery county. usually there's some association between victims and their killer. some say the gun shots recorded monday night shows how personal this attack was. [ repeated gunfire ]. >> to shoot that many times, it's usually there's some emotion that causes somebody to shoot that many times. again, we just don't know at this point. >> reporter: shadi's funeral was held yesterday. artem's family is planning a service for germantown. leon? >> thank you, chris. >> artem's family hasn't spoken publicly, but we understand that you talked with his father off-camera. what did he tell you? >> i spoke with william at their house today. we wouldn't appear on camera, but he

. >> reporter: 17-year-old shadi adi najjar and artem ziberov were gunned down in montgomery village the night before they were to graduate from northwest high school. chief manger said investigators have leads and are putting together a timeline to determine where the teenagers were in the hours before the shootings. >> we got the medical examiner report yesterday. that has helped us in terms o piecing together the forensic information. you've got -- we've certainly collected shell casings at the scene. we've got witnesses who have told us how many shots they heard. >> reporter: a resident on gallery court in montgomery village told news4's pat collins, his security camera caught the sound of the gunfire. [ repeated gunfire ]. >> reporter: i asked chief manger the question on the minds of many people concerned about this case. how do you go about answering the question why, why would these kids come down? >> well, it's certainly one of the big things these detectives are working on. if you can determine the motive for this killing, it's going to lead you to someone who could be resp

adi najjar, no doubt he will share more of those powerful words. here tonight there's going to be a vigil at northwest high school at 7:30 to remember his son, shadi najjar, and also his friend, artem ziberov. that's going to start at 7:30 tonight, and we'll have that for you later on. for now, live in germantown, debra alfarone, wusa 9. >>> thank you, now mr. najjar says the reward leading to an arrest and conviction upped to $20,000. the tip line, 240773-tips and that number is also on our news app. >>> we have some breaking news about the condition of congressman steve scalise. he was of course shot at that republican baseball practice earlier this week. he remains in critical condition. ourwe are live. they were having difficulty controlling the bleeding. how is that going now. >> reporter: we can tell you that on wednesday night, doctors were able to get that bleeding under control. that allows scalise to be able to undergo surgery and to get the bone fixed in his leg. i want you to take a look at this video from the horrific scene earlier this week. we can tell you that when scalise was first here at the hospital, doctors placed him in critic