hundreds are coming out tonight at 7:30 remember artem ziberov and shadi najjar. in germantown, debra alfarone, wusa 9. >>> and many najjar says the reward leading to an arrest and conviction has just been increased to $20,000. >>> a minnesota police officer has been acquitted in the shooting death of a black driver. officer jeronimo yanez faced death of philando castile. castile's girlfriend took a video right after it happened. and her video went viral last july. the officer's attorney said his client feels justified about the ruling because castile was carrying a gun. he had a permit to do so. the police officer yanez says he will be dismissed. >>> still no verdict in the bill cosby sexual assault trial. jurors have deliberated more than 45 hours. that's about as long as the prosecution and defense took to present their cases combined. cosby is accused of drugging and molesting a woman named andrea constand back in 2004. jurors told the judge yesterday they were deadlocked but he ordered them to keep going. >>> president donald trump appears to confirm on twitte

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three people have been arrested in connection with the shooting death of shadi najjar abnd artem ziberov. the police gav reporter kevin lewis for the details. this is a story we have been following closely, and there must be some relief for the families there are rest in this case? after absolutely, 12 days the murders took place, major crime detectives with a major break in the case, the arrest of three individuals, all montgomery county residents. they include 19-year-old roger garcia of germantown, ofyear-old erin edgar garcia gaithersburg, and jose canales-yanez, all three facing charges of first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit first-degree murder. during thesay wintertime, one of the murder victims in this case, 17-year-old shadi najjar, reportedly robbed the 25-year-old suspect's of her ipad, and the three men arrested today conspired to murder shadi najjar in an attempt of revenge. what is not clear is the 18-year-old student also killed in this, artem ziberov, if you targetintended car are caught in the crossfire. dozens of shell casings were recovered at the scene. at one

take you now to video and show you the victims here, 18-year-old artem ziberov and 17-year-old shadi najjar, both of germantown. they were friends and star students looking forward to their graduation. najjar and put on their caps and gowns. killed just hours before their graduation in what neighbors described as a hail of bullets. the friends were found dead in najjar's honda near 11:00. the father began to worry when he texted shadi and didn't hear back. >> when i texted him. he always responds. always responds to me, always responds to his mom. that night, he did not respond. >> reporter: memorial service is planned for najjar at his germantown mosque. we are told as police continue to look for clues, try to figure out who may have done this and also who those boys were with before they were shot and what brought them to montgomery village. we're live in germantown, justin finch, news4. back to you. >>> the entire school community observed a moment of silence yesterday d.a.r. constitution hall. shadi najjar and artem ziberov were good friends and been going to school since middle school.

tom: they were shot and killed inside of shadi najjar's vehicle monday night. audio from a surveillance system indicated well over a dozen shots. [gunshots] >> they were very good kids. tom: shadi najjar's father does not know why they were in montgomery village, but his son and artem ziberov were bright and took ap classes. >> why would somebody kill my boy, my beautiful boy? tom: the graduation went on as scheduled at constitution hall. >> very sad day, very emotional father said that his son said he had a next her ticket to graduation and planned to sell it. -- that he had a next her ticket to graduation and plan to sell it. again, he does not know why he came all the way to germantown. tom roussey, abc 7 news. jay: nancy chen -- nancy: nancy chen with breaking news, we are hearing from the parents of the 25-year-old government contractor accused of leaking a nsa confidential document about possible russian election tampering and sending it to an online news agency. tonight her mother and stepfather voicing support for her when they spoke to cnn's anderson c

today we're hearing from the killed, shadi najjar. we spoke to him yesterday before police announced the arrest of the suspects and what happened leading up to it. he called for justice in the death of his son. we spoke with his family again today about what police had to say. here is their reaction to the new details. >> that's a lie and i really wish they didn't say that because that's giving people a false idea of who shadis for those that don't know him very well, just hear on the news. that's not true at all. >> i believe somebody used his car and didn't tell him and they went there and did what they had to do. all this is a false accusation. >> yes, it is. >> my son never need to do this stuff. >> he says every day was father's day to him and now he vows to defend his son's character until they have evidence of what did and did not happen. do steve scalise continues to improve, the house majority whip remaining hospitalized after being shot wednesday during a baseball practice in alexandria with. his condition was upgraded from

shadi najjar was sitting in the driver's seat and artem ziberov in the passenger seat. a source familiar with the investigation says one of the boys had cash in his hand. today, shadi najjar's father said it was artem ziberov. >> that's what the p i don't know what the police said. said he was holding $20 in his hand. i did not see it, not to my knowledge. i was not there but my son, no, he did not have cash. >> reporter: police found tickets to northwest high school's graduation, in the car they were found murdered in. both families said the boys were heading out to sell their extra tickets. a source familiar with the investigation says someone looking for a debt to be paid showed up at one of the boys' homes in the weeks before the murder. today, both shadi najjar's father and artem ziberov's stepfather said it wasn't true. >> not to my knowledge and nobody every come here asking for money. >> reporter: captain said 60 detectives and teches are working around the clock going through phone records and social media accounts. >> we can't imagine what someone did to deser

this is shadi najjar and artem ziberov. the two high school seniors were killed while sitting in a car in german village. najjar's father said his son told him he'd be late coming home tuesday night. like most parents he asked for the teen to keep in contact. but that final check-in from najjar would never come. >> it was 1:00 or 2:00, he did not answer. i waited. i asked are you okay? are you okay, my boy? are you all right? >> now, coming up, news4's justin finch will have more on the investigation and the resources available for grieving students at northwest high schools. >>> you're looking at chopper 4 footage of a frightening situation in night. take a look, montgomery county investigators say at least one child is being treated for minor injuries after a fire inside a storm drain tunnel near north better this bethesda middle school. apparently there were other children involved. >>> a prince george's mother faces 45 years in prison for suffocating her son and daughter. she pled guilty to killing her children inside t

on saturday police arrested edgar garcia and jose shenez on the night of the murder shadi, najjar isn't a text message saying he was going to sell a ticket to roger garcia. he told police he didn't know najjar but admitted he graduated from northwest high school. it was not until late last week police got the break they needed when a witness came forward with names and said the murders were pay back for robbery. >> you know i can not characterize this crime. obviously i will say to you that in court judge moffett when he set the bond as no bond the judge in the court called it brutal reflective of deliberate planning with lots of overkill. >> najjar and ziberov were shot multiple times by three gunmen using different caliber happened guns. ziberov had plans to go to klom college and was not named in the affidavit having anything to to do with robbery or drugs. >> in court today the prosecutors said when one of these men was arrested he was in a car with a suitcase filled with clothes indicating he may be trying to flee. all three men said they're going to hire their own attorneys and th

the victims, 17-year-old shadi najjar and 18-year-old artem ziberov were shot multiple times the might before set to graduate from northwest high school, and at a press conference police say one of the teens, nach jar they believe was targeted after rumors he robbed one of the suspects. one of the suspects ranged to meet graduation tickets however, it was just a ruse. employees say they don't know if the other victim, ziberov was targeted or happened to be in the car at the wrong place at the wrong time. montgomery county police say information from the public helped them maim these arrests and they still believe there are people out there who may know something. if you know anything, you're urged to contact montgomery county police. that's the latest here in rockville, angelie hemphill. >>> authorities found a body in a lake in gaithersburg, firefighters responded to the lake after receiving a report of a teen in the water and some of the teen's personal belongings were found near the lake in the washington grove section of gaithersburg. firefighters searched the lake and last night,

we're hearing from the father of the other boy killed, shadi najjar. we spoke to him yesterday re arrests of the suspects and what he said happened. he called for justice in the death of his son. we caught up with the family today with about what police said. here's their reaction. >> that's a lie and i really wish they didn't say that because that's giving people a false idea of who shadi is who don't know him very well, who just hear on the news. it's not through at all. >> i believe somebody used his car and didn't tell him and they went there and did what they had to do or this is a false accusation. >> yes, it is. >> my son never need to do the stuff. >> he said every day was father's day to him and now he vows to defend his son's character until he sees evidence of what did and did not happen. >>> switching gears now, hot for father's day, but how is the workweek starting? let's get right out to chief meteorologist and super dad, howard bernstein. >> happy father's day to everybody out there. that's how warm it was, the heat index about 100. we'r

. >> aod najjar reacting to information about the murder of his son shadi najjar and his friend artem ziberov. here's the latest, police in montgomery county say they are looking for two or more killers responsible for the murders of two hon roll students shortly to death. police confirmed that the teens were targeted. 30 shell casings were found from several weapons. now, they say someone knows something, police, that is, that they need to come forward. debra alfarone has been covering this story for us and talked to shadi najjar's parents after that news conference. >> reporter: i showed the najjar's my facebook live video on my phone right after that. it was tough for them to listen to, and at one point, i couldn't listen anymore when they talked about how many bullets were fired. >> my son was set up. take this picture, my son was set up by somebody he knows. >> reporter: adi and gina najjar are desperate for new info. they listened to the news conference until they couldn't listen anymore and had to talk. >> my life doesn't mean nothing to me anymore. what my goal, my focus all m

shadi najjar and artem ziberov, shot and killed one week ago in montgomery village. teens, shot multiple times, with nearly two dozen rounds fired. investigators are still trying to piece together the moments leading up to that shooting. so far, no arrests, but news4's pat collins is live in rockville with more on the story and some new information. pat? >> reporter: jim, it's been a week since the double murder. the pain for the victims' families, that's only intensified. one of the fathers told me today he's lost the ability to you'll ever see in your life. a man with no goal, no hope, a man with no feeling. >> reporter: it's been a week now since adi najjar's son was gunned down on a dead end street in montgomery village. >> i have no more love. my love has died the day my son died. i have no more love left in my heart. my heart right now is black. >> reporter: everywhere you look in their home, another memory of shadi najjar. his picture as a baby, the road trip to ocean city, his artwork, his diploma from northwest high school. 17-year-old shadi najjar and 18-ye

and jose canales-yanez -- are charged with gunning down shadi najjar and artem ziberov. it happened june 5th, just hours before the teens were set to graduate high school. a community demanding answers... in the murder of a 17-year-old muslim girl from reston. police say nabra hassanen was the victim of road rage. but commuinty leaders wonder if it was something else-- and they are now warning others to be on guard. anna-lysa gayle has more. new this morning. a very late night democrats -- who held a "talkathon" on the senate floor. they are objecting to a lack of hearings or debate-- on republican efforts to repeal and replace obamacare'. many senators say they have yet to see the text of majority and minority leaders clashed while discussing how much time lawmakers will have to read the bill, before they are asked to vote on it. a group of 13 republican senators have been working a group of 13 republican senators have been working a group of 13 republican senators have been working a group of 13 republican senators have been working on legislation for weeks... and hope

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, 18-year-old artem ziberov, two star students at northwest high school. they were set to graduate today. they were from germantown, but they were found dead miles away from their homes. murdered last night on a quiet cul-de-sac in a posh section of montgomery village. the two young men discovered inside a blue honda civic car that belongs to one of the victims. >> this is wha

shadi najjar was sitting in the driver's seat and artem ziberov in the passenger seat.igation says one of the boys had cash in his hand. today, shadi najjar's father said it was artem ziberov. >> the police said, so i don't know whatever the police said, he was holding $20. i did not see it. not to my knowledge. i was not there. but my son, no, he did not have no cash in his wallet. >> reporter: police confirmed they found tickets to northwest high school boys homes in the week before the murder. today, both shadi najjar's father and artem ziberov's stepfather said it wasn't true. >> not to my knowledge. and nobody ever come here asking for money. >> reporter: darren franks 50 detectives's detectives and techs are working going through phone records and social media accounts >> we can't imagine what someone did to deserve this fate. we want to appeal to those out there that have information do the right thing and talk to the montgomery county police. >> i love my son and i always will love him. he's a very good student. he's smart intelligent and i will never think what

you may remember shady najjar and artem ziberov. sherp shot and killed two weeks ago.ve been retaliation for an earlier drug-related robbery committed kirsten dunce the the begield indicate walsh 13 girls trip guthrie guthly it natalie more razz legal meredith vee era ann curry willie geist matt lauer we're three steps up out of five on the scale. marginal chance for severe weather in the shenandoah valley. enhanced risk in and around the city. here's future weather. nothing more than a passing shower before lunch. look at this. 2 upon 30 this afternoon, a line of thunderstorms developing west of the city. between 4:00 and 7:00 p.m., likely to have strong to severe storms. here are four things to know on this monday. >>> coming up avilan done. >>> good morning, i'm landon dowdy we're losing ground for the competition. the giant's share of the the u.s. markets from 84% to 77% last month. that's according to a report by research firm second measure. a series of scandals at the company and the announcen of absence. guys, back to you. >> thank you, landon. >>> now the four

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

on the night of the murder shadi najjar sent a text message to the girlfriend saying he was selling a graduation garcia. he told police he didn't know najjar but admitted he graduated from northwest high school. it was not until late last week police got the break they needed when a witness came forward with names and said murders were pay back for a robbery. >> you know i can not characterize this crime. obviously i will say to you that in court judge moffett, when he set the bond as no bond in the court the judge called it brought ali r and reflective and overkill. >> shadi najjar and artem ziberov were shot multiple times by three gunmen. the 18-year-old is not named in court affidavit as having anything to do with the robbery or drugs. >> in court today the prosecutor in the case said that on the day of the arrest one of the men was in a car way clothing indicating he was trying to flee. all three men said they were going to hire their own attorneys. and they're all due back in court jewel 14. in rockville, paul wagner, "fox5 local news". >>> now a prince george county what starte

you know,s >> reporter: police at the germantown home of murder victim shadi najjar, they spent hours in the hot sun harvesting fingerprints from the house. if they can match fingerprints from shadi's home, to fingerprints from the murder scene, it could raise the eerie possibility that his killer was at some point at shadi's house. shadi's parents believe he was set up to be gunned down by someone that he knew. >> the motive here is still unclear, but whatever it was, it was violent. 23 shots fired. murder beyond death itself. doreen, back to you. >> thank you, pat. >>> the testimony today from attorney general jeff sessions wrapped up within the hour. the senate intelligence committee questioned him about his diplomats and the firing of fbi director james comey. blayne alexander is on capitol hill with some of the tense exchanges. blayne? >> there were quite a few tense exchanges between jeff sessions and a number of democratic senators when they questioned him about conversations he had with the president and he declined to give any details. sessions testified today for the better

police are not saying but back at the funeral shadi najjar's cousin, she had some thoughts of her own. >> it had to be personal. you don't fire 22 rounds into somebody you don't know. just want to kill to kill i believe you wouldn't -- you know, make it death -- this is personal. >> reporter: now if the victims knew the suspects it's possible there are texts and e-mails that will help the cops track down the killer. live in montgomery county, pat collins, news4. >> i cannot discuss the specifics of conversation with the president of the united states. >> i'm simply asking did that conversation occur. >> i do that in an open session. >> i would like a legal justification for your refusal to answer the question. >> i'm not sure i have a legal basis. >> it's just shows what kind of an existence that we live in, public hearing before the american people we can't talk about what was described in detail in this morning's "the washington post." >> just a taste of what may be on the way tomorrow on capitol hill today senators grilling top intelligence officials about a report president trump

shadi's parents believe he was set up to be gunned down by someone that he knew. 17-year-old shadi najjar, his friend 18-year-old artem ziberov died in a hail of bullets june 5th on a dead end street in montgomery village. miles away from their homes in germantown. today shadi's father said he believes his son was the intended target and that the other teenager was just in the wrong place. >> shadi is the was just there. artem, he doesn't have too much social work outside, because he has a job and he was busy. while shadi is more active among all his friends. so the reason we took shadi's phone and did not take the other person phone, that make it more understanding someone called shadi and direct him to be in that area, so an easy target. >> reporter: the two victims were honor roll students at northwest high school. they were both scheduled to graduate the next day. so what is the motive here? was it a jealous rage, a deal gone bad or something else? the investigation continues on. jim, back to you. >> pat collins, thank you. >>> nbc's anger over her latest interview with a man who said

shadi najjar and artem ziberov were shot and killed last week. the honor roll students were murdered the night before their high school graduation. news4's chris gordon is live for us in gaithersburg with new information about leads police are now followi. chris? >> reporter: well, jim, police say until they put handcuffs on someone and get a statement, they are looking at every lead that could crack this double murder case. >> reporter: police say the violence they found at the crime scene indicates there were at least two shooters. 17-year-old shadi najjar and 18-year-old artem ziberov were found with multiple gunshot wounds in a car that was still running. police believe at least one of the victims had a relationship with the attackers. >> we can't imagine what someone did to deserve this fate. and we want to appeal to those out there that have information, do the right thing and talk to the montgomery county police. >> reporter: two tickets to their graduation from northwest high school were found in the car. shadi's father said his son was g

news4's meagan fitzgerald talked to shadi najjar's father today and she's live outside the graduation ceremony in downtown. wrapped up in the last 30 minutes or so. you can see behind me, the graduates are still in their gowns, taking pictures. this is the exact location where the two slain teenagers, their families, thought they would be today. but instead, they are devastated and grieving, desperate to try and find out who killed their sons and why. >> i am destroyed. >> reporter: ari najjar said his son was a wonderful son. >> very good boy, very smart, very intelligent. anything i needed help with, he come and help me. >> reporter: shadi was 17 years old and dreamed of becoming a surgeon. his dad said he spent his spare time volunteering at the shady grove hospital and working hard in school. >> he took one course in college. one of them had a b in one course, an a in one course. >> reporter: shadi was so excited to graduate. his dad said he and his best nd both honor students, went to northwest high school yesterday morning to pick up their graduation gowns. ari said they came ba

here at the islamic society in germwn of shadi najjar. his uncle is the imam here. he called for the capture of the killer. >> there are those out there and i hope they get caught whoever is behind this and i will be praying daily that the police will be successful in finding whoever is behind this and bring them to justice. >> reporter: yesterday we played the audiotape of the shooting. we now know there were about 23 shots fired, that they came from two different guns fired from outside the blue honda car with a victims were found dead monday night. >> how would you characterize what happened? >> shocking, tragic and violent. they were shot multiple times. >> reporter: 17-year-old shadi najjar, and 18-year-old artem ziberov, two star students killed in this honda car in a dead end street. they were scheduled to graduate the next day. it was a double murder that went behind death itself. now it's unclear what the motive was but sources say one of the victims was found dead inside that car clutching a $20 bill in his hand. now if the victims knew the suspects, there

lewis, "fox5 local ne news". >>> and, of course, it was emotional day for friend and family of shadi najjar. shadi's uncle led the service we spoke to him and shadi's father who made a desperate plea to find his son's killer. >> please, please know anyone who killed by beautiful boy, please, you need to call. and we -- the reward will be $20,000 now. and i'm going to keep increasing it until i find who killed my beautiful boy. >> i am praying for his mom and dad. they work so hard for him. they give him everything. everything he wanted he got. and he was a good kid. >>> cameras seem to capture everything these days including two stories we're covering tonight. >> the videos show a man trying to rip off an atm in pretty unwelcomed visitor at a d.c. restaurant. lauren demarco joins us now with the caught on camera stories. lauren. >> tone yes, i shawn, the first video we have for you out of prince george county involves an extremely bold criminal. take a look it happened 4:30 a.m. thursday at a bank in the 75 0 0 block of marboro police say the suspect stole a backhoe. drove it to the bank an

shady najjar was miting in the driver seat and ziberov in the passenger seat. one boy had cash in his happened. today his father says it was artem. >> that's what the police say. they say he was holding $20 in his happened. i did not see it not to my knowledge. i was not there. but my son, no he does not have no cash in his wallet. >> police confirm they found tickets to northwest high school graduation in the car. the boys were found murdered in. both families said the boys were sell their extra tickets. a source familiar with the investigation says someone looking for a debt to be paid showed up at one of the boys' homes in the weeks before the murder. and but today, both shadi's father and stepfather says it was not true. >> not to my knowledge novsh come here and ask for money. >> captain darren frank says 60 detectives and techs are work around the case around the clock going through phone records and social media accounts. >> we cannot imagine what someone did to deserve this fate. and we want to afeel to those out there that have information, dot right t

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there is a $ $10,000 reward for any information leading to an arrest. 19-year-old artemziberov and shadi najjar, najjar was laid to rest today. they are offering 20,000 reward to help find the ki killer. today a medical examiner did determine the teens' deaths were homicide kawinged by multiple gun shot wounds. >> the process of the investigation today is more inward kind of thing it may not appear that a lot is going on but there's a lot of work and effort trying to determine who is responsible for these two murders >> please, if you know anyone who killed my beautiful boy, please, you need to call. and we -- the reward will be $20,000 now. and i'll keep increasing it until i find who killed my beautiful boy. >> detectives continue to investigate this double homicide. so far no arrests and no motive and in fact there's a lot more questions than answers about exactly what happened and why. again police are urging anyone with information to call major crimes division 240-773-5070 we know that the two victims involved here were very close friend and we're told they immediately clicked when they f

collegebounds north west high senior shadi najjar and artem ziberov were shot and killed as they sat in their car on this montgomery village cul-de-sac miles from their georgetown homes. sources say the killing appeared to be an ambushed carried out by two gunmen firing as many as two dozen shots from at least two guns. sources say the victims were found holding money. this afternoon, hundreds packed the islamic georgetown for najjar's funeral. najjar's grief-stricken father and uncle speaking out before the prayer service. >> cold blooded murder. that's what it is. whoever shot him. please, if you know anyone who killed my beautiful boy, please. you need to call. there is a reward. brad: so much pain and we saw it here today. now, the father there pleading for information. so are the police. that is the message from montgomery county police tonight. they still need the community's help. but the questions they are trying to answer what brought the two teenagers to this cul-de-sac. a road not anywhere near their own home. what was the money all about? they are still trying to look for

they are charged with the murders of shadi najjar and artem ziberov hours before they were to graduate from high school. saturday the shooting said it appears to be retaliation for a robbery they say was committed by najjar, a claim his father rejects. the u.v.a. student freed last week from north korea has died. otto warmbier returned to the united states with severe brain damage after being imprisoned 17 months. north korea said he contracted botch litch in prison. dock hor -- botch -- botulism but doctors here said he had the man who police say drove a van in worshipers leafing a mosque is 47-year-old darren osborne. a married father of four. the witnesses kept him from leaving the scene until police got there. he faces a slew of criminal charges. we have new video of the seconds after a driver rammed his car in a police vehicle in the champs Élysees in paris. officers pulled the man from a burning car but he later died. inside the car, the police found gas canisters and the guns that prompted authorities to launch terrorism investigation. this was the fifth attack against police of

shadi najjar and artem ziberov were found shot to death monday night in montgomery villege. they were inside najjar's vehicle. the two were students at northwest high school in germantown. and they were about to graduate. graduation went ahead as scheduled.. at d-a-r constitution hall in downtown washington. at d-a-r constitution hall in downtown washington. the murders have no suspects.. and no motive. a cheverly mother who pleaded guilty to suffocating her two children will be sentenced today. sonya spoon entered the plea back in march. police say in septemeber of 20-14 - spoon covered her two toddlers heads with plastic bags wrapped with duct tape. the murders happened about a week after spoon was released from a local hospital where she had been under evaluation after threatening to harm herself and her children. as part of her plea deal - spoon faces 35 to 45 years in prison. happening now.. one lane getting by each way on allentown road as crews rush to make repairs. on monday, a hydrant burst - sending water shooting into the air - and creating a crater in the middle

they are charged with the june 5th murders of shadi najjar and artem ziberov -- hours before their high school graduation. the alexandria baseball field... turned federal crime scene, set to re-open tonight. it was last wednesday when a man opened fire on a congressional baseball practice at simpson stadium. six people were hurt - including house majority whip steve scalise. yesterday, crews worked to get the field ready to host little league baseball again... as the community prepares itself emotionally. yesterdays storms delayed the reopening until a celebration on the ballfield is now set for 6 p-m. happening today.. we'll get new details about the seth rich murder. the d-n-c staffer was shot twice in the in d.c. last july. police say it was a botched robbery. but nothing was taken. some people think rich leaked information from the d-n-c to wikileaks, and that's why he was killed. but many call that a conspiracy theory. today the independent group, "the profiling project" will release its initial findings. the group consists of forensic experts and george washington university gradu

one of them, shadi najjar was laid to rest today, and his father had a hard time speaking about the loss of his son. >> i love my boy. i do love my boy. i love him. >> his son was 17. artem ziberov was killed too. he was 18. by all accounts they were both good young men, and excellent students. najjar is willing to do whatever he can to find out who took their lives. >> the reward is $20,000 now. and i'm going to keep increasing it, until >> police say there are no suspects in this case, and they're just not sure why this happened. >> we did find out more about how they were killed tonight. he told us these details. >> we have determined that both individuals were shot multiple times. more rounds were found, more shell casings were found than we typically find at these kinds of shooting scenes. as you menaced, the car, we found it running. the lights were on, and the two victims were sitting in the car at the time. >> a lot of casings, a lot of bullets. a horrifying night in that neighborhood. tonight, we asked to go back to the scene of the crime, and talk to neighbor, and try to recons

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

shadi najjar and ziberov were shot inside their car outside montgomery village two weeks ago. under arrest are ed guard garcia gaon and his brother roger and a third man. been retaliation for an earlier drug-related robbery committed by najjar. his parents spoke to news 4. >> when i heard some bad, talking with my boy, you know, i get reacting because i know my son is a beautiful son, beautiful boy. >> he would never, ever, ever harm someone or even steal. >> police stress that this is still an active investigation and they need people to come forward with information about this case. >>> people living in the delray community in alexandria are waiting for the field that was the site of the congressional baseball shooting to reopen, but they're happy they can once again enjoy the things they're used to doing. >> i feel good because i feel like there's no more danger, and it is open. >> it will be back to normal. >> for real. >> we're coming today because we want to check in on -- we have friends that work here, so want to know how they've been. >> congressman steve scalise's co

we have watching people returning from the burial of shadi adi najjar. a couple of hours ago the entire area in front of the mosque was absolutely packed with mourners. more than 100 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.

shadi najjar and zabber recover were killed. >> i waited. are you okay, my boy? are you all right?mery county police are still trying to figure out why the young men were in that neighborhood so late at night. it's five miles away from where they live. families tell us the teens were close friends and they were preparing to graduate from northwest high school germantown yesterday morning. now shadi's dead, all he can do is ask why? >> why? why you kill my son? what you have to gain? your anger. you're going to be caught. >> police are offering a $10,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest in this case. counselors will be at northwest high school in germantown again today to help comfort students and staff members. >> you are looking at chopper 4 footage of a frightening situation in bethesda last night. montgomery county investigators say at least one child is being treated for minor injuries after a fire inside of a storm drain tunnel near bethesda middle school. officials say apparently there were other childrened involve and it took some time to locate given. the caus

shadi najjar was in the red shirt and targeted after this alleged drug related robbery. for sure if najjar committed the crime but there were rumor it's happened. police say they also are not sure if this second victim, artem ziberov was targeted well or happened to be in the car with najjar. >> we're more convinced considering the progress we made in the investigation over the past 36 hours there's additional sources of information who have not comfort ward yet with information they may have about the case. >> reporter: police say that on the nights of the murder last week, one. suspects arrested had arranged to meet najjar to buy extra graduation tickets from him. this was a ruse to lure him there to montgomery village and that the man was one of the three late area restsed. montgomery county police chief says despite these arrests, the investigation is not over. we just heard from the police chief saying they're looking for additional information, potentially additional suspects. now, we are still waiting for the mug shots of those three men who are arrested. and we sh

shadi najjar and artem ziberov were killed inside a car in mon montgomery village. there is more than one shooter in this case and police are doubling the reward to $20,000 and they say they need information from anyone who has it. >> we believe there are people out there that have not come forward and have not given us information that they know about this case. it may be something small, it may be something as big as they witnessed something. we need them to come forward. >> najjar and ziberov were high school seniors and died right before their graduation. chris gordon will have any new information right here on news4. >>> right now air force one is in the air headed to miami. this is video from an hour announce changing in policies for cuba. those will likely tamp down on travel restrictions. joining me now from engage cuba is luke. you're a seennior adviser. the biggest thing that we hear from folks when they get back and talk to us from the interest of a traveling perspective, how do we get down there? >> we need to take a step back. folks need to remember tha

. >> reporter: 17-year-old shadi najjar, and 18-year-old artem ziberov, two star northwest high school were set to graduate today. they were from germantown, but found dead miles away from their homes. murdered last night on a quiet cul-de-sac in a posh section of montgomery village. the two young men found inside a blue honda civic car that belonged to one of the victims. >> nothing like that happens here. >> reporter: there's no security camera video of the shooting, but gordon gipes' video camera inside his house recorded the sounds of the gunfire. [ rapid gunfire ]. >> it's quite sad for young men who lose their life that way. >> reporter: here at the scene today, shell casings that appear to be left over from last night's murder. police back to collect that evidence today as the investigation continues on. >> investigators were here last night. they talked with neighbors. they gathered evidence. right now, they're looking at all the information >> reporter: again, here in the neighborhood, police are taking a look at the side of this home and possible errant bullet that struck it

. >> reporter: 17-year-old shadi najjar and 18-year-old artem ziberov were killed the night before they were to graduate from northwest high school. artem's father met with detectives this afternoon. >> have any of their friends told you where they were that eveninho with? >> no. >> reporter: shadi's father has increased the reward being offered for information leading to an arrest in this murder case. >> the police, the police gave $10,000 reward and i double it, so the reward is $20,000 now. >> reporter: now, police say they understand that due to the violent nature of this crime, people with information may be hesitant to come forward. but police say it's the right thing and the safe thing to do. back to you. >> chris gordon, thank you. >>> three people stealing from elderly men and women at a local doctor's office and the whole thing is caught on camera. >>> also first at 4:00, they face challenges that many of us can't even imagine, but they're not letting their lost limb stop them from hitting the field. they're getting help from guys who know exactly what they're in >>> wild weat

brad: his friend shadi najjar and artem ziberov were killed in an ambush style monday night in the neighborhood miles from the homes. they were sitting sitting in thl car when as many as three gunmen fired two dozen shots in the car. law enforcement sources say the victims were found holding cash though expecting to pay someone. captain paul stark says the detectives are still searching for a motive. >> they are not ruling attainability at this point. the families pleaded for answers. >> i don't know if they were in the wrong spot. did someone tell them to go there? i >> if you know anyone who killed my beautiful boy; please, you need to call. reward is $20,000. >> his father is in tremendous pain. the family is zeroing in on the real mystery. why were the young men in the car 10:30 at night in the court far from their own home? what brought them there? who were they there to meet? those are the questions the detectives are still working to answer tonight. we'll be back at 6:00 with more. in germantown, brad bell, abc7 news. larry: thatgic indeed. thank you -- tragic indeed. now a developing st

teens remain behind bars after denied bond, police say the k carried out for one of the victims, shadi najjar. they claim he was involved in a drug related robbery that involved the girlfriend of one of the suspects, his parents deny the claims. suspects are due back in court next month. >>> senate democrats spoke into the night criticizing hour republicans are putting together their version of healthcare reform being crafted by a handful of republican senators. democrats are using procedural tactics to try to slow the work. but that did not stop mitch mcconnell by putting a ten-hour limit. minority leader chuck schumer challenged that action. >> will it be available to us and the public more than ten hours before we have to vote? snce our leader has said, our republican leader that there will be plenty of time for a process where people can make amendments. you need time to prepare those amendments >> we'll have amend the bill >> i rest my case. >> they said a bill, if passed would still need to be reconciled with the house version which barely got through last month. >>> the latest on an ex

. >> shadi najjar and artem ziberov were both shot last week. police don't know if they knew their killer or what the motive might have been. >>> you've probably heard how companies can use your dna to tell you where you came from. now for the first time in our area, police are using similar technology to tell us and show us what a suspect might look our scott broom is with police in montgomery county, trying this out on a 25-year-old unsolved murder. scott. >> reporter: yeah, i was fascinated by this. it kind of works like this. let's say even if you don't know who i am, if you have a dna sample, you're going to be able to figure out with the right technology that a i'm a white person, i'm prone maybe to baldness, got blue eyes, and trace my ancestry back to northern europe. if it's really good technology you might be able to tell what shape my nose or mouth might be. it helps detectives narrow down a list of suspects from everybody to somebody. now they're hoping it's going to work right here in montgomery county on a cold case. >> in the case

shadi najjar in the driver seed and artem ziberov in the passenger seat. one of the his hand. today the boy's father says it was artem. >> whatever the police says he was holding $20 in his h hand. i did not see it not to my knowledge. i was not there. but my son knows he does not have cash in his wallet. >> police confirmed they found tickets to northwest high school graduation in the car the boys were found murdered in. both families have said the boys were heading out that night to sell their extra tickets. a source familiar with the investigation says someone looking for a debt to be paid showed up at one of the boys' homes in the weeks before the murder. and today, both shadi's father and artem's stepfather said it was not true. >> not to my knowledge. nobody ever came here. >> captain darren frank says 60 detectives and techs are working on the case around the clock going through phone records and social media accounts. >> we can't imagine what someone did to fate. and we want to appeal to those out there that have information, dot right thing and talk to the montgomery

they want to figure out what the victims, shadi najjar and artem ziberov had been doing before the shooting on monday night. >> what these kids did earlier in the day, even the killing. so as we track that information down, talk to their family, talk to their friends, talk to folks they might have been corresponding with through social media. >> the chief says, there's a $10,000 reward in the case and tips can remain confidential. >>> news4 is working for you. we have an important recall to tell you about if you or someone you know has a milk allergy. giant brand spicy chicken strips are being recalled because they may contain milk not listed on the product label. they have the product number you see on your screen and a best by date of next march. bring them to the store and get a full refund. giant said the product is safe for people who do not have a milk allergy. >>> what's washington without a little congressional hearing and day drinking? a lot the comey hearing and folks couldn't get in. >>> plus, a price hike in the produce [000:13:08;00] vo: delivering cleaner, reliable energy... c

. >> 17-year-old shadi najjar and 18-year-old 77 ziberov were found dead inside a car monday night.elanie alnwick has been following this story since it first break and joins us live with the latest mel? >> families have so many questions. what was the motive. why were their teens in montgomery village. anything police have on a possible suspect. what police tell me this morning is that have gather add lot of information in the last 24 hours but nothing that they are ready to make public. however we were able to obtain sound recording of what neighbors said was a lot of gunfire that night. [ gunfire ] >> that is almost 20 shots. what sounds like a car driving it was recorded on a home security camera on gallery court just before 10:45 monday night. 17-year-old shadi najjar was in the drivers seat of his honda sick his window was rolled down a neighbor says the car's headlights and the interior light was on. 18-year-old artem ziberov was in the passenger seat. both were dead from gunshot wounds when emergency crews arrived. the boys were supposed to graduate from germantown's northwe

we spoke with the family of 17-year-old shadi najjar. they tell us that good friends with 18-year-old artem ziberov, that they were excellent students and their principal says they were making a positive impact on their peers, both looking forward to their graduation. loved ones want to know who shot them to death in najjar's car monday night in montgomery, miles away from their germantown home. najjar's father spoke with him hours before he was killed and can't believe it's the last time that he spoke to him. >> i said, are you okay, my boy? are you all right? where are you? where are you? what are you doing? give me a call. text me. and his phone goes straight to the voice mail. >> reporter: his family says they have not yet gotten back shadi's phone. they don't know if it was stolen or if it was police are offering 10,000 dlarsz ffor tips leading to their arrest. i'm justin finch, back to you. >>> we've learned about another victim of the terror attack in london. police now say eight people killed in the attack around the london bridg

. >> shadi najjar and artem ziberov were killed in their car. mel. >> good morning, guys, investigators are not sharing want to be very careful with what they put out in the me media. but, yesterday, my colleague paul wagner came across a homeowner who captured what sounded like a lot of gin f fire. listen [ gunfire ] [ karen join ]. >> that's more than 20 shots. then what sounds leak a car driving it was recorded on a home security camera on gallery court around morning night. shadi was in the driver's side of his honda civic and the window rolled down and interior light was on. ziberov was dead in the passenger seat. the boys said they were going to demascus to sell extra graduation tickets. >> i like to find out what happened to him, who killed him. what is the reason? >> it's shocking and tragic. that's one of the reasons investigators are holding many details close to their vest. >> now, late tuesday more shell casings were found in the grass along the sidewalk there. two homes, we're told, were also hit. police also would not comment when