joining me now, chief allen goldberg with the takoma park police department. chief, tell me what you have here. >> at 7:30 this morning, approximately 7:30, officers responded to a call for one down. when they arrived they found a female victim deceased. suffering from apparent trauma. and we're investigating it as a homicide. >> how old does she appear to be? >> it's hard to tell at this point. probably around middle age, maybe. >> she was familiar to some people in the area? >> we think she was. >> so the investigation is just getting started? >> it's just getting started. the investigators are still just in the initial stages of the investigation. >> chief allen goldberg with the takoma park police. again, 7:30 this morning over near those dumpsters, the body of a woman was found. police are calling it murder. we'll be back with more at 4:00, 5:00, and 6:00. i'm in takoma park, i'm pat collins, news 4. >>> just in to the live desk we know the name of the 17-year-old from loudoun county charged with first degree murder. police say jose miguel espinoza killed

now, this is the first murder this year in takoma park. investigators were all over the place looking for clues and evidence. the body was discovered this morning by maintenance man, dwayne douglas. >> i went to go open the gate and she was laying facedown in the dumpster on the ground. i just closed the gate, hit 911. >> reporter: you know her? >> yeah. she's an employee here. >> reporter: what does she do? >> secretary. >> reporter: now, i want you to take a look inside that lobby entrance. it's dark back there, but i'll tell you this, crime scene investigators spent a lot of time in there today. they were taking pictures. they were collecting evidence. in fact, they are still back there. there's a good reason for that. there's a backstory here that will make it all come together. i'll get into that coming up at 5:00. live in takoma park, i'm pat collins, use 4. >>> and now your storm team 4 forecast. >> yeah, right now we're dealing with the rain. we're dealing with the showers. dealing with some wind out there, too. matter of fact, if

our ellisn barber joins us from takoma park. >> it was a loss this family wasn't expecting. they spoke out telling us they were devastated by a news they had lost their daughter. they said she was over in mali doing something that she loved and they are asking right now for privacy. understandably. according to a linkedin profile, datar graduated from rutgers in 1995. she then went on to graduate from graduate school at columbia university. spent 15 years working as a health professional. a lot of research papers and we've seen focusing on hiv and aids research. her facebook is covered with photos of a young son, looks to be about six or seven years old. 20 people died in in this attack. president obama has said they were innocent people with everything to live for and it certainly seems like this was one of them. live in takoma park, ellisn barber, wusa9. >> thank you. >>> groups affiliated with al- qaeda are claiming responsibility for the attack that killed anita datar and so many others. >>> thousands of people in paris turned out to pay tribute to those killed in the te

home in takoma park, a family spokesman said this. loss are devastated by the of our wonderful daughter who was doing the work that she loves. we have no further comment at this time and ask that you respect our privacy. one week to the day after ,he paris terrorist attacks armed attackers stormed the upscale radisson blu hotel early friday morning and began taking hostage. one hotel guest using the gym managed to escape. on the floor bullets. so i close the door and left the hotel. roz: overall sever hours, troops and you in troops managed to -- helptroops managed to guests escape. it is blamed on a a faction of al qaeda. the attackers' goal, they say is clear. if you don't support the economy, then this progresses. roz: datar was also the mother of a young son. she helped in the peace corps and started a nonprofit to help poor women in india find health care. roz plater, abc 7 news. alison: tonight, muslim americans united in the rejection of terrorism. more than 100 people gathered to renounce groups like isis and al qaeda. leon: t

. >> jackie is live in takoma park. >> reporter: born in massachusetts, raised in new jersey, anita datar like so many people in this area, highly educated and using that education to make this world a better place. speaking during a trip to malaysia, president obama addressed the loss of life. >> on behalf of the american people i want to express our deepest condolences to the people of mali and victims and families including at least one american. these were innocent people who had everything to live for and they will be remembered for the joy and love that they brought to the world. >> tonight, a grieving friend in takoma park read a statement authorized by anita datar's family. >> we're devastated by the loss of our wonderful daughter who was doing the work she loves. we have no further comment at this time and ask you respect our privacy. >> reporter: news that the hostage situation in mali claimed the life of an american citizen brought up shock waves. she was on the board of a nonprofit to help women get quality health care services. tonight, the family in new jersey issued a state

takoma park police officers are searching this area. there's evergreens growing. searching for any clue that could possibly help them solve this crime. the body was discovered at 7:30 this morning. a janitor taking out the trash made that discovery. all we know about her is that she is a hispanic woman middle-aged and there were obvious signs of trauma. this is being investigated as a homicide. i had an opportunity to talk to some of the people in this complex. one woman told us she is absolutely horrified by what happened here. unsafe and ivery feel for my coworkers and i hope that they find whoever did this to this girl. see this is can still very early in the investigation. the perimeter is still up. the victim is still here. the police chief says he has no idea what went on other than he does not believe that this was a random act. jummy: thank you. stay with us for updates on this. we've got you covered on air and at wjla.com. you can also sign up for breaking news text alerts. we are tracking a pretty wet weather system. rain is moving through the area today

tuesday, the police found the body of a woman near this dumpster in takoma park. she worked a nearby office and had been stabbed to death. when the authorities announce the name of the victim, this person's heart sank. >> the first thing i thought of was, do i need to call the police? jay: she did call the police and reported to us what she told us. >> just to be stamped like that, thrown into the trash like a piece of garbage, that is what bothered me about this. drug and hall in counseling. she knew the woman from last july until this june while she went to rehab following a dui arrest. >> she needed help. the last several months of her life, she seemed like she was getting it together. jay: she said her personal life was in turmoil. the woman said the man that she was having an affair with was abusive. >> there were occasions when she would come in here bruised and admitted that she was afraid of him. and she would confide in say he is the one who caused the bruises. convince theied to woman to leave the man, to no avail. about how she loved him, but how she ne

in takoma park, brad bell, abc7 news. jonathan: there soon could be a large scale transformation of the amtrak northeast corridor. they have been grappling for how to speed things up for years. i released new environmental impact study on three proposed ideas. those are one, high-speed rail between d.c. and boston. two, new rail line connecting hartford, connecticut, and providence, rhode island. three a rail tunnel from long island to connecticut. alison: meanwhile, the residents will have a chance to ask questions about the future of i-66 tonight. vdot regional transportation director will speak at 7:30 at the town hall and address the planned interstate expansion and the tolls inside the beltway. a close call for a virginia state trooper on westbound 66 near gainesville this morning. a driver lost control and hit the trooper's vehicle in a traffic stop. the trooper was outside the vehicle and was not hurt. the driver who caused the crash suffered minor injuries. jonathan: there is more backlash for bill cosby. the stud

she is from takoma park, maryland. >> she was inside the radisson when terrorists stormed in, as newsq0Á4s jackie bensen explai datar was there on a mission to help others while her life was cut short. >> reporter: speaking during an official trip to mall sla president obama addressed the loss of life. >> on behalf of the american people i want to extend our deepest condolences to the people of mali and the victims' families, including at least one american. these were innocent people who had everything to live for and they will be remembered for the joy and love that they brought to the world. >> the grieving friend here in takoma park read a statement authorized by the family. >> we are devastated by the loss of our wonderful daughter who was doing the work that she loves. we have no further comment at this time and ask that you respect our privacy. >> reporter: news that the hostage situation in mali had claimed the life of an american citizen turned to shock waves in d.c.'s public health nonprofit community. anita datar was a board member of a nonprofit working to connect women in und

here is more from the takoma park police station. debra. >> reporter: i can tell you that elena gugicheva was working as a part-time paralegal at that office park. police are working every detail of this en very gation over at the office park, people are trying to get back to their new normal >> it is getting back on the horse type of thing. why stay home? it doesn't make it any better. >> reporter: the maintenance worker found the life less body yesterday between the dumpster and this fence. >> i hope they found out who did that, you know. senseless. >> it was 7:30 tuesday morning when police responded to dwayne's 911 call and scoured the area. he said elena gugicheva worked here for about six years. we went inside the building and talked to the attorney carmyn lombardo, who she worked for. he had no comment. >> this is one of those crimes, no parent should have to go through something like this. >> reporter: the police chief allen goldberg said she was stabbed to death. >> it probably did. we won't have all the information for sure

a shocking discovery at the hampshire place office complex in takoma park. the body of a woman found behind some dumpsters in the parking lot. dwayne douglas is a maintenance man here. he found the body as he was taking out some trash around 7:00 this morning. >> i went to go open the gate and she was laying facedown in the dumpster on the ground. >> reporter: this is the first murder in takoma park this year. and police were all over the place looking for clues and evidence. sources say the woman is in her 30s. they say she was down on her luck and an attorney allowed her to stay in his office. they say from time to time she would do clerical work for the lawyer. now, crime scene investigators spent a lot of time focusing on an area inside the building looking into the possibility that the murder happened inside and that the body was later placed near the dumpsters outside. dwayne douglas says the woman has been around here for several years. >> she was a nice person. she was nice. spoke to everybody. she was nice. >> reporter: she have any children? >> not

terrifying armed robbery and takoma park. they suspect pointed a handgun and a victim and pulled the trigger, but the gun jammed. this happened just after 8:00 yesterday on maple avenue. the robbers stole items, then order the victims to lay on the ground and count to 100 as he ran away. if you have information, call the police. new action in a 7 on your side report. last week we first reported on concerns about crumb rubber u turf. some believe it poses a hazard to kids, but it hasn't been formally investigated. now lawmakers are stepping in. jay korff has the latest. lawmakers are demanding action following a recent investigation by our i-team reporter joce sterman. bill nelson of florida and richard blumenthal of connecticut called on the consumer product safety commission to take swift action. they want the cpsc to launch an in-depth investigation immediately to find out if athletic fields that use crumb rubber could be posing a health risk to children and athletes who frequently come in contact with the product made from

. >>> in takoma park, a major crash sent seven people to the hospital, four children teenages of 4 and 10, all four in critical condition. police tell us one of the cars drove off the road and hit that tree. the three adults hurt are going to be okay. >> it's the third report in just under a month of a voyeur on campus at the university of maryland. this time a student says hekp a cell phone recording him inside a men's bathroom. the song was removed and whoever it was took off. two similar incidents in women's restrooms last month. the school told the "washington post" they do not believe these cases are related. >> here at the live desk, we're hearing new revelations about the police officer who staged his own suicide. he tried to hire a hit man. we're getting reaction from the woman who was the target. >> it's a very scary thought that an officer who is sworn to uphold the law would even attempt to think to do something like that to an administrator. >> ann marrin is this village administrator for fox lake, illinois. a few months before he killed himself,let gliniewicz tried to set

>>> we begin with breaking news of a body found in takoma park, maryland. police are on the scene along new hampshire avenue north of wild wood drive. they say a woman was dead near a dumpster. she was found just before 11:00 this morning. homicide detectives are interviewing people working and living near the scene. at this point, how the woman died and her identity are not being released. of course we'll continue to follow this breaking story on our wusa 9 news app. we'll have a full report on wusa 9 news starting at 5:00 p.m. >>> now to our other top story. a rainy, dreary mess. that pretty much sums up today's weather, and that's triggered today's yellow alert. good afternoon and thank you for joining us. i'm andrea roane. allison ray has much more on how much longer the showers will stick around. >> just not the prettiest day out there at all. taking a look at first alert doppler it is pretty ugly out there. we do see that mist area that's not showing up on first alert doppler. there's still some rain out there, and we're not done with the rain just ye

alison: an unfolding murder mystery and takoma park, a 34-year-old woman trained as a paralegal found stabbed to death near a dumpster at an office park. she has been identified as elena. the police do not have a suspect or motive at this time. information about a man behind the truck and caught a horrible accident in hyattsville, killed along with four others, including an unborn child. ac 7 has learned that he had prayer rest for arson and destruction of property. the also been cited for drunk driving, unsafe lane changing, and tricking and driving. officers have not determined if medardo flores was under the influence and cause the crash sunday. pettigrew learned that his home was on fire and his children inside. >> i tried to call the house and the phone was dead. i did not know if they were still in the house. scene, he rushed to the but he rolled his vehicle in kettering trying to get there. after getting out, he took off on foot. >> then somebody said, are you injured? i said that's my house. two children had gotten out of the house by the time he arrived. doctors later treated

. >>> condolences pouring in as friends and loved ones remember the woman from takoma park killed in the terror attacks in mali. anita datar's family say they are devastated, that she is gone. she was one of 19 people killed friday when grenade-throwing gunmen stormed the radisson blu hotel. two of the islamic extremists were killed in the siege. datar was a public health expert working for an international development firm here in d.c. she grew up in new jersey. >> since we went to high school together, i run our facebook page for our high school class. so we're all obviously in shock. and we're trying to organize anything we can to help her family or to remember her. >> datar leaves behind a 7-year-old son. her family says she died doing what she loved, working to promote education, health care and tolerance. >>> security was tight at bird stadium this afternoon before the university of maryland football game. these are some pictures of the security lines after the game had already started. agents were checking and tagging any bags that entered the stadium, which slowed things down

. >> it's takoma park's first murder of the year. police are trying to figure out how it happened. somebody found a woman's body behind the dumpsters on new hampshire avenue behind the office plaza. the woman was homeless and did secretary tearial work in the building from time-to-time. police believe someone killed her in the building and brought her outside. >>> those two popular fantasy websites are fight back after the new york general told them to shut down in the state. eric schneiderman called them illegal gambling sites that rely on -- draft king said he didn't take the time to understand how the games work. both sides have large offices in new york city also home to f fanduel's headquarters and the sites are the subject of dozens of lawsuits from consumers. congress will hold a hearing sometime soon. comcast and nbc sports are invested in fanduel. >>> tonight, you will hear from a local veteran awarded the medal of honor from the white house this year. he ran track at the university of maryland and seriously injured in afghanistan three years ago when he tackled a suicide

a takoma park woman was among those killed.ews, a teenager inova fairfax hospital after a crash that killed the driver. this happened in sterling. the police say the unidentified driver, also a teenager, drove away when a loud and county deputy tried to pull them over for not using headlights. -- when a lot in county deputy tried to pull them over for not using headlights. then the driver hit several parked vehicles and died at the scene. the passenger was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. an official with loudon county public schools confirmed he was a student at loudon valley high school. firefighters gathered to honor one of their own killed in the line of duty. kevin craig died and collapsed -- collapsed and died at the scene of a fire in may. >> it is been very difficult and we miss him very much. still hurting and grieving. it will take a long time to get over it. kimberly: the d.c. council approved a resolution declaring today lieutenant kevin mccrae day. donald trump has a 10-point lead over her

now this is takoma park's first murder of the year. police showed up in force to search for clues and evidence. said to be a woman in her 30s. sources said she had numerous injuries to her upper body. sources say the woman was down on her luck and that an attorney here allowed her to stay in his office. they say from time to time, she would do clerical work for the lawyer. dwayne douglas found the body. he knew the woman. he says she's been around here for years. >> she was a nice person. she was nice. spoke to everybody. she was nice. >> reporter: so far, no motive. no suspect in this case of murder. jim, back to you. >> pat collins. thanks, pat. >>> it's been known as tyson's corner for more than 160 years now. that's about to change. the word corner is being dropped. beginning next summer, the u.s. census bureau will again referring to the area of fairfax county just as tysons. the relabeling is part of the effort to transform that area into an accessible urban environment. >>> investigators are calling it an inside job. gift cards

they killed 19 people including a woman from takoma park. both gunmen were also killed. now, this morning police say they have arrested two people in connection to the attack, but it's not clear how they're connected. belgium lowered its terror threat thursday but the government says there's still a serious risk. the manhunt for two suspects continues near brussels and elsewhere. over a thousand raids have been carried out across europe. one of them, the mastermind of the paris attacks was, in fact, killed. >>> this morning fairfax county police still trying to track down a man wanted for triple shooting in alexandria. they're looking for andre williams. police also seized more than a dozen items from an apartment including bullets, casings, syringes, and pills. >>> we now know the name of a man killed in landover. plea say someone shot davis. he was from forestville, 23 years old. police have not arrested anyone. they're offering a $25,000 award in that case. >>> members of the california band eagles of death metal are opening up about the paris terror attacks. the grou

an american aide worker from takoma park was one of the victims. >>> we are following the latest on thearis terror attacks. belgium lowered the lthreat levl for the first time in days. it's a step below the maximum alert but that doesn't rule out a serious risk for an attack. on thursday, police conducted three new raids outside brussels. >>> president vladimir putin says russia will continue helping the u.s. in its fight against isis. in a meeting with french president francois hollande yesterday, putin said the only thing that could jeopardize russia's cooperation in syria is another incident like tuesday's. turkey shot down a russian fighter jet and has refused to apologize saying that jet violated its airspace. >>> a man who jumped the white house fence is facing criminal charges. the white house was on lockdown for several hours yesterday as joseph caputo jumped the newly upgraded fence wearing an american flag. president obama and his family were inside for the holiday. w caputo was arrested after taking a few steps on the white house lawn. this is the seventh time in two years th

. >>> four children are in critical condition from a major crash on new hampshire avenue in takoma park last night. three adults were also hurt. they're expected to recover. the children are all between the ages of 4 and 10. police say one of the cars drove off the road and hit a tree. >> joo new details about the man who landed the gyrocopter outside the u.s. capital. his lawyer says he's expected to plead guilty. he'll appear in federal court here in the district later this month. he said he landed outside the u.s. capital to bring attention to the enfluns of big money in politics. he may face up to three years in prison. >>> now new developments after the plane crash in egypt. more on that in a minute. but first this just in. dutch carrier klm is telling passengers leaving from cairo that they can only leave with carry-on bags today and not checked luggage. a lot of other developments as well. hundreds of tourists expecting to take off from sharm el sheikh not expected to go home today. most delayed. they scheduled ten flights out of sharm el sheikh but eight of them won't be able to

. >> the grieving friend here in takoma park read a statement authorized by anita datar's family. >>we are devastated by the loss of our wonderful daughter who was doing the work that she loves, we have no further comment at this time and ask that you respect our privacy. >> news that the hostage situation in mali had claimed the life of an american citizen turned to shock caves in d.c.'s public health nonprofit community. anita datar was a board member of a nonprofit working to connect with em in underdeveloped countries to health services. a statement says we are devastated anita is gone, it is unbelievable she was killed in this ensless act of terrorism. she was one of the kindest and most generous we know. reaction from the people in mali dee mounsing the violence and those responsible. >> islam is peace. islam is peace. mali may be 85, maybe 90, maybe 95% muslims that is peaceful muslims and what we want is american people to know that, to understand that and not make any confusion between the jihadists and the muslims. >> jackie benson with that report. >>> turning to decision

takoma park police just identify 34-year-old gugieva as the woman found stabbed to death behind an officesterday. she worked part time as a paralegal in the office park on new hampshire avenue. anyone with information on her death is asked to call police. jonathan: this is video that has gone viral. two women dancing, one groping a man in the d.c. convenience store. alison: one was in court today. the other is still at large. but now we are hearing someone else is coming forward saying he was targeted by the women as well. d.c. bureau chief sam ford spoke to that man. sam? sam: we're start at d.c. superior court where a judge denied bail for 22-year-old knight for third-degree sexual abuse is what she was charged with. also charging documents here identify the other woman as 23-year-old marjorie charles. the video shows two women twerking and groping a man last month at a new york avenue shell station but the charging documents say they continued outside as he pumped his gas and followed him in the car wah as teymade cat calls. he dtol the police. the d.c. residence said when he saw the v

in a state of emergency after gunmen shot and killed that luxury hotel including one woman from takoma park, maryland. this evening we're getting a new look after security and military forces went in. they managed to help as many as 170 people escape from the radisson blu hotel and an extremist group with ties it al qaeda is claiming responsibility for the attack. >>> here in our area there is a renewed call for a change of heart in maryland when it comes to the syrian refugees. governor larry hogan is among dozens of governors who have said they don't want refugees in their states until the u.s. government can guarantee security. two refugees, speaking through a translator were outside the statehouse in annapolis today. >> this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to come to the united states and live here. >> our history tells us time and again that when we cloz our doors to those in need, tragedy follows. >> the refugees also said that most of those trying to flee syria are trying to escape the same terror that we saw play out in paris. >>> two women are saying a difficult good-bye tonig

thank vestigators in takoma prk are trying to figure out how a woman was killed there. r body was found behind an office park near a dumpsterat 7:30 this morning.chieve of pols abc7 she had obvious trauma to her upper body. but they are not releasing much else in the case. we will let you know when we learn more. in the last two hour police in alexandria identified the man whose body was found yesterday on a popular playground. they believe jose luis ferman perez was targeted and that there is no greater threat to the public now. his body was found, though, in beverley park. a place thatmany parents know as "the pit." but tonight no arrests have been made in th case. leon: new developments by president obama to extend deportation protection to 5 million people. justice department plans to appeal an injunction to the supreme court. it protects people who are brought to the u.s. as children and parentswhose ildren are citizens orlegal residents. d.c. dell get a holmes -- delete holmes-norton is going to require a bil for thosewhotylive in city. lotoities requirthe people working r t city to live in the ct t u.