tyrone brown fired multiple shots. he falls outside the nordstrom department store, which is where officers found him, dead when they arrived. >> all four suspects are facing first-degree murder and using a handgun in a felony. it is a mystery still why they wanted the victim killed, our police are simply not releasing that information at this point. all four suspects are being held without bond as the case is under investigation. >> thank you. deliberations continue in the trial of an inmate accused of murdering a maryland corrections officer. the jury is considering key evidence against leigh stevens, who could be facing the death penalty can base he has the latest. -- the death penalty. camp kasey has the latest. >> the jury has been sorting through more than three weeks of testimony and evidence and if they find stevens guilty, they will have to decide whether or not to give him the death penalty. thursday was the first full day of deliberations in the trial of lee stevens. he is accused of murdering a corporal, a

then 19-year-old tyrone brown shot pridget multiple times. pridget was clearly targeted, but they haven't figured out why yet. >> we do not know why pridget was targeted, only that he was targeted. they went to the mall looking for him. >> all four men have been charged with first-degree murder in the use of a handgun during a felony. they are being held at the baltimore county detention center without bail. kelly swoope, abc2 news. jamie? >>> here's the latest on the accused paving scammer tommy clack. today clack had a criminal case in anne arundel county. they do expect a resolution soon but they're not telling us exactly what that may be. we'll keep you updated on any developments. >>> a city police officer paid to protect and serve but not to beat up a suspect. one officers is in hot water after he hit a suspect and it was caught on tape. >> reporter: the case did go to court and officer donyell briggs was placed on leave. now he's waiting to see if he will keep his job. this happened almost two years ago. officer donyell briggs stopped

williams brings in 19-year-old tyrone brown and 44-year-old william ward to the mall. >> it -- the camera was absolutely essential in helping us solve the case. the video footage enough would not have been enough. we want to give full credit to our detectives who have spent countless hours since this murder going through all of this footage. >> now police believe pridget was clearly targeted but the reason for his murder, we don't know yet. all four suspects have been charged with million dollar and all are locked up at the detention center. jamie costello, abc2 news. >>> right now an update to an evaluation and the use of social social numbers of the deceased. back in november, joce sterman exposed problems with the death master time and how social security numbers are getting into the hands of thieves. >> reporter: today in our nation's capital, the house ways and means committee put the master time under the microscope. they summoned people to find out why the social security numbers of the dead are getting into the hands of identity thieves. we first shed light on this problem in dece

spotted him and called frank williams who drove to the paul with two others, william ward and tyrone brown, police say the four men used cell phones to communicate as they followed bridgette throughout the mall and ended outside nordstrum where priggette was shot and killed, hundreds of cameras inside and outside the mall tracked the suspects. >> the video footage from the cameras in and around the mall was absolutely essential in helping us solve this case. >> neighbors in this area are still wary of what happened. >> you don't really think about the mall being that bad but i guess it has gotten worse in later years. >> i don't know the reason why it happens but it should not have. >> weeks later priggette's family is still coming to grips with the loss. >> it is like i am walking around with a hole in me, i love that boy, plus he is my only son. i love him and i miss him. i see his face every night. >> investigators are still trying to figure out why priggette was targeted, back to you. >> all forehave been charged with first degree murder and use of a handgun in the commission of a felo

thanks to video surveillance, olice were able to arrest tyrone brown, frank williams, jermell brandon, and william ward for the shooting death of rodney pridget. police have not made it clear what prompted the four men target pridget. advertisers want to make sure they get the most bang for their big bucks. they want talk about their ads long after they are off the air. people will be tuning in to watch the big game and the commercials. >> that brings us to your answers to our water cooler question of the day. >> this morning we asked -- which super bowl ads are you looking forward to seeing sunday? [laughter] >> i think a lot of people will be doing that. we will post more of your answers on the front page of wbaltv.com. >> today is the kickoff of super bowl weekend. it is the biggest game of the year. >> no sign of the indiana colt'' anymore. it is being transformed with the stage for madonna's halftime show. >> this is a dream. i do not want to blow the surprise. i want people to be knocked out of their seat from beginning to end. >> i just hope she keeps her clothes on. >> no ward

. >> the victim leave the mall and is murdered by the shooter, tyrone brown, who fired multiple shots. he falls outside the nordstrom department store, which is where our officers found him. he was dead when they arrived. >> all four men have been charged with first-degree murder and the use of a handgun during a felony. the motive is still a mystery as to what it was behind the killing. the case remains under investigation. we are live outside police headquarters in towson tonight. i'm all melzer, wbal tv 11 news. >> -- i am old melzer, wbal tv 11 news. >> homicide detectives believe the first of two shootings happened early in the morning. a man was shot in east baltimore in the early morning hours, but no one called the police until 12 hours later. police were called and found the unidentified victim. no word on suspects or motive. a short time later, police were called to northeast baltimore. a 31-year-old man had been shot and killed at that location, and another wounded. and at 5:45 p.m. yesterday evening, a man was shot multiple times. please tell us he survived and is in stabl

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tyrone brown, frank williams, william ward ii faced charges in ney death of rode pridgett. officers say that tedious analysis of the mall surveillance video help them crack the case. >> nice day, lots of sunshine, a little chillier than we have been experiencing earlier in the week. temperatures are about where they blog -- belong. out to the west there is a big storm. part of it is reign from mississippi, louisiana, and down into colorado, there is a blizzard. around denver, almost two feet of snow has fallen that storm is kind of drifting in our direction. by the end of the week, we might have to deal with a piece of it. >> in commitment and 2012, all eyes on it nevada at this weekend. the state holds its gop caucus tomorrow. mitt romney scored a big celebrity endorsement, but can he hold on to the lead? kate amara is tracking the race. >> as nevada prepares for saturday's caucuses, gop candidates campaigned across the state. donald trump arrived on the trail. the real estate mogul endorsed mitt romney for president. >> mitt is tough, he is smart, he is sharp. he is not g

the accused triggerman, tyrone brown, is the youngest of those arrested, just 19 years old, just like the victim. live at towson town center, mike hellgren, wjz eyewitness news. mary? >> all right, mike. thank you. >>> all four suspects are being held at the baltimore county detention center. >>> a potential threat discovered inside luggage at bwi marshall airport. vic is in the newsroom with details of the unusual security scare. >> reporter: tsa agents found a cattle prod in the passenger's carry-on bag. the person tried to bring the device onto the plane, headed for albany, new york. cow prods are capable of delivering a high-voltage shock. police cited the passenger on state charges, and the incident did not impact the report operations. kai, back to you. >> thank you. the tsa says even common items can be used to hide a potential threat. >>> two organizations, working to improve women's health, as the susan g. komen foundation says, it will no longer conduct breast examinations done by planned parenthood. there is strong reaction around the country and here in maryland. >> one th

it does show the accused shooter tyrone brown walking through the mall wearing a mask. they say campbell the man who first spotted the victim was introduced twice by detectives before they arrested him. brandon's lawyer. >> i wouldn't say he's cooperative but he came in to speak about homicide in the space. the entire family is shocked he has been arrested on this. >> reporter: this is a childhood picture of the victim, roger pritchett jr. his father says he's devastated but is relieved. >> he's my only son, i love him and i miss him. i see his face every night. >> reporter: the accused shooter told the judge, i was hoping that i can get jail so i could seek appropriate representation. >> the shooter could get the death penalty. at townson town center. wjz news. >>> all of the men charged have prior criminal records. >>> a soldier accused of sharing military secrets with wikileaks is now facing a court marshal. the military decided that bradley manning should stand trial for allegedly sharing more than 700,000 government do you means with wikileaks. if he is convicted,

tyrone brown, frank williams, brandon, and william ward iii face murder charges in the death of 19-year-old rodney pritchett. police say the four men plan to kill him when he was spotted at the mall in december of last year. police believe that brown was the triggerman. small surveillance video was analyzed, and that helped them cracked the case. >> we have had to look at this footage and evaluate it and try to put it together like the pieces of a puzzle, and do the old-fashioned detective work it took to corroborate evidence like this. >> it is still unclear why the suspects targeted pritchett. >> police are looking for two suspects in the armed robbery and kidnapping of a baltimore man. shelton dutes is like -- is live with the very latest. >> the victim was forced into his car at gunpoint in a busy part of town. it happened about a block away from the towson town center. the steps away from restaurants, an office building, and a high-rise condo building. summers shot this could happen in the middle of the afternoon. >> i guess it can happen to anybody. it is really scary. >> someone was

police say the gunman is 19- year-old tyrone brown and three other suspects, frank williams, janel brandon and william ward. police say all the suspects and the victim knew each other. the hundreds of security cameras in the mall helped police, they say that was essential in solving this case. >> they've had to look at this footage, evaluate it, try to put it together like the pieces of a puzzle and do the regular old fashioned detective work that it takes to corroborate evidence like this. >> police say that they don't know why rodney pritchett was targeted. all four suspects have been charged and are now being held at the baltimore county detention center. >>> montgomery county teacher is on administrative leave this morning charged with sex crimes. police say 47-year-old scott spear has been charged with two counts of fourth-degree sex offenses. the victim is a 16-year-old girl who was on spear's track team. the rockville man also coaches basketball at richard montgomery high school and also teaches at julius west middle school. police say spear had sex with the girl more than once at a

the mall and called frank williams, who drove to the mall with two other men, william ward and tyrone browned cell phones as they followed bridgette inside. it all ended outside nordstrum where bridgette was shot and killed. investigators are still trying to figure out why he was targeted. >> stay with wjz 13, ,,,,,,,,,,, >>> where you want to do this, ellen? >> one at al time? you want do it together or how do you want toe do this in. >> i think we should do it together. >> all right. >> you guys count. >> one, two, three, four, five, six, seven -- 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20. >> first lady was still ready to go. i tried it at home too. i made it all the way to two. it's 8:00. welcome back to "cbs this morning." i'm gayle king. >> she is very good, though, isn't she? >> very good. >>> i'm charlie rose. we have this morning a better understanding of alzheimer's disease. two new studies show that it may spread inside the brain from cell to cell like an infection if this is confirmed, the surprising finding can help develop treatments. professor karen duff co-authored one of the studies and we

police say the gunman was 19- year-old tyrone brown. police say all of the suspects and the victim all knew each other. detectives say they've not yet determined why that young man was targeted. >>> 6:35 right now. abc 2 news is honoring black history month. there is a local 15-minute documentary on civil rights. the activist walter p. carter, and yesterday it was viewed in downtown baltimore. carter helped organize demonstrations throughout the state of maryland, his daughter, by the way, is delegate jill carter. that documentary also features a performance by the union baptist church senior choir. >>> could israel be planning an attack against iran? why top defense officials believe that israel is plotting a major attack. >>> plus egypt is in a state of mourning after that deadly soccer riot. how many more people have died since that chaos broke out in that soccer game. we have details straight ahead this morning. >>> news around the world on this friday morning, we've learned overnight that u.s. defense secretary leon panetta believe

tyrone brown, frank williams, jermell brandon, and william ward all face first-degree murder charges in the death of rodney pridget. they plotted to kill them after they saw them at the mall. police believe brown was the trigger man. >> they have to evaluate the footage and put it together like the pieces of a puzzle and do the regular detective work that it takes to corroborate evidence like this. >> it is not clear what the suspects targeted rodney pridget. police are on the lookout accused of a kidnapping at towson. this happened last week near washington avenue. a man was walking to score when it was approached by two men. >> they forced him into his car and asked them to drive to an automatic teller machine. was to about $300 -- he withdrew about $300. >> it is scary. >> the victim was not hurt. if you have any information, call metro crime stoppers at 1- 866-7-lockup. >> police say this man attacked and robbed another man, then he fled on foot. if you know this man, please call mta police. surveillance video of a beating. a man named ricky thomas. a pair police officers enter t

random.police say 19 year old tyrone chester brown fatally shot 19 year old rodney pridget in december at the towson town center mall. surveillance video shows fran williams... jermell brandon and william ward communicating by cell phone... and actually following the victim through the mall.pridget was found lying on a sidewalk outside nordstrom with multiple gunshot wounds.he was pronounced dead at the scene. (49:52)we should note this investigation remains open....we do not know why pridget was targeted only that he was targeted they went to the mall looking for him. him.all four men are charged with first degree murder and use of a handgun during a felony crime. they're waking up this morning behind bars at the baltimore county detention center live in towson, megan gilliland, fox45 morning news. a harford county officer is recovering this morning... after an overnight police chase. chase.it started just after midnight... on route 152 outh in joppa.officers were trying to pull over a 2005 chevy cobalt... when the driver didn't stop... leading them on a 3-mile chase.the pursuit got t

random.police say 19 year old tyrone chester brown fatally shot 19 year old rodney pridget in december at the towwon town center mall. surveillance video shows fran williams... jermell brandon and willlam ward communicating by cell phone... and actually following the victim through the mall.but when pridget exits the mall... gun shots ring out. (:35 from keith's pkg)first i thought it was fireworks because of the holidays and once i parked i started hearing all this screaming.... screaming....pridget was found lying on a sidewalk outside nordstrom with multiple gunshot wounds.he was pronounced dead at the scene. this mmrning... all four suspects are charged with first degree murder and use of a handgun during a felooy crime. they're aking up behind bars at the baltimore county detention cenner live in towson, megan gilliland, fox45 morning news. a citt officer... caught on surveillance tape kicking and punching a man... is now suspen. suspended. this video ... captured by a city surveillance camera in 2010 ... shows officer donyell briggs approaching a north baltimore man he pulleddove

random.police say 19 year old tyrone chester brown fatally shot 19 year old rodney pridget in decembert the surveillance video shows fran williams... jermell brandon and william ward communncating following the victim through the maal.pridget was found lying on a sidewalk outside nordstrom with multiple gunshot wounds.he was pronounced dead at the scene. (49:52)we hould note this investigation remains open....we do not know why pridget was targeted only that he was targeted they went to him.all four men are charged with first degree murder and pse of a handgun during a felony crime. they're waking up this morning county detention center live in towson, megan gilliland, fox45 morning news. 3 3 3 an inmate using facebook ppompts an investigation... after a surprising allegation. it's a story you're seeing first on fox. fox.it's this image on of it all. charles er johnson, a-k-a, "chucky t"..... seen in his ccll on his profile picture. johnson is an inmate at the baltimore city detention center suspected of using his cell phone to post statuses... ann send messages to witnesses. now... th

now, four suspects are arrested, charged in his murder. 19-year-old tyrone brown, 31- year-old frank williams, 35- year-old journalle brandon, and 44-year-old william ward iii. they are being held at the baltimore county detention center. surveillance video from towson town center security shows one of the suspects approached pridget inside the mall. it also shows the suspect walking through the mall and parking garage after the murder. >> it's important to tell our citizens, they're safe when they come to our malls and shopping centers. >> reporter: the teenager did have a criminal record, but his family says he was working it tourn his life around. a motive behind the killing is still unclear. >>> the suspects are charged with first-degree murder. i'm jessica kartalija, wjz eyewitness news. >> wjz just finished talking with police about the investigation. we'll have the latest coming up all new at 5:00. >>> treasure among the tragedy. new worries for italian police guarding the costa concordia. >> the chaotic evacuation of the sinking ship abandoned almost everything, including jew

william ward and tyrone brown. they used cell phones to stay in contact as they staked him out, with brown eventually pulling the trigger. police say he shot pridget several times, killing him outside nordstrom. >> and what their relationship was to the victim is still under investigation. they've had to look at this footage, evaluate it, try to put it together, like the pieces of a puzzle. >> reporter: at this point, police are not saying why these four targeted pridget. and violence that scared shoppers and left his loved ones heartbroken. >> i hope they go to jail for a long time. it's ridiculous how these young dudes out here are killing each other. >> reporter: and the victim's dad tells me his son was getting his ged, trying to get his life together. all four of those in custody are charged with murder 1. they're being held at the baltimore county detention center. reporting live at towson town center, mike hellgren, wjz eyewitness news. vic? >> thank you, mike. and as you mentioned, police say the triggerman

suspects tracked his every move, stalking him through the mall before they say one of them, tyron chester, brown, also 19, shot pridgette outside nordstrum. >> the video footage from the cameras in and around the mall was absolutely essential in helping us solve this case. we do not know why pridgette was togetherred. >> police cannot say this was a revenge killing. the son reports he was involved in a robbery a year before his death and this is what they said about the suspects. >> one of the 4 suspects is in the mall, spots the victim, picks up his phone, and calls his three buddies, who are down off of york road in baltimore city. >> the victim's father told wjz he is hear broken but relieved. >> good. they need to be in jail. can't go around here killing people you know what i mean, thinking you can get away with it. love that boy, plus he is my only son. i love him. i miss him. i see his face every night. >> this is the second murder since 2005 when an educator was killed during a botched robbery, the mall has cameras and a law passed after that 2005 killing led to even more cameras for sho

suspects tracked his every move, stalking him through the mall before they say one of them, tyrone chester brown, who is also 19, shot him outside of in order are strom. >> the video -- nordstrom. >> the video footage in and around the mall was absolutely essential in helping us solve this case. we do not know why he was targeted, only that he was targeted. >> reporter: the police couldn't say whether this was a revenge killing." . the sun" reports he was involved in a robbery on york road about a year before his death and this is what they said about the suspects. >> one of the four suspects is in the mall, spots the victim, picks up his phone and calls his three buddies who are down off of york road in baltimore city. >> reporter: the victim's father told wjz he is heart broken but relieved. >> good. they need to be in jail. you can't go aren't here killing people, you know what i mean? thinking you can get away with it. and plus, my only son. i love him and i miss him. i see his face every night. >> reporter: this is the second murder at towson town center since 2005 when a beloved educator w