Known as swipey. He was killed in suitland last august and fox5 paul wagner talked to the victims brother night. Paul joins us from southeast d. C. With details, paul. Reporter tony, this murder rorkd the community for a couple different reasons. Number one this 18yearold was really up and coming. He just released and all bum. He was getting local radio play and he had performed alongside other well known rappers like wale and there was also Something Else at the time of murder there was a viral rumor going through the area here via social media his girlfriend may have been involved. It was rumor the police took great pains to knock down as being untrue. Prince George Country Police Arrested 19yearold deante brewer and 1yearold desean watkins and charged them in connection to the fatal shooting. According to investigators brooks was outside of the apartment complex on Parkway Terrace drive in suitland when announcing a robbery. Its unclear at this time why but at least two men fired th
Phone call and demanded money. Thanks for staying with us im tony perkins. Im shawn yancy. He called the woman and claimed he was holding her father and threatened to kill him if he didnt pay up. She recorded part of the conversation. Lindsay watts spot to the woman tonight shawn, tony. This happened just this afternoon. Amber got a call from a man who said her dad was involved in a hit and run crash and heres the twist. The caller said ambers dad had hit his son and then tried to flee the scene. Now ambers dad was being held hostage an she had to pay thousands to save his life. Do you want us to name folks and see him again you will do this correctly. You understanding me amber. Yes. He said someone will have to pay for what your father did and the charges for my sons hospital bills. You have two openings youre going to do this correctly and respond and if got im going to hang up the phone and brains out and you can save the money for his funeral. How far are you from your house, 40 m
Phone call and demanded money. Thanks for staying with us im tony perkins. Im shawn yancy. He called the woman and claimed he was holding her father and threatened to kill him if he didnt pay up. She recorded part of the conversation. Lindsay watts spot to the woman tonight shawn, tony. This happened just this afternoon. Amber got a call from a man who said her dad was involved in a hit and run crash and heres the twist. The caller said ambers dad had hit his son and then tried to flee the scene. Now ambers dad was being held hostage an she had to pay thousands to save his life. Do you want us to name folks and see him again you will do this correctly. You understanding me amber. Yes. He said someone will have to pay for what your father did and the charges for my sons hospital bills. You have two openings youre going to do this correctly and respond and if got im going to hang up the phone and brains out and you can save the money for his funeral. How far are you from your house, 40 m
O and n. There where you see sort of mid block there and thats what we believe this incident ended and we can see still several evidence markers on the alley and people talking again right to end by souchbd gun shots that they brought their children and family members to the back parts of their houses not sure in anyone was in danger. We we know d. C. Police rebond reised to gun shots and found adult male 30 years old described in and out of conscious ntion suffering from gun shot this rear shouldner back area that at point that man was rushed to the hospital and was pronounced dead at the hospital and shes now active Homicide Investigation though d. C. Police have not been able to give us any information in terms of a suspect and theres still and we see them taking photographs there doing evidence collection. We hope to get some information as far as suspect information and we can tell you in this three block area steve, allison, no homicides according to npd crime data in the last ye
Temperatures near 30. Bright sunshine. Wind chills in the 30s. Were starting out in the lower 30s in boston. But mid 20s out into worcester when you factor in the gusty winds. Wind chills still a factor. If you want to dress for a feels like temperature that are running in the teens and 20s out there this morning just some patchy clouds around. Those clouds are going to be breaking up as we go through the day. Its a bright, sunny day. Sun up at 6 44. Notice by lunchtime were near 40 andre the lower 40s. A high of 42 in town. 43 on the cape. 30s out through worcester county, and if you are doing traveling by air, quiet, no travel delays expected this morning. There is a storm in the middle of the country. Not causing any problems yet. It could later on today. Speaking of that lets go out to the roads this morning. See how were looking. Good morning, olessa. Olessa good morning. A live look outside. The lever connector, you can see the southbound side is starting to build the rush hour d