A block away. He comes to the scene and he is struck by a car. The car did stay on the scene. The officer is in good condition. He has been transported. Right now his injuries are not serious. Sam now the chief is saying the one person who was shot multiple times is in serious condition. The other people were shot in the legs. They are not in serious condition. They are in good condition. As is the Police Officer. There is a lookout now for a black male who is wearing blue jeans and a hooded shirt, according to the chief. Again, this man came out a side street. Walked down here to new york avenue and proceeded to start shooting somebody. A Police Officer a block away was trying to respond. He was hit by a car. Other people here were struck by bullets as they were in the same area of this gunman. That is the situation from here. Reporting live from northeast washington, im sam ford, abc7 news. Back to you. Leon all right, keep us thank you, sam. Heartbreak at Clarksburg High School afte
It. Alison we will. Thank you. Next week, join us for a special town hall. This will be focused on the role women will play in the 2016 election. Our round table will be hosted by Michelle Marsh that airs next thursday june 16 at 7 00 on our sister station newschannel8. Leon Metro Safetrack plan in the spotlight as the commuters made adjustments to escape the closures and the delays this week. Metro board met to talk about the progress. Stephen tschida joins us to explain how it is going so far. Stephen the safetrack started last weekend with the work affecting the orange and the silver lines. Today those responsible for the safetrack wanted an update on how it is going. Safetrack, the yearlong massive and disruptive overhaul of metrorail. How is it going . It has been awful. In an apparent disconnect of what passengers are sayin assesses the situation. We saw a drop of 41 . But increase of 17 . Metros g. M. Says passengers are doing what they should. Choosing alternate mode of transpo
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Here at the crash scene. All three teenagers killed in this horrific crash, junior zach Clarksburg High School. Take a look. Juniors at Clarksburg High School. Take a look. While it was dark when this happened, you can see where the truck left the road. Such a violent impact. The truck struck three different trees. The victims identified as cemetery road jacob dennis, the driver, 18yearold patrick and green. Jacob had just been driving the love of his life, a pickup truck similar to the one his father had when he grew up. The accident happened just before midnight. The teenagers were headed home from a party. This seems so gruesome, dispatchers told responding officers to turn off their body cameras. Three were wearing seatbelts, including the driver. All day long, friends have been coming by. We spoke to one student, very emotional, who arrived to pick up car parts. Listen to why. I was picking up metal and stuff that i could remember jacob by. I was supposed to work on his truck and
This is what the pickup truck carrying the three teens slammed into. You can see the flowers, the football balloons have been placed there. This orange vest im wearing is Company Policy near a roadway. We often feel awkward wearing it. Here, its a necessity. This curve is treacherous. Cars come flying down this road. Police are telling us this is one of the contributing factors. Griefstricken High School Students gather at the crash scene. They look at the old trees scarred by the highspeed impact and remember the young faces. Jacob dennis, Patrick Shifflett and cary greene. All juniors at clarksburg high, all killed in the latenight collision. These guys were great men. They were leaders on the team on and off the field. They were role models. You could look up to them when you needed something on or off the field. Brad the Three Friends were in jacob dennis pride and joy pickup truck. They had been to a party to high graduation. Dennis apparently losing control as his 1989 truck ente