Barbara harrison. Its monday, january 27th, 2014. And right now, the Columbia Mall in maryland is getting ready to open its doors again after a shooting that left three people dead. The mall will reopen this afternoon at 1 00. On saturday, Howard County police say 19yearold Darion Aguilar shot and killed Brianna Benlolo and Tyler Johnson at a zumiez store and then took his own life. Investigators say theyre still not sure of the motive or if aguilar knew either of the victims. Were also getting our first look inside the mall this morning. News4s Megan Mcgrath is live with more on that. Megan, good morning. Reporter well, barbara, the mall is set to open to the general public at 1 00 this afternoon, but a short time ago, the press was allowed in. They gave us a tour of the mall, the area wherest shooting occurred, as well as the two memorials that are now here at the mall. Take a look at the video here. Zumiez, the store where the shooting happened, is boarded up. The names of the two e
En route to the hospital aboard a Maryland State Police helicopter, and we e will k wilu posted as to the updates as we get them. And it is clear that the cold weather is a serious concern, and things are going to be worse. And in the next 12 hours, it is go ing to be feeling dramatically different along these parts and the mercury is taking a 50degree nose dive, and you will want to plan for the kids at the busstop tomorrow. Doug kammerer is here with more on the windchill advisory. Yes, many of us walked out and said, you dont need the coat today, and left it at home only to find out that the temperatures have dropped 20 to 30 degrees across the area. Take a look at the numbers that we saw earlier this afternoon a. High temperature the today of 54 in washington, and 59 in fredricks burlg, a fredericksburg, and 50s to the north and west, and this is how it feels, and the high temperatures were 11 or 12 00 this morning, but now we are down to 22 for windchill in d. C. , and 13 inga gai
Getting the bad rap. Do you agree . Good evening. Were glad youre indoors and hopefully warm this sunday night. There is quite a system moving in this evening. The wind chills up behind me say it all. Tomorrow, 43 below in minneapolis. Like ten below in kansas city. Much of the great lakes tonight frozen over. Take a look at the ice caves that have formed on lake superior. This weekend, families walking out to see them. The first time in five years theyve been able to because the ice is so solid tonight. But the other part of this is not pretty. The driving from the plains across the mild west right into the east, blinding snow this sunday. And by early this week, winter storm watches reaching all the way down to the gulf. The forecast in a moment, but first, abcs linzie janis with the preparations tonig. Reporter tonight, this winter, about to go from bad to worse. The coldest air so far this season just one thing after the next. Reporter in its grip, 18 states from minnesota to maine
We are learning more about the three People Killed at the shooting. The big question that remains is, why did it happen . Crews are trying to figure it out as Columbia Mall prepares to open tomorrow. And loved ones remember a teenager killed a short distance away on the school from the school she loved to attend. And if you think it is cold now, get ready for a big drop in temperatures. Start with that mall shooting. Efforts to return to a sense of normalcy after a tragedy at the popular mall. Columbia mall will reopen tomorrow afternoon. Police say Darion Aguilar shot two people and then himself. Detectives are trying to figure out what connection, if any, aguilar has with the victims. Officers served a search warrant at his home. Among the items seized, a journal expressing unhappiness in his life. Tonight, we are hearing from a young man who went to school with aguilar. Tom is outside the Columbia Mall with what that friend had to say. He and another friend we communicated with abso
Due to the fire activity. That is going to be between a Market Street and church street. They prepare for that. That is fire activity and we have things rolling along on highways. 66 looks good as does 95. If you stick to the major interstates, you should be good to go. Not too many problems on 295. We have our traffic tracker out and about. He should be on the stretch of 295 now that northbound heading into the beltway. Can see very clear conditions, still some ice and snow on the shoulders. Continue to use caution on those overpasses and ramps. I will send it back to you. A major response in alexandria. Crews are battling a fire in a townhouse. This is in the 8500 block of town manor court. Hat is in the fairfax corner one person had to be medevac and four dogs were hurt as well. We will bring you the latest as soon as we get it. Columbia mall is set to reopen this afternoon, two days after police say the Darion Aguilar shot and killed Brianna Benlolo and Tyler Johnson and then shot