Lynch. The the relationship between police and community is the civil rights issue of this generation. Reporter the d. O. J. Has opened an investigation into freddie grays death. Charges against officers are possible but senator Barbara Mikulski says it should go further. The broken window resulted in broken trust. One solution is pull the purse strings. Federal grants should be made for body armor and extra officers contingent on the Officers Training in civil rights protections. The civil rights of this young men were apparently violated in the manner of his arrest and the manner of his treatment thereafter. You couldnt have a more classic kind of civil rights violation. The ability to create accountability across the country, starting with baltimore and makes us a model and using her power to prosecute and to hold officers that do things wrong accountable. That goes across the nation and so they know that the federal government is watching and will not stand by while this stuff happ
We dont have details at this time but when we do, we will post them on wusa9. Com and on our wusa9 app. Also breaking news from Prince Georges County where a sheriffs deputy has shot and killed a man. It happened last night on mallee road in landover but the Sheriffs Department has just released details in the past hour. They say deputies were pursuing the suspect when that man rammed his truck into the deputys car. Two deputies opened fire. The suspect died at scene. The deputies who are five and sixyear veterans of the force are on routine administrative leave. A mothers day tragedy and now a mystery. Their children discovered rich dhard and richard and Julianne Vilardo dead. Police have no motive or suspects leaving those who live nearby on edge. Nikki burdine has more from rockville. Reporter since weve been here several neighbors have been stopping by and talking to Police Officers and asking them if they have any updates. They want to know what happened to their neighbors and the
Gray whose fatal injury in Police Custody sparked protests and riots. Surae chinn is live in the newsroom. Attorney general Loretta Lynch has launched a full scale federal probe into the citys Police Department. It comes days after the attorney general visited baltimore and the citys mayor requested an independent investigation. The department of justice is opening an investigation into whether the Baltimore Police department has engaged in a pattern or practice of violations of the constitution or federal law. Reporter the investigation will look for discriminatory policing practices including any patterns of use of deadly force or improper stops and searches. If unconstitutional policies or practices are found, we will seek a Court Enforceable agreement to address those issues. Reporter the investigation follows the death of 25year old freddie gray fatally injured in Police Custody. His death sparked days of unrest in baltimore. More than 200 people were arrested as cars and business
Have a good chance of rain. Not everyone will see rain but there will be spotty showers, even a rumble of thunder. Highs today into the mid80s. Larry, over to you. Your time 6 01. Metro riders want to let you know everything is running on schedule this morning. There we go. Okay. Thank you. Okay, metro riders, everything running on schedule. Buses running on schedule as well. Folks are starting to wake up here as well this morning. If youre going to be traveling eastbound on 66, fog is really going to be the biggest trouble for you this morning. Want to take you out live right now and show you how things are shaping up. This is in chantilly, leesburg, even parts of manassas and towns along the 95 corridor are seeing fog. It lip pact the morning commute it will impact the morning commute. Decrease the speed because of the conditions right now as you can see. Want to take you to the beltway and show you how things are shaping up on i270. Again no issues there this morning. The beltway fr
Vilardos. Victimmed are vilardo made his money in hotels Richard Vilardo made his money in hotels. Police are desperate for clues and are asking anybody who knows anything, please call them. A par of sheriffs deputies shot and killed a man last night in the parking lot of an Elementary School. Scott broom is with us in landover with lat Sheriffs Department is now saying. Reporter remind you these are sheriffs deputies. Thats a separate agency from the Police Department here in Prince Georges County. The departments unsector general told us late this afternoon that Inspector General told us late this afternoon that 34yearold lionel Lorenzo Young had threatened his girl friend with a of new last night and used his pickup a knife last night and used his pickup truck to ram the two deputies last night. Two deputies open fired on an attack that had them fearing for their lives. This happened at 10 00 last night of lorenzos girl friend called 911. She was told to get in her car and get away