Information from the gunmans wife. We have more on the days developments. Reporter at the center of the investigation, did omar mateens wife noor salman know he was planning mass murder . Law enforcement Officials Say she allegedly went to buy ammo with mateen, visited pulse nightclub with him once and she may have tried to talk him out of committing an act of violence. Now the f. B. I. Is asking for help. Regardless of how small the information may be, i still want to hear about it. Reporter details emerging including a threatening facebook message mateen posted the same morning of the attacks. Taste the vengeance he wrote. And signs that mateen possible pli struggled with an inner conflict. Professing to hate homosexuals but a former classmate with this. If you were gay, you would be my type of guy. Reporter mateens victims speaking out about coming face to face with the killer. He looked deranged. He looked like something was mentally wrong with him. Reporter she spent hours who wou
County and bizarre incident in d. C. Where a car drove in to a hole right on wisconsin avenue. First tonight, reports of several people shot in a home in District Heights. This call came in around 9 45 tonight. Jackie bensen just arrived at the scene. Reporter there is a deeply disturbing, unsettling crime scene here just down the street on other leans avenue, just off of marlboro pike. An hour ago a call came in to 911 where someone reported that everyone in a house had been shot. We hear there were neen people in the home and what we can tell you at this point, two people have been take on the the hospital from this scene. Its a very active scene. Homicide detectives are arriving here as we speak. We do not have a lot of updated information from the prince department. Again, what we are hearing right now, Police Received a call saying everyone inside of a home had been shot. When they arrived they found multiple shooting victims. Two people at this time have been transported to the h
And take any interest from outside. Stephen lanier reflected on her accomplishments. Violent crime drop more than a quarter. She expressed her gratitude and her concerns for keeping football fans safe in an era when any large public event can become a target. I may not have played football but i know my business. My business over the past 26 years and my education has been security of management of safety and security. As well as counterterrorism. Stephen not everyone is sadded by the Chiefs Department saddened by the chief department. A representative of the union described himself as ecstatic and said the nightmare is over. Even some City Residents who are supporters of chief lanier say a change at the top often is a good change. Reporting live, stephen tschida, abc7 news. Maureen thank you, stephen. If you would like a closer look at the career of chief cathy lanier g this just in. Fairfax county police have identified a toddler they believe was killed by her father before he took h
Didnt even know that was legal. Who knew. Good tuesday morning, everyone. Well get started with the situation that is taking place in the south. The rivers in flat ravaged louisiana expected to crest as the number of people needing rescue jumps to 30,000. At least six rivers have hit record levels. You can see the devastation in this drone river. Entire neighborhoods surrounded by water. Water thats nearly as high as the rooftops. Even a National Guard truck couldnt handle the floods. Look carefully there. You can see the top of the vehicle submerged in the deep water. Abcs Adrienne Bankert has the latest. Reporter new video giving us a look at the widespread devastation in what is being called some of the worst flooding louisiana has ever seen. Some in baton rouge returning to the dangerous waters to check on their homes. It was nothing like this. It was a lot of displaced people, a big area but this is a whole town just washed away overnight. Like the end of your life, end of having
Storms running along 270 and south across the river to loudoun county. Another storm near woodstock. This stuff moves eastward. Its a fair amount of lightning and a smaller area. We track this eastward over the next hour or so. We will see it move through germantown, gaithersburg and rockville before 5 00. The southern end will probably stay along the Potomac River in loudoun county. Beyond that we will see ourselves with a chance of showers and storms longer. Again, the entire area in the day remains under the heat advisory for one more day. As the heat index values feel like 100 degrees or higher. Be back with the latest on the warnings and any additional ones in a few minutes. Alison okay, doug. Thank you very much. This was a big surprise around here today. Breaking news out of d. C. Where Longtime Police chief cathy lanier announced that she is finished at the end of the month. Michelle the next move for her, the National Football league. Jonathan thank you for staying with abc7 n