I didnt identify it as a gunshot. Shooting the woman three times in the chest according to the police, the shooter took off in an s. U. V. And was first spotted by the Virginia State trooper. The man fired shots at the troopers cruiser hitting a windshield. Then he sped past a stanford county sheriff patrol car and you can see shot at it, too, hitting the head rest. On the passenger side. He underup crashing. The Police Surround the s. U. V. The man is arrested and taken to Fairfax Hospital with serious injuries. They are still collecting evidence till the late afternoon. I was upset. They have only been here for two weeks. I felt bad. The police tried several times to stop the guy on i95. But as soon as he saw an officer, he shot at scott taylor, abc7 news. Jonathan none of them were hurt. Thanks. Police on the scene turn to technology to help with the investigation. Skytrak7 captured d. C. The Police Officers using a drone to look in the crashed s. U. V. You may remember we told you
With more. Thank you, doug. And folks in erie, pennsylvania, are hoping to finally catch a break. The snow has stopped falling after it dumped about 5 feet. The National Guard is on hand trying to help dig out this nursing home. Chicago is dealing with dangerously low temperatures and getting ready for a fresh round of snow. Just ahead well have a closer look at how that city is coping with the cold. And you can get the latest weather updates any time and anywhere on the nbc washington app. Be sure to turn on those notifications for any weather warnings in your neighborhood. And now lets go back to that breaking news that occurred in virginia. A wild ride for drivers on i95 as police go after a murder suspect in Stafford County. It unfolded over the course of several hours. Police say the suspect shot at their cruisers before crashing his own car just south of garris garrisonville road. This started with a murder earlier this morning in stafford. News4s david culver covered a lot of gr
Morning. Slightly less cold friday once we get into the afternoon. I think well see those temperatures at least get above the freezing mark so thats some improvement. But even that improvement will not last long. All the details still ahead in my sevenday forecast. Tony and marina. All right, caitlin thank you very much. Now we want to turn to an update on those major traffic issues along i95 in Stafford County. This all started after a man shot at police during a pursuit and then crashed the car he was in causing it to overturn. This is video that youre seeing right now from skyfox shot a little bit earlier. You can see all the backups this caused for hours and we understand theres still major backups out there. Fox5s Anjali Hemphill is in stafford with new details on how this all unfolded. Reporter this whole incident started here at the english run apartment complex off herron drive. A woman shot and killed in a third floor apartment. Investigators say the man responsible then led t
Bringing snow back to the west. Bringing snow right now to areas like chicago, just south of chicago seeing snow. This storm making its way to our north and will allow for slightly milder air tomorrow, but were still about 10 degrees below average tomorrow. The cold pattern, it is locked in. Even colder for the new year. Wait until you see those numbers if you havent seen them already. And, yes, tracking our snow chances for saturday but really increasing as we head towards next week. Much more on all of that. See you at 6 17. Now lets look at the breaking news that caused the traffic nightmare on i95 in virginia. Police say they were closing in on a murder suspect in Stafford County and moments later officers say he shot at their cruisers. Then crashed just south of garrisonville road. News4s david culver has been following this story all day long. He is live from where this all started, near the suspects home. David . Reporter wendy, a short time ago i caught up with a neighbor who l
Then he shot at a Stafford County sheriff patrol car. That bullet lodged in the passenger side of the head rest of the patrol car. Lucky that the officer wasnt hit. The chase ensued and hi he crashed the s. U. V. The Police Arrested him. We believe he is at a Fairfax Hospital with severe injuries. Neighbors say it was a quiet couple who just moved in the third floor apartment. Two weeks ago. We are told by the neighbors they had children and they believed the children were inside when this went down. Well have much more on this at 5 00. Scott taylor, live in fredericksburg, abc7 news. Jonathan thanks for that. Abc7s going to stay on top of story. When the new information comes in well have it here. You can subscribe to text alerts at michelle now the other big story. Stormwatch7 weather alert. Just a taste of a bitter chill to finish up the the year. Wind chills in the single bigots overnight. Approaching zero. Jonathan you walk outside and there is plenty of sunshine. Dont be fooled.