The train. They have them but they should have them at the hot spots like anacostia. We need more police around. Especially on the train. This shouldnt be happening. Sigh tom this is not far from the Anacostia Metro station. That is where a 15 and a 19yearold were taken into custody. We are told by metro they believe it was the 15yearold who was the shooter. Those two in custody. Two other person of interest are out there. We come back here live you can see things have for the most part returned to normal. We have extra security but mostly back to normal here at the Anacostia Metro station. The rush hour trains are moving at the normal. You can see the station is back open. I was closed for a time after the shooting happened around 12 45 this tom roussey abc7 news. Alison thank you. Last months crime report saw a drop in robberies in metro from january of last year and increase in assaults. This is only the third time that metro dealt with a shooting on board a train. Brianne carter pi
Agrees. As the court indicated she was found to be not dangerous as long as she is taking medicine. But he is not happy because it means that simms is free. And will serve no time. Jiaire should be alive today. Simms mother said its not up to covington. Three experts determined her not criminally responsible. This is a professional decision. In court and a bereave hallway conversation with abc7 Romechia Simms seems clear and articulate, explaining she sought help for psychotic episodes but at the time of jiaires death she had gone off her medication. Now she and her mother said treatment isgoing. This unfortunate. A judge order for instructions for Romechia Simms. She must continue to get the Mental Health treatment. Bottom line today the charges involving the death of her son in the swing set that are behind her. In la plata, brad bell, abc7 news. Leon thank you. Judge ordered another competency hearing for hogle. It was issued today where the doctors said that she remains incompetent
Line, hit another car in the southbound lanes headon. That car ricocheted and hit three more cars. A total of five people have been transported to the hospital. Four of them by ambulance. One by medivac helicopter. Three of them are in critical condition. A very serious accident. We are continuing to follow up with the Fairfax County police on the scene. We will bring you the latest coming up in the broadcast. Reporting live in fairfax. Im sam sweeney, abc7 news. Maureen u that. D. C. Utility regulators struck down controversial 6. 8 billion proposal to merge the City Electric supplier with exelon. Leon the deal is not exactly dead. Its still very much alive. D. C. Bureau chief sam ford on the story and is live with the new conditions set by the Public Service commission. Tell us about it. Sam leon, maureen, i would call it tweaking. More oversight and more putting things ou so for a lot of people it seems that the supporters are happy, the opponents are not. The chair votes yes, the m
Northwest washington to explain. Meeting tookis kind of an unexpected turn. Initially, opponents to the merger were cheering loudly with the initial decision, but that quickly changed. They walked away unhappy with the final decision. The deal was rejected as it is now. Pay close attention. For a few minutes, it seemed like this was the end of it, but the Commission Said it would be approved if and only if it meets a series of conditions. That is really the big deal here. Those conditions must be met within 14 days, and one takes Solar Development out of exelons hands. They are adamant there are so many significant fatal flaws in the deal and it is ultimately not in the Public Interest. Councilwoman mary cheney is in full agreement. Fit and it is not in our favor. It is not in the Public Interest, and the people of the District Of Columbia were harmed today and will be harmed in the future by this deal. Until we review the fine print it is hard to say. We believe it is in the Public In
Benefit nobody. So you can see it here. It officially launches tomorrow. Those are the signs to be able to check to see when the next streetcar is arriving at your stop. Now it will be free for the first six months. Today we noticed in a number of businesses along h street the pamphlets to give everyone the information they need to know. Reporting live along h street, brianne carter, abc7 news. Alison one more note here. If mayor bowser has her way the h street line is just the first section of the 22mile priority streetcar system. The citys ultimate goal is to build a 37mile system that will reach each of the citys eight wards. Leon . Leon alison, another mode of transportation having real issues in the area tonight, breaking news now. A serious accident on u. S. 1 in alexandria. Look at this here. This is news chopper 7 live over the scene where five vehicles were involved in a crash. This is on route is just past russell road in Fairfax County if you know the area. All the southboun