Announcer at 10 00 p. M. Do you know where your children are . Happening right now on the fox 5 news at 10 00 p. M. Steve the hunt for a killer. A shocked Community Gathers after days following a young woman is murdered, Karina Vetrano. People gather in the church where she was buried over the weekend. Dari the nypd is briefing us on the Lidia Curanaj has more. Reporter thats right, it ended a short time ago. There were plenty of people outside the church. I spoke to a few of the people. Many family and friends. Reporter hundreds of people packed into st. Helena church in howard beach. So many people showed up that i have no words for what happened. It never shouldve should have happened in our neighborhood ever. Any neighborhood. Its so random. Reporter Michael Kemper is heading the investigation and says that hundreds of people have been interviewed, a dozen surveillance videos have been collected. He would not reveal whether or not the killers dna was collected at the scene. So far
Steve feeling the heat, temperatures soaring into the 90s it felt worse, it did not take long for heat and humidity to sort of overwhelm you. Like a soupy mess, temperature was not only headache this was scene on the white stone bridge, heavy rain made evening commute a mess. And there are still flash warnings for parts of the area. Steve to audrey, that rain moved in fast for 3 minutes then gone. Audrey right, well see that over next couple of days, the storms produce heavy downpours they could result in flash flooding. You want to be aware of that. Lets talk about our heat, 91 in central park, we hit that number early in the day, it was 96 out to newark liberty, 94 high down long island. 87 at montauk point. Were mild at this hour, warm in newark it is in low 80s, same in central park and belmar. And we all know it is not about the current temperature it is about the dewpoint, this measures thes, National Weather service stretched out orb tristate area. Ics sept county. There there a
Howard beach home and say police have strong leads and it could be a matter of days until an arrest is made. She was found face down in a marsh near jamaica bay more than two weeks ago after going for a run. Police say she was sexually assaulted and strangled to death. We know that there is a Family Member of the killer that we need for them to come forward, you know, to finalize this very than 250,000 for anyone with information leading to an arrest. Anyone with information should call crimestoppers. Alison the man accused of killing a bronx deli work in court. He will not testify in front of a grand jury. Police say guzman shot and killed the man last week after guzman grabbed an officers gun outside the deli and fired 15 shots before police shot him. Guzman will be arraigned on murder and attempted murder charges at the next court hearing. We understand theres a grand jury convened that is taking evidence. This guy is bad, very bad pe person. Alison he is due in court september 1st.
They tried to shoot you . Did they hold the gun up to you . An innocent tenyearold mistakingly taken down by a group of officers who were looking for Armed Robbery suspect. They briefly detained before catin Lidia Curanaj spoke to lemming gend and his mother who are understandably shaken up. Li di a . Reporter steve, he tells me, he is afraid to do that again because he thinks that police will arrest him. At 55, tepyearold legend solomon is big for his age and while he has been mistaken for being oller. I thought they would shoot me. Reporter he never mistake him far criminal. I ran to the backyard. They were chasing me with guns. Reporter just before 5 00 p. M. On august 1th. A softspoken fifthgrader was playing basketball here with the friends when suddenly Newark Police began searching the area for a robbery suspect. Why did you think the police were chasing you . A because i rolled in the street and almost hit their car report afraid for his life, he ran into a nearby aliway. They
Im lisa evers, fox 5 news. Back to you. Steve thanks, lisa. Suffolk Police Investigating whether speed was a factor in a deadly crash on the long island expressway that killed five people, including a former aide to governor cuomo. The driver of a subaru was headed eastbound when he lost control, crossed over a median and struck two vehicles. The driver, his sister and 10yearold son died, with 29yearold Scott Martella who was the Communications Director for Suffolk County executive steve he worked as an aide to governor cuomo. An 81yearold was also killed. Dari a gunman shot and killed a bystander in harlem. The 61yearold was hit in the neck around 11 45. Authorities say simms was not the intended target. Community activists say enough is enough and are calling for an for the Clinton Foundation have given donald trump through ammunition on the campaign trail. Dari joe is here with the latest on the race for the white house. Reporter 77 days to go and Donald Trumps campaign is hoping to