wheeler was also killed. it was a tragic circumstance that didn t have anything to do with equipment, tactics, or anything like that. it had to do with the fact that this job is extremely dangerous. reporter: officer orozco died one day before she was to go on maternity leave. her baby daughter was born prematurely and was scheduled to leave the hospital thursday. she also had two young step children. the way she presented herself and carried herself with my kids here at the boys and girls club i know what kind of mom she would have been. reporter: now a community united in grief and a team determined to play on in honor of their coach. she never gave up. nope. reporter: do you think that s a lesson you will remember as you continue to play? yes, i ll remember everything she taught us. reporter: lessons these players will carry with them always. back here at a growing memorial for officer orozco people dropping off flowers, cards, candles late into the night.
baseball field, coach k as her players called her, was always encouraging, always positive. she would tell us it s okay. like you don t always have to win, but like just keep your spirits up. reporter: and her coaching didn t apply just to the game. she talked openly with her players about the challenges they might face growing up bridging the gap between community and cops. gang violence and drugs and stuff like that like that s not it s not cool. reporter: officer orozco was shot to death wednesday while attempting to arrest 26-year-old marcus wheeler, a man police describe as a known gang member. wheeler was also killed. it was a tragic circumstance that didn t have anything to do with equipment tactics or anything like that. it had to do with the fact that this job is extremely dangerous. reporter: officer orozco died one day before she was to go on maternity leave. her baby daughter was born prematurely and was scheduled to leave the hospital thursday. she also had
officer, mother volunteer, mentor. for the past five years, officer kerry orozco went by a different title on the field. coach k, as her players called her, was always encouraging, always positive. she would tell us it s okay. we don t always have to win. keep your spirits up. her coaching didn t apply just to the game. she talked openly about the challenges they might face growing up bridging the gap between community and cops. gang violence and drugs and stuff like that that s not cool. officer orozco was shot attempting to arrest marcus wheeler, a man known as a gang member. wheeler was also killed. it was a tragic circumstance. it had to do with the fact this job is extremely dangerous.
it happened while officers were trying to serve a felony arrest warrant on 26-year-old marcus wheeler. he was also killed. she gave birth in february and was about to take maternity leave. fox 5 in atlanta where the president of the boy scouts of america says the organization s long standing ban on participation by openly gay adults is not sustainable. former defense secretary robert gates now the head of the scouts is calling for a policy change to avoid potentially destructive legal battles. and this is a live look at the los angeles from our affiliate fox 11 big story there tonight the cleanup continues from tuesday s oil spill near santa barbara. officials say up to 105,000 gallons escaped from the broken pipeline and as much as 21,000 gallons of oil reached the sea. that s tonight s live look outside the beltway from special report. we ll be right back.
in northeast d.c. they first identified him as a suspect found on dna inside a pizza crust. peter alexander is live in washington, d.c. and nbc 4 washington reporter shomari stone who broke the story. peter, you have brand new information? jose that s right. we spoke to federal law enforcement officials within the last five minutes. here s the new information we can report. they tracked daron dylon wint from the d.c. area to new york city where they believe they just missed him back here to washington, d.c. to just outside of d.c. to prince george s county, college park maryland specifically whether where there s a howard johnson hotel. they found the vehicle he was in, a chevy cruise as well as a box truck leaving the hotel. they trailed it for five miles, members of the law enforcement fugitive task force. 20 vehicles involved, a helicopter was said to have been involved at the time before they pulled the vehicle over. inside they found wint alongside two other women and