Visit ncicap. Org] routefirst, a metro bus back after gunfire set it down, in innocent bystander hit friday night. Since then, metro buses have avoided the shepherds park neighborhood at night. They are back on the roadways with new cautions. Richard reeve has the story. Richard, what is the status out there . Richard leon, imagine that you are on a metro bus, shots ring out, a fellow passenger is hit. The next night, so many throws a rock through a metro bus window. One route int down southeast at least three nights, but now it is open again with changes. Alongg metro buses elvens road are rolling again. Its sad we have to go through this. Richard with stepped up security. It definitely makes me more cautious. Richard metro employees are watching bus stops, Transit Police units parked nearby. It is a concern to our employees and riders. Richard the Safety Measures after a gun man opened fire on a metro bus friday night, terrifying everybody on board, leaving one passenger wounded. The
Moment. Meantime, the top story, tragedy on the air. A young repair and photographer gunned down during their live report. Alison parker was 24 years old, adam ward 27. They worked at wdbj in roanoke, virginia. As journalists, the heartbreak strikes close to home. Deny, we hear from their loved ones and we learn more about the man who took their lives. Jay korff is digging into the suspects past, Richard Reeve is talking to people who the victims, but we start with brad bell who has been covering the investigation from the start. Agonizing day today. What can you tell us . These are the last moments before the brutal attack. Isoutine interview about or a met Smith Mountain lake. We will not show you what happens next, the ambush isonting of reporter al parker and photographer adam ward on live tv. The interview subject, vicki gardner, was shot in the back and will survive, but the station mix a horrible announcement about its morning team. Alison and adam died this morning. Wards camer
Morning firefighters still on the scene of a huge fire in college park. This was the scene for hours monday. Flames and thick smoke visible for miles, as a multimillion dollar construction project burned. Tom roussey has more. Meanwhile a man arrested for flyi near that fire police say Trevon Miller flew his private drone right into the direct path of a police helicopter. They had to take special action to prevent a crash. Miller is charged with interfering with a Police Response and reckless endangerment. Breaking overnight a fire turns into a death investigation. Sam sweeney is at the live desk. Larry as we come on the air this morning, we are learning that the Prince William county homicide unit is now involved in this case. It started as an Apartment Fire on sherbroooke circle in woodbridge. Thats just off of old bridge road. When firefigters made their way inside the adult man unconcious on the floor. He was pronounced dead shortly later. All of this unfolded just after 1130 last
Night. The thick smoke enveloping all of college park. We do now know how much damage was done for the under construction building. This video taken by the county assistant fire chief pans across the roof. Destroyed by the still burning blaze. The roof has burned and collapsed to the floor. The building is in the 40 million range for the damage just to that wing of the building. Fire damage in the 15 million range for the fire damage to the upper level. Brad so decisions still need to be make, how much will be demolished for the rebuild. What you are looking live is the 2 x 4. One upthere on the seventh floor. When we come back, we will tell you how that is the subject of debate out here. Would construction in an aparen lightweight construction and the firefighters just dont like it. Brad bell, abc7 news. Alison thank you. Stay with abc7 for updates from college park if you have to step away log on to wjla. Com text. Sign up for the instant updates right on your phone. All right. Now t
Nobody will ever find you. That woman is still alive and likely witness at the industrial. Fultons discovery, they reopened the investigation into rodriguez disappearance. They got a warrant to search her apartment last friday. Denying bail today, judge said the defendant knows the witnesses, knows where they live and knows how to make bodies disappearance. Reporting live, im sam ford. Larry thank you. The smoke can be seen for miles. Today People Living near the massive fire say they could smell it. Brad bell was out there all day monday. What did the investigators learn today, brad . Brad they are not telling us they learned anything. I dont think they learned much at all. They did go to the area of origin. Where the ladder is set up. They looked at it from the outside. One of the problems here the firefighters say is the way that the people was built. They are expected to be on scene for another night. Commanders insisted that the crews remained outside directing water on the hot sp