The time. This is one of several closese calls weve had thanks to rough weather. The weekend did not put Mother Nature in a bad mood. The weather has been so bad thed past couple of weeks. I guess this is the last thinglt to p to it of on. At the national zoo two downed trees stopped folks in theirir tracks. I was going to try to come upe and run out this wayment the ground here already soft fromm the rain when the winds started gusting. Elsewhere even bricks were no match. We sent our dog in there just as a precaution to make sure no one was trapped or injured inside. Thankfully and luckily no oneo was inside. Firefighters point out thehe building is under constructioncs and its open air in the back. Bk something on the back side putut enough pressure up against that brick wall and it spit up and it spread out onto fence which can street. The grumbling bricks snapped aae power line and rained down on a parked car. Its not the worst damage to ato vehicle weve seen look what happen to t
In this case following nearly ne three months of a criminal investigation into Alexia Springers death which wasch w deemed an accidental Drug Overdose and just last week 18 year old david efforts a seniora here at Centerville High School turned himself into police. He is now being charged with manufacturing, possessing, distributing and selling a prohibited controlled substance. 17 year old Alexia Springer wasr found unresponsive at her sen materialville home. Police initially saying the centerville high student died o a heroin overdose, somethingverd that was later retracted by investigators. Her mother, the entire duratione ofnt the investigation has denid those statements from police an the teens autopsy revealed that she had consumed a cocktail of c drugs which included morphine, ethanol and oxycodone which is of course an opioid. Pio tonight we reached out to the ot springer family in hopes of some sort of statement following david efforts arrest. They declined to make a statement
And she said that she felt comfortable when it came to homicides as we start gathering up for the summer. Her main focus right now are robberies. A southeast family left broken after they say 28 year old Sheldon Robinson was shot dead outside the familys apartment. His mother too distraught to speak. Robinson and three children all under the age of six were just getting off the bus after coming home from school when gunfire broke out. He shielded three children. He pushed them in that building for them to be safe. And they took his life. Two d. C. Police patrol officers heard the shots and were on scene in minutes, but sheldon was already dead. It all happen just a block away from kim balance elementary and the Nationals Youth Baseball Academy as children were coming from home from some things have changed. We have to for example out whats happening at the Community Level to result in the tragic change that weve seen. Former d. C. Mayor vincent gray says the district ward 7 has seen a
Afternoon two people diedle d including a mother who was carrying groceries into her homr a. A little more than an hour ago mayor and police chief addressed this into we are horrified by what we saw today. Its a level of violence that isi not acceptable in our city. And we are going to put every single resource, police and otherwise in the neighborhoods to get rid of this violence. Violent crime in this area ie down three . Hree so, it just goes to show nohow matter how successful we arecess over all with crime and how successful we are in community and reducing violent crime, you can never rest, because theres potential for something to flare up. Fox 5s Marina Marraco is with the very latest. Reporter the situation in in the District Police crews just behind me 60 commander callingmr in his united to help during our life shot to make media crews inward seven are safe. A total of five shooting victims today. Day. Two of those 56 times fatal, both of them again here inward seven. It all
Baltimore Police Officers charged in the death of geeddie gray. Fox5s bob barnard lie inn baltimore with the latest now. Bob, good morning. N reporter hey, allisoneyllis and steve good morning to you. Gd yes, were going to find out at 10 30 this morning here at Circuit Court in baltimore, balo judge Barry Williams wille issue the very first verdictt vd in any of these officerse trials. An officerer for named William Porter ended in a hung jury in december so wee will have a verdict, innocent, t or guilty, acquitted or not o today at 10 30 because thisau was a bench trial. Ch no jury involved. Jury invol so, there will be no hung jury n in this case. Judge Barry Williams who as previously an attorney workingoi for the Justice Department dep investigated and prosecutedse Police Misconduct cases across the country so very familiary fl with these kinds of incidents and cases and charges willes decide the fate of thehe 30yearold officer who faces f three misdemeanor chargeor charg Second De