Historic building out. The tenant made it, laura calls it surreal. I was yelling to get her out. I dont think that she realized how serious it was. Reporter too close for comfort. Reporter the National Parks spokesman dennis frye thankful that the historic area where john brown was hung after leading a slave rebellion that lead up to the civil war was untouched. Residence crediting local volunteers and firefighters from surrounding states for saving the town and the national park. As bad as this is, we could have lost the entire town. Reporter but the Business Owners like cindy dunn are in shock. Lost with a lost was a pub, an ice cream shop, and a shopping store. No one was injured here. In Harpers Ferry scott broom wusa9. Fire investigators have not added up the Property Damage just yet. Theyre still trying to figure out what caused the fire. A witness to one of three alexandria murders engaged in some emotional testimony today in the case against charles severance. Severance facing
Baptist church Westboro Baptist church. Now in washington d. C. Police are investigating a stabbing in broad daylight right outside the Convention Center. Around 3 p. M. This afternoon metropolitan Police Responded to mount vernon and seventh street northwest for reports of an assault and when they got there, they found a man who had been stabbed. D. C. Fire and ems say he has severe life threatening injuries and so far police have blocked off two areas outside the Convention Center while they handle this investigation. Right now police say they do not know why this happened and they dont know who did it. Theyre on the lookout for that suspect right now. A man is sentenced today to 50 years in prison after he beat a toddler to death. 2yearold jamirs and shipe died from head trauma back in 2013. Ileana diaz was in the courtroom when that sentencing came down and she joins us now live with the details. Reporter its been an emotional day for many people. First of all, Clifton Bernard got
Camoflauge pants in the station with spires dna on them. Just before the 4th of july attack on sutherland spires had been released from jail after prosecutors reduced the charges in an alleged july 2nd attack on another man near the Friendship Heights metro station. Those three days from july 2nd to july 4th clearly is behavior of someone who has a lot obviously going on in their life. Reporter now the judge found that there was substantial probability that spires had murdered the promising Young Political consultant who was on his way to a 4th of july party with friends. The judge found that given spires criminal history, the brutality of the crime and the other alleged robberies he committed on that train, he had to hold him pending trial to ensure this communitys safety. Live at d. C. Superior court, bruce leshan, wusa9. Bruce, thank you. And his lawyer says spires was in private college at the Time Beginning last year im sorry, let me start that over. He was at a private college at
Passengers alex murk of potomac and calvin lee of rockville. A 17yearold front seat passenger survived. 18yearold sam ellis of North Potomac was behind the wheel, but he has not been charged. Routinely these investigations where there is a death invo days. Reporter this is a community that has lawyered up and shut down according to multiple sources. Police are convinced teenagers and parents with information about the party preceding the crash have not yet come forward to investigators. They need more people from the community who may have seen something but even if they didnt see something might know something. Reporter social media including snapchat, instagram and twitter may provide critical clues. Using Snapchat Sam Ellis shared video from inside the party and alex murk shared video from inside ellis car just minutes before all four lives would be changed forever. In North Potomac andrea mccarren, wusa9. Sam ellis lawyer says his client is devastated by the loss of his friends and
When parks wife ko tried to help her husband investigators say he stabbed her four times critically injuring her. It was a very bloody, brutal crime scene. The wounds included stab wounds, a number of slashing cut wounds, a lot of blood. Again, some of the deputies that witnessed the crime scene were pretty disturbed about what they saw. Reporter the Prosecutor Says both the victims were cooks at the Korean Church retreat and had only just arrived in the last few weeks for missionary work. The suspect had been staying in a homeless shelter in Baileys Crossroads but his mother drove him to the retreat five days ago. On saturday the sheriff says kim called to complain about the center. Actually the defendant made a call himself to 911. He indicated to deputies that responded that he was really unsatisfied with the food at the facility. Reporter after the stabbing sunday night investigators say kim called 911 again to report that he had attacked the victims. He was covered in what looked