Cbsnews. Com. This is Bob Schieffer at cbs news headquarters in new york. Well see you later on the evening news. Youve been watching wusa9 news at 5 00 seeing that breaking News Coverage from cbs. Well keep following this alleged plot on the capitol and bring you more information as it comes into our newsroom. We are following another big breaking story right now. [ bells ] three people injured after an explosion in falls church at the eden center mall on wilson boulevard at 3 30. Crews discovered smoke billowing from the building. Surae chinn joins us live from the scene with the very latest. What have you learned . Reporter weve just learned those three people who were transported to the hospital have nonlife threatening injuries, so a bit of good news. We also know that Falls Church Fire marshal has just arrived on scene trying to figure out what caused this explosion. We also know that the explosion happened at the princess diamonds Jewelry Store. As i step out and zoom in here, y
Active man hunt involving hundreds of local and federal officers. We consider this man to be armed and dangerous. Jeff police say the 42yearold Wossen Assaye was under observation at inova hospital after a Suicide Attempt several days ago at the alexandria city jail where he was facing charges related to a dozen local bank robberies. At 3 00 a. M. Accident he managed to get loose grabbing by the females gun followed by a male officer firing a shot. Assaye escaped through the hospital as the neighboring areas went into lockdown. Police say he later snuck into the trunk of a car at a nearby apartment complex. I dont know if the car was opened or still had to force his way in. Jeff the cars owner was soon on her way to work only to find assaye kicking in her back seat from inside the trunk. The car finally coming to a stop off backlick road. The female driver suffering minor physical injuries. She was screaming like crazy in the front seat. And as the car rolled back down i thought someon
Like escape began. Reporter i cant get over how much like an action movie this entire scene today was when an alleged bank robbery known as the bicycle bandit was in the hospital behind me after police say he tried to kill High Pressure system in jail late last week. Kill himself in jail late last week. He overpowered two Security Guards, stole a gun and left the hospital in barefoot with nothing more than a hospital gown. He was shackled. Police were at a loss today to explain how 42yearold Wossen Assaye wrestled a gun from a private Security Guard and slipped out of the hospital unseen. I dont know exactly what restraints were on him at the time, but he was on the hospital gurney bed. Reporter investigators now believe assaye hid in the trunk of a womans car and popped up in her back seat as she drove through annandale. The woman was so startled by the stowaway carjacker she crashed into preston halls front yard smashing his wifes car. You dont expect a car to come through the whole
Understanding with the female contract guard sort of as a shield and at some point released her. Reporter assaye, a bank robbery suspect, was being watched by two private guards hired by the marshal service. A man and a woman. When the male guard went to the bathroom assaye made his move. In bare feet wearing only a hospital gown. At a residence near the hospital assaye breaks into the trunk of a womans car. When she gets behind the car and starts to drive to work he kicks in the back seat. She crashes the car. She gets out and he drives off in it. At this point, the search is ramped up. Feds locals snaking their way to this annandale neighborhood looking for any trace, for anything that might lead them to this fugitive. Assaye they say, drives the stolen car into this womans garage. Here he gets clothes and food. It appears that he drove the car into our garage parked there, it looked like there was a flat tire that he wanted to change and he went through my entire house, which was mo
Locked down for hours, employees shuttled in from a nearby school. This is my first day here at fairfax. Were always ready for stuff like this. We train for stuff like. This. Reporter at some pint assaye cousinned point assaye dumped the camry and got some clothes to cover his gown. For nine hours hundreds of heavily armed Fairfax County police, state police, fbi, u. S. Marshals hunted him converging on every possible sighting. A little scary. You look out your window and see all these police cars with policemen and their big guns. A little frightening, yeah, especially for my wife. Reporter how he ended up on a d. C. Bus still a mystery. The u. S. Marshal says hes reviewing procedures that have security for prisoners, federal prisoners, handed off to private security guards at the hospital, he wants to prevent this from ever happening again. Live from u. S. Federal court in alexandria, bruce leshan, wusa9. You can view all of todays Court Documents on our website at www. Wusa9. Com. A