cathy lanier is condemning the latest act of violence. >> there is no more egregious kind of retaliation then to shoot nine people and to kill four people as they stand in his head on a street corner because you are ticked off about something. >> the district reported 143 homicides last year, the fewest in nearly 50 years. >>> investigators are trying to find out why a police officer opened fire. the officer was investigating a shoplifting incident at the target in wheaton. was trying to stop a getaway vehicle. be difficult was about a short time later. another alleged shoplifter was arrested. >>> the army officer accused of killing 13 officers is being moved from a hospital to a jail cell. doctors at an army hospital gave him a discharge physical last night. his attorney said he does not know whether he has been moved. hasan was paralyzed and is charged with murder and attempted murder. >>> five men have gone on trial. they face life in prison. they are accused of fabricating evidence but were implicated by authorities who were under intense pressure to indict them. >>> there was a deat

earlier today, we heard from police chief lanier that three search warrants were executed on chesapeake street. not far from the scene of that shooting. two people were arrested. here's the police chief talking about that. >> i will say as of today, three additional arrest warrants were issued and two of those three individuals are now in our custody. and we are very actively seeking a third individual. i am not going to release the name of the third individual. fear for that person's safety. i am begrudging that person or those who know that person to have him come forward for his own safety and turn himself in because we will find him and we are actively looking for him. >> reporter: police chief lanier commended the officers involved and said the first arrest of the young man came after a high-speed chase and an accident in which several officers were injured. she said they behaved as officers would be expected to behave in such a situation. now the folks -- bringing in the third person subjeof those thre arrest warrants served today on chesapeake street. two in custody. custody, thi

. >> cathy lanier is angry and pleading for information. what she is commanding officers's actions, grieving families are outraged over the deadly attacks. a stunned grandfather still cannot comprehend how his little girl ended up where she did. >> when she left out saturday she said, granddaddy, i will be back. >> rashana brown did not come back. she and her best friend caught in the middle of the worst mass shooting in 60 years. rashana was shot and rmains at g.w. hospital. and her friend was killed. >> d.c. police are asking people to say more, fearing retaliation and pleading with the public for as much information as possible. >> it is really sad there is still somebody would do something so careless and reckless and just destroys so many people's lives. >> two men are accused of firing shots from a minivan driven by a 14-yeaold boy. the victims had just returned from a funeral. as grief counselors reach out to victims' families, committee members met a call to action. -- community members met a call to action. all day, nine people wer

. >> reporter: chief lanier and mayor fenty returned at the site of the shooting. >> this is one of the most vinlt things to happen in washington, d.c. >> a 14-year-old boy is facing murder charges as driver othe minivan. plifs found shell casings of three weapons at the scene, ak-47, 0.9 millimeter and a hand gun from a horrific shooting. >> it would have never happened if that prosecutor would have signed a warrant for his arrest. >> reporter: the three suspects under arrest are expected to face an additional murder charge. one the of the victims passed away early this morning. live in southeast, jason watrel, back to you. >> thank you. >>> with the help of family members, we are getting a better picture of the lives lost last night. one of them was a 16-year-old girl rochelle jones. the other three, all teenagers. earlier they all attended the funeral of another friend. another victim of violence. so many lives cut short. emotions are running very high in the highlands neighborhood now. craig melvin has that part of our story. >> reporter: i'm going to step out of the way. i want you

police chief kathy lanier said she knew within minutes of arriving on the scene exactly what happened. a man police wanted off the streets used a rifle for revenge. she got on the phone and called ron machen, the new u.s. attorney on the job for just about a month. >> that was a devastating time. he felt terrible because i understand the emotion of that moment and how tragic the loss is. i talked to her for a few minutes. i then went to help. i went out to the scene. >> reporter: ron machen is no stranger to the streets. at one time he prosecuted homicide cases in the office he now heads. >> whenever you have a loss of life, especially a loss of life with young folks like this, you just feel terrible. and my my condolences go out to the victims and their families. >> reporter: in the hours after the mass shooting as the facts started strickling out, some community members very publicly as well a some police officers very privately were pointing fingers saying the drive-by wouldn't have happened if they had just signed a warrant for the arrest of orlando carter. they felt she had enoug

police chief lanier talked about yesterday afternoon. the charging documents identified that fifth suspect as jeff are you best. and according to these documents, again, he -- was also one of the two people who shot nelson and participated in the drive-by shooting that happened on south capitol street later. that's the latest from here outside the d.c. courthouse. as we con to sort of comb through the documents and see if there is any more information come the light we will stay on top of the story throughout the day and more coming up tonight on "news4 at 11:00." >> there are a lot of names and lot of details it is a case continues to evolve. aaron gilchrist, thanks very much. >>> arlington today, the police are looking for a cull of armed car robbers. armored car. happened earlier this afternoon on south bell street. just outside of crystal city metro station. police say a robber sprayed something in a security guard's face and grabbed a bag of money and jump flood a getyou a way vehicle. pat collins has our report. >> reporter: it is

police chief patrick lanier addressed the issue. >> we don't always agree with the u.s. attorney's office. sometimes we have a difference of opinion, and my goal is to stop more people from being injured, and when we submit an arrest warrant, the district attorney's office has to make a decision. do we always agree? no. >> reporter: jordan howe's dad came to the scene of the mass shooting last night and said the kids aren't the oy ones at fault, but also local politicians who aren't connected to the communities they represent, including his councilman, who showed up during our interview. >> i'm not shaking your hand. i'm not shaking your hand. >> i understand. >> i'm not shaking -- you are definitely that. >> reporter: during a vigil turned press conference last night, many other residents agreed as some booed local leaders. >> boo! >> reporter: there are a lot of emotions running high last night, and that's what the mayor said this morning on connecting. he said after the vigil he and others met with some of the folks who were in this crowd and from what i understand th

jeffrey best is the fourth person arrested and cathy lanier said it will be the last. the 14-year-old who was originally accused has been cleared of any connection to this case. >>> a controversial new immigration law in arizona could prove to be a catalyst for federal followsy. the white house said without congressional action arizona and other states would create a patch work of laws that will do nothing to solve the overall problems. protests continue and criticism is pouring in from mexico. but arizona governor jan brewer is standing behind the law. >> there has been a lot of misinformation given out through the media. a lot of misinformation being related to people not only here locally but nationally. i want you all to know that racial profiling is illegal. [ speaking in a foreign language ] >> reporter: those focusing on criminalizing social disintegration opens the door to discrimination and an abuse of law enforcement. >> san francisco vowing to boycott any arizona travel, services or products but supporters say arizona is just stepping in with the federal gov