of prince george's county police detective jacai colson. he died after a gunman opened fire outside the district 3 police station. >> tonight three brothers are in custody. marina marraco is live in palmer park and we learned today that detective colson died from friendly fire. >> reporter: he did. and that makes this story that much more tragic, if that's even possible. one of his colleagues shooting detective colson, shooting him kritly here on -- critically and ultimately he died. the chief saying tonight that detective colson displayed extreme heroism because he basically walked upon that gun battle and when he saw what he did, mind you, he was off duty in an unmarked vehicle with no uniform and no body armor and yet still he engaged that suspect and the chief says it was that extreme heroism that allowed those officers to then neutralize the threat. >> he kept yelling come out and confront me. i'm ready for you. i'm ready for you. >> reporter: for nearly 10 nu her front door as she says this man stood in the middle of the street facing prince george's county district 3 police s

detective jacai colson just one week ago. alexandra limon is in palmer park with how detective colson was remembered tonight. >> reporter: one week after a shoot-out that happened here outside of the third district police station, hundreds of people gathered for a candle light vigil and at exactly 4:30, the moment the attack began, they held a moment of silence colson. somber moments outside of the prince george's county third district police station, the place where a 28-year-old undercover detective was culled. his family joined his law enforcement family with candles in their hands and tears in their eyes, they prayed. >> it's day to day. you hear this all the time, people saying things about he's the best guy in the world, but genuinely, the nice guy in the world. >> police say 22-year-old michael ford opened fire on passing cars outside of the station in an effort to lure officers into a gunfight. something he accomplished. and something that cost 28-year-old detective jacai colson his life. he was killed by friendly fire because he was mistaken for a suspect when he tried

. >> it was an emotional day for friends and family of prince george's county detective jacai colson a large choir there with beautiful music at the first baptist church of glenarden in upper marlboro. colson was killed earlier this month. his family says he will be greatly missed. officer colson will be buried in his home state of pennsylvania on monday. >> switching gears now, let's take a live look outside. not a bad picture. many people of course are going to be traveling this easter weekend. will they be able to enjoy some nice weather? that's the question we want to check in with gwen tolbart for the latest on that. >> we're going to do very well here. we're going to see a fair amount of sunshine and things aren't going to change much until about sunday night but let's take a look at where we were p today because we were above seasonal with temperatures into the low 70s and it was a very pleasant day with plenty of sunshine. the winds are starting to pick up tonight but other than that we've got skies. and here is a look at your current temperatures. 52 degrees right now in the

been made for gentleman coy colson. a viewing for detective colson will be held next thursday in beltsville followed by a memorial service in marlboro. he will then be buried in his hometown of pennsylvania on march 28. > a small sign honoring detective colson is now up on station. the department posted this photo on twitter. you can see on the right door there's a bullet hole in the door. the read these who else the who went into -- who went into the face of gunfire to protect one and all on march 13, 2016. > still to come, the for example let icelanding, we think. almost, we're keeping a close eye on eagle cam at the national arboretum. how local schools are using this excitement as a learning persons. >> it's been a learning experience for some of the big kids, too. last night we were told it was just about over. it's taking a while. kind of like the theme for winter. we thought it was over. we'll have more details for the timing on that in just a few minutes. as we head to the break, here is thursday pictures you september us using hashtag fox5 tbt. thank you for sending them

detective jacai colson. his viewing and funeral will nol be open to the public. thursdays viewing is two to nine p.m. in beltsville.. friday's viewing and funeral will be held at first baptist church in glenn arden marlboro on. the viewing will start at 9:00 a.m. detective colson was killed earlier this month when he was hit by friendly fire during ann ambush shooting. > new at 11 a tow truck driver was arrested after they you ahey the man suspected in suspicious activity. they saw pierce improperly toe. a vehicle. he dropped off the vehicle and v fled the area. he was pulled over a short time later. he was also charged with dui. he is being held now withoutitho bond. when we come back what police discovered in a dorm room that led to the arrest of three george mason students. another hit for caulker after it published a sex tape of hawk hogan. possibly the end for that website.we > could it be dangerous to asko for input from social media. we have two words for you, boat tidal basin mack boat face. what > three george mason universita students were arrested after are dangerous discovery

. jacai colson died in midst of shootout and pulled up in plain colleges unmarked card after ford opened fire on the third district police station. detective colson fired at ford to try to stop the shooting rampage. in the mist of chaos another officer miss took him for a gunman and fatally >> i do not believe that any police officer intention alley fired at another police office officer. i believe that a police officer fired at an armed individual who they perceive to be a threat to them. >> police determined four officers were firing weapons during the shootout with ford and state's attorney said every aspect of shooting is now under investigation and they're following protocol for a shooting involveing a police officer. in the district police looking for three people who visually attacked a man as he entered a columbia heights apartment building and surveillance caught the attack and it happened last wednesday at 15 and euclid street northwest and suspects beat the man and took his backpack and take a close look if you recognize any of these guys. police are offering a 1,000 reward fo

george's county police officer gentleman key colson.key detective colson was killed by friendly fire outside of police headquarters. today the man's fire spoke about his son outside of the funeral home. >> this is a hero inside here ever since he was born never any trouble to us. he was the kind of kid and young man that any parent would be proud of, any brother would be proud of and any, you know, he's just that type of young > detective colson's funeral is planned for tomorrow in upper marlboro. he will be buried in his home state of pennsylvania. p > students are on alert at george mason university after a pair of sexual assaults, two students say they were raped in separate incidents on different days this week. some students are angry sayingyg university did not send alerts fast enough.ugh. something like that happened ipn would want to be alerted just st i know, i'm aware of my surrenderrings. > george mason interim police chief thomas longo says security alerts were sent out on the sexual assault cases when investigators had gathered enough information to alert the public. stu

conspiracy and attempted murder in the death of officer jacai colson. their brother lead to of the officer. police are looking for your help in. this incident happened back on march 3. this is surveillance video. a person of interest there investigators say he held a child's hand outside, walked with her for several steps before a chaperone noticed, yelled and scared him objection to the form a second man was seen talking to the first person of interest. police want to talk to them both. > the maryland house of delegates has approved a bill designed to help reduce drunken driving. the bill is being called noaa's law. it is being named after montgomery county police officer noaa lee oat a. in december he was killed by a suspected drunk driver. the bill would require convicted drunk drivers to have an ignition interlock placed on their vehicle. drivers will have to below into a device to determine whether they've had too much to drink. another super tuesday raise are coming in. marco rubio unexpectedly suspended his campaign tonight after losing his home state to donald trump. hillar

george's county detective who was shot to death was laid to rest today. jacai colson was shot and killed by friendly fire earlier this month. he would have turned 29 years old the week he was killed. >>> maryland is moving towards creating a task. a review of its own police department's taser use. montgomery county police were called out when he began behaving erratically. >> 66% are not compliant wit best practices and standards all over the state. so this is something that has to be addressed because it has resulted in death and in montgomery county i believe there are about four deaths and we have to take that seriously. >> still ahead tonight at 11:00, metro is celebrating its 40th anniversary and tomorrow a major restaurant chain is handing out free smart trip cards in celebration of the milestone. we'll tell you when and where you can pick up one of those free cards. >> it might be nice enough to walk around town as well but those winds today would have had you hustles for the metro. they are a little better tonight but i still think it will be on the breezy side tuesday and a litt

are calling an ambush-style shooting, that was 28 year old jacai colson. his birthday was this week. he was about to turn 29 years old. we are told he is a four-year veteran of the prince george's e county police department and was an undercover narcotics officer. > at about 4:30 this afternoon, an individual launched an unp district's three police statione and brought several of our officers under fire. those officers did not syringe, they bravely advanced and engaged thisç individual. the active shooter situationh happened outsidooe of the third district police station inice prince george's county on barlow road. the hours that followed were chaotic. am of the main roads in landover were completely shutdown.shut people in the area were told to shelter in place and stay in their houses.ous we now know one suspect, the man who police say actually pulledca out a gun and opened fire onn officers was also injured when those officers returned fire. he was also brought to princerog george's county hospital center. there was also a second suspect, a man who police say fled thethe scene

then, off-duty officer las colinas a -- officer colson arrives. bringing dinner to his girlfriend. but he is hit by a lull -- bullet they believe was fired from the fellow officer in the heat of the shootout. much remains to be confirmed. through the day the police are gathering evidence, finding fragments. but they stress last night that the officer's death is the fault of the suspect. >> he engaged several prince george's county police officers in a gun fight for which they responded heroically. brad: back live now. what you are looking at is one of the crime scene investigator vans in the middle of the shooting scene. as we pull out a little bit to the left, you will see the front of a building, walkway, fence, and a front of a building. that is the district three headquarters. it's where the initial shots were fired. officer colson was hit just about another hundred yards or so down the hill. now we gave you an awful lot of detail in that story about the alleged suspects. how they were videotaping it and how it was a planned suicide by cop and the suspicion, the belief among the po

accountable for what happened here that led to the friendly fire death of the officer jacai colson. second-degree murder charges were filed against the two brothers. earlier in morning, a commissioner, not a lawyer but someone reviewed by the court was no probable cause for the second-degree murder charges. late this afternoon state attorney angela alsobrooks saying she is not giving up. >> we reviewed the fact with the police department and we agree there was probable cause to file second-degree murder charges in this case. brad: second-degree murder charges, and handgun charges because the brothers helped transport michael here with a handgun in the car. state attorney alsobrooks pledging to go to a grand jury to seek indictments and said it's her office which will decide which charges to take to a grand jury and she says the case warrants serious charges. we will back with 5:00 with more on this and more on the video and what we are hearing about what it captured. at police headquarters, brad bell, abc7 news. michelle: thank you. as the ri continues in the death of officer colso

prince george's county officer jacai colson who was killed while responding to a shooting outside headquarters. scott: today's colson's family opening the viewing to his public and his father opening up about his son. maryland bureau chief brad bell is in capital beltsville. brad? brad: amazing that he has come out to talk to us. there is a lull in the funeral home at beltsville but earlier today was a big line. snaking its way through the parking lot. the line bu official viewing starting at 2:00 p.m. many people here to say they wanted to thank the colson family for their support. i paused for a moment because as i'm speaking here there are a group of officers. i read their badges. they are from the city of new york, nypd sending a contingent of five or six officers down here today. all of them want to pay their respects. as we said, jacai colson's father coming out and telling us what he wants the community, how he wants the community to remember his son. >> this is a hero inside here. ever since he was born, never any trouble to us. he was the kind of kid and young man and any

colson. our amy aubert takes us inside the funeral. amy: across the street from the church, you can see the lines of the cars proceeding just behind me. down the road, a large flag waving proudly in honor of officer jacai colson. now just inside those doors at the first baptist church of glenarden, crowds of people, community members, friends and family packed the church with the best thing to say about officer colson. they call him hard-working, trust-worthy, loyal and say he had a smile that could light up the room. >> i ask that we all leave here with a jacai style heart. let's stop the separation and bring us altogether. it's not just one style of life matters. all life matters. especially american lives. let's all be one and not be se amy: colson's mother says he was special from day one. she says the family is at peace knowing he was a man of god. in prince george's county, amy aubert, abc7 news. scott: more and more americans are voicing their opinion about whether the president's pick to be the next supreme court justice should get hearings on the hill. michelle: we'll expla

: today would have been officer jacai colson's 29th birthday. but instead of celebrating his family is planning a funeral for the officer. shot in the confusion outside of prince george's county district iii police station. maryland bureau chief brad bell has been on top of the story since it happened on sunday. the man accused of starting this event is out of the hospital? brad: that is right. on the officer's berth day the suspect blamed for touching off the violence is out of bed and behind bars. michael ford, who allegedly opened fire on the division division station released -- opened fire on the district iii station released from the hospital and held wit facing a long list of the charges including second degree murder for the alleged role in friendly fire death of the officer colson in the ford caught on camera attack. ford's gun traced. originally sold legally in georgia. today would have before officer colson 29th birthday. the memorial for him at the police headquarters continues to grow. >> a neighbor stops by to thank the police for the sacrifice. it means a lot to us. wher

death of the prince george's county article jacai colson appeared in court today. the accused shooter michael ford is still in the hospital. as expected bond denied for malik and elijah, his two brothers. but shocking developments from the prosecutor and police chief. maryland bureau chief brad bell is in upper marlboro with a closer look at what happened. brad? brad: so the news has to do with the death of officer colson. we were the first to report very early on that police believed this was a case of friendly fire. that is that one officer's bullet killed another in the middle of the shoot-out. well, what was revealed today is that police are now admitting that the officer who fired did intentionally fire at the other officer. but it was because he at that time perceived a threat. police chief hank stawinski describing a chaotic situation. with a man they allege was michael ford, stand until front of the district iii station sunday afternoon at 4:30 firing 20 gunshots at officers, passing cars and ambulance. into the district iii station. in the shoot-out, an officer manage