michael ford again surprise alleged shooter in this case. alex limone fox reporter went into the neighborhood his family lives and found a person speaking for the family today. alex what did you learn? >> reporter: well, paul, we're live in front of a taken to house that police spend all night and into the morning searching it third from end and we understand the mother and grand mother of the three suspects live here. at this point it's unclear ft. suggestion suspect also lived here themselves but we know investigators seized evidence from the home and took a care from the area. >> we are playing for the police officer and his family and we feel sorry for him and praying for the family too. >> two families in pain dealing with the aftermath of a senseless shootout outside of a prince george county police station the family of officer jaca >> what caused this. we don't know. >> police spent all night and into the morning hours searching this townhouse in high atville where the gunman's mother and grandmother lives. >> last night there was a

than 21 charge force son soncy and second degree murder this is michael ford. he is the one that opened fire in front. district three station and in fact, they said he fired at two cars passing by as well as ambulance and then sitting in vehicles nearby, elijah ford and malik ford were recording it all on their cellphone cameras. let me show you another photo. this is michael ford firing at this car passing by and this picture was frain one of his brother's cellphone cameras and there he is there firing toward the car and it's unclear was before he fired into the front doors of district tree station or if he was moving down the block and firing elsewhere. here's another photo we want to show you. this also came from one of the brothers' cell phones. this was a car fired ought. police want to hear from the people who may have been hit by this gunfire. athis point they have not come forward. and this other picture we want to show you this is michael ford firing towards the police station and this is his brother videotaping it all. these are the pictures police re

police say that michael ford was injured in the shootout, but doctors expect him to survive. police are looking into the possibility that ford was distraught after a fight with his girlfriend. >> praying for his family and mostly for the police officer and his family. >> reporter: police arrested malik ford at a nearby popeye's and picked up elijah ford at his mother's house. wusa9 news. >> and you can count on wusa 9 to keep you up on date on the latest from the troubling story. and we are always on, whether or tv or the wusa 9 mobile app. >>> a virginia man believed to be a himself into kurdish forces today. whenwusa9 went to the man's last-known address in fairfax county, here is what happened. >> he is not my son. this is wrong information. i am not talking to nobody. leave the area. leave the area. leave the area. >> don't push. this is public property. >> you have to leave the area. >> this public property. >> this is not a public barrier. >> get out of here. >> this is public property. >> no it's not. >> yes, it is. >> the father said he had a son who was 26 years old

police say michael ford was the gun man. fox 5 has learned that ford had a troubled past. the two brothers were sitting cars near the entd rans to the police station when michael opened fire. the brothers alengdly recorded the shootings as they sat nearby. today we spoke with the family's pastor and their aunt. >> we're praying for the police officer and his family. we feel sorry for them. praying for michael too. >> we want to know why did all of this happened. what caused this. we don't know. >> according to police michael ford also opened fire on a passing ambulance and two other vehicles. police eventually shot him. he is expected to recover. >>> you may remember less than a month ago police in prince william county virginia were dealing with a similar loss, the loss of rookie ashley guindon. police say ronald hamilton shot and killed her as she was responding to a domestic violence call. two other officers were hurt during that shooting. they are both recover to repair damage to a metro tunnel following a fire around 4:30 this morning. the fire started in the tunnel n

police say michael ford was gun man. fox 5 has learned that ford had a troubled past. the two brothers were sitting in cars near the entd rans to the police station when michael opened fire. the brothers alengdly recorded the shootings as they sat nearby. today we spoke with the family's pastor and their aunt. >> we're praying for the police officer and his family. we feel sorry for them. praying for michael too. >> we want to know why did all of this happened. what caused this. we don't know. >> according to police michael ford also opened fire on a passing ambulance and two other vehicles. police eventually shot him. he is expected to recover. >>> you may remember less than a month ago police in prince william county virginia were dealing with a similar loss, the loss of rookie ashley guindon. police say ronald hamilton shot and killed her as she was responding to a domestic violence call. two other officers were hurt during that shooting. they are both recovering. >> right now crews are working to repair damage to a metro tunnel following a fire around 4:30 this mor

michael ford and the three ford brothers on the touch screen to my right had a number of conversations, which investigators have concluded that michael ford, the shooter in this instance did not expect to survive the engagement that he and his brothers precipitated at the district iii station. at 4:17, those conversations are happening. just after 4:30, the incident you are all familiar with now began. during the engagement with the officers, opportunities for the shooter and our officers to exchange gunfire manifested themselves. i want to point out clearly based on our review of the video evidence that the prince george's county police officers involved in this used incredible restraint. because they were cognizant of the fact there were homes behind michael as he was firing at them. because they couldn't be clear in every instance, who else might have been down range as the gun fire erupted? michael begins the confrontation unprovoked with a series of several shots. reloads the weapon. continues the engagement. i need the community to know -- i'm going to step here for a second, tha

michael ford and the three ford brother us see on the touch screen to my right, had a number of conversations which investigators have concluded that michael ford, the shooter in this incident, did not expect to survive the engagement that he and his brothers precipitated at the district 3 station. at about 4:17, those conversations are happening and just after 4:30, the incident that you are all familiar with now began. during the engagement with our officers, several opportunities for the shooter and to exchange gunfire manifested themselves. i want to point out clearly, based on our video evidence that the prince george's police officers used incredible restraint. they were cognizant of the fact that there were homes behind michael as he was firing at them and they couldn't have been sure who else was down range as this gunfire erupted. michael began the confrontation unprovoked with the series of several shots, reloads the weapon and continues the engagement. i need the community to know, and i'm going to step over here for just a second, that the ford brothers who are involved fired at t

we the show you still frames of the video of michael ford in the middle of the street. his gun raised. pointing at the police officers and firing. another image shows according to police a brother giving a thumbs up as his brother stands in the street the saddest thing today, officer colson was a victim of friendly fire. in the middle of the shoot-out, he was hit by one of his fellow officers. you could see the grief and hear it in the words of the police union situation he didn't ask for and he reacted. reacted to protect the fellow prefers and the community. we have individuals videotaping it as if it is a game and something we'll put on youtube to glorify. brad: tremendous disgust on the police. people over and over saying they stood by as the human beings were shot at by their brother. they stood by as they thought their brother was about to be killed. the police revealing they actually recorded a last will and testament statement from michael ford. what this was all about police don't know. we know that michael ford has a history of mental illness and the subject o

the police chief says the confusion that ensued during a gun battle with suspect michael ford led to, quote, the errant round. investigators say two other suspects, ford's brothers watched from nearby cars and videotaped the entire incident. now all three ford brother charges are facing second degree murder charges. tony, shawn? >> there have been five ambush style killings of police officers in the united states this year. >> fox 5's ronica cleary spoke with craig floyd about the state of law enforcement in america today. >> for the last two years, 21 officers were shot and killed in ambush-style attacks. most of the war memorials, they have a fixed period in time where people died and they don't have to add new we do, unfortunately. some day i'm afraid these walls may very well be filled. i always say who is the most visible, the most vulnerable symbol of government, it's the police officer in uniform. this year we've identified five law firm fatalities, officers killed by gun fire who were also culled in ambush-style attacks. if those numbers hold up, it's the most officers killed

the brothers of michael ford. take a look at the scene. this is the police station. you can see officers are still very vigilant this afternoon. we want to show you disturbing stuff. officer jacai colson had parked on sunday afternoon, minutes after the bullets started ringing out. if you look at the street, this is where michael ford was allegedly standing when he pointed the gun at officers and started firing. look at all of the paint markers. oft gives you an indication just how violent this gun battle was. if you look at the front door of the station, the door is boarded up after bullets shattered the glass. brothers, michael ford, his brothers, elijah and mal ik, who parked and recorded the entire thing. >> i am devastated this is happening to a young police man. an educated black police man, working to protect us. john: the alleged gunman was by cop, evenicide recording a last will and testament before arriving with his brothers. they face attempted murder charges. john gonzalez, abc 7 news. colsonofficer jacai would have turned 29 this week. staying on top of

michael ford wanted to commit suicide by cop they say and it was his brother that drove him to the police station. but what is even more alarming here, that investigators say one of the brothers was recording as michael started shooting at civilians driving by and firing at a press conference yesterday, chief stawinski said it was the heroic actions and bravery of officer colson which allowed officers to take on the shooter. >> detective colson drew fire to himself and in doing so was mortally wounded. we believe the fired round that led to detective colson's death was fired by one of his fellow prince george's county police officers reacting to this. something that could have been prevented. could have been stopped. >> reporter: now again, we are learning that it is possible that those brothers, two, because the shooter is still in the hospital, but it's possible the other two could appear in court as early as today. >>> this morning we're learning what officer colson meant to his loved ones. he followed in his grandfather's foot steps in to law enforcement. his family says they're havin

michael ford and the three ford brothers, who you see on the touch screen to my right, had a number of conversations which investigates have concluded that michael ford, the shooter, in this instance did not expect to survive the engagement that he and his brothers precipitated at the district three station. at about 4:17, those conversations are happening, and just after 4:30 the incident that you are all familiar with now began. during the engagement with our officers, several opportunities for the shooter and our officers themselves. i want to point out clearly based on our review of the video evidence that the prince george's county police officers involved in this used incredible restraint because they were cognizant of the fact that there were homes behind michael as he was firing at them and because they couldn't be clear in every instance who else might have been down range as this gunfire erupted. michael begins the confrontation unprovoked with a series of several shots, reloads the weapon, and then continues the engagement. i need the community to know, and i'm going to step

the court commissioner won't sign off on the charging documents because michael ford younger brothers malik and elijah were not armed and but police wanted to charge them with second-degree murder and handed charges. a court commissioner says there is no probable cause for it. one alleged shooter michael ford walked up to police headquarters in palmer park he was armed and dangerous. police say ford fired shots at the building and responding officers and drivers passing by. it was a failed suicide attempt on his part and one malik and elijah were prepared to watch and recorded the ambush on their phones. >> where were their minds that wax i can't even answer that thpe of question. day an officer jacai colson caught in the g-20 pulled up to the station in an unmarked cruiser and he then realized he was in danger. he was one of four officers who engaged in gunfire. a heroic act that took his life when an officer's bullet pierced him. >> it's very sad and he didn't deserve any of that. he did not deserve that. a police officer doing his job. they have to do what they have to do to protec

police say michael ford never planned to survive his shoot-out with police officers in palmer park, maryland yesterday. what they're still trying to figure out is why his brothers, malik and elijah didn't stop with more on this emotional reaction from the police chief. jackie? >> reporter: well, wendy, this is a double-sided tragedy for this agency. and that was so wrong, so evidence at a press conference held this evening. in an unscripted moment, rank and file officers who would normally line up at the back of the room and let officials face the cameras spontaneously flowed forward to surround and comfort officer jacai colson's parents, who stood bravely, though clearly anguished at the loss of a man who was by all accounts an extraordinary person. >> hero. not only to the prince george's police department, but to every citizen in prince george's county. >> reporter: the police chief confirmed the grim news that during sunday's unprecedented ambush, the bullet that killed jacai colson apparently came from the gun of one of six other officers also attempting to stop gunman michael he says o

. >> reporter: michael ford allegedly walked towards the police station and immediately started shooting. his brothers did not, but police say what they did is just as horrific. >> that image is of one of the ford brothers on a video recording device taping this, his brother shooting a prince george's county police officer. >> reporter: by the time he arrived in front of the district 3 station, police say michael ford had a plan. he intended to die, and 15 minutes before the gunfire erupted, he recorded a last will and testment. his brothers watched and video taped as ford shot at police officers and passing cars. >> i heard fbi, and then the minutes. >> reporter: colson arrived in plain clothings, and colson's actions put the other officers in a position to stop ford, but ultimately they don't believe ford's gun ended colson's life, another officer did. he says it doesn't change anything, and these men are the reason that jane and sheila colson are without their son. >> reporter: police are still trying to find the two people who were in the cars, drove by during the shooting, and they

michael ford allegedly opened fire on police as well as an ambulance. all of this captured on cell phone video. let's lear nhear now from the cf the fop. >> we have individuals videotaping it as if it's a game, as if it's something that we're going to put on youtube and glorify. this is not acceptable and this is not tolerated. this is a very small segment of our population who would believe that something like that is acceptable. >> reporter: now, police are now saying that this was a case of friendly fire, an errant round striking and killing this police officer, but you'll see that these three brothers are charged though it wasn't the shooter's gun that actually fired the bullet that killed this officer. i just spoke to representative from the state's attorney's office who explained to me it's because of the actions of these three brothers that led to the shooting death of this officer, that is why they are facing these murder charges. chris, back to you. >> thanks a lot. darcy and tracee are helping us learn more about officer jacai colson, includin

investigators say 22-year old michael ford opened fire outside a police station in landover.. and officers fired back..detective jacai colson arrived in the middle of the firefight.. and he got caught in the crossfire..colson was hit and killed by a bullet from a fellow officer.ford's two brothers, 21-year old malik and 18-year old elijah, were arrested after they recorded the whole thing on their phones. 3 "he was presented with a situation he didn't ask for, and he reacted. he reacted to protect his fellow police officers and the community. individuals videotaping him as if it's a game. as if it's something we're going to put on youtube and glorify." michael ford was shot and is expected to survive.the charges against him and his brothers range from conspiracy to commit murder .. to second degree murder.police say he had a history of mental illness.. and wanted police to kill him.detective colson would have turned 29 this thursday. 3 new this morning ...three chicago police officers are recovering from gunshot wounds right now ...police say several officers were investigatin

. >> reporter: twisted plan by the ford brothers, michael and malik. michael wanted to commit suicide by cop while his brother sat in a car and phones. both men told detectives that their brother talked to them. ford cocked the slide of his 40- caliber pistol and placed an additional magazine in his lap. the three climbed into the honda accord and while driving to the station, michael recorded a video suicide mission on a cell phone. the shooter actually walked toward the wrong building to begin his attack. and his brother waved him to the entrance. that's when michael shot wildly at passing cars and hit the bumper of the ambulance. then as the brothers are heard laughing on the video, a battle with police. during the battle, detective jakai colson drove up and started shooting. in the chaos, he was hit and killed by friendly fire. >> any medics in front of the community. >> they say the brothers moved their car to get a better michael was wounded and went down. >> having the brothers present. interacting with police. the fact that they came there with

michael ford is the shooter that was fownd -- wounded in confiscated, and you saw, they were taking pictures of their brother trying to commit suicide by cop. the brothers are facing 22 charges including second degree murder, and an emotional moment as the chief turn to the parents of jacai colson, and just remarkable with tears in the eyes of the chief and many colleagues. they are piecing it together, bruce, but what a stunning series of event that is have been outlined this afternoon. >> just incredible, james and sheila colson, the parents of the police officer. and what are they saying a -- away from the press conference? there are plenty of officers out there doing the dangerous signals to be exchanged by them in this case? >> reporter: it was chaos, and you can see from the still photos and the video, complete chaos. one individual in the street shooting at vehicles, and police officers trying to respond to that. i think that is the best explanation and six officers are engaged in the fight, probably unclear with all the officers, how many individuals were out there with a gun, and it

that michael ford, the shooter in this instance, did not expect to survive the engagement. roz: ford may have a history of mental illness, and before the shoot out recorded his last will and testament. at passing cars, an ambulance, and that prince george's county police officers. his two brothers, malik and wereh ford, videotaping. >> they were taping it as if it was a game come as if this is something to put on youtube and glorify. roz: during the shootout, was shotacai colson and killed, likely by friendly fire. >> we believe that it was fired by one of his fellow prince george's county police officers, reacting to this. roz: colson's were alongside officers. >> he made the difference saving lives yesterday, and we thank god that he was allowed into our lives and became part of the community and we are ever so grateful that his family has shared them with us. brothers face a total of 21 charges, including conspiracy and second degree murder. the six officers involved in the firefight have been named, but until forensic testing, they will not know the officer who fired th

. >> michael ford is still in the hospital recovering. once he's released he will be formally charged. the two brothers are being held without bond. they are due back in court tomorrow afternoon. back to you. >> thank you. >>> this morning we're learning what officer colson meant to his loved ones. he followed his grandmother's footsteps and went into law enforcement. his family says they're having a hard time believing he's really gone. >> my wife is screaming, screaming, screaming. i don't know he wasn't a good kid. he was a great kid. >> he graduated from high school, went to college. did everything the right way. >> reporter: officer colson grew up in philadelphia, went to college in virginia. he just celebrated four years with the department and would have turned 29 years old this week. >>> three police officers now recovering from a shooting, one chicago police officer still in the hospital. we learned two others were released today. the officers confronted a man last night who shot them. one of the officers shot the man. he died. a

prince george county police say 22-year-old michael ford intended to commit suicide by cop. his brothers malik 21 and elijah 18 videotaped a last will and testament and drove mike teal barlow road and continued to record on their cell phones as he began his barrage. he fired repeatedly at considers and buildings and releted and started again as police reresponsibilityed office driving up to the station. he engaged in the fire fight. and was struck by a fellow officer's bullet in the confusion. at the ford home, another family in mourning. family members and sources say michael ford had a troubled past and faced domestic-related charges and believed those troubles may have in part spur add tack. the mother and grandmother are counseled by the family pastor. >> we are praying for police officer and his family and we feel sorry for them. we're praying for michael, too. >> and the ford brothers are facing a collective 21 different charges including second degree murder. attempted first degree murder and conspiracy. we understand their mother is recovering from a heart attack suf

. >> elijah and malik ford are accused of recording their brother michael as he sparked a gun battle with police on sunday outside of the district 3 station at palmer park. police say it was all planned that michael ford wanted to die in the gunfire, and he was wounded, but officer colson was caught in the cross fire and killed by friendly fire according to police. michael ford is facing second- degree murder charges. >>> new tonight, our first look at surveillance video and two men connected to an alleged child abduction, outside of the national air and space museum. wusa was the first to tell you about this 2 weeks ago. it was march 3rd. police say a man grabbed a child by the hand and started to walk away. a chaperon in charge of the child yelled at the man to let go of the child and shuttle bus. if you recognize either of those men, dc police want to hear from you. >>> 107-year-old virginia mclauren met the president and first lady last month, and she wowed us with her moves, and now she has the skills, too. check it out. >> whoa! >> i will survive. i hope you love it. >> we do,

michael ford opened fire while his brothers, malique and ely yeah recorded on it their phones. all three are in custody. michael ford is want in greenville, south carolina on a domestic violence charge. >> john: right now charlotte-mecklenburg police need your help finding a wanted man. we have his picture here we'll show you, 49-year-old charlie stevenson. wanted for outstanding warrants for breaking and entering motor vehicle, felony conspiracy and interfering with electronic monitoring device. last month stevenson was court-ordered to wear the monitor as a condition of his pre-trial release. yesterday in the metromont area. if you know where he is call crimestoppers are or 911. >> john: a restaurant in south end will honor an employee who died in january. kelly putnam was leaving a panthers game whether she was hit and killed. the driver, gregory wheeling charged with second degree murder and dwi. she was a waitress at max's speed shop. they redesigned the patio and dedicate to it putnam tonight at 7:00. >> christine: charlotte city council members putting off a vote what to

colson tied after being accidentally shot by another officer in a sootout with suspect michael ford on sunday. ford's brothers recorded the shooting as it was unfolding. >> that image is of one of the ford brothers standing by taking no action on a video recording device taping this, his brother, shooting at prince george's county police officers. >> michael ford was also shot during the incident and is still in the hospital. he and his two brothers are charged with 21 counts including second-degree murder. this morning we're learning what officer colson meant to his loved ones.

. >> the accused shooter, michael ford, is still in the hospital. he's expected to be charged once he gets out. and again, it's a bail hearing tomorrow for ford's two brothers. accused of helping him carry out the attack and videotape while laughing the we play learn more details about exactly how they tried to carry this out. reporting live, scott broom, wusa 9. >> meanwhile, the woman who was once michael ford's legal guardian, said the troubled man reached out to her for help but she just didn't realize his state of mind. >> police have increased patrols in a montgomery county neighborhood. after a suspicious person was spotted approaching children. it happened on colston road, not far from rock creek forest elementary school. police say a suspicious man offered to give two boys a ride to school. in two other incidents am one near a bus stop. and another near rock creek. the stranger chatted with girls and asked about schools nearby. parents are on high alert tonight. >> it's very sad. and there are a lot of sick people. and you know, they need t

colson tied after being accidentally shot by another officer in a sootout with suspect michael ford on sunday. ford's brothers recorded the shooting as it was unfolding. >> that image is of one of the ford brothers standing by taking no action on a video recording device taping this, his brother, shooting at prince george's county police officers. >> michael ford was also shot during the incident and is still in the hospital. he and his two brothers are charged with 21 counts including second-degree murder. this morning we're learning what officer colson meant to his loved ones. stoot st foot steps in law enforcement. >> my wife was screaming and screaming. i don't know what to do. he was a great kid. >> he did it the way we want our students to do things. graduated from high school, went to college, he did everything the right way. >> officer colson grew up in philadelphia and went to college in virginia. he just celebrated four years with the department and would have turned 29 years old this week. the police chief says he died a hero drawing fire when the shooting began so other off

two of them now what you michael ford was going to do here and they did nothing to stop. it prince george county police say 22-year-old michael ford intended to commit suicide by cop and his brothers malik age 21 and elijah 18 videotaped a last will and testament and went to barlow road and then recorded on cell hope toes as michael began barrage outside the district three station. he fired repeatedly at cars and buildings and reloaded and started again. neighbors told fox5 they were terrified. . >> he kept yelling come out and confront me i'm ready for you i'm ready for you. rereached his coat and i said oh, my god he's going to shoot or something. so i came back in and therapy looked out here. and i was looking out the window and heard gunshot like pow, pow, pow, pow, eye said oh, my god they're shooting at each other. i went to that window and there was pow, pow, pow, pow, all over i peter get away from that window even i lap into the bathroom until i deposit hear gunshots. >> officer jack eye colson in unmarked car not wearing ballistic investigate and clearly unprepa

the alleged shooter michael ford remains in the hospital where he is expected to recover. one of his brothers identified by a family member as malik was arrested at a popeyes chicken restaurant last night. the other brother as i understand arrested on their home at ryderwood court a mile away from the police station. residents of this community are stunned. >> i seen it on facebook. it was really heartbreaking to see that a fellow officer, you know, lost his life based off of maybe a blatantly went out to maybe kill an officer. it's really heartbreaking. >> reporter: so as you can see, a lot of shock being expressed here, a lot of satness in this community as a result of this officer dying in the line of duty. as tracee mentioned, we are waiting on a press conference. we'll bring that to you and all the latest details. getting a lot of questions we have answered today. back to you. >>> where are you from? >> the united states. >> this is new video. it is taken by kurdish military commanders in iraq. it purports to show an american member of isis. well, now we believe that

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 managed to bring down michael ford with two shots. bu

. >> reporter: the chief believes michael ford used any target inside to get attention of officer. >> the ford brothers fired at this citizen's car. fired at this citizen's car. fired at an ambulance. fired randomly. >> reporter: closely behind investigators say michael ford's brother elijah and malik sat silently without warning police and video taped what investigators believed would turn out to be suicide by cop. >> this was coward lesley recorded and could have been prevented. >> reporter: from surveillance video investigators determined michael ford fired off a magazine and then reloaded his handgun. it was then that detective jacai colson pulled up stott station. >> detective colson was arriving in an unmarked vehicle and found himself in the middle of a gun fight. he immediately engages with the shooter as he skits that vehic vehicle. he's dressed in civilian cloth clothes. he's not wearing body armor not prepared for fire fight he just arrived. >> reporter: report detective colson's parents listened publicly to details about their son's death. the chief says colson engaged the

michael ford. who is still in the hospital. let's listen to some dispatch calls. >> medic in front of the cage, right in front of the community center. is that correct? station. active shooter. 5, 33-5. >> the area behind district 3, is the neighborhood. possible suspect at large. >> prince george's county bureau chief tracee wilkins talked to a witness who saw this all unfold. she is live outside the courthouse in upper marlboro. tracee? >> that witness told us she had never seen anything like this before. and was amazed at what she watched happen. right outside her door. >> he was just angry young man. >> jeanette gray who lives across from district 3 said she stood at her door watching the man that police have identified as michael ford outside the police station. >> come out, come out and face me. >> she said he reached for something in his jacket. >> i heard pow pow pow, and i thought that's real bullets and people started running. >> after the exchange of gunfire ended, she said she saw something lying near the side of he

ford, is to the hospital in the back of another police officer's cruiser but he later died. the gunman in this case was also wounded. >> even though a person has gone and has lived a short life, he's only 28, 29, coming on, we want them to always be remembered and that they have a legacy to pass on. >> i heard three or four and i said no, it's not coming from the tv and i got up and came out and that's when i saw, everywhere. john: sources telling us wound friendly fire. the four-year veteran would have turned 29 years old this coming thursday. he's now the fourth officer here in prince george's county to be killed in the line of duty since 2010. reporting live, john gonzalez, abc 7 news. jummy: thank you. and only on 7 this noon, exclusive cell phone video of prince george's county police taking down one of the shooting suspects and he's held to the ground as a armored vehicle pulls into a popeyes. and is up the road from the district 3 headquarters in palmer park where theyou also s of the restaurant with their hands up as police secure that area. we'll continue to follow

michael ford is held in isolation in the prince george's medical unit. his two brothers are in two separate unnamed facilities. >> with inmates with a high profile case like this, it's unprecedented, we have to make sure not only they are well mentally but physically. and that requires our medical staff and we have one medical unit. it would be nearly impossible to headquarters. look at these folks. that, after it cha saws. >>> right now, getting a chilly light rain in washington. right of your screen, the area in green is very light rain that's falling in washington. our northern suburbs inspect the areas in white and gray that is some wet snow thatow ni moderate impact a little bit of slush on some of those spa s'll replace one crew that returned earlier this month. and docked earlier this morning >>> several sailors injured din m exactly what happened. she news4's jackie bensen has some steps the delivery companies are ups confirmed a service area, south of d.c. and parts of northeast tops the entire chesapeake area in package thefts and allows people

his name is michael ford. but there is a warrant for his arrest in south carolina. it is alleged that he beat his wife. it's a domestic violence charge, south carolina. what we are told by multiple sources is that mr. ford showed up here a

michael ford got to the station, started shooting at officers. a four year veteran got the scene in civilian he later died of his injuries. police say brothers recorded the whole thing on their cell phones. michael ford wounded, was taken to hospital. >>> russian president vladimir putin has ordered forces to withdraw from syria later today. russia began airstrikes back inupport of the syrian government. another alarming threat out of north korea, kim jong un said north korea will conduct tests. while it is widely accepted that the north does have nuclear weapons, most experts say thehe lack the ability to launch them. >>> a disgusting video surface it go recently may have you thinking twice about taking that next bite of cereal this morning. was enough to make a permanent impression. would you get a tattoo for this primary? ahead. ugh. i really shouldn't. no, you know what? i should. and i will. i deserve this. i'm a bogo findin', weekly ad flippin', coupuping mastermind. who's saving big time? this girl! can i help you? indeed. this queen of sa

but we do know that two people are in custody, malik ford and michael ford. police tell us that the two are brothers. now, malik ford was wounded taken to prince george's county hospital. he's expected to survive his wounds. michael ford was arrested in a popeye's restaurant not far from her shortly after that the police searched the home where the two brothers are believed to have lived. outside the hospital, we talked to someone who says she was an aunt of suspect. >> he shot an officer? okay. i apologize if that's the case. but all where are both my nephews? >> reporter: a lot of uncerta uncertainty here among the family members and of course among investigators. the chief said yesterday at a press conference that he knew of no conduct that officer colson would have had with either of these two suspects. all that now being developed. of course two people in custody have the answers that police are looking for. we're live in palmer park, derrick ward, news 4. >> when the shooting started, police went into active shooter protocols. that means everyone availa

michael ford and his two brothers are charged with planning carrying out and recording that attack. >>> more drama this morning on the campaign trail. another protester at a donald trump rally gets punched. this time in the state of arizona. two protesters were being escorted from the event when a man started punching and kicking one of them. the man assaulted was not seriously hurt. last night he spoke to nbc news about the whole or dedeal. >> this and that and stomping me. incredible scenes. i understand that people support scene really? >> the protests go on as the race for the whus heats up. chris pollone has more from the campaign trail. >> reporter: in tucson, violence marred another donald trump rally. video shows a man kicking and punching a protester who was being led from the arena before local police stepped in. the event was constantly interrupted. >> this disgusting guy puts a ku klux klan hat on. he's a disgusting guy. >> reporter: protesters in scottsdale blocked a road leading to the rally by parking their cars in the middle will of the road. the republican frontrunner

officers also arrested ford's two brothers and believed that michael ford did not expect to survive the encounter. >> coldston demonstrated heroism that allowed officers to stop the gunman. coldston was a four-year veteran and would have celebrated his 29th birthday this week. >>> now we want to go to frank and julie. you have much more on the latest sexual harassment investigation at cal. >> that's right. there is another sexual harassment case at u c berkeley involving a coach on the cal men's basketball team. >> cal moved to fire that coach. he joins a growing list of high profile members of the uc berkeley community to leave because of sexual harassment. >>> ktvu fox 2 news at five starts now. >>> good evening everyone. i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm julie haener this latest case involves yann hufnagel. he worked as cal men's assistant coach for the last two years. comes hours after the team learns where the ncaa tournament would begin. ktvu henry lee joins us on the cal campus with more. henry. >>> well, julie, this is another black eye for u c berkeley. another sexual harassment

michael ford remains in the hospital, his brothers will have a bond review hearing tomorrow. > tonight, us park police needk your help. they are looking for two persons of interest in connection withco an attempted abduction outsideos the smithsonian air and space mu seem. the incident happened back on march 3. this is surveillance video of one of thean person's of intere. investigators say the man held the child's hand outside, walked with it for several steps before him off. > police would like to speak with them both.h. > shepherd smith breaks down tonight's primary results and mark ohio rubio's decision to suspend his campaign. and a little later, an ionic character is back. we'll tell you what we'vewe'v learned about the return of indiana jones. nes. american workers are wastingke away on the roadway. a new report showing the average commuter spends nearly 50 hours in traffic and that was lastt year. drivers in los angeles need to pack the most patients. drivers spend 81 hours stuck in traffic. and it was a february to forgett for most store owners, retailer sales dipping.ng. and

could have been stopped. >> the gunman, michael ford, was injured in the shooting but is expected to survive. now face dozens of charges. investigators also say there was no larger plot behind the ambush. >>> the ohio man accused of killing his brother in church is expected in court today. daniel schyuler is accused of killing his brother, a pastor. a disagreement over inheritance may be the motive. in 2011 daniel sued family members saying he was owed money from the real estate value of the church but a court court records indicate daniel has a history of mental illness and is in jail without bond. >>> pope francis today is expected to sign a decree allowing mother theresa and four others to become saints. the dates and venue of the sainthood ceremony are expected to be announced by the time of her death. mother teres's india based missionaries of charities supported 4,000 nuns. the missionaries also ran kitchens and homeless shelters worldwide. >>> dallas seavy beat his father to the finish line to capture the title in nome, -- nome nome, alaska. these are pictures now posted on fa

we are learning the why may be far more elusive and police tell us that 22-year-old michael ford intended to commit suicide by cop on sunday. his brothers malik age 21 and elijah age 18 videotaped a last will and testament and drove mike teal barlow road where they continued to record on their cell phones as michael began barrage outside the district iii station and police say he fired repeatedly at cars and building and reloaded and started again. neighbors told "fox5" they were terrified. >> so he kept yelling come out and confront me i'm ready for you i'm ready for you. he reached and put his hand in his coat and i said oh, my god he's going to shoot or something. so i came back in and then i looked out here. and i was looking out the window and then i heard gunshots like pow, pow, pow, pow, i said oh, my god they're shooting at each other. >> and police tell us that was the moment when officer jacai cole snon unmarked car out of uniform not wearing ballistic investigate drove up. he happened to be going to district three station to investigate a from. with jacai at the press conferenc

investigators say michael ford started randomly shooting at police while his two brothers recorded the whole thing. ford and his two brothers have been arrested. the latest in the deadly kalamazoo shooting rampage. a newly released police report says jason dalton told investigators he was being controlled by the uber app through his cell phone. authorities believe he carried out the february 20th shootings in between driving for uber. dalton is charged with killing six people and wounding two others. it's week two in the hogan versus gawker sex tape trial. on monday the former gawker "editor in chief" took the stand. "a-j daulerio" is the person who posted the sex tape online. he defended a controversial statement from a video deposition last week. he says he was tapes are okay if the child is at least 4. the judge also sided with "bubba the love sponge's" motion not to testify -- calling the shock jock "untrustworthy." the founder of gawker will continue his testimony this morning. a sheriff's office investigation into the "go hillsborough" transportation initiative-- reveals "public

including the triggerman, 22-year-old michael ford of south carolina. the other two are accused of *recording video of the attack... including officer colson, as he lay dying. 3 the city of ferguson may soon accept a deal with the department of justice. they've been planning to overhaul the police department and court system there... it's in response to a report that found patterns of racial bias throughout the criminal reached a tentative agreement in late january... but city council rejected it last month because of costs. the pricetag could reach 4- million-dollars in the first year alone. elected leaders will meet tonight to consider the revised deal. 3 the man charged with a shooting spree in kalamazoo, michigan, says his uber app was controlling him through his phone. this is new dash cam video from that night last month. police arrested jason dalton after the rampage that left 6 people dead and several others injured. dalton was an uber driver.. who made pickups during the night of the attacks. he told police he felt an artificial presence coming

colson died after being accidentally shot by another officer if in a shoot-out with michael ford on sunday. chief stawinski says the ford brothers recorded the shooting. >> that image ford brothers standing by, taking no action, on a video recording device taping this, his brother, shooting at prince george's county police officers. >> michael ford was also shot during the incident and is still in the hospital. coming up, meagan fitzgerald will have a live report on when the brothers could appear in court on murder charges. >>> a well liked well respected young man, that is how many people are describing officer colson this morning. he followed in his grandfather's foot steps and went into law enforcement. his family says they are having a hard time believing he's really gone. >> my wife cream iscreaming, sc. he was a great kid. >> did he it the way we want our students to do things. graduated from high school, went to college. he did everything the right way. >> officer colson grew up in philadelphia and went to college in virginia. he just celebrated four years with the department and wo

ford got out and headedd in the wrong direction. and his brother said, no, no,no, no.no the station is over here and that's when he pulled a 40 caliber handgun and started firing. two officials have seen the cellphone video. vid that's my brother, that's my dog as the shooting commenced outside the district 3 stationir sunday afternoon.sund and then as michael ford fellrdf wounded the tone of thehe brothers' comments changed as to what officials described as sadness. tonight outside of the courthouse angela brooks told reporters, the second degree murder charges and firearms charges against the brothers are think phid. we will be aggressive here. officer colson was a wonderful officer. from all accounts he showed up, he was brave. he was a defender.de late this morning police chief hang stew within ski went backki to the crime scene and talked to investigators about what happened, looking closely at the bullet holes in a police van asn well as the damage done to theeo front of the station. he told reporters the department is not pre

michael ford intended to die by promostlymostly cloudy voking -- provoking police. elijah recorded him because no one would believe him upon. >> some of the relatives started sobbing and crying when malik ford fainted. he eventually recovered. both brothers were denied bail on assault and attempted murder and conspiracy for taping all of this. police called the friendly-fire death of officer colson a murder. they say it wouldn't have happened, if the brothers had not come to that police station. reporting live in upper marlboro, scott broom, wusa 9. >>> and the accused shooter, michael ford, was wounded by police. prosecutors said he fired at least 20 shots sunday night. degree murder and faces a bail hearing tomorrow. >>> president obama is calling on u.s. senators to give his new supreme court nominee a fair hearing. 63-year-old merric garland, nominated today, to be the count country's 113th supreme court justice. chief judge for the court of appeals in washington is a well- known moderate. but senate majority leader, mitch mcconnell, prepeated his position today

ford opened fire in an attempted suicide by a police officer. nearby, his two brothers recorded. arrivedrcover officer at the firefight dressed in plain clothing and the police chief said another officer shot and killed colson, thinking he was a suspect. >> i want to understand what happens what does not happen again, but i'm very proud the way the key minute he has responded -- the way the community has responded. >> wrap your arms around one another. we will get through this. is a memorial service planned for friday morning and upper marlboro. he will be buried monday in his home state of pennsylvania. the details are on our website, wjla.com. roz plater, abc 7 news. kimberly: no another trag hunters of people turned out for princeaiser for two william county officers were wounded in the line of duty. were wounded last month in a shooting that left officer ashley guindon dead. 1681 restaurant in woodbridge held a fundraiser that included live music and a raffle. paid $30 per head, with 100% of the proceeds going to the wounded officers. workou

police are still building their case to charge suspected gunman, michael ford. >> he was just angry young man. >> janette gray who lives across from district 3 said she stood at her door watching the man police identified as michael ford, yelling outside the district 3 police station. >> come out, come out, come out and face me. >> that's when she says he reached for something in his jacket. >> i heard pow pow pow. pow pow. >> during the gunfire, officer jacai colson was shot and killed. two passenger vehicles were also struck. along with a passing ambulance. none of the drivers were injured. >> i've never seen an individual stand in front of a police station, shoot the police station indiscriminately shoot cars and turn and shoot at an ambulance. it defies logic. >> ford's brothers, malik and elijah are facing attempted murder charges for allegedly helping their brother to commit the crime. according to charging documents, elijah recorded the video will where his brother mapped out doing the shooting. malik drove michael to the police station and when he started walking to the wrong buil