Brookland ended after a more than 30hour standoff. Tonight were learning more about the 63yearold woman whose murder led to the barricade. News 4s derrick ward joins us live. Reporter it ended about ten minutes after 5 00. We saw emergency vehicles start to leave. Still a pris presence on this street and folks breathing a sigh of relief. Some saying, weve got our neighborhood back. By all accounts, the woman who was a beloved member of this community is gone. It appears to have ended peacefully after a nearly 30hour standoff. A suspect handcuffed is placed into an ambulance. It began violently. It started with a shooting, 63yearold Loretta Carswell is shot dead in the street, killed by a cousin. He calls her outside. She goes outside. He shoots her. The suspect then runs back up the block to the house, fires off a couple more shots and the standoff begins. Police intact cal gear set up around the house. The entire block, a large slab of this d. C. Neighborhood is cordoned off. Charmain
That figure takes on a whole new meaning. Last year, d. C. Did not reach 100 murders until december in fact we have seen 13 more murders this year than in all of 2012. To get a clearer picture of how police are tackling the problem, check out our nbc news app. Investigators have not released information on a possible suspect or even a motive in this indicati indication. Not long after that, Kenneth Watson was found shot to death. Police are offering a reward for information leading to an arrest. After 30 hours, the standoff in brookland is finally over. The street was on lockdown for most of the day. A heavy Police Presence including a s. W. A. T. Team kept a close eye on the situation. Roosevelt robinson shot 63yearold Loretta Carswell friday morning and ran into a nearby home and barricaded himself inside. It began with some sort of domestic dispute between robinson and carswell. The lady that was killed she was a wonderful person. Its sad they couldnt resolve it another way. Robinso
Ecstatic. Hello. Bruce johnson is off tonight. Pandemonium at the national zoo over mei xiang giving birth to her cubs this afternoon. The zookeeper says the mother and baby had some time to bond. Were live from the zoo. Do we know the sex of this little caveat . Reporter not yet. That is because this bonding time they are having is so crucial to them that they do not want to disturb them. Until they finally go in there and interact, we will know whether it is a male or female. We also wont know its name. It could be a couple more days. It is a moment this crowd has been waiting for. Some have camped out since this morning when the zookeepers first saw signs of labor. They all looked on to watch mei xiang until they the cub came out. I was overjoyed. I have been waiting. There was a squeal. It was not the baby. It was us. The mother likes the baby for comfort. It is just pure happiness. The joy ended abruptly for some. When the panda camera went out seconds later. It went off. We wante
Mayhem, and says its been like this all day. Theres been people arguing in the parking lot. People asking to take orders from the side. Theres people trying to pay you. But yes, its really crazy. Reporter the frenzy continued in East San Jose at peters bakery. Everything you see out front, thats what we have. Reporter out of their famous burnt almond cake. Its the busiest day of the year for the 80yearold institution. Were out of pies, were out of burnt almond. Were pretty much out of our standard stuff. Reporter for many people, choosing not to have thanksgiving at home, they hit the road. David and his family are visiting from utah. Among the millions of americans on a road trip with gas prices down. Im just a little slowed down on like what was it, i80, a little bit. But yeah, its been awesome. No problems. Reporter for those travelers not on the road, theyre in the air. I love thanksgiving. Its like the best time, and were so excited to see our family. Reporter at moneta center, th
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