in a few hour, ronald hamilton will make his first court appearance. with more on the charges, let go live to derrick ward. >> reporter: yeah, this all started out as a domestic c you these are some of the most dangerous calls that they can respond to. and that is born out by what happened saturday evening and what will transpire later here today. it was 5:30 saturday evening when crystal hamilton the wife of the suspect placed a call to prince william county police. she said this was a domestic situation. but she'd already been killed by the time officers arrived because hamilton is alleged to have opened fire on those officers outside of the house killing officer guindon and wounding officers david mckeown and jesse hampton. now, they are recovering in a hospital. he is a staff sergeant active duty army. he was at the pentagon in the communications field. and he is due in court here today to face some serious charges. those charges include capital murder, first-degree murder, assault upon please officers and weapons charges. now, the commonwealth att

new information about ronald hamilton was the suspect in the killing of a prince william county police officer ashley guindon and his wife crystal hamilton. he made his first court appearance of peggy fox is there and joins us live from prince williams county courthouse. >> reporter: you see the flag at half staff behind me at the courthouse in honor of ofr first day of service with the prince william county police department. we learn new information about army staff sergeant ronald hamilton, 32 years old, her alleged killer. he never saw combat and has a prior assault conviction. he may have confessed to the shooting. hundreds turned out for a vigil last night to honor officer ashley guindon and the two other officers wounded and the wife who was also killed. friends of crystal hamilton attended her husband's arraignment this morning and tell us it was a troubled relationship >> so many calls of domestic violence go out and police officers respond to it as they did in this case. thankfully usually nothing like this happens. this highlights the fact that in this era it's the police of

shot by her husband ronald hamilton. her sister wendy showed up at the scene briefly and amid their loss they had words of thanks and condolence for the officers involved. >> most pompt limportantly the that sacrificed her life for my sister and my nephew. i thank you and god bless your family and your friends. >> reporter: investigators say ronald hamilton opened fire on police as they arrived. neighbor zach a wounded prince william police officer lay in his neighbor's driveway. jeev >> he was holding his leg. >> he saw another officer ashley guindon. >> i saw the lady cop laying next to him. i don't know how she got there. >> reporter: and then he saw his young neighbor, the alleged gunman's son running from the house and the look on his face was indescribable. >> it broke my heart. i didn't see his mom come out. >> reporter: police have identified the other two wounded officers, officer david mckeown and officer jesse hempen, both expected to recover from their wounds. we are told that the suspect used a .45 caliber h

stephen: ronald hamilton appeared in court to face capital murder charges. he is charged with shooting three prince william police officers and his wife. fatally shooting ashley guindon. you can see the memorial is growing throughout the day. the day since the shooting on saturday. we learned guindon's mother came here to this department today to meet with her daughter's fellow officers and prosecutor paul ebert. the prosecutor told me 20 minutes ago he spoke with guindon's mother and said it's her only child and her life will never be the same. via closed circuit tv, army staff sergeant ronald hamilton made a court appearance from a prince william county lockup. the 32-year-old is charged with capital murder and array of he is alleged to have killed his 29-year-old wife crystal saturday at their woodbridge home. prosecutors maintain she called 911 prior to the shooting and when the officers arrived hamilton opened fire on them, wounding two, killing ashley guindon. guindon's first day on the job. >> i always call this an officer's worst nightmare. to go to

astaff sergeant is expected to be arraigned on murder charges. >> ronald hamilton allegedly opened fire on officers responding to a domestic violence call on saturday killing guindon and his own wife. delia goncalves is live. >> we hope to learn more why this amy staff sergeant took sweetheart and a promising young officer. >> we wanted to show our support for this young officer, ashley. >> ashley guindon was a marine veteran. she joined the police force to continue her service to the community. her first call ended up being her last. killed, police say, when she was arriving to a domestic dispute at the home of 32-year- old hamilton who killed his wife. guindon was pronounced at the hospital. hamilton turned himself in. we can tell you the other offices who were hurt during that call are expected to recover. they are in the hospital right now recovering from the injuries sustained. the suspect faces a long list of charges including first degree and capital murder. reporting live, de >> thank you. >>> fairfax middle school student is facing criminal charges for using emojis. the 12-year

when they arrived, suspect ronald hamilton opened fire from the front door. >> reporter: guindon's training officer and ten year veteran david mckeown along with eight

today of course was ronald hamilton's arraignment. he had two separate arraignments, first at domestic violence court and secondly for officer guindon's death. he could face the death penalty for her murder. vigils going to be held to remember officer procession that's going start at the funeral home and come up here up prince william county and head back to the chap elwhere tomorrow's funeral will be held. it will be a public funeral and at noon of course there is limited space so they're asking if the public does wish to attend, they remember and offer up the majority of the seats to law enforcement community as well as officer guindon's family. the police department here hoping that the community will reach out and bid farewell to this officer. >> we really want to give the community a chance to come out and show their support to officer guindon and we're going to have a processional where she will be escorted down from the funeral home down to our garfield station which is our eastern district station and she will go to the chap e

authorities say active sergeant ronald hamilton is accused of shooting and killing ashley guindon over the weekend. hamilton is an army staff sergeant assigned to the pentagon. according to police, the suspect fired shots on prince william county police while they responded to a domestic dispute. rookie officer ashley guindon was working her first day on the job after being sworn in on friday. chief stephan hudson / prince william county police department "she was exceedingly bright, obviously driven in what she was doing, and skilled in so many ways." ronald hamilton is expected to face charges on multiple counts of murder and malicious wounding.### turning now to political coverage ... as presidential candidate donald trump prepares to speak at radford univeristy ... the republican front runner finds himself in the middle of a controversy with the ku klux klan. trump is stepping back from weekend when he claimed to know nothing about former kkk leader david duke. this morning trump told nbc's "today show" that he was given "a bad earpiece" for the interview. the uproar began sunday w

ronald hamilton expected to be arraigned tomorrow. the 32-year-old sergeant being held without bond. he faces capital murder, first- degree murder, and other gun charges. prince william county police say he could face the death penalty. we'll have the very latest with all the latest developments on our free wusa9 app. >>> at walt whitman a vigil to remember the 18-year-old who was killed in the car crash last night that also took the lives of the father michael and his mother. the sister remains hospitalized with serious injuries. and the three were killed in a car crash at the intersection of river and pile road in bethesda last night. tonight dozens of friends, teachers, family members came to remember the young life cut short. >> i will get through this. but we have lost somebody. i'm sad and i'm mad. we are here tonight to share the sorrow of having lost tommy and of course his parents. we are still waiting on helna who is in the hospital. in intensive care. >> over the past two years that i have had the pleasure of knowing tommy

police say this man ronald hamilton man who pulled the trigger. police hamilton shot his wife and then three police officers including guindon. he in jail tonight on murder charges. fox 25 is talk to her home town neighbors tonight. >> christine? >> well just last hour, i spoke with a close high school friends of officer ashley guindon she of course tells me that she is just devastated over the loss of young woman who not onlying on the police force, but she had also served in the past in marine corn she says that she very proud of her and she perhaps brave em person she has ever met this entire town of merrimack grieving including police officers here at the police department they tell me they have very difficult job of moat fying officer ashley guindon's mother of her death airport so that key is leave for virginia. it is breaks my heart. pretty much. i be think just breaks my heart those loved ashley guindon, are shocked. by her death. >> i he can would up this morning to go to work and i had gotten message from my friend that was pretty much e

in court today, ronald hamilton asked that his medical records the field. last night he signed releases making those available to those who request them. after speang last night, he changed his mind. it remains unclear what hamilton did in the army or what his job was at the pentagon. was not combat related. he is due back in court on april 18. reporting live in manassas, sam sweeney, abc 7 news. hundreds of people gathered to remember the fallen officer last night. withormer marine reservist a masters degree in forensic science was sworn in on friday and killed on her first day on the job. services will be held in her honor in her hometown in massachusetts. we will tell you how the victims are being remembered. super tuesday is just one day away. there's a lot of focus here in the commonwealth. donald trump is in radford, virginia right now. campaign rally. been rampings have up attacks, including the front runners refusal to denounce an endorsement from former kkk member david duke. we cannot nominate someone who refuses to condemn white supremacist. s. j

ronald hamilton is being held without bail.y will likely seek the death penalty. the officer he is charged with killing was on her first day on the job. brian webb eporter: bagpipes and candles and prayers were part of a memorial for officer ashley her first day william county police department in virginia. >> we will continue one step at a time in honor of ashley. it woulder memory and her self of service if we did anything but. >> officer down too. i don't know where the suspect is. >> reporter: guindon and two other respondeding to a domestic deputy saturday night 30 miles outside of washington, d.c. police arrested 32-year-old ronald hamilton, anstaff sergeant assigned to the pentagon. they say he shot and killed his wife and then opened fire on the officers. >> it was very scary. i heard the shots, like shots back-to-back. >> reporter: guindon a six-year marine reservist was sworn in on friday. this was a her and another officer welcoming brian webb, cbs washington, d.c. >>> otto warmbier said he stole a banner because a church member back home wanted it as a

we have learned the suspect, ronald hamilton, is an army sergeant to work at the pentagon. good evening, i'm kimberly suiters. tonight the community continues to mourn the loss of these two women and they are praying for the injured officers. new information released today, and reaction from the sister of one of the victims. amy? reporter: a memorial grows out here as the day goes on. people coming out, offering their sympathies to the families of the two women and the officers involved. a sleepy street in woodbridge comes a tragedy. >> it's just weird to have this happen in your neighborhood, next door to you. officer: 28-year-old ashley guindon killed after responding to a domestic disturbance call. of three officers shot on scene after officers say the man accused, 32-year-old ronald hamilton, opened fire. theysaw the other cops, were behind their cars with assault rifles. reporter: police say an 11-year-old boy was inside the home when it happened. he was able to get out unharmed. >> he ran out so fast. >> didn't visit -- investigation revealed that the accused and his

cnt >> and just 30 minutesut hamilton's husband ronald hamilton will go before a judged charged with killing his wife and officer guindon.uindon fox5's bob barnard begins oureg team coverage outside of the o courthouse in manassas.. just a horrible story allry around, bob. bob good morning. >> reporter: hey, good morninge allison and steve.lisoand absolute and ronald hamilton due in court at 8:30. 8:3 you can see mind hee the princer george's county sheriffsriff department placed a cruiser atea the circle.e ci i've never seen that before. bor normally you can drive right upr in front of the courthouse dropd people off gone park but theyutt placed a cruiser here clearlyy letting people know that youhat can't drive up to the building.d the deputy who park his cruiser there said it's something they're doing just today for security reasons. ronald hamilton, 32 years old, will go before a judge at 8:30 this morning.ning he is charged with capitalal murder of a police officer. first degree murder. mur the death penalty is on the table could touring princetourgp william county commonwealth'

ronald hamilton being held without bond this morning. pl police hawill have a press conference at 12:30. p. >>> and three killed in a car two parents and their 17-year-old son died. their teen daughter and the other driver were hospitalized. >>> neighbors in arlington going to meet to talk about a gun store that is supposed to open there next month. the nova armory will be located on pershing drive. many residents say they didn't learn about the store until last week. >>> marco rubio will be in loudoun county this afternoon. he is hosting a rally at the patrick henry college at the 1:00. >>> he led the denver broncos to super bowl victory, but will peyton manning be back to play next year? a new report >>> according to the denver post, peyton manning may be ready to pack up his pads. they claim manning will announce his retirement sometime next week. the broncos quarterback who turns 40 in march just claimed his second career super bowl title earlier this month. the broncos have disputed that report. if the report is true, manning will r

she was responding to reports of domestic incident saturday night when she was shot ronald hamilton is being questioned now. his wife was already dead they say when officers arrived. one of ashley's former professors said he read about her death on-line. >> i saw it was ashley. saw her picture and her name and i immediately recognized her as one of my students. and, i -- it took the wind right out of me. >> army staff sergeant ronald hamilton is a pentagon employee, he's now being held in jail without bond. the time of the shootings and now being cared for by relatives. >>> three middle schoolers in florida are facing felony charges, accused of spiking their teacher's drink. the 12-year-old girls from deltona are now in juvenile detention. investigators say tuesday two of them poured crushed red pepper flakes into their teacher's drink while a third girl distracted the teacher. the 52-year-old took a sip, started to choke and have trouble breathing. some people say the girls are now getting what they deserve. >> they got to be held responsible for they're actions or they are never goin

right now 32-year old ronald hamilton is being held without bond. >> reporter: bag pipes, candle and the prayers were part of a memorial for the officer killed on her first day on principal in virginia. >> we will continue one step at a time in honor. it was discredit her memory and her service if we did anything but. >> officer down, i don't know where the suspect is. >> her and two other officers were responding to a domestic dispute. police arrested a 32-year old, ronald hamilton an active duty army staff sergeant assigned to the pentagon. they say he shot and killed his wife then opened fire on the officers. >> it was very scary. i heard the shots like four to five shots back to back. >> yellow tape roped off the crime scene sunday. residents paid their respects at the hospital where the officers >> this happened over something so stupid, it's so sad. >> a 6-year reserve advice was sworn in friday and this picture was post today the department's twitter package welcoming her and another officer with the words be safe. >>> incredibly sad. looking ahead more than a dozen states and

police say ronald hamilton shot and killed ashley on the first day on the job. she and two other ss were responding to a call on saturday. he surrendered beaut the prosecute prosecutoreored the suspect killed his wife. the officer was rushed the hospital but died. the injured officers are in the hospital but they should make full recovery. >>> donald trump will number our area today. a day after his opponent was here. marco rubio spoke telling the crowd why they should vote for him. and why people should not vote for trump. rubio's mocking got cheers but a comment seemed to shock those who were thereful >> he is tall are than me. he is 6-2 which i don't understand why his handles other size of someone who is 5-2. they are like this. you know what they say about men with small hands. you can't trust them. >> patti: trump will speak today at noon the tickets are sold out. so we are back to the kind of few days of spring and winter. everything going on in february and begin match. temperatures were in the 60s. back in the 60's today. clear skies now 46 in lynchburg

ronald hamilton faces capital murder and first-degree murder charges. the prince william county commonwealth attorney said it's likely they will pursue the death penalty. he has not made a final decision. hamilton is being held without bond. andon: stay with abc seven wjla.com as we follow this investigation and tell you how the victims are being remembered. leon: family involved in a tragic crash in bethesda. three members of a family were a student atf them walt whitman high school with life-threatening injuries. the crash happened near river road last night. relatives are devastated. >> our family is definitely grieving right now. we appreciate the support everyone is giving us. a 52-year-old, 53-year-old, and 18-year-old all died in the crash. in criticals condition. the driver of the other car suffered non-life-threatening injuries. by an: cars smashed toppled crane truck. there is an active investigation in beaumont, texas. several people were hurt last night, nobody killed. the truck knocked down power lines and shut down a freeway. investigators

ronald hamilton appeared twice in court thisrn circuit tv. he first faced the first-degree murder charge for allegedly shooting and killing his wife, crystal hamilton. then he appeared to face the capital murder and other charges filed in connection with officer ashley guindon's death. hamilton is accused of opening fire with an assault rifle on guindon and two other prince william county officers as they tried to respond to a domestic violence call. these court documents reveal after hamilton surrendered, he told investigators he shot his wife and the officers. now, his wife's sister is hopeful this tragedy puts a spotlight on the issue of domestic violence and the danger of remaining silent. >> i see this as being an opportunity, a platform for other women who are being battered, women who are experiencing either mental abuse, physical, verbal, emotional to come forward. this is your opportunity. don't hide it from your family. don't hide it from your friends. >> reporter: now, a vigil for front of the house tomorrow night at 7:00. her sist

police say her husband, army staff sergeant, ronald hamilton, is to blame. >> this say shock. you've got a man working in the pentagon. a beautiful young lady like this. you can't ask for a better wife. >> we're still trying to make sense out of everything. we're still trying to snarnd what would have motivated such violence, not just against my sister, but against the officer that lost her life, and most importantly the other officers that were injured. >> reporter: now the family is trying to wrap their minds around how a love story that spanned more than a decade ended so tragically. they were sweethearts and married for the past 11 years. >> ronny seemed like an upright person. when i met him, he was all smiles, very intelligent, very intellectual. and i felt like, okay. this is a good match for my sister. >> the family adds he appeared to be a good father to their 11-year-old son. a boy family members fear may have witnessed his mother's purd murder and then ran away to save his own life. >> he understands that mom is gone. and he knows that dad is no -- dad won't probabl

police arrested 32 year old ronald hamilton, an active duty army staff sergeant assigned to the pentagon. they say he shot and killed his wife then opened fire on police. the other officers are recovering in the hospital. hamilton is scheduled to be in court today. turning to campaign 2016... on the eve of super tuesday, the mudslinging on the republican side of the race for the white house is at an all-time high. senators marco rubio and ted cruz are hoping to stop donald trump's momentum. on the democrats side, hillary clinton is trying to build on her lead. don champion has the latest from the campaign trail. donald trump and marco rubio spent the weekend proving there's rarely any love lost in presidential politics. we don't need a guy who is sweating and scared" are clogged from the spray tan he uses." at a rally in virginia sunday, rubio even took a deeper dig. "he's always calling me little marco. and i'll admit he's taller than me. he's like 6'2'' which is why i don't understand why his hands are the size of someone who is 5'2". have you seen his hands? there like this and you kn

we are told his name is ronald hamilton. and he's being held at the prince william county detention center. he's being held on a capital murder charge. now, prince william county police also sent out a picture of officer ashley guindon's cruiser via take a look at this. the caption -- actually we plan to put that out on our twitter feed coming up shortly and have it here later in the newscast. but along with the photo, it says blessed are the peace makers for they will be called children of god. to take you back, this all started with a call to police about a domestic argument at a home on lashmere court yesterday. gunshots started flying soon after officers arrived and kids were outside and they had to run for cover. >> we heard three to four gunshots, so we started running. and when we got up here, we saw all the cops and we were trying to come home and they told us to go inside. >> three officers were shot the and air lifted to inova fairfax office. that is where officer guindon died. two other officers remain hospitalize

officials say ronald hamilton shot all 3 as soon as they got to his home. investigators say hamilton had already killed his wife. officer guindon, who was the hospital. collects -- >> the police department is in deep mourning over the loss of actually going to in -- of ashley guindon last night. our condolences to her mother and extended family as well as all of the loved ones throughout this department and beyond. geoff: the suspect, ronald hamilton, is due in court today the other officers who were shot are said to have non-life threatening injuries. allyson: in texas. officals say two adults and two children were killed in a small plane crash near an airport southeast of college station. a pilot landing at the airport spotted the crash site in the woods and called it in to authorities. according to the federal aviation administration the 4-seater aircraft departed from houston's david wayne hooks airport yesterday morning. the crash is still under investigation by the faa. geoff: an ohio pastor is dead after a shooting inside a sunday morning service. wi

hamilton/of woodbridge, virginia has been arrested for capital murder. he's accused of killing guindon and his own wife and accused of shooting two other officers. merrimack nh police this morning lowered its flag and escorted guidon's mom and aunt to the airport for the trip to virginia. its support to the family, "it's horrible. it's an absolutely tragic thing for any police officer to have to deal with." two communities greives the sudden loss. "it's sad to see anybody die." ashley guindon's funeral is scheduled for tomorrow in woodbridge. turning now to your forecast ... a beautiful day today ... with temperatures in the 60's. storm team ten chief meteorologist jeff haniewich joins us now .. hey jeff! we enjoyed a very nice weekend and that beautiful outdoor weather continued into monday. temperatures were again into the 60s under lots of sunshine. things will start to change for us again soon though. tonight: mostly clear and chilly with lows in the mid-to-upper 30s. tuesday: morning sun gives way to more afternoon clouds with a few showers late in

. >> reporter: an active sergeants named ronald hamilton, a man -- sergeant named ronald hamilton, a man assigned to the pentagon, in jail tonight. he opened fire on prince william police officers as they responded to a home for a domestic dispute call. rookie officer ashley guindon later died from her injuries. >> this morning yesterday and her shift, this was their first day working, so the whole thing is just tragic. >> reporter: when more officers arrived on scene, hamilton allegedly surrendered to police and then authorities found his wife, 29-year-old gunshot wounds -- hamilton dead, from gunshot wounds. >> hamilton has been charged at this point with capital murder of a police officer, first degree murder involving his life. >> reporter: officer begin done was a marine with -- guindon was a marine with florida ties and this was her second time entering police training. the county police chief said when she returned, it was obvious she was driven, passionate and exceedingly intelligent. >> we were struck by her passion to do this job. >> reporter: just hours after officer ashle

meanwhile ronald hamilton charged with the murders. >> shooting outside a cherry hill motel left a camden teenager dead and another man injured. it happened early yesterday morning at a parking lot near the inn of the dove motel investigators say someone shot the 17-year-old. the 20-year-old willingboro man also shot. they were both inside of a car. the teen died. authorities sauce this happen after some sort of altercation at a party inside that motel. investigators are on the hunt for the shooter. >>> new jersey mom accused of burning her newborn alive now says she's guilty. the 23-year-old woman plead guilty to aggravated manslaughter in court today. she had previously pleaded not guilty to murder charge. prosecutors say the pemberton township woman doused her baby girl in an accelerant and set her on fire in january. the baby was just an hour old. investigators say she hit the pregnancy from her family. prosecutors are rem ago 30 year prison term during her sentenc sentencing in april. >>> police in new castle delaware made a third arrest now in connection with a 2013 double homicide.

the man prince william county police say shot three of their officers is 32-year-old ronald hamilton. >> he is an active duty army staff sergeant assigned pentagon. he is facing capital murder of a police officer and also murder for the killing of his wife, crystal and assault with a firearm. this could end up being a death penalty case. virginia does allow for the death penalty for the murder of a police officer. >> ashley guindon loved service, that was the message echoed last night. hundreds showed up at the county administration building to honor the sacrifice officer guindon made just one day on the street. >> it was in her blood. she felt a passion for doing it. and she felt like she hadn't given it a fair shot. those were the words to me the day we retired her. >> she was worn in on friday. she served in the marine corps reserve for six years and interned in 011 with the prince william county police department. >> two other officers were shot at the home on lash here court, all three responding to a domestic disturbance call. when officers attempted to enter the home, ro starte

staff sergeant ronald hamilton is being held without goned. he is 32 years old assigned to the pentagon. now he's accused of killing a marine veteran working her first shift as a police officer. the 28-year-old had just been sworn in on friday less than 24-hours later she was dead. >> she was not only driven but intelligent. we hired her and rehired her and obviously the type of officer we are seeking is that type of passion and intelligence. they were responding to a call at a domestic disturbance 20 miles south of where i am in dc. police say when they approached the front door the suspect opened fire. all three officers were hit. other two officers are still there recovering. as for the suspect staff sergeant hamilton surrendered without incident when they were able to search his home they found his wife dead and found the couple's 11-year-old son scared but not hurt. hamilton is facing six charges including first degree murder of his wife and capital murder of a police officer. this isn't the first tragedy for the officer's family. her fat

. >> reporter: inside ronald williams hamilton was armed a handgun and a rifle, his 11-year-old son at home, roxanne said she babysat for one of the injured officers i did not find out today that david mckeowan was one of the shot officers. >> reporter: she like dozens of others could not help but shed tears. >> every day when a law enforcement goes out there to do their job, they don't know if they're come home that day. >> reporter: although she barely served a day on the force, her colleagues say her service was infused in her being from the first day they met her. >> reporter: and the two other officers injur officer guindon are at a nearby hospital still recovering and they have a long road ahead. she was the fourth police officer in the history of this police department to have lost her life in the line of tutty. tonight we're cover with alexandra limon who has the latest. >> reporter: that's right. we have the condition of the two officers who were injured. officer mckeowan was shot three times and officer hempen was shot once. both of them are currently stable, still being trea