PARIS (AP) - French prosecutors have placed the publisher and photographer of unauthorized topless snaps of Prince William's wife, Kate, under formal criminal investigation, they said Thursday.

Caroline Chassain, spokeswoman for the Nanterre prosecutor, said that Mondadori Magazines France and local photographer Valerie Suau were placed under investigation earlier this month over possible criminal exploitation of the images, which appeared in the French Closer magazine last September.

The photos showed the duchess of Cambridge relaxing at a private villa in Provence, in southern France, sometimes without her bikini top and, in one case, her suit bottom partially pulled down to apply sunscreen.

Chassain added that Suau's employer, local newspaper La Provence, was also placed under formal criminal investigation on Monday, but she did not elaborate.

The investigation will likely take months to complete.

WASHINGTON (WUSA9) -- A third-party contractor has struck a gas main, according to Washington Gas. 

The size of the gas main is not known at this time but it could be up to 24 inches. The incident occurred at 2:45 p.m. and Washington Circle is closed at this time.  

More information will be posted as it becomes available. 

WASHINGTON (WUSA9) -- The Family Research Council release surveillance video of accused shooter Floyd Corkins apparently pulling out a gun and pointing a gun at the building manager.

The video was taken on the morning of August 15, at around 10:46, when the report of the shooting took place. 

Corkins walks up the help desk in the FRC in the video and engages in some sort of conversation with the building manager, Leo Johnson. 

Then Corkins reaches into a bag and pulls out a weapon and points it at him. 

The two men then started a struggle that spilled into the next room. 

The FRC included this description of the YouTube video below: