here is a live look at fire damage rat this east charlotte restaurant. el paisano could you tell fire around 3:00 this morning. firefighters have left the scene. crews have just reopened all the lanes on this busy road. that was in the past ten minutes. firefighters say the fire started in the kitchen, caused about $60,000 in damage. here is video you will see only on channel 9 that our director started. you can see the fire on the other side of that intersection. eyewitness news reporter joe bruno is talking to firefighters and others at the scene right now to get the latest and we will bring you a live report in 15 minutes. >>> also breaking overnight, anniversary son county deputy shot a suspect and now state investigators are on the scene. here is a live look near boat landing road where this you can see this anson county sheriff's squad car blocking the road to keep us away from the scene as they gather mo evidence. this is at the pee dee river. we are asking investigators what lead to the shooting and how the suspect is doing after being flown to a

two shootings in northwest charlotte and more police activity in east charlotte. good evening i'm maureen o'boyle i'm paul cameron. it's been a bloody day there is a large police presence on the plaza and alex giles is in the newsroom. >> sky3 got to the scene. let's take you live there again this is east charlotte the plaza the 6,000 block in a strip mall you see vehicles out there and cars. and investigating trying to figure out what happened. we spotted one person on a stretcher in the last 10 minutes and saw an ambulance pull away. got to imagine that is one you see medic several cmpd squad cars on scene this is the third reported shooting in the last hour here in charlotte. back to you. we'll continue to follow this and bring you new information that we get. >> alex we know that police are investigating two shootings in northwest charlotte one person taken to the hospital with a gunshot wound from the 420 block of mcginn grove drive and another victim was located in the brookshire boulevard where wbtv's sara-blake morgan continues our breaking news coverage a

pick-up truck on the roof after an accident in east charlotte. we'll take you to the scene and police investigate what happened here. >>> we're tracking the forecast, on live power doppler radar, rain chances over the next few hours, changes in the forecast and they are coming up. >>> 7:00 on this saturday morning. glad you're hanging with us nice and early i'm kristen miranda. >> lyndsay: good morning, i'm lyndsay tapases. >> kristen: how are you doing? >> lyndsay: doing well. >> kristen: okay, good. >> lyndsay: you said that weird. >> kristen: kind of a buffalo way, comes out every once in a while. >> lyndsay: can't suppress it, glad you got that out. >> kristen: thank you. >> lyndsay: it is interesting the radar is showing a little more now than it was about 30 to 60 minutes or so ago. starting to see showers popping up on the five sweeps, pretty much from 77 east where we have most of these developing as far as early morning hours are concerned. showers are a possibility all day time hours today, show you those on futurecast, little bit of we

i should say just to the east of charlotte. we're looking for quiet continues -- conditions until after the game is over. mostly cloudy skies, down to about 47. after that, i think things are going to get a lot better for us. future cast has that rain. about 9:00. moves on. a little frozen activity up across the high country. and even that clears out. get to the gulf tomorrow. it's going to be wonderful, high temperatures near 60. a lot of sunshine out there. 49ers, baseball. taking on my old alma mater, kent state. 60 will be the high by the time the game is over. down to the south, we'll have an east wind. neighborhood forecast for chesterfield will probably not be as warm as it could be. getting up to about 61 up there. up to the north, a little wintry flip early on. and then here looks pretty good. for ski lovers, i think this is really the best weekend you have. because after that, we're looking for a major warmup. that, of course, is going to kick up the allergies. it's in the moderates categories. i'm starting to feel th

. >>> a local group plans to honor a man shot and killed in east charlotte days before his 25th birthday. mothers will hold a candlelight memorial service. police say someone shot and killed him during an argument at this apartment complex off w.t. harris boulevard last thursday. two others were hurt. police have not said if anyone will face charges. tonight's vigil starts at 7:30 in west charlotte. it is being held at camp green >>> police say a man abused a child seriously injuring him. officers sent these pictures to us. they issued a warrant for jonathan earl. it stems from an incident in december. call officers if you have seen him. he is known to change his hairstyle and/or glasses. >>> we are asking charlotte mecklenburg school leaders if two buses will be used to pick up students this morning after a carbon monoxide scare yesterday. we brought you this story on midday. a bus driver taking students to school reported symptoms of being exposed to carbon monoxide. fire and medic crews immediately responded to the school evacuating students and checking over the buses. >> i have fait

plus two people shot and taken in east charlotte. we are live on the scene asking police what led to the shooting. >> we'll see a mix of sun and clouds today with highs in the upper 50s, but i'll tell you when you can see 70, next. when you can se >>> we are following two breaking news stories. the first, brothers shot early in south charlotte, a tow truck driver shot a man while on the job. what we are learning that led to the shootings and what police are telling us about the victims. thank you for joining us. i'm britney johnson. our saturday is off to a chilly start but we could have a warmup coming our way. >> that's right. we started in the low 30s and we are in the 50s now here in in already. more clouds build in the upper 50s. we have some changes on the way. tracking this system about 200 miles northwest of charlotte that's approachingment the storm threat will stay low. which neighborhoods have the best chance of rain, coming up in the next half hour. >>> we begin with new morning shooting in south charlotte. police confirm

. >>> we've been covering breaking news in east charlotte for the past hour, in the last 30 minutes, channel 9 confirmed this water search near mall wood circle is connected to a murder that happened in mount holly. divers are still in the water now. we know they're not looking for a weapon. but we're not sure what they're trying to find. >>> officers say this man was shot sunday morning at a party. reports show party goers took him to the hospital where he later died. we'll let you know if they find anything. >>> a farmers market preparing was devastated when a massive fire ripped through the warehouse. from chopper 9 we saw flames shooting through the collapsed roof. we spotted the thick smoke all the way from uptown charlotte. nearly an hours drive away. the owner says he was just a few minutes away when he got the call about the fire. >> i can see it. i could see that black smoke. i knew i was in trouble. burning trash. they believe that strong winds caused it to spread. causing hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage. we posted more video of the fire on our website at wsoctv.

happened on the east side, all of charlotte should be concerned. >> the fact is that we have got 13 and 14-year-olds out there carrying guns and we as a community don't always accept that's our problem. it's our problem. >> reporter: right now cmpd is not saying if it knows where the guns came from but the issue of teen violence is something people the police chief and mayor and community groups have been talking about taking a close look at. we are looking at it as well that's coming up tonight at 6. live in east charlotte jim bradley. >> the city of charlotte what curfew in place for juveniles under 16 since 2011. children under the age of 13 cannot be in a public place or business without an adult from 10 p.m. until 6 a.m. any day of the week. now teens 1 to 15 can't be in a pub -- 13 to 15 can't be in a public place or business after 11. we have a link to the ordinance and a timeline of the violent look for this on the home page. >>> former charlotte mayor patrick cannon is still behind bars at the mecklenburg county jail after he pleaded guilty tovoter fraud yesterday. we have been

scene of a restaurant fire in east charlotte. take a look at the video just in to our newsroom at the scene. we are live with investigators as they search for a cause. good morning. thanks for joining us. i'm john paul. >> i'm liz foster. >>> let's get to the breaking news. in the last hour, firefighters were called to the scene of this massive fire at a restaurant on albemarle road. >> dramatic video here. it shows you how intense the flames were when crews arrived joe bruno is on the scene. able marble road is closed down while they put out the hot spots. >> reporter: they hope to open albemarle in the next hour. in the past 15 minutes i learned this is being investigated as a potential kitchen fire. there is one ladder deployed to the roof of the building. firefighters are inside checking out the damage. take a look at this video our eyewitness news director shot. you can see the fire above the roof line. 50 firefighters were called to the scene. the battalion chief told me he was worried it would spread quickly. the owner is

this is in east charlotte. been looking for. we do know it is not a person that is the latest development we have gotten from medic. more information about what they are looking for out there we will let you know. back to you. >> murky water can be difficult for the divers. thank you. >> and the next story under adorable. a two-year-old girl had a fashion emergency so she called 9-1-1 for help. the deputy showed up at her house after she called police and did not say anything when she knocked on the door the girl showed up with half a pant leg on and the other one falling off. >> she wanted me to help there were shoes and then hug her and hold her. and it just i kept say to go made my day. she was so sweet and outgoing. >> deputy says though this was not a real emergency it was a nice break from the tough calls she gets. and this is always a reminder to talk to your children how to 9-1-1 is really the appropriate thing to do. >> and your definition of emergency is different when you are that age. >> when you are two. but she kno

and 14-year-old were arrested yesterday in connection with shooting at officers in east charlotte wednesday night. the local big brothers big sisters tell channel 9 the youth need more positive influences in their lives. >> we know that children who have a mentor are 52% more likely to enroll in college. >> the mentoring organization said it has 339 children on the waiting list right now and the majority are boys. cmpd chief putney addressed the crime and his frustration with what is happening across the city. >> it is a brazen act that we don't want to tolerate in this jurisdiction and we're doing all that we can to address that level of violence. but also, yeah frngs it is frustrating that -- yeah, it is frustrating that things would >> he gave his presentation yesterday asking for 125 more officers and 60 support staff. he is working on figuring out how much it will cost. >>> community leaders came together talking about how to curb crime near mecklenburg high school. they're concerned about the number of students skipping school. >> we would like the children to be in school, get their

. >> john: 5:02, following breaking news involving a fire at a restaurant in east charlotte. >> christine: kristen miranda is getting details right now. >> kristen: chris mentioned a section of albermarle road becaused of the fire. if your morning commute takes you along albermarle road, you might find this restaurant familiar to you. fire shot through the roof of the restaurant when firefighters got there. let me show you pictures from the scene that charlotte fire tweeted overnight a short time ago, actually. took a crew of 50 firefighters to knock down the flame in 30 minutes. you can see the damage to the restaurant. if you drive that way in the next few minutes this morning, be aware crews are out there, could slow you getting through that scene, that area a little bit. chris gave you alternate routes to get around the section closed. the scene as well, we'll try to get you live pictures from there in a few minutes. back to you. >> christine: two people are in custody after they reportedly fired shots at police officers in east charlotte. happened around 8:00 last night near the inte

. >>> still no arrests made after a former cmpd dispatcher was found shot to death in east charlotte. officers found the victim near some woods off central avenue saturday morning. our eyewitness news reporter has been pushing cmpd for >> reporter: we reached out to cmpd regarding johnson's and their investigation. while they confirmed he was a dispatcher in the past but they didn't give us more information. as far as we know no arrests have been made. johnson was found suffering from gunshot wounds in the 4900 block of central avenue in east charlotte saturday morning just before 11:00. he was pronounced dead at the scene. neighbors who live near the crime scene told me they heard gunfire much earlier actually around 2:00 saturday morning. johnson lived in the neighborhood near where his body was found and according to his facebook page, he worked for cmpd from 2003 to 2010 and most recently worked in security at the government center. we reached out to his current employer but have not heard back. i spoke with friends of johnsons all devastated by his death and completely shocked. t

. >>> in just the past 60 minutes, we learned an incident started here in east charlotte. authorities say the vic victim drove from this scene to the charlottetown area. medic transported the victim to carolina's medical center. what led up to the shooting and if police have any suspects. >> new developments tonight in a string of shootings that rattled rock hill over the last 24 hours. >> earlier today, we told you a teenager was killed in one of them. all new at 11:00, dashawn brown learned who that teenager is. d ashawn. >> erica, the victim's name tonight is 18-year-old, darius harding. friends i spoke with called him dion. police say his death is now the the string of violence started thursday night when three homes were punctured by violence. >> that's i heard, the shot. >> and ended with 18-year-old shot dead. >> bang, bang, bang, like six or seven shots. and i hit the floor. >> the fatal shooting happened footsteps from gloria's home at the corner of black street. witnesses say a man standing outside shot at the car with harding and two others inside. the driver ca

. >>> one person taken to the hospital after a single vehicle accident in east charlotte. this was the scene around 3:00 on easted wayway drive and audrey street. the driver was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. a power pole was broken, didn't impact power but crews made repairs. >>> police looking for four men wanted forward shooting a man in east charlotte. the man shot in the leg off the plaza near atmore street. able to drive himself to the gas station. medic says he will be okay, police are looking for four guys shirt also. shirts. >>> new information about an officer the shop and killed by a self-proclaimed gang member. the greenville police chief identified the officer as alan jacobs. he and another officer were trying to question a man who they believed was trying to buy a gun. that man, identified as 17-year-old dea there, deande mackey. >> he was dedicated, why he was out doing what he was doing today. >> he was able to call his mother before he shot and killed himself. officer jacobs leaves behind two children and a wife pregnant. also an

with an earlier accident wrapping up on monroe road in east charlotte. >>> the testimony s.a. is taking steps to make it easier for travelers to -- the tsa is taking steps to make it easier for travelers. today's presidential campaign stops continues. here's a live look from an upcoming trump event. the steps police agencies are taking to keep voters and candidates safe. >>> a day before voting in the primary, channel 9 is investigating how much money each candidate is pulling in from voters here. donations don't necessarily match the recent poll numbers and who workers at major charlotte companies are supporting. a 9 investigation into the big (phone ringing)you can't deal with something, by ignoring it. but that's how some presidential candidates seem to be dealing with social security. americans work hard, and pay into it. so our next president needs a real plan (elephant noise) (donkey noise) >>> police are searching for a shooter in north charlotte. police spread across three different crime scenes. britney johnson is live on north craighead. what are police saying now? >

i do have an accident in east charlotte, just came in we will liz? >> i'm in the breaking news center a family escaped their burning home in pineville. firefighters sent us these pictures, and you can see the charred ceiling and part of the wall is gone. this was the scene near lancaster highway, and investigators say the fire started because an extension cord was being used as permanent wiring. >>> troopers say a driver hit and killed someone who was it happened on u.s. 21 here i- 77 last night. troopers have not released the victim's name or said if the driver will face any charges. i will be back in the breaking news center in a bit, breaking down the overnight supertuesday results. >>> the suspect seen in this video right here will be in court today, amid questions about the officer's actions, and some say the cmpd officers went too far, one punched the suspect while taking him into custody. joe bruno is live at the police department to explain more on this. joe? >> reporter: we will be pushing for more information from cmpd today, and we note of

checking the drive times from east charlotte, 14 minutes into uptown charlotte. from 485 to uptown, 14 minutes here, 47 miles per hour. south charlotte and providence between the arboretum and uptown, also 14 minutes. after two cars hit and killed a shelby teenager and injured her boyfriend. >> it's tragic. 16 years old in a relationship, die in the middle of a roadway. >> ahead at 5:45, the reason investigators believe the couple stopped the car in the middle of the road. >>> an explosion in downtown greensboro damaged cars and a historic motel. coming up, the problem investigators say likely led to the blast. >>> a north carolina surgeance training kicked in and he was one of the first to come across this crash involving a school bus. >> it's hard to imagine that anyone could have gotten out of that bus okay. in the right place at >>> good morning to you. getting close to 5:15. we're giving a live picture from our speedway cam. make sure you bundle up this morning. we're feeling temperatures we haven't felt in a while in the 30s. and we're going to see even coo

eyewitness news reporter mark becker is live at the east charlotte apartment complex where police spent hours trying to gather evidence. >> reporter: erica, it's going on more than six hours and they are still working. released the names of the people involved, either the one who was killed or the ones who were injured. but the shootings have raised new concerns about the ongoing violence in our community. >> all these cops all over here. >> reporter: it's badly almost routine, shots ringing out in apartment complexes, businesses, and homes. two days ago in the span of eight hours in charlotte, six people were hurt in four separate shootings, and this morning, family members tell us that a domestic disturbance ended in death. >> i am just so tired of going to funerals for african- american guys. >> reporter: this time the funeral she is going to is a family member, a young man who tried to help his mother in a this is only the 6th homicide in charlotte this year and each left a scar that runs deep. >> it's hurtful that every two or 3 days, a mother is having to bury a child, a son. >> r

. >>> and chopper 9 sky sky zoom is headed to the scene at park land circle in east charlotte. one person was killed. this is for medic. medic on the scene and police tape up and several investigators there as well. we know one person is dead for medic. we are gathering more information from police right there on the scene. as we zoom in, we'll bring that to you as soon as we get it on wso ctv.com and the latest at 5:00 on eyewitness news. >>> a bizarre scam nearly tricked a doctor into handing over $50,000. the claim that the scammers made that frightened her into flying hundreds of miles into charlotte and she realized it was fake and here's a look at north carolina >>> now back to breaking news in east charlotte, the scene of a deadly shooting, chopper 9 sky room hovering over the scene. one person was killed and possibly another victim. all of this information coming in from medic. you can see medic on the scene and several police officers as well. we are weerk working to gather more information to find out how this started and if they have any information on suspect custod

. >>> this morning, we're asking police what led up to a double shooting in east charlotte. two men have life-threatening injuries after both were found shot in the yard of an east charlotte home. we first brought this to you as breaking news at noon yesterday. they say someone driving by saw the men in the grass along carriage drive circle and called police. police told us they are not looking for any suspects. >>> starting tomorrow mcdonald's will donate $1 for every big mac value meal sold to support the families of two managers shot and killed last week. murder accused of killing his ex-girlfriend and cody watts, outside that hickory mcdonald's. restaurant. family members said they dated for years and had two children together, but the relationship recently fell apart. >>> results from supersaturday are in. voters in five states cast their ballots yesterday. donald trump won in kentucky and louisiana. ted cruz took home the victory in maine and kansas. on the democratic side, hillary clinton took louisiana and bernie sanders came out on top in nebraska and kansas. the re

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. >>> today we're asking for more east charlotte that involved a cmpd cruiser. you can see the cruiser on a tow truck right there with its air bag deployed. this was on matheson avenue at the plaza last night. the other car had damage on the front bumper. we're asking if anyone was hurt and what caused the crash. >>> early this morning, police say a pedestrian died after a crash on i-85 in concord. police shut down the southbound lanes near concord mills boulevard while investigating. they say a man was walking in the middle of a lane and was hit by a tractor trailer. they have not said whether the driver could face charges. >>> closing arguments are expected today in the case of a lancaster man accused of killing his wife. investigators say john jent stabbed his wife elaine in 2013 to keep her from leaving him. family members say they found jent laying next to his wife's body. he faces 30 years to life in >>> today there's an elevated fire risk across the north carolina foothills. the national weather service put out the alert today because of the low humidity

charlotte. the on demand delivery app available for android and apple, delivers from 250 area restaurants. it includes america burger, reed's fine foods and class tasting room. >>> a live look at the commute, looking at interstates and secondary roads. traffic is very light, so you should be good to go if you're one of our early commuters. if anything changes, we'll tell you first here on wbtv. you're never more than seven minutes away from weather and traffic on wbtv news this morning. here is meteorologist al conklin. al: all right, thanks a lot, christine.out there this morning, boy, an around here, aside from the pollens that have a lot of allergy sufferers in rough shape, yesterday, 86 degrees, officially spring doesn't arrive until the march 20th time frame, which is this weekend but guess what, just in time for to us cool in the 50s. march can be kind of crazy around here. numale fishing forecast, 53 this morning, mostly sunny skies, 72 lunch time, a few high clouds but very pleasant 77 d

. >> and back again live from east charlotte we have seen police up and down milton road and because of the seriousness of the situation we have seen them riding two to a car. live in east charlotte, steve crump wbtv on your side. >> takes a community effort to solve this. >> a teenager accused of in jail after his first court appearance. 19-year-old smith shot 19-year-old ray kwan leigh in a parking lot across from the transportation center. the judge appointed a public defender for smith. he is in jail on $285,000 secure bond. if he gets out he will have to wear an electronic monitor. >> new at 6:00 more than 100 gambling machines were confiscated from 48 different businesses in gaston county. wbtv was there as some of the machines were hauled back to the gaston county police department. we are told the business owners who operated these machines will face misdemeanor charges. more than 44 officers from several different police departments took part in the sting. the money collected will go to the local school system. if you or someone you know has a gambling addiction you can get

you can see where they happened, east, west and northwest charlotte. the shooting in northwest charlotte was the first to happen, that was around 4:30 in the afternoon. wbtv's mark davenport joins us now live from charlotte-mecklenburg police headquarters, he has been looking into it. we understand the incident there left two people injured at two different scenes. >> reporter: yeah, john, two different scenes but originated brookshire boulevard. a person that was shot there and found there was rushed to the hospital. we know that person this morning has non-life threatening injuries. i want to get you video to show you what the scene looked like at the busy shell gas station. this is where police were investigating the shooting, evidence markers that littered the ground there at the gas station. police also found a gun in a cardboard box that was found on the ground. this wasn't the only scene less than a mile away, police found a car shot into at the gas station, the car showed up at away. the person was taken to the hospital but we don't have a cond

east charlotte, the other in west charlotte, in the 1700 block of donald ross road. our reporter has been keeping track of both shoots and joins us live and how is the community reacting? >> reporter: well, steve, i spoke with a neighbor who lives close to the scene of the west charlotte shooting. he can't imagine what either of the victims' families are going through right now and the violence needs to stop. >> sad. near the scene of the shooting that killed davis on saturday. he isn't related to the victim. in fact he doesn't know anyone in the family. but he can't help be emotional as he watched the family mourn of death of a loved one. >> i don't know what to say. a young man laying over there and hast his life lost his life for nothing. >> reporter: that was the second shooting death of the day. the first one happened in east charlotte killing jeffrey johnson. >> i'm used to seeing it. it's sad. too many young people out here dying. >> reporter: both shootings are still under investigation. detectives don't believe they are connected to each other. with the shoo

. >> information on two teenagers accused of shooting at police in east charlotte. one of the teamslp is out of jail. we were the first to break this story. investigators say two plainclothes police officers were chasing a 13 andrlp 14-year-old on milton road whent( fire. no one was hurt.lp police were able to chase them down and_ place them intor tonight we talk to neighbors in that areai] who sayxde1 it's easy for anyone in the neighborhood including kids to get a gun on the street. >> you make a couple calls, you got a little money, they find you a gun. >> officers haven't released the names of the teenagers. the 14-year-old who police say pulled the trigger_[ was released to his parents. >> an emergency meeting wraps in the paste1xd fewe1 years calling for people living near west high school saying students are causing trouble.: wbtv'sw3 colleenxd investigates. >> people in this community will tell you they're tired of kidsy)v"n skipping school roaming the streetq] hanging out in neighbor yards, breaking into homes, tonightjf they wantt( toxd mare what they plan

reporting live in east charlotte, mark becker, channel 9 eyewitness news. >>> all right mark, thanks, we have new information on breaking news we're following out of east charlotte, minutes ago, channel 9 confirmed the search you see here happening in a pond is tied to an investigation into a murder that happened sunday in mount holly. chopper 9 over the scene where we are watching divers in the water with that boat there. we know that they're not looking for a weapon. but we're not exactly sure what evidence they are trying to find. we'll stay on the scene and we'll keep you updated right here on channel 9. >>> hundreds gathered today in raleigh to remember a man authorities say was shot and killed by a police officer this week. akil's death sparked protests and vigils all across the city. the police chief has said that officer dc twitty on monday and reached for a gun in his waistband before the officer fired the deadly shots. but witnesses are saying that dinkins was running away when he was shot. >> everybody should come together as a community, justice will be served. we don't ha

the postal service is refusing to deliver to an east charlotte neighborhood until they can track down a dangerous dog. we obtained a letter from the it says a dog attacked a carrier february 17th and service was being suspended for safety reasons. we talked to an 81-year-old veteran who says his medicine comes in the mail and he has trouble going to get t. >> i'm a veteran. i can't get out and do things like other people. i sacrifice my body -- sacrificed my body for this country, at least i could get my blessing mail. >> the dog's owner told us the dog ran away the day of the attack and has not been seen since. we call the postmaster to ask service. we are waiting to hear back. >>> a cumberland county man accused -- a ka talk a county man could take a plea deal that could save his life. >>> ahead at 5:00, the reason the victim's sister says she hopes he takes it. >>> a woman is making history as the first full-time female analyst for the charlotte hornets. she's getting from fans and she's gettin comments >>> 4:54 right now. more than 207,00 will go to help north carolina workers imp

this is in east charlotte the 5,000 block of central avenue. we think this is a business and a gas station this is police cars on scene. and we are told police do not have a suspect in custody this might be a strong armed robbery where a throat was made and somebody took off and canine units are dispatched to the scene and the police helicopter is now in the area searching for a suspect. we are going to keep sky3 there and as soon as we have information we will bring it to you. >> right now, hanging on to life after this deadly wreck this the child has two sister and a man was hurt and another man killed. the crash happened while the children were being taken to elementary school. pamela escobar is live from the hospital where the children were taken after the crash. do we know how the children are doing tonight? >> jamie, i'm told the family is still here at carolinas medical center and that the boy that was airlifted here is in critical condition. a teenager waiting for the school bus heard a black pickup truck and minivan crash head on while

. >>> channel 9 following breaking news in east charlotte. we have chopper 9 sky zoom over the scene of a crash on independence boulevard. you can see officers right there on the scene. you can see traffic going by very slowly at this point. this is backed up for about a mile and a half to east wade you can see as we're pulling out the camera. you can see a lot of folks are impacted by this as they're trying to get passed this accident. we're trying to find out the extent of injuries. but we see police on the scene. we'll have more information for you as soon as we get it right here on midday. >>> this afternoon police are looking for the person who shot and carjacked a security guard in west charlotte early this morning. as breaking news on eyewitness news daybreak. reporter mark becker is live in west charlotte. and mark, this is charlotte's sixth shooting in just a week. >> that has really had an impact on the community here, stephanie. but this incident happened about 3:00 this morning. in fact, it was about 3:30 that the victim in the ca

there were four shootings that stretched from west to east charlotte over the course of eight hours. six people injured. police don't believe any of those were connected. yesterday a man was shot and killed on parkland circle. city council members say the violence has to stop. tonight at 6:00, jenna deery breaks down how that could cost you. >>> as soon as we learned about the shootings we sent out news alerts to viewers on their telephones. app. >>> in our vote 2016 coverage, we found out nearly 39,000 early votes have been cast ahead of tuesday's primary. >>> new tonight, democratic presidential candidate hillary clinton's campaign announced today. she is coming to charlotte on monday. the day before north carolina's primary. she's expected to appear at the grady cole center in elizabeth. she's scheduled to speak at 7:30. presidential candidate bernie sanders brought his message to the tar heel state. he spoke to an over flow crowd at memorial auditorium in raleigh. sanders hit on key points such as creating an economy for the working and middle class. before his speech, he explain

this is in east charlotte. police say a man was shot and killed and found in some woods off of central avenue right behind a restaurant. tonight as police try to piece together the case and find the shooter. type a. >> reporter: police say that they found that man's body in the back corner of this parking lot here and just yards away from several restaurants and dozens of neighbors who want answers tonight. it's a bustling area full of restaurants behind one of them, police made a chilling discovery. >> and i used to be here on the streets and -- >> officers say the victim had multiple gunshot wounds. the police were called to assist with a medical call when they found the body that canvassed the area for hours looking for clues. >> and that is -- [ indiscernible ] i'm fixing to move from here, anyway. >> reporter: crime statistics show there are no other homicide investigations within a quarter mile of the area since september and however, there have been 32 violent crimes like assault and armed a big problem

none of the shootings we had are related even though got we had in east charlotte were less than a mile apart hours difference in time. the violence kept the officers here busy. it covered a strip mall, i i looked out my window. i noticed a string of cops. >> two people were shot at the location one taken with injuries the other transported in critical condition. >> we can pray for them, their families. think of the lives that are hurt. just offer prayer, more prayers would be needed minutes away. responding to another off milton road near a complex. people nearby heard several shots. >> what did do you when you heard them. >> i ducked. >> i kept walking, cars were moving, it's not already. >> the cameras were the only ones present as he was loaded on to the ambulance. he said a car drove by and fired >> he has no problems here at all. i would not expect for this to happen. >> but it did. another investigation is underway. >> as far as we know, no suspects in either of the two east charlotte shootings f you incidents that happened tonight, contact the cmpd. alex giles. wbtv on your side

just last night, a 13 and 14- year-old shot at officers here in east charlotte. >> what is a 13 and 14-year-old doing out at 9:30 at night on the street and you know, in possession of a handgun. >> a question that weighed heavy on darryl gregory as he held tonight's juvenile crime prevention meeting. the con si distribute council handles the funds. when asked what is lacking, gregory said mentors, leaders of the local big brothers, big have 339 children on the waiting list. the vast majority, boys. >> we know that children who have a mentor are 52% more likely to enroll in college. >> the organization said a child with a parent in prison is seven more times likely to end up there themselves. hopes her push for after school programs will pave a different path for these kids. >> we need to support our young people and it starts as early as middle school. >> and yesterday's crime involving those two young teenagers happened near a boys and girls club. the hope tonight is that's enough for the community to do something about it. reporting live uptown, alexa ashwell, channel 9 eyewitness ne

the four cases stretch from west to east charlotte over a period of 8 hours. six people were injured in the shootings that started when two people were shot outside of a gas station along brookshire boulevard. the next shooting happened on the plaza in east charlotte. a woman was shot in the happened. police say they do not believe that the shootings are connected. >>> police are still looking for a suspect in a stabbing in north suspect charlotte. chopper 9 was over the scene during eyewitness news at 5:00, since then, police told us that suspect and the victim know each other, that they they argued, and one stabbed the other. >>> we spoke with city leaders tonight, and they're telling us, there are no plans for any disciplinary action in an investigation into a city council woman's choice to use a charlotte fire leader as her intern. she warned claire fallon the against policy about council employee interaction. he called it unlawful and a conflict of interest. claire fallons says puckett is working with her in his off time, and that this should not be an is

. >>> today these two men will face a judge charged with trying to rob an east charlotte 7-eleven. we brought you the first live pictures from the scene from our breaking news center yesterday morning. channel 9 had the only crew there as police took them into custody. you can see we are blurring their faces because the third suspect is only 13 years old. >> it's not good. obvious leagued -- it's neighborhood. especially that age. >> the suspect took money and cigars but dropped most of them on the way out. cmpd used k-9s to track the suspects to a nearby car. >>> a inmate is back in jail awaiting extradition. police captured him in georgia on wednesday. once he is returned to south carolina, he will be charged with escape and other crimes. investigators say he committed while he was on the run additional crimes. deputies believe he stole a gun hours after he left the prerelease center. >>> friends and family will say their final good-byes to a cleveland county couple killed in a tragic accident. they died sunday night. investigators say a pickup truck crashed into their home and h

." >>> a candle light vigil will be held to rather young man shot and killed in east charlotte. michael jefferies junior was killed a week ago at a apartment complex on parkland circle. started with a domestic disturbance between his mother and her boyfriend. police have not charmed anyone in the shooting. that vigil will be-- charged anyone in the shooting. that will be at 7:30. anyone is welcomed to attend. >>> across charot there's a trend -- charlotte there's been young people involved in shootings. ings. jim bradley looks at community groups meant to help mentor young people and the struggles they are running into when they try to do that. >> a lancaster man wan sentenced to 59 years in prison for stabbing his wife to death. a jury found john guilty of killing his wife elaine in october of 2013. investigators say on the day of the murder he came home and saw a man she was having an affair with. new tonight u.s. marshals caught a dangerous fugitive wanted in new york right here in charlotte. raymond frazier will be held in county jail until he can be extradited to buffalo to

. >>> police also released the name of a pedestrian who was killed in a hit and run in east charlotte. they identified jose gutierrez as the victim here. officers say he was crossing central avenue around 2:30 monday morning when he was hit by luis fernandez perez ramirez. >>> all new stories are next, including new developments on this controversial sign at a charlotte restaurant. >> right now, no regrets. >> the new support for the sign and the trend it could start. and then three people including a 13-year-old in jail accused of robbing this east charlotte gas station at gunpoint. the trail they left behind that led police right to them. >>> then suspensions down but up. the schools with the most distri the steve: today is your lucky day. woman: (surprised) oh, my goodness mark: you've just won - a thousand dollars! woman: that'amazing! that' amazing! (shrieks) woman: ok, nice job. mark, way better than yesterday. maria, that delivery felt alittle forced. and steve, steve: yeah? woman: i am still missing that raw emotion. woman: pretty awesome for atuesday, but tomorrow is hump day

charlotte intersection this week. you can see those there tonight wearing white and holding candles in honor of kameka collins. police say collins ran into sugar creek road on wednesday. police say the driver tried to avoid her. >>> starting tomorrow part of an intersection near unc charlotte will close for work on the links blue line extension. transportation officials say a portion of jw clay boulevard at at 9:00. the work is expected to last next two weeks. >>> after rain today, now a threat for storms tomorrow. >> it looks like the latest guidance we have been checking is going to paint it later on, on your monday, probably around sunset for a lot of the charlotte area monday night. any storm that does develop could be strong to severe. first things first. a powerful storm over the area right now. look what's emerged in chester county on the city's east side. a powerful storm here. lightning strikes and rain rates at an inch an our or so. gusty winds out ahead of it floating into richburg at 45 miles per hour. whi

yesterday someone shot and killed michael junior in east charlotte. jefferies was stepping in to help his mother while she arguing with her boyfriend. police have not said if anyone will be charged. officers have not made any across charlotte on tuesday. cmpd responded to this crash right here. crews had to flip this car because it landed on it's roof. this happened between trion and graham streets around 2:20 this morning. the fire department told us when they arrived the driver wasn't there. we are asking police this morning if anyone was injured and what led up to that crash. >>> cms leaders are now reviewing top concerns about student assignment. thousands of people filled out a survey. most want students to go to school near their homes. live in uptown to break down the other concerns people had. >> yeah leaders here at cms will use those survey results to help form a student assignment plan. now we broke down some of those survey results for you. 80% of parents said the staff at the school is most important to them. 75% said school environment a

the city bought the 80 acres in east charlotte back in 2012, and now, the school board is offering to build a school on the vacant lot. we looked at the plans and learned 11 acres of the site language school. the idea was approved in 2013, but people who live and work near that site have mixed opinions on the plan. some think it would be a positive addition to the area. others worry it could stop other types of businesses from coming there. >> i feel the need in this area, especially, for education. >> especially with a school that starts limiting what could go in there after the fact. >> reporter: city leaders will vote on the plan tonight. their meeting starts at 6:00. live in uptown charlotte, britney johnson channel 9 eyewitness news. >>> count on channel 9 to follow every development out of tonight's city council meeting. we'll have complete coverage on eyewitness news at 10:00 and 11:00. yesterday morning, she is in critical condition this morning. investigators say confronted her. >>> republican front runner donald trump is cage to drum up support in hickory today. joe bruno is

we learned the incident started here on copper creek road in east charlotte. authorities say the victim drove from this scene to charlottetown avenue. investigators say that person had nonlife-threatening injuries. we are asking what led to the shooting. >>> police arrested three men accused of soliciting children for sex online. officers in lincolnton charged the three during a sting operation. one is a truck driver, one is on business in charlotte and one is a restaurant manager from charlotte. sting operation by police. almost 20 child sex predators were arrested during that operation. >>> new details this morning about a union county high school student arrested, accused of posting nude pictures of his teacher online. he's being held in juvenile detention. his teacher says he got the images off her cell phone. she's since quit her job. he's charged with voyeurism and computer crimes and could face four years in prison. >>> a man exposed himself and sexually assaulted women in a park over the last search months. one woman was walking with two children when

this is east charlotte. the other one was three hours later across town on west charlotte. wbtv has been keeping track of both shootings since they happened. he has more on how the community is reacting. >> richard nixon lives near the shooting that killed a 27-year-old man saturday. >> he isn't related. i don't know what to say. a young man lost his life probably for nothing. >> the family did not want to comment because they were visibly shaken up. that was the second shooting. the first one happened earlier in the evening. >> i'm used to seeing it but still it's sad. too many young people out here dying. too many. both shootings are under investigation. >> detectives do not believe they are connected. with the shooter still on the run cmpd asked the public for help. >> it's a busy intersection and we hope someone saw something so they can find some information out about this case. watching this. i mean i don't know what it's like to lose a family member and i was sitting here thinking about because i've got one sister and three other brothers. yeah sad situation we'll co

the rain is off to the east but still gray and a little mist and cloud cover here in charlotte. and light snow up into the mountains and we expect some slick travel up there. but all the road cam, roads just look wet with temperatures close to freezing still. obviously some slick patches will be found. mid- to upper 30s in charlotte and it's going to take a long stretch to get the clouds out of here. it may be midday before we get back into some sunshine. for the rest of the day ahead, sunshine returning, again, it may take a while. highs returning to mid-50s. decent warm-up today. and the weekend, i'll have the numbers for the weekend plans in a moment. >> thank you. >>> we are in the breaking news center following an overnight we want to give you a live look at the scene. we've got -- we can tell you that police are at a rite-aid pharmacy. you can see extensive damage to the front door, right there in the picture. our crew is at the scene asking police for a description of the burglar and if there's surveillance video of the scene and how that damage happened. we will bring yo

. >>> one person taken to the hospital after single-vehicle accident in east charlotte. this is the scene at 3:00 this morning on eastway drive and audrey street. the victim taken to the hospital, should be okay. the driver hit and broke a power pole, it didn't affect power in closed for a while while crews make the repairs. police are investigating what caused that accident. >>> a crime alert, police are looking for four men wanted for shooting a man in east charlotte, they tell wbtv the man was shot in the leg off the plaza near atmore street last night, he drove himself to the gas station here. medic says he will be okay and now police are looking for four men wearing camo pants and dark shirts, if you have information, call authorities. >>> new information about a decorated south carolina officer, killed by a gang member. the officer was allen jacobs. he and another officer were trying to question a man they believed was trying to buy a gun. investigators say that man identified as 17-year-old dee house and shot him as >> mackey called his mother before shooting and

. >>> one of two teens accused of shooting at police in east charlotte was released to his parents. officers chased after a 13 and 14-year-old wednesday night on drive. released. police say he opened fire. no one was hurt. officers have not released the names of the teens because they are minors. >>> a lincoln county employee accused of stealing thousands of gallons of gas is due in court today. deputies say joseph gibson used his government-issued fuel card to buy more than 9,000 gallons of gas. caught on video with a truck with a large fuel tank. the gas was worth $18,000. >>> more than 100 gambling machines were confiscated from 48 different businesses in gaston county. wbtv was there as some of the machines were hauled back to the gaston county police department. we're told the business owners who operated the machines will face misdemeanor charges. police say the money collected will go to the local school system. >> john: lgbt activists are fighting hard to keep the new non-discrimination ordinance. members of equality nc spoke outside the general assembly in raleigh yesterday

suspects accuse of robbing a busy east charlotte gas station was only 13 years old. the store sits right at the intersection of monroe and sharon amity surrounded by homes and businesses. today we talked to neighbors concerned the crime happened in their community. >> reporter: the manager of this 7/11 on the corner of monroe and sharon amity roads says it was a sloppy robbery. the three suspects took around $160 some cigars. but dropped most of them on the way out. >> it's crazy. >> they don't listen to authorities. and they don't listen to their parents. >> the suspects didn't make it far. a police dog tracked them less than a half mile away parked on mandarin boulevard. channel 9 cameras were there as police took the men into custody. we're blurring their faces because one of the suspects is only 13 years old. it's not good. neighborhood or anybody. especially that age. >> jeff lives on up and down reason i boulevard not far from where the suspects were arrested. he thinks it's disappointing to hear what happened nearby and the age of one of those accused. >> you

central avenue in east charlotte. then hours later police were called to a deadly shooting on donald rouse road. elsa gillis has the latest information on the victims. >> reporter: police are still searching for suspects in both of saturday's shootings. as they continue their latest homicides, people we spoke with say this violence has to stop. >> it is always somebody killing somebody. >> reporter: police were called to east charlotte where they found the 49-year-old jeffrey johnson with multiple gunshot wounds. he was pronounced dead at the scene. >>> there were restaurants and people going about their day concerned about the nearby violence. >> my niece, i have her all the time. i used to be in the streets. >> reporter: hours later before 2:00 p.m., another deadly shooting in west charlotte. 27-year-old jacorei davis was also pronounced dead at the scene. >>> for hours, the police collected evidence. the west charlotte shooting happened next to a ymca where families were coming and going all day. >> i was like goin