gloria: the raleigh police department said just after noon a raleigh police officer was chasing a manor a felony drug charge. >> he jumped the fence and he shot him six times. gloria: that specific information is not confirmed by police but four hours after the shooting raleigh's police chief said this outside of city hall. >> during the course of the pursuit the suspect was shot and killed by the officer. initially it is known that a firearm was located within close proximity of the deceased. gloria: we found he does have a more than a dozen arrests back five years. the raleigh police department says a firearm was found by the body. despite the history there's nothing but anger in this neighborhood as his mother vows not to let this go. >> guess what. they are not going to get away with this. gloria: the officer has worked for the raleigh police department since 2009. he has been placed on administrative duty. an independent investigation will be conducted into the shooting. gloria rodriguez, abc 11 eyewitness news. barbara: abc11 has live team coverage of the officer-involved shooting

he works for the raleigh police department since 2009. he is on administrative duty while the state bureau of investigations conducts a probe in the shooting. the raleigh police chief is asking for prayers and patience as tensions are running high. >> it is on the news where the police is shooting our people. today it hit raleigh. gloria: anger and tears as the shooting spread. the police department has not released the identity of the deceased man. killed. >> 24. just turned 24 the 8th of this month. got two kids. 2-year-old and 3-year-old. gloria: the raleigh police department said just after noon d.c. twitty was chasing a man for a felony drug charge. >> he jumped the fence and the police pulled his gun out and shot him six times. gloria: that specific information about the number of shots fired is not confirmed by police. from arrest records we found he has a lengthy criminal record with more than a dozen arrests back five years. the raleigh police department says a firearm was found by the body but there is nothing but anger in the n

the raleigh police department 29-year-old raleigh police officer d.c. twitty was chasing a man for a felony drug charge. are >> he jumped the fence and the police pulled his gun out and shot him six times. gloria: that specific information about the number of shots fired is not confirmed by police but four hours after the shooting raleigh's police chief said this outside of city hall. >> during the course of the pursuit the suspect was shot and killed by the officer. initially it is known that a gun was located within close proximity much the police. gloria: denkins a has a lengthy criminal record with more than a dozen arrests back five years. the raleigh police department says a firearm was fond by the body. despite the history there's nothing but anger in this neighborhood as denk contingent's mother vows not to let there go. >> guess what. going to get away with this one. gloria: before the shooting the raleigh police chief was supposed to give a presentation to the city council about bringing body cameras to the department. that could have helped s

raleigh police say denkins was shot as felony drug charge. police say denkins ran from twiddy and that's when the struggle began. rpd report says officer twiddy felt denkins reach for a weapon and that's when he fired those first shots. the district attorney says she's been in contact with denkins family over the past few days. >> obviously like most mothers her primary concern was, you know, knowing how long he may have suffered and some of those details. and so those things that obviously we want to be able to talk to the family about, she's very much grieving the loss of her son, and in many ways is, you know, acting just like any mother who's just lost their son. >> and coming up at 6:30 we're going to hear from the district attorney she's going to talk to you about where this investigation goes from here. >> now, moments before and after the reports came out community peace and pray for both the denkins family and officer twiddy. >> justin quesinberry is here with a look at how people reacting to the police report. >> some people our tea

why isn't raleigh's police chief here. they are demanding accountability of a case of deadly police force in the case of an unarmed man. >> we need to march tonight. we are going to march but we have to know what we are marching for. >> we have to fight them on burning buildings and going out and burning things down. that don't solve nothing. anthony: calls for peace gave young protesters a chance to vents after an emotional day. organizers say they will be at the next meeting of the raleigh city council and demanding body cameras on all of the officers and a review board to deal with situations like this involving the community and the police. barbara: "eyewitness news" has live team coverage on this developing story that is making national headlines. in the next half hour gloria rodriguez has reaction from the raleigh police officer and we hear from akiel denkins's mother. you can find more on this developing story on abc11.com. john: also we want to say police say a weapon was found near the body of the man who was shot

raleigh police looking for clues after two bodies are found in a car. just after 12:30 this morning officers were called to glenwood avenue to do a welfare check and found the bodies. hillary clinton is preparing for a trip to the triangle today. she is expected at an want at hill the doors open at 1:50 and if begins just before 4:00. john: if you charges filed again widow of an illinois police officer. charles gliniewicz staged his suicide to make it look like he was gunned down in the line of duty. his wife is charged with conspiracy for helping him get moan from a youth program. she was charged with felony counts of money laundering. this is a different way to charge with the seam crime it could tack three weeks before investigators find out if a ning it for d.n.a. or other material that could living the weapon to the gardeners and was too small to barbara: a lesson in gun safety for a mom who runs a pro gun facebook package who is recovering after she was shot by already four-year-old son. jamie told deputies she was driving when her son accidentall

raleigh police released its preliminary report. in it investigators say there was a struggle between akiel denkins and officer twiddy before the shooting. the report also showed just how many times twiddy shot denkins. >> the report found the gun denkins had was reported stolen back in january. >> emma wright has been working on this story all week long. >> the raleigh police department did release the preliminary report yesterday. in that report they say that denkins and twiddy for you to before the shooting. they say that denkins tried to grown at twiddy's gun and that's when the officer shot him. shot as he tried to arrest him for a felony drug charge. police say den ken rain from twiddy and that's when the struggle began. he reached for the weapon and that's when he fired the first shots. police say the shots didn't stop denkins and that's when he shot him. >> we're still asking for people to come forward who -- whether they have a video, we currently do not have in our possession a video of what happened. certainly if there's

today revealed the threat that happened the day a raleigh police officer shot a suspect. the incident happened on monday near downtown raleigh. wral ken smith joins us with else we know. >> reporter: the investigators are trying to get to the source of this threat. the threat was set and around what time. all of this coming as the da gets the results of a preliminary autopsy report and the body was released to his family. >> reporter: copies of the search warrant indicate that an e male was sent to a raleigh police officer from an unknown gmale account. in the court papers the police labeled it a threat against lives of law enforcement officers but did not list exactly what the threats were -- gmail account. in the court papers it was labeled as a threat towards all lives of law enforcement officers but did not list exactly what the threats were. >> his mother sounded strong. >> reporter: the bishop visited with his family. he says the family is comforted by the outpouring of support by the community. >> there are people who are supporting her, community of course, with f

reporter: community leaders have asked raleigh police for officer d.c. twiddy's file. they want to know his training record and if there have been complaints. the naacp will meet with the we are live in raleigh, abc 11 eyewitness news. steve: thanks. the shooting is top of mine for members of the raleigh city council. as jon camp showed us, mayor mcfarlane addressing the shooting, beginning the meeting with a moment of silence. there was a discussion with a recommendation of police body cameras being added to the march 15 agenda. an initial talk was scheduled for monday before the shooting. can spalding renewing his call for body cameras across north carolina. he has called for funding of police body cameras for the past you'd of years. he says it would benefit the community and law enforcement. our extensive coverage continues on abc11.com. you can watch the entire naacp news conference at the site of mcfarlane's news conference in its entirety. that is online at abc11.com. tisha: a new ordinance that toughens rules that makes it easier for animal control officers to

tisha: a martin to the streets after a raleigh police officer shoots and kills a man. chopper 11 h.d. was over southeast raleigh as a crowd of hundreds seek answers tonight. good evening, i'm tisha powell. steve: i'm steve daniels. an officer shot and killed a man wanted on a drug charge near the intersection of bragg and east streets in raleigh. we begin with joel brown on bragg street. joel: outrage palpable in southeast raleigh tonight, we heard it in the raleigh and vigil here earlier. you can see the emotion in the streetside memorial held where the shooting occurred at 12:30 this afternoon. this is a community that for too long has felt ignored and police shooting just seemed to be the tipping point. it was a vigil announced at 7:00. the protesters were too angry to wait. from 6:30 on, an outpouring of outrage over the death of a man now memorialized on protest signs, 24-year-old akiel denkins. amid the chants of black lives matter, there were young and old, white and black, many of them asking why elected officials weren't here, why here. the crowd of hundreds d

one of them an internal investigation with the raleigh police department the other an external criminal investigation the thing handled by the state bureau of investigation. when an officer fires his gun and kills someone there are no winners. >> it's probably one of the most traumatic situations any officer could be involved in and he is doing okay right notch. raleigh police protective association. >> the officer is a member of the group. >> he has our full support and we are 100% behind him. we separate this officer and feel like he will be xiong rated when the facts come out. >> raleigh police have said officer witty was pursuing the 24-year-old who was wanted on a felony drug charge on foot on brag street much the officer fired his weapon. denkins was killed and a gun was found near the body. >> it was a terrible situation but the officer did what he had to do to defend and protect himself. >> lauren freeman will decide if the officer's use of deadly force was justified under the law. >> unfortunately these events often test a community. we want to be fair. >> now the raleigh polic

raleigh police are watching this closely. they are walking the streets trying to get them from point a to point the -- .82 point b, and looking to keep the tension are a reasonable level. other news at this hour -- these state department of health and human services unveiling its new plans for medicaid and it means you may not be able to go to the you live. elaina athans on this one for us. she joins us live at the legislature in downtown raleigh to break it all down. elaina? elaina: i did see one woman for whom this will cause tremendous difficulties. she has a rare neurological disorder. >> is hard enough to find in neurologist that will accept medicaid, so the idea you are going to create these regions that are going to separate her from a neurologist is beyond scary to me. elaina: the plan was just unveiled at a joint oversight meeting. >> i know there's a lot of anxiety building up to this march 1 date. elaina: the state would contract with local doctors or hospitals and medicaid recipients would have to stay in their ar

of the police involved shooting that left a raleigh man dead. a live report ahead. >>> plus. >> breathe, breathe, breathe, you can do it. >> republicans on the attack. >> and a rainy start to the day. >> good morning, thanks for watch. >>> we're going to get you right over of to alyssa corfont for >> good morning to you at home. yeah, we're starting off rainy again this morning but it will clear out for the weekend. here we are tracking the rain across the area and the steady east rain along the 95 corridor. i will temperature you we saw more rain throughout the overnight so as you're getting ready to head out the door know that a lot of the roadways could be wet. 39 in littleton, you'll notice south hill you're at 32 degrees. this is some light snow falling when i came into work this morning. the roads should be clear for you this morning. so here's your forecast for today showers wrapping up at 8 a.m., 39 degrees. we'll climb to 46 by lunchtime and a high today of only 49 degrees. yes, chillier than where we've been the past few mornings. our

raleigh police say the officer was acting in self-defense. the community waits to pass >> we have to put the real facts together. >> new details that leaves akiel denkins' mother with more questions. >> he was too well loved to ever be forgotten and all we pray for is justice that will be served. >> the naacp is asking people in the community to come forward if they have information that can help in this investigation. in raleigh, abc 11, eyewitness news. heather: police are still looking to make arrests in a shooting. the shooting happened on taylor street near brigs avenue. the victim was taken to the hospital and is expected to recover. raleigh police are looking for the suspects wanted in a home invasion. officers say maurice wilson was shot during this morning's break-in on north raleigh boulevard and taken to the hospital. if you have any information, call police or crime stoppers. the highway patrol says speed deadly crash in johnson county. troopers say a woman triving on friendship church road near middle section lost control, hit an

raleigh police say a weapon was found near the body of denkins. however, we talked with his mother and she says otherwise. because they couldn't catch him, they shot at him seven times. >> in the back! >> i don't know if they didn't hit him once, twice, or all seven times. >> reporter: police say the officer involved has been placed on administrative leave. chief cassandra deck-brown talked with the media yesterday and had little to say. however, we'll have more on what happened coming up in our next half hour. i'm emma wright, north carolina news. >> thank you. >>> a wade county jury hands down a verdict two decades after a student's death. the victim's friends say they are relieved justice has been served. >> this has haunted us for 20 years. haunted us. >> yesterday, the jury took less than two hours to hand down the guilty verdict for christopher line. he was sentenced to life in prison. >>> a dog has been shot. at the animal on saturday while responding to a call at a home on marsh road. investigators say the animal charged the deputies when

i just talked to a raleigh police officer. he said we should be getting new information within the next half-hour or so. we'll give you that information as soon as possible. live in raleigh, lauren haviland, "cbs north carolina." >>> 5:33. breaking news. this time from pittsburgh, pennsylvania. right now police are searching for at least to two gunmen who opened fire at a backyard party. >> five dead, three others hurt. police are calling it an ambush style attack and say people scrambled towards the house as bullets began flying. four of the victims were found dead on the porch. >>> moving on to campaign 2016 -- presidential candidates are continuing to clamor for your vote ahead of tuesday's primary election. >> today democrat hillary clinton will host a rally in durham. republican donald trump and ted earlier this week. clinton's get out the vote event is at hillside high school this afternoon. >> doors open just before 2:00. early voting is now underway in our state. the primary election is next tuesday as we mentioned. >>

. >>> a violent home invasion, raleigh police were called to the home yesterday afternoon. wral sloan spoke with the stepfather of the teenage girl who was bound with duct tape and slotted. >>> this is such an unusual days and raleigh police are following up of the report involving that north raleigh teenager. the initial call came in at around 3:30 yesterday afternoon to a home. the woman who lives in the home told police that she found her daughter bound with duct tape in the closet naked. she told wral that she received a message from her daughter, a text message, saying i'm in the close he had. help. she told wral that the daughter made that text message by using a voice command on her phone. spoke with the stepfather. there was no sign of forced nothing was stolen. however, he says it does appear as though they were trying to take the television set but could not get it disconnected. he described how his stepdaughter was found. closet. down. her head was face up. that's what my wife said. she was tied up to the chair probably like he pushed her in there. >> wral made t

we're live at the raleigh police headquarters with more. gloria, good morning. gloria: good morning to you. it's a very disturbing case. they are calling it a sexual assault. the mother said she found her daughter without her clothes on. her daughter was able to text her for help. popped up on the phone of the northeast raleigh mother who does not want to be identified and were from her teenage daughter and read, i'm tied up in the closet, help, rape, roberts, hands tied, have guns. the girl's mother was taking her three younger children to the park yesterday and immediately raced back home. >> i don't know what i'm walking into. gloria: she said she you saw the backdoor wide open like it had been kicked in and then found her daughter in a closet taped to a chair with no clothes. >> it was horrifying. she was in the closet. nobody would want to walk in on their child like that. gloria: surprisingly the men didn't take anything but says it appears they went through their things possibly before realizing anyone was home. the police have given us these descriptions

emma. >> the raleigh police department released their preliminary report yesterday. in that report we learned that denkins and twiddy for you to with each other and denkins tried to pull at twiddy's gun before he shot him. he was shot as he was trying to arrest him on a felony drug charge. he ran from twiddy officer twiddy felt denkins reach for a weapon and that's when he fired those shots. >> i talked to the family earlier this week concerning what some of the medical findings were. you know, certainly there was a report or some reports in the media from the beginning that mr. denkins had been shot 7 times in the back, clearly the autopsy does not reflect that. >> wake county district attorney who you just heard from right there says this investigation is far from over. coming up at 5:30 we're going to hear from her again ask she's going to talk about why her office is still asking people who may have seen something when the shoot happened to come forward. reporting live in raleigh i'm emma wright cbs north carolina. >>>. >> well, reaction to the been mixed. we wen

andrea: robbery -- raleigh police are investigating this as a burglary and forcible rape. both are described as white men in their mid-20's, one of them curly hair. tisha: i'm sure those neighborhood residents will not thought -- not rest until they are found. steve: wake county commissioners may try to soften the blow of the new appraisals on your home. the process normally happens every eight years. but that could change now. the wake county commissioners are getting a presentation about reducing that cycle to every four years. no action will be made tonight. the resolution could be adopted in april. women. they disagree straight tack faster special task force. -- they also agreed to a special commissiontask force. this task force will meet for 10 months and report back to wake 2017. tisha: throw the book at himtisha:. steve: that is the message from in wake county. you will see the emotion in the courtroom as the man cuts a plea deal. tisha: colorful crosswalks to make crossing the street much safer. chris: temperatures in the 60's now. it will fall into the 50's quickl

a raleigh police officer for seven years, he worked the rough streets here. bragg, east and bloodworth. >> arrest citations and 911 calls. that is what i was taught. >> reporter: soon he learned to use another tool. i remember being flicked off, cussed at, spit at. there was that pursuit of love. >> reporter: gradually, he maid inroads here. he got to know those he served and protected. after retiring from the force, he made an award-winning film about his experiences called bragg and east, the same intersection where akiel denkins was shot and killed by a raleigh police officer monday. >> i remember telling akiel, air force like you got everything going for you. >> reporter: the investigation is in the early stages and impossible to know who was in the right or wrong. wagner says regardless the police, community and city are at i acritical crossroads. >> we can go down a path of success and revitalization and become a strong community or we can go down a road of destruction. the only way that will work is if we come together as one rebuild from the situation

that was amanda lamb the raleigh police walks us through the officer's side of what happened. twiddy parked his cruiser here on mangum street after had a warrant out for his arrest. the west on bragg street on foot. then turned north on south east street. according to the report, denkins cut through two of the homes here. as officer twiddy continued chase, he slipped and fell on loose gravel recovered and caught up with denkins behind this home. that's where the struggle between officer twiddy and denkins happened. according to the report, denkins started to pull a handgun from the front of his waistband. the report says during the struggle, officer twiddy drew his weapon and fired move his gun in the officer's direction. fearing denkins was going to shoot him or take his gun, the report says twiddy fired additional shots. then, it says denkins collapsed and dropped his gun.. and twiddy called for assistance. according to a preliminary autopsy report released by the district attorney's office today - denkins was shot 4 times.. including once in his chest, with injuries to his

anthony: according to raleigh police, denkins. shot four times by officer twitty when the officer was trying to issue an arrest warrant. the preliminary report is showering denkins was shot in the chest, both harms and right shoulder, but does not specify the shot came from the front or book. the raleigh police union is saying the officer was acting in self-defense. news --tt2watu# st bt@q,k\ tt2watu# st "a@q

people have donated more than >>> raleigh police have been a bit tight lipped about the shooting. the wake county sheriff is not part of that investigation but offered insight on why chief brown hasn't released much information yet. >> she's working very closerly with lauren freeman and the da's office and the sbi. i think when she gets the information as would i, i would wait until i got the proper information and be able to say this is what have got, this is what has been documented, investigated. >> raleigh police anticipate more information to be available by next monday. of course we'll stay on top of this and bring you new information as we get it in. >>> raleigh's police chief was expected to lay out her plan for of the department to get body cams monday with you that was postponed because of the -- but that was poet boned because of the shooting. the chief was looking to start the problem with 100 body cameras, costs with data storage could be more than $1 million. chief brown planned a three- year phased implementation. transparency body cameras offer would be in the publ

tisha: joel, thank you, tonight raleigh police chief brown is asking for prayers and patience. she expects to have a written report of the initial findings ready for the city manager in the next five working days. anjelica alvarez is live outside the police department with more. angelica. angelica: tisha, the investigation and internal affairs are part of that investigation to the shooting death of akiel denkins. that will take time. the police chief is asking the public to pass their patience and prayers for the family and city of raleigh. emotions running high and anger. >> mixed with tears. that's in the crowd finding out from friends it was her son killed during a police chase. >> he was 24. got two kids, a 2-year-old and a 3-year-old. angelica: this afternoon on bragg and e street, the raleigh police officer was chasing a man police say was wanted for a felony drug charge. >> they were chasing him and he jumped the fence. angelica: that specific information about the number of shots fired is not confirmed by police, but four hours after the shooting, raleigh's police chief

people have donated so far more than $4,000. >> raleigh police haven't said a lot. the wake county sheriff is not part of the investigation but chief deck brown is hasn't released much information. >> she's working very closely with lauren freeman and the da's office and sbi. i think when she gets the informations would i, i would wait until i got the proper information and be able to say this is what i have got and what has been documented, this is what has been investigated. >> the raleigh police anticipate more information to be available by next monday. we'll bring you new information as we continue to get it. >>> the raleigh police dheef was expected to lay out her plan for the department to get body cams monday but postponed because of the shooting. now we're learning more about what the city will be considering. the chief was look fog start the -- looking to start the program with 100 body cameras, cost of the data storage could be $1 million. chief brown planned a three- year phased implementation, the aclu says the transparency body cameras offer would be i

north carolina reporter emma wright is live at the raleigh police department. emma? >> reporter: we've learned that the officer is senior officer dc20, 29 years old and been with the department since 2009 and is part of the field operations division. we're told yesterday afternoon, suspect on a drug charge, the suspect's family tells us his name is akiel denkins and was shot at bragg and east streets. a gun was found near denkins, and this is very much an ongoing investigation. >> our thoughts and prayers go out to all involved. i ask everyone to please be patient while the follow-up investigations are being conducted to determine the facts about what happened today. again, i ask for your prayers for the family, for our police department, and most of all for our community. >> reporter: raleigh police say the senior officer has been as many are upset and outraged. coming up wooer going to hear from the victim's mother and she will tell us -- we're going to hear from the victim's mother and she will tell us what happened. >>> and discussing body cameras for police offi

raleigh's police chief says a gun was found near the man's body. the naacp is holding a news conference later today. >>> new sales taxes take effect in north carolina today. taxes will be charged on a number of services including car repairs. previously such businesses generally only tax on parts and materials but not on labor. combined state and local taxes will amount to about 7%. >>> temperatures will be up today after a cooler start. hello, elizabeth. >> it's pretty chilly out there this morning but nice and clear. there's a look at the in south hill. in our forecast, expect a high of 72. 48 tomorrow morning. not as cold but we will see rain to begin the day wednesday. it stays cooler, and thursday, fairly chilly with a high of 50. >>> 7:27. we have an accident on capital boulevard around wade avenue creating as you leave 440 heading toward downtown. noticing heavy delays at this point but we will run into slow traffic as they get that accident cleared up. inside the beltline, glenwood avenue and wade avenue both look pretty good. let's head ov

raleigh police and the fbi selected. raleigh police say a weapon was found near denkins body. we talked with denkins' mother yesterday and she eaz otherwise. >> unarmed and running away. because they couldn't catch him, he jumped a fence and they shot him seven times. i don't know if they hit him times. >> reporter: the naacp says they are planning to hold a press conference about this officer-involved shooting later this morning. as for the officer involved in this, we're told he's been until further notice. reporting live in raleigh, i'm emma right, north carolina news. >> emma, thank you. later this month raleigh city leaders will discuss funding to possibly provide body cameras for rpd. the session was cut short monday. nayer nan any mcfarland spoke about the link between the shooting and camera discussion. >> well, i don't know, you know if it would have made a difference, but you know, i'm guessing you could say there's some irony in it. you know, the primary thing is that we don't want these situations to happen at all in the first place, cameras or not. >> reporter: th

we saw raleigh police coming through a blue four-door sedan. they were looking for the trunk and the consul and the front. not sure what this vehicle plays in this incident, and that investigators say one person was shot, one is in custody, and two were taken to a local hospital. this is an isolated incident. we don't know the extent of any injuries. we don't know what led up to this incident. raleigh police would give us an update tomorrow morning, so it should learn more. live in brier creek. heather: new details in the shooting death of a fort bragg soldier. fayetteville police say 27-year-old miles tennis was killed. brian walker starts with the murder. this was just before midnight. someone he knew when he was shot in the chest. both penix and walker were in the f company at fort bragg. police have not said anything about a motive. new tonight, a heater explodes, destroying a durham home. now two people are left without a place to stay. it happened before 4:30 this afternoon on exum street. firefighters were told they were heating the heat

john: raleigh police want to speak to anyone who may have witnessed a shooting at a convenience store in brier creek. a 57-year-old man was shot in the chest around 6:30 last night. a 35-year-old who police say was involved was also injured and taken to a hospital. neither is believed to be facing life-threatening injuries. police say the public is not endanger. so far, no charges have been filed, and the names have not been released. barbara: the woman charged with mowing down for bicyclists last she is charged with reckless driving to endanger and four counts of serious injury. she was driving when she hit the bicyclists when she tried to pass them. to of the bikers were seriously hurt. she is due in court in smithfield today. in durham, a teenager charged with the 2013 murder is due in court. leticia barker was 16 years old when she was charged with the killing. a second man was also killed. john: raleigh police releasing new information they helpfully them to this man; he is wanted in a double murder in raleigh. police say the 18-year-old has limited function in his left arm after

a meeting is planned to discuss the death of a match killed by raleigh police. that is is one story making headlines. the naacp and local pastors will meet with akiel denkins's family at 3:00 this afternoon at bible way temple. he was killed monday while officers were trying to arrest him on a felony drug charge. the naacp has called for a transparent investigation. early voting starts today and runs through march 12. you can cast a ballot at whichever site is most convenient for you. if you have not registered to vote you can do that at the polling place. from the missing malaysia flight 370 may have turned up in a spot that matches investigators' theories. it was discovered over the weekend in mozambique. john: an alabama police officer charged with murder. officer aaron smith is accused of shooting and killing 58-year-old greg gun outside neighbor's home. they originally said gun had a stick or cane but they said it was an extension handle for a paint roller. a texas state trooper off the job after his arrest of a woman who was later found dead in jail. he wa

john: raleigh police investigating after two men were found dead in a car. glenwood avenue to a parking lot behind the panera bread and comfort inn suites. gloria rodriguez is there. gloria: police are continuing to come in and out of this ear. it has been taped off except police and other personnel. we though two men were found dead inside a vehicle right there. our photographer was the first media on the scene and we are blurring out video because it is tpwrafrbg but it shows them dead inside an s.u.v. and it appears they were shot to death. the police department is not confirming that. they were doing a welfare check here at around 12:30 this morning and that's when they located the two men in the car. we know no arrests have been made. police say they are following up but the comfort inn and panera bread are open so you can get here the you will see crime tape but only effect being the parking -- ol affecting the parking lot here. john: turning to vote 2016, democratic presidential candidates hillary clinton and bernie sanders battling it out in miami da

meanwhile, the initial finds from raleigh police chief cassandra deck brown are expected monday. john: to vote 2016 now and today is the first day to cast your ballot for early voting in our state. unlike on election day you can choose whichever site is most convenient for you. if you still haven't registered to vote you can knock that out the same day. polls will be open until saturday march 12. in the next hfr hour we will break down the changes you need to know about when it comes to and you can go to he had a different approach in january when he demanded she be ousted because he believed she was unfair to him. fox said no. instead he skipped the debate and had his own event later and he later suggested that it might have cost him votes there. meantime he is laid out his healthcare reform plan how he plans to repeal and replace the affordable care act. a seven-point plan includes breaking down barriers that prevents the failure of health insurance and making premium payments fully tax deductible. john: ben carson announced yesterday that he will not take part in the debate to

more breaking news raleigh police investigating after two men were found dead in a car. barbara: officers responded to glenwood avenue in a parking lot behind the panaro bredad. tpwhror -- gloria rodriguez. this is where two men were found in a car. our photographer was the first on the scene and we have video. look at these many pages. he kprd them shortly -- captured tell shortly after police got a call at 12:30. they taped off to look for clues. the police department says officers were doing a welfare check at this parking lot and located two dead men in the car. police are not releasing much information but investigation does continue and this area is taped off at this time. this is near golden corral between the panera bread and comfort inn. barbara: switching gears the john: let's check in with meteorologist don schwenneker in the first alert storm center. don: we are starting off with temperatures that are typical highs for this time of year. it should be the afternoon day but it will be warm all day. we will be around 60 by 8:00. 70's this afternoon to near 80 de

raleigh police says the officer was acting in self-defense. runners are getting ready for race day today including several members of our news team. this is what they have been training for. the tobacco road marathon and half marathon. caitlin and steve both getting prepared to hit the pavement. still smiling, pulling double duty. a little music this morning. caitlin: good morning. having a little bit of a hard the music pumping right now getting everybody for the race. it starts at 8:00 this morning. we have two gentlemen standing by here. they are racing royalty. you will be tired when you hear what they have accomplished in their racing careers. how many races have you won. >> 131635. caitlin: that i just year that right? >> i did. caitlin: how is that possible? >> because i real old. caitlin: and you are really in shape i would say. >> that is ok. caitlin: what makes you do these. >> it is fun. upbeat people. great to be out running. my friend matthew here, i am out here to honor him. caitlin: 1600. today will be his 300th marathon. when d

john: making changes to raleigh police. coming up, the recommendations a special tack force is spec'd to mac today. why the meeting has no connection to the shooting death of akiel denkins. then it is a.c.c. tournament time. the major matchups to watch throughout the day. don: as you head out we've got dry conditions on the first alert doppler network, forth seeing any rainfall. through don: welcome pwabgback. let's talk bus stop forecast. as the kids head out it is another warm morning. a few more clouds. may see patchy fog in spots. it won't be widespread. fore warm walk to the bus stop with temperatures around 60. it will be warmer it afternoon. 58 right now south hill and henderson. 55 roanoke rapids. 60 roxboro and louisburg. 59 joined raleigh, cary at 59 and 60 goldsboro. 59 fayetteville and 56 lillington and 58 in sanford. looking at the day ahead a little patchy fog east of 95 but partly cloudy, 58. by lunchtime 75 degrees and partly sunny skies. through the late day 79 degrees and partly sunny skies. we will talk m

he was the young man shot by a raleigh police officer earlier this week. we have told you that the autopsy has come out showing that denkins was shot four times. none of those shots were in the back as some people first mentioned. report from the chief. we'll have a complete wrap-up of what happened today in in case coming up on our news at 6:00 on wral. >>> many people get sick with a disease that can be diagnosed way the symptoms or with simple tests. with rare diseases, patients right diagnosis and treatment. as dr. alan mask smains, a network of medical centers hope to speed up that process. >> they can build a new heart. >> reporter: 8-year-old eye ask's mom theresa is his home school teacher. he has always performed better with one on one attention. >> he was five week premature and he wasn't meeting his milestones. >> reporter: he had speech delays, gross motor delays and growing faster than most other kids his age. they hocked to so if doctors could find a name for his problem. >> i'm always happy to get an answer. i would rather know something tha

and raleigh police are looking for two men wanted for a home invasion. the mother of a 17-year-old girl came home to find her tied up in a closet undressed. the girl was able to send her mother messages saying that the robbers had guns. barbara: extra security will be at a eastern north carolina high school today because of a threat made on instagram over the weekend. that threat targeted the high school near kingston. deputies are now investigating who's responsible for the account. john: one unit of a duke power plant in south carolina is shut down as a precaution after a transformer fire. the fire triggered an alert at a nuclear station yesterday. duke energy says the flames damaged a power line, shut down only the precaution they say the fire now under control. no one was hurt, and there were former president jimmy carter is winning his battle against cancer. carter announcing sunday that he doesn't need any more cancer treatments. that revelation coming during one of his sunday school lessons in georgia. doctors are going to continue watching his he

people the raleigh police report says denkins ran after officer d.c. twiddy approached him about an outstanding drug charge and trying to climb the tpepbls. the report says there was a struggle between the men when twiddy saw tkwefrpbg continues reach -- denkins reached for a hrapbdland gun and he fired multiple shots. but the naacp is conducting its own investigation. north carolina naacp attorney irv joyner speaking at a tphaousnews conference. >> if that is what they said it doesn't necessarily mean that is what it is. gloria: denkins's viewing will be at that same church at 12:30 and the funeral is 1:00. family and not for protests. live in raleigh. gloria rodriguez, abc 11 eyewitness news. john: by the way you can read that entire report. they call it the five-day report. the officer's version along with a preliminary autopsy report right now on abc11.com. barbara: in durham police are investigating a hit-and-run. this was on chapel hill road last night. our crew said the car lit a man and kept going. he was taken to the hospital with what appears

about the day a raleigh police officer shot and killed a suspect. within hoursceived these four suspects here, including a 15-year-old are in custody today accused of robbing a southeast charlotte convenient store at gunpoint. we brought you breaking news on daybreak. joe bruno spoke to customers who were surprised about this crime in a quiet area. >> reporter: it wasn't a clean robbery. the manager of this 7/11 told me when the suspects tried to get away they left behind a trail of cigars and police say to their capture. it happened around 4:00 a.m. on the corner of monroe and sharon amity roads. police say two people entered the store and demand cash at gunpoint. and two friends waited in the get away car. the manager tells me two people stole $160 from the register and philly cigars but as they tried to escape, they dropped most of what they took. we spoke with police and spotted them with an envelope full of evidence. police say they didn't make it far. a police dog was able to track the four suspects less than a half mile away on mandarin boule

the raleigh police chief says she hopes to have a report in five days. as for this southeast raleigh community, tensions are very high here, but again, the reverend william barber of the north carolina naacp is urging everyone to remain calm. he says they are going to have another community meeting this are going to discuss how the community is going to move forward. north carolina news, of course, is going to continue to follow this story. we'll have more on our web site, and of course, on the news at 5:00, 5:30, and 6:00. i'm emma wright, north carolina news. >> we also caught up with attorney general cooper and asked him about the officer- involved shooting. he called the situation a tragedy. >> i know it is horrific for people in the community when someone loses a life. it is clear that investigators and prosecutors should look at this matter thoroughly. >> cooper went on to say that authorities should take this case or the facts of the investigation -- should let this case for the facts and the investigation lead them. >>> and the shooting cut short

raleigh police are asking anyone with information about these deaths to give them a call. we'll have updates coming up

. >> reporter: at the call for assistance from raleigh police radio traffic which reported that shots had been fired. >> reporter: about a minute and a half later, you hearing officer after the shooting of akiel denkins. >> 20-year-old black male not conscious or breathing. >> reporter: his mother told wral her son probably ran from wanted on a ug charge. last night, anger over the police involved shooting move through downtown raleigh. >> i'm hoping we t justice, that officer that fired and shot, ep you penalized. >> reporter: police rerouted drivers to avoid protesters walking block to block. marchers say they want the police officer who shot denkins brought to stice. >> you are looking at a live picture from the church where the prayer vigil is being held this morning. this is a vintage church on south person street in raleigh were a number of people have gathered inside pray for the family and friends of 24-year- old akiel denkins, shot by a raleigh police officer. >>> a durham man faces charges after state troopers that he through fans and wake unty. darryl white faces charges. h

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app >>> the state nca cp holds a news conference about a man shot dead by a raleigh police officer. >> it happened after noon, near the intersection of brag and east streets in raleigh. tara lynn is live with more on this incident that is getting national attention. >> reporter: police play in to confirmed the identity today of the man who was shot, his year old denkins. emotions are high on both sides of the case as community members call for calm and patience. crowds gathered on the east side of downtown raleigh, the unrest in anger was immediate. raleigh police say senior officer dc twitty shot a man during a pursuit while trying to serve a drug warrant. byrd said it was her son, denkins, she says he was unarmed. community. >> the firearm was located within close proximity to the deceased suspect. that weapon along with all other elements available at the scene, will be processed. >> you have taken one of our children. >> reporter: people gathered at pastors and community leaders acknowledged the ipger but urged for people to stay -- anger but urged for people to stay calm. >> let'

raleigh police are investigating this as a burglary and forcible rape but northeast raleigh neighborhood is in danger because there haven't been any other cases like this in the area. the mother of the teenage victim says she found her daughter in a coat closet taped to a chair with no clothes on. the girl's step-father says his step-daughter was upstairs when two men went into the house. she tried to hide. but they found her and took her downstairs, tried getting her to unhook the tv, but ended up tying her up, sexually assaulting her and shoving her in the close et. he doesn't know how but she says she was able to facetime a friend and send voice texts to her mom asking for help. he says the teen has been back and forth to wake med twice since the incident. >> she says she's fine but she don't look fine to me. it's like she's been tormented in the mind about what's going on. so i just want to let her calm down and then i'm going to speak with her later on and find out exactly what went on. tisha: officers have vegas descriptions of the -- vague descriptions of the suspects to work from

raleigh police say they responded to the home around 3:30 p.m. they say that two men forced their way in through a back >> the door to the back is open and it's kicked down, like the creep is on the ground. >> reporter:ed mother said her mother face time aid friend while duct taped to a chair and was also able to send texts saying her hands were tied and there were robbers with a gun. the mother also said her daughter had no clothes on when she was found and said the men forced themselves on her. >> [inaudible] horrifying. they took her clothes in the closet. nobody want to walk in on their child like that. >> reporter: police say that nobody was hurt today but again we were told by family members that the teen is still the hospital tonight. police also say that it is unclear if anything was taken from the house. live in northeast raleigh. cbs north carolina. >>> a car burst into flames on i-40 in johnston county a take a look at that. it happened near the i-95 split in benson a car that had showed down to look at the fire was rear-ended by anoth

emma wright joins us now live from the raleigh police department. she's been on the story and has details. emma? >> reporter: the raleigh police department does plan to issue a statement about what happened sometime within the next few days, and the fbi is also investigating. people in southeast raleigh say they want a transparent report from both organizations. they say they just want to know what happened. last night, dozens of people from the southeast raleigh community held a protest and marched from the scene of that shooting to the courthouse in downtown raleigh and back again to the scene of where that shooting happened on brad street. before that march happened, community leaders, including dr. reverend william barber with the naacp and mayor nancy they were calling for calm and peace while this investigation is under way. >> we stand here, elected officials both present and past, as leaders of this community to ask for calm, prayers, and patience. any loss of life, regardless of circumstances, is a tragedy. we offer our sincere condolences

raleigh police have charged 38-year-old marc williams with burglarizing the homes. he is released from prison in november after serving six years for being a habitual burglar. tisha: more proof tonight that vote 2016 is heating up in our state. our primary is one week from tomorrow and the presidential candidates are coming to town. republican senator ted cruz will join the blitz on north carolina tomorrow. a cruz rally planned for noon at cowboy baptist church and school in raleigh. doors open at 11:00. seating and tickets are free. donald trump will return to north carolina on wednesday for an event at fayetteville's crown sol seem. that event comes after today's rally in concord near charlotte. he told more than 3,000 supporters that he promises to get tough on trade and stop companies from moving to on the democratic side, former president bill clinton penalty is the morning in raleigh stumping for his wife, hillary. clinton supporters filled the room at city market. he told the crowd that america's always been great. but the country must be made whole again. he