our officers were informed that this car was stolen. >> reporter: witnesses say it looked like a police chase to them. >> it was a police chase, it looked like, because, you know, the land rover came down and the officers were behind him with the sirens on. so he was kind of picking up speed when he hit the curb right here. >> the spherts have this car stopped in traffic here on mlk boulevard. at that time the vitdz this that stolen car took off and made that turn on to warren street where they did not negotiate the turn properly. >> police suv, including one juvenile, were rushed to the hospital along with a woman in another car. brenton ford says he was in the white van that was rearended by the suv. >> i do feel lucky because anything could have happened. and lucky not anymore. >> again, police continue to work the scene here where this suv, stolen suv, according to police, has flipped over and

police are saying that one slide been hospitalized with life threat tension injuries. another in the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. but warren street here in roxbury is still blocked off because of the accident. i'm byron barnett, 7news. making news on a deadly crash in wilmington. witnesses are saying a driver hit and killed a pedestrian before plowing into two more cars in a parking lot. for this, let's go to 7's kimberlykm kim, police telling us the victim was a 52-year-old wop, standing right at the entrance of the rite aid right there. it's at the intersection of route 38 and route 129 when witnesses say a female driver blew through a red light and hit her. police say the vehicle struck two other cars. no one was in either of those cars. police say the pedestrian who was hit was taken by an ambulance to lehi hospital where

the driver of the car that hit her was also taken for medical treatment. the rite aid is right next door to a mcdonald's where an employee manning the drive-through window saw the entire thing unfolded. >> i saw a bunch of cars and someone laying on the ground. someone ran outside and called 911. it was very chaotic. >> we heard a crash and looked outside and that's when a few of thal >> right now the driver or the victim's name are being released. police are still trying to get in touch of their families. they continue to investigate. kimberly bookman, 7news. >> a jury convicted 28-year-old peter castillo of murdering an army svelte back in 2012. jurors reached that verdict in just an hour and a half. steve cooper at the courthouse with reaction. steve. >> yeah, everything happened very quickly here this afternoon. the 12-member jury left the

very quickly with a verdict. is the defendant guilty or not guilty. >> reporter: guilty. >> reporter: peter castillo had no reaction while his family cried in court after a jury that deliberated for less than two hours found the 28-year-old guilty of first-degree murder. the 12 member panel reaching the unanimous verdict that castillo shot steven perez junior to death in the theater district back in 2012. a deadly altercation that was captured on several cel cameras, video that was shown at the trial. >> thest was very strong and compelling that the defendant committed murder in the first degree. >> reporter: castillo bolted the country after the murder and arrested in the dominican republic back in 2015 before he was brought back here to face the charges. his relatives weren't talking after the verdict. >> we respect the verdict. we agree with it strongly. he will exercise all his rights

courthouse friends gather to remember a young man who served his country and they say did deserve any of this. >> we're just happy that this is all over with and finally we have some closure. >> castillo will be sentenced on monday morning. that's when he'll be sentenced by the judge. the mandatory life in prison without the possibly of parole here. live in boston tonight, steve cooper, 7news. >> the fbi searching for answers now from these two men. investigat captured them emptying a suitcase found on a manhattan sidewalk and then taking off with it. and inside that suitcase investigators say was a bomb. >> right now those two men are not considered suspects at all. but witnesses are talking. >> yeah, police say they were caught on surveillance video removing an explosive device from a piece of luggage on saturday night. it happened in new york's chelsea neighborhood just blocks

exploded. the fbi is asking for the public's help finding the men so they can ask a few questions. the explosive device they found was one of several planted in new jersey over the weekend. the one that went off saturday night injured dozens of people. >> we looked at the video quite a number of times and it shows that they were out walking along the street. they saw the bag on the sidewalk. they admired the bag. they opened t to be a device, a pressure cooker and placedded it on the swat and they rolled the bag away, or carried the bag away on the street. >> so the bombing suspect, ahmad rahami, is facing several charges including the use of weapons of mass destruction. rahami is in the hospital recovering from injuries. he was shot during a confrontation with police. as you can see his injuries there be officials say they are waiting for him to be medically cleared before interviewing him. in the newsroom, jadiann thompson, 7news. also on 7, chaos in

protestors and police clash after an officer shot and killed a black han. his family is saying he had a. book. police say he had a gun. >> tonight there's demand for more answers. tim caputo breaks down the shooting that sparked unrest in charlotte. >> adam, kim, officers were at the apartment complex yesterday afternoon to serve warrants on a different man but came across 43-year-old keith scott and now there's a question as to what exactly happened when officers car. >> reporter: a small peaceful march in charlotte this afternoon, a stark contrast to the protests that erupted last night. protestors shook down a highway and 16 officers were hurt. a violent sprons after an officer shot 43-year-old keith scott tuesday afternoon. police claim scott had a hand gun. witnesses say he was holding a book. >> we've been told that mr. scott had a gun. >> know did.

day and wait for his son to get off the bus. >> we didn't not find a book. >> charlotte news outlets are reporting the incident might have been recorded on a dash-cam while it's all being sorted out. at least one community activist called for a boycott. >> does our black dollarship matter. >> reporter: the mayor is appealing for calm. >> brantley vincent, the black officer who was involved in this the shooing, has been pce procedure for any police involved shooting. live in the newsroom, tim came put okay 7news. a similar situation in tulsa, oklahoma after a police officer shot and killed an unarmed black man in the middle of the street. 40-year-old -- 43-year-old terrance crutcher was armed when he was shot and killed. officers stopped to check on him after his car had stalled in the middle of the road. officers say they thought he was on drugs and reaching for a weapon. last night people protested in

action against the officer who pulled the trigger. the justice department and local district attorney's office are both investigating. >> there is more news to share with you today. state officials honoring officers who lost their lives in the line of do you have the. governor charlie baker, boston mayor marty walsh and others speaking at the massachusetts law enforcement memorial there at the state house. the ceremony honored officers who passed away while serving their communities. the names of mover than 300 people were read outloud. >> ronald tarrantino junior was the auburn police officer shot and killed during a traffic stop back in may. governor baker and mayor walsh said even in times of tension between police officers and communities today was a day to remember the sacrifice many first responders make. >> today was really about recognizing and remembering that these people swear an oath and really take some serious chances with themselves and indirectly their families by doing what they do. >> these men and women lost their life in the line of duty, were fathers, brothers, mothers,

and they did a lot of great on their job leading up to the time they lost their life so i think we can never forget that. >> many of the families of fallen officers were at the ceremony and say seeing this support helps them deal with their loss. >> a boston man accused of bad behavior on the t arraigned in comfort. police say he was caught upscirgt on the mbta. officers arrested 51-year-old james collier passenger accused him of videotaping up her skirt. police later discovered he was wanted on other charges. >> all right, now to the patriots, and it looks like jacolby bursett will be the qb of the night tomorrow. jimmy garoppolo is listed as doubtful for the game against the houston texans. joe amorosino is here with what we know. does the fact that it says doubtful means he is definitely not going to play. >> it means it's unlikely and that is as defined by the nfl and patriots. the patriots are set to go tomorrow night against the

career passes in the nfl and a back-up quarterback who's thrown a grand total of one. jacolby bursett prepared to start with jimmy garoppolo listed as doubtful leaving julian edelmans at the but. >> could we see julian edelman err it out gerch on thursday night? according to ian rappaport, the patriots are out concerned. a topic bill belichick side stepped yesterday. >> do you feel like julian edelman could play quarterback in the emergency situation if he wanted to roll the dice on that. >> i don't know. >> reporter: tom brady says that edelman who threw for nearly 5,000 yards at kent state will be ready if his number is called but isn't sure if he's ready, should his favorite target find success under center.

touchdown pass he flu bought a few years ago. so actually maybe it would give him more ammunition if he did well but if not, he's kind -- there's only one place to go. >> that is if edelman can handle coming on. >> i started three years ago. i was never really a back-up, so... >> the hope of course for the patriots is that they can leave their best receiver in position and not have to call on edelman but sneaky play. texas coach and former payment rots offensive coordinator, he sure will be. joe. a seen oh, 7news. our patriots coverage doesn't end there. >> coming up on 7news, getting to know jacolby bursett, his high school coach gig insight in how he handles big moments on

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bursett has been in this position before and he excelled. >> and the coach doesn't expect anything different for tomorrow record when jimmy garoppolo went down, there was a collective gasp. when he took the field, many were nervous including his high school football coach jack daniels. >> i got sick to my stomach. i just want him to do well so badly. >> reporter: daniels told us bursett is no stranger to that situation. >> we were playing one of the play-offs, and i got hurt and he was 12 for 12. i thought he did a pretty good job. a leader on and off the field. >> he did well in school. was a lord has. kind of a quiet guy but a leader that the players and, you know, our school, classmates respected records with garoppolo recovering from a shoulder

as quarterback against houston thursday night. even though he's a rookie, daniel says bursett is ready to lead the team to a win. >> he's folk united states and he's driven. it's a unique for a 23-year-old kid to be that kind of miefnld seth. >> coach jack daniels, how do you like that? he says since he got so nervous watching bursett play sunday night he's not sure if he'll be able to watch tomorrow night. daniels in college. but that's another story. forecast for the weekend.

. summer's over. >> not so fast. we're warm tomorrow first day of fall. temps tomorrow heading for the 80s. a few showers possible friday and that will cool things off for the weekend. jetstream will look like this tomorrow and again on friday. and then here comes that cold front which will reshape the jetstream into this pattern here and a cool shot of air for saturday, sunday, and early next week. so for tomorrow, 85. normal high is 71. saturday behind the front, high temps saturday and sunday, mid- and upper 60s. in town right now we are at 79... dewpoint temperatures they start

falling through the 50s and now the dewpoints are down into the 40s in the city of boston. for tonight, mostly clear and comfortable. for most of us the tempts will find their way into the mid-50s by tomorrow morning. tomorrow sunny and warm. a dry heat. fall gets underway at 10:21. in the city around 83 tomorrow afternoon. framingham at 87. foxboro about 87. and tomorrow evening again with the dry air, it warms up fast but cools off fast, as well. so temps kick off running in the lower 70s throughout the game. 7 on 7 forecast, a few showers friday evening. not widespread and behind the showers look at the weekend, clouds and sun with temps in the 40s and highs in the six. see you at 7:00. >> and now time for 7sports with joe amorosino. >> the patriots injury report is out and jimmy garoppolo is

tomorrow night against the texans, meaning the patriots, looks like they're gonna need to move on to plan b. not many people get a chance to relive their college glory days but thursday night ever facility has julian edelman might find himself throwing back the clock when he was throwing passes instead of catching them at penn state. the patriots are preparing edelman to back up jacolby bursett against the texans with garoppolo unlikely to play. yards in three years as a starting quarterback but if he's called upon in relief, tom brady believes his go-to receiver will be ready to to lead the offense. >> julian's kind of been in that role and god forbid anything happens to jacolby. but if that's the case, then i'd expect julian to go in there and

>> whoever's running the show will have their handful with the texts exans defense that leads the nfl with 9 sacks, through two games, but houston has struggled against the patriots, losing four straight including the play-off game in 2000 thing. j.j. watt hoping to reverse that trend come tomorrow night. >> i think it's a game against a very good football team. obviously they have a ton of success lately but w 2000 centex exans and will play against the 2016 patriots. so just go up there and play the game that's in front of and us that's all we can do. >> hard to believe the celtics will be back on the court for training camp next week but before they start to get ready for this season full of ramped-up expectations they're getting in one last day on the links. trey daerr has more on celtics annual golf tournament. >> on site on wednesday at the celtics annual shamrock foundation golf outing, and the celtics now just five days away

with the addition of al morefurt, the expectation for 2016 and 2017 is completely different than in years past. >> he carries himself in a way that screams i'm here. i'm about the team and it's about winning and so just be him. you know, we ask that of all of our guys. >> a year ago we were saying it was kind of hopeful for a good year and obviously we're very hopeful this year and have a great chance to do something special. last year throughout the year we were trying to prove people wrong and this year kind of exacts us to do it. >> the tactics that you take and the ways that you go about it, the people that you put in place, those are all the things that we have to figure out as we work together over the next month. >> somewhat of a unique swaight. he steps in, expects to be a later right at day 1 and hopefully give brad stevens his first play-off victory after bouncing out in the second round for two straight years. trey daerr, 7sports.

line-up tonight but ramirez is getting the night off to rest his sore shoulder and foot. that's sports.

that's all for news at 6:00 on a wednesday. thank you so much for choosing to be with us today. i'm adam williams. >> and i'm kim khazei.

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