victim and his wife had a baby and say they've seen the suspect at the house as a friend. now everyone is trying to figure out how this terrible tragedy happened. bryan walker was stone faced as he stood in front of a cumberland county judge escorted in by extra security at a home in the lands end complex off morganton road. >> when officers arrived on scene, the victim was discovered on the floor of the living room with a single gunshot wound to the chest. >> reporter: that victim was 27-year-old miles. they were apparently friends in the unit and on social media. neighbors say this is a quiet community, and they're shocked by the shooting. tammy scarboro says she just saw him the day before he was killed. >> he was coming from work, and he had camouflage in his face. we always spoke, said hello, you know.

>> reporter: investigators say the call originally came in as an accidental shooting but they quickly determined walker fired the fatal shot. police haven't figured out a motive but they say there was a party going on at his house and the one next door. >> there was some alcohol volved during these parties that may have play the a factor so we're still looking into that. >> reporter: now walker remains locked up at the cumberland county detention center. he has no bond. if he's found guilty he could spend the rest of his life behind bars or he could face the death penalty. and staff sergeant lewis cardinal was a camp lejeune marine in southern california. his unit manned the first fire

isis saw the units moving in and practicing with artillery. a south carolina firefighter died was crushed when his fire truck backed over him. a member of the conway fire department outside myrtle beach. the six under investigation behind the state. he leaves behind a wife and a pair of daughters. the congressional civil rights pilgrimage has become an annual event five years ago. senator scott says it was imperative the group remember those killed at the church. >> this journey is not the end. this is really the beginning of an education for the country on how forgiveness leads to reconciliation and must be loved. >> they also played homage to a group of south carolina university students who were killed protesting in 1968. tim scott was joined by

congressman lewis. >> and charleston, will continue to be a stop along the way. >> former unc stand out, sentence, and followup in colorado last year, to influence california a few minutes later and lawson who signed with the indiana pacers could be sent to jail for six months -- in 2008, he pled guilty to under age drinking. edgecombe county found a wife in a bedroom, the husband was in another room. the husband shot his wife before taking his own life. their names have not been released. at a meeting sunday, the top leadership committee voted to band their chairman, has an harnett from the party's property. they even cut off his e-mail account.

ugly feud between the grassroots chairman and high ranking party operatives. lynda joins us. >> reporter: he was the first g.o.p. african-american chairman, defending candidates back. one party's source described it as distinction al dysfunctional. party leaders voted to centure him after he hired someone to to hack into the web site, and i can only express my profound disappoint in having to deliberate this proceeding but the work of the party must carry on in an environment of said leaders said former nc chairman claude pope. it became painfully evident this was not the case. the party's full executive committee is expected to meet

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harm to themselves of getting in a car crash. >> reporter: it's something 16-year-old holly stoner has seen firsthand. >> i think most people, it's trying to look cool for their friends like, there's no cops around, let me just go through this stop sign, or let me just do this because nothing will happen to maybe impress them. >> reporter: most indicates including california where stoner lives set passenger limits for new drivers and ultimately say advocates it's a parent's responsibility to keep their kids safe. >> let them know that you care, the advantage of a contract with your teen in which you stipulate the rules and the consequences for violating the rules is not that child will obey them, but that parent will monitor the child. >> that means conversations about phone use, distractions, and of course drinking and driving. >> this is a privilege, and as a

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may still live. is helen. next to the bridge is a fast estate called zelandia. >> once owned by a mr. brown. >> brown was courting helen, and is one of the methods he was using to kind of woo her was to throw these big decadent roaring 20s parties, the likes of which small town helen had never seen before. helen had a daughter about six years old, who was an avid reader. here's where the tragedy starts. during one of the parties, the estate catches fire. helen's daughter was in the library reading, and of course

it just went up because it's all paper. helen's daughter had burned to death. and the story goes in a fit of deep, deep depression, she ties a rope to the side of that bridge, makes a nice, and just hangs herself along -- a nuce, and hangs herself along the side. and locals claim all manner of phenomena happened around here. it is common for the batteries to a car to die when they're around the area. i know people whose radios have gone nuts. i know a guy, he was on top of that bridge, unceremoniously relieving himself after a night of drinking on that bridge, and as it turns out, he had a sudden heart arrhythmia while he was in the middle of insulting her. to this day, he refuses to come back up here.

the middle of the night when you're up here, it feels very lonely. what do you think helen wants? resolution, but will she ever receive it? probably not. that would be something only the divine can answer. >> i love a good ghost story. >> it's like a narrow bridge to get under if you had a truck or something. >> that what you were thinking about the whole time? >> pretty much, giving the fake ghost on top -- no, i'm kidding. go up there at night, turn the headlights off. >> yes, scare each other. >> paranormal researchers believe helen blames herself for that tragedy because she was so emanered of the party, and they believe helen is the one anguished by the tragedy, so go figure >> while lawmakers ponder a session to discuss a controversial law, critics are having their say in downtown raleigh, how far should the

comes to bathrooms, more on that discussion in just a few minutes. wral news at 6:00 starts right now. . this is a new day. this is a nue d ishgsva dia between our two without ery countries. >> president obama and cuban president raul castro stood side-by-side in a monumental meeting this afternoon. the two leaders discussing differences on democracy and human rights and pledging to move forward in building stronger ties. thank you for joining us, i'm david crabtree. >> and i'm debra morgan. the meeting left no topic off the table. >> i made it clear the united states will continue to speak up on behalf of democracy,

people to decide their own tu, 'l speak out on behalf of universal human rights including freedom of speech and assembly and religion. >> both leaders discuss a wide rage of topics including travel restrictions and the trade embargo in place for more than 50 years. wral's leyla santiago returned to the island nation to document the historic moments. >> leyla joins us live on day two. >> reporter: not only did they discuss their human rights and difference of opinion they also talked about american politics. castro was asked if he would vote for clinton or trump and he said i cannot vote in u.s. elections then shifted to trade and business. obama just wrapped up a meeting with not only cuban business leaders, but also american business leaders, including one with direct ties to north