that are under investigation tonight. tina terry has been pushing for answers all day and is looking for answers on what led to the tina? >> reporter: erica, those who saw the video say that officers involved went too far. about an hour ago, a statement was released saying that internal affairs is investigating claims of accessive force. it's video that outraged some neighbors at this charlotte apartment complex. >> it doesn't take much for someone to look at this video and see this is too much. >> reporter: the short video, 9 seconds, was taken by a neighbor at sardis place. you can see the cmpd officers and a highway trooper surrounding the suspect, malcolm elliott. you can hear an officer

hands behind his back and one officer appears to strike him again and again. >> you got seven cops and one person. is that hard to take down one person? they are repeatedly hitting this kid. >> reporter: officers say this started when elliott hit another vehicle and kept driving. they say someone flagged down a highway patrol trooper to help. eventually cmpd officers responded to help locate the blue mazda 3 that they say elliott was driving and he ran. >> they all started going that way to the left and the other exit. and it was like need out ground. need you on the ground. >> reporter: officers say elliott resisted when they tried to put him in handcuffs, and internal affairs is excessive force. and so far, police have not given us the names of the officers seen in the video or

we just into the suspect's past. it appears that el the i don't was in trouble before with convictions for drug-related offenses and robberies dating back to 2006. live tonight at cmpd headquarters, tina terry, eyewitness news. >> we have post that does on facebook and 13,000 people have viewed it. to see the video again and voice your thoughts, like our page. tonight, we're tracking a line of storms headed for charlotte that will bring rain and wind overnight. steve u del --steve udelson has more. we have the main line that is just now crossing i-81, kentucky and tennessee, has its

the leading edge, 175 miles west of charlotte. here's a look at the timeline, a forecast of the heavy rain between 7:00 and 9:00. and charlotte, between 9:00 and 11:00, and it's gone by the morning drive. that's the good news. towards charlotte area again, between 10 and 11:00 tonight. >> thank you, steve. now to a story developing over the past hour, a fire that broke out in an apartment complex in rock hill. >> a lot of people had to run out to escape. greg suskin spoke to a man who was helping people do just that. greg? >> reporter: this was a huge fire. people driving out here could see the flames and smoke and were pulling off to the side of the road to watch. i want to zoom in and show you the fire fire departments

i want to show you scenes from the chopper that flew out this afternoon when there was five engines and two ladder trucks on scene. you can see the damage in the roof of the two story apartment townhomes. we're told that four units were destroyed by fire and another two severely damaged. in all, six families were dizzies dis -- displaced. i spoke with a man who said he was using a fire extinguisher to break glass to help quiet people out, and several people had to jump, and thankfully, there were no injuries. but right now, officials are trying to determine what caused this fire. greg suskin, eyewitness news. >> greg, thank you.

are asking for peace after a police officer shot and killed a suspect who was running away. the officer is white. the suspect, black. eyewitness news reporter mark becker is live at the scene in raleigh where a crowd is gathering tonight. mark? >> reporter: erica, there was a steady stream of people to be honest coming to downtown raleigh where the 24-year-old was shot and killed yesterday. there is a little tension here but not over the top, and there are questions as to why he was shot and whether the officer who shot him could face charges. red balloons and flowers frame the makeshift memorial to 24- year-old aquil denkins. police say that officers were trying to serve him with a warrant when he ran and

they found a gun close to his body but that hasn't begun to answer the questions here. >> is one is running away, that is not a license to kill. >> reporter: today with denkins' mother standing beside him and wiping away tears, they called for a complete and transparent investigation. >> she is titled to know why her son, somebody's brother, somebody's nephew was killed. >> reporter: raleigh police handed their investigation over to the fbi but we saw that the shooting is causing problems when a candlelight vigil that teetered on unrest. >> please join us in our call for calm, prayer, and patience and please keep all of those involved in your thoughts and prayers. >> reporter: just this

association spokesman said they are supporting the officer in the case. she on paid administrative leave while the investigation goes o mark becker, channel 9, eyewitness news. >>thank you, mark. and rock hill police gave us a picture of a man they say chased a jogger with a knife. take a close look. police want you to take a look at this man. this is from a security camera last week. the victim wassing -- was jogging when she saw this man chasing her with a knife. if you recognize who this is, call police. everything is back open on i-77 in huntersville after a tractor trailer crashed into a toll lane construction site. we broke into programs to let you know about the mess at gilead road.

find out what caused the crash and anyone was injured. the union county school superintendent announced she is retiring. dr.mary ellis's retirement comes days after the d a announced no charges would be filed against her in the case of her company and a laptop contract. she has been with union county as superintendent since 2012. her last day will be june 1. stocks soared today getting off to a great start to the month of march, the dow surging 348 and the nasdaq, 131. a spike in oil prices pushed wall street higher, a 30% jump from february 11 when it was $26. this comes after saudi a raina, russia, and oil producers agreed to tentatively freeze oil. and now, gas prices will edge up because of this.

cents in the past week. south carolina, $1.54. it's a huge day for all the presidential candidates, super tuesday. >> allison latas is here to break down what is at stake. >> reporter: erica and scott, people in 12 states and one u.s. territory voting with 1610 delegates up for grabs and both marco rubio and ted cruz are hoping to stop donald trump from sweeping up big wins. trump won in new hampshire, south carolina, and nevada but voters are saying they are starting to notice the low blows that the candidates are taking at one another. >> i believe it's important

and i don't like the negativity. >> donald trump is a bully. we don't need a bully. we need a leader. >> allison, thank you. and we're taking a closer look at the republican candidates and some of the name calling. tonight at 6:00, jim bradley breaks down the impact on voters and the most powerful position. a large crowd expected tonight at a meeting about suspended park police chief brown. it has not been revealed what the investigation involves. last week, there was a marathon meeting to talk about the case. brown was there but no information about the meeting was released. the government seized this man's bank account and did not return money until we started asking questions.

authorities can take minute people's money, and then three people found shot to death. new information about what a mother did moment ofs after police say she killed three people. and we had clouds and showers rolling in.

breaking developments in a triple homicide investigation in gaston county. we just learned that all the victims were naked when their bodies were discovered.

victims confessed to the crime on alexis lucia road. >> ma'am, are you crystal gambino? >> yes. >> reporter: that is the most crystal gambino said about the murder of her husband, giovanni. we learned that crystal and three victims were in the house together yesterday. the other 3 were shot and killed inside, all naked. crystal gambino reportedly dragged the female victim outside. family members asked police to check the home in stanly. they found crystal gambino at a friend's house and the gun believed to be used in the murder in her car and they got a confession. the news is stunning for people in the small rural community. >> it's kind of devastating to

time in the area. >> reporter: giovanni gambino served on the juvenile crime prevention council. >> he was very concerned about making our county a better place. >> that was ken lemon reporting. police say once they identify the other bodies, crystal gambino will then be charged for those murders. the case involving her husband is headed straight to the grand jury. apple testified in front of a house judiciary committee today. for months, the pbi has been trying unsuccessfully to break into one of the san bernardino killer's phones and apple has refused to help saying that putting a back door to the phones would put everyone at risk. jersey mike's is working

after dozens of local teachers got sick. a day school in matthews was closed yesterday and today after nearly 50 teachers got sick after jersey mike's catered a luncheon there on friday. the location is working with the health department to find the cause. officials have cleared the store to be open. if you need to catch a ride to or from the airport you can officially use uber to do it. maybe on the down low before but now it's official that they can make you up and drop you off at zone d but it will cost airport. the anthem of the sea is turning around as a storm is developing for friday. and crew and passengers are

and strike 2, this is the same ship thafer -- that rode into a storm last week and had to turn around. we have rain on our way. steve udelson has more from the weather center. steve? that's right. 60s from lincolnton, salisbury north and harrisburg, concord, 70. catawba and lincoln and gastonia. the live warning doppler 9 not show anything rain yet in the area. if you are heading outside this evening, you need to grab the rain gear just in case. light showers in northern cleveland county between lawndale and tolucaa. but most of the showers we have been keeping our eye on are break up, a sign that the atmosphere is not really ripe to keep these things going. good news, this will not

risk we dealt with last week. a decent line of thunderstorms racing in eastern tennessee and moving to the carolinas at about 40 miles per hour. sundown at 6:20 and we'll see the rain chances ramp up as we head through the evening especially west of charlotte. temperatures slowly backing down to the 60s. the latest futurecast, 8:00 tonight. most of the action west of highway 321 into the mountains, southwest mountains and extreme northern foothills and moves into charlotte about 10:00. the leading edge may produce gusty winds and briefly heavy rain and you may hear the clap of thunder but nothing severe at this point is anticipated. 11:00, the lines are stretched out across charlotte. one and done, a quick hit by tomorrow morning and it's history. temperatures, they will be falling heading through the overnight hours. for the most part, 40 tomorrow morning and keeping us in the

a big difference from what we dealt with yesterday and today temperature wise. wake up forecast, lower 40s early on and we will see e clouds break up quickly tomorrow. even in the mountains with a few snow showers tomorrow and we get the sunshine back. the big story in the last few days, a lack of warmth that we have grown used to. salisbury, sunshine and the intreez -- breeze is back. here's a look at charlotte, mid- 60s tomorrow as you work down towards rock hill and i'm forecasting the temperatures to reach the low to mid-50s. the wind blowing won't feel that warm. the temperature trend, stuck in the 50s. welcome to march. it goes like this up and down, temperatures will rise as we head towards the end of the weekend and one more shot of rain on thursday night. >> not too bad. thank you, steve. a woman shot in the head and survives.

putting families at risk. plus. for years, neighbors along the busy highway have pushed for safety changes. >> if the flashing light would have been there, this wouldn't have happened. >> i am asking if the state d.o.t. will make any improvements after a crash led to a deadly explosion.

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answer the today, dozens of opportunities at unc walked out and protested in the quad claiming that the new head shows that she is more concerned with politics than students. >> it's going to fail students and families and we have to do something about it right now. you can't tiptoe around it. >> spellings acknowledged the controversy and was hoping to work past it.

will change anything, but they said they hope she listens to the feedback. but some say they want to give spellings a fair chance. you can see our past coverage from the past months on wsoctv.com. the environmental quality will held public meetings about the coal ash clean-up. we spoke with deborah baker who lives near a steam station who wants to talk about testing the well water. she was warned not to drink it after finding contaminates. >> i would like to have my life back. i would like to have the ability to go to my water and turn it on without having the fear. >> duke energy has been providing bottled water to people like baker, but a spokesperson for the company said that evidence shows that the contaminates and well water are naturally occurring and

responsible. all new stories next at 5:30. first, 9 investigates a law that could put your money and other assets at risk. >> i don't do nothing wrong. >> channel 9 is exposing the risk that allows the government to seize property before the owner is found guilty of a crime, and multiple sources report that reality tv stars were targets. we're asking what started it all?

the head and multiple crime ad and a shooter on the run after a woman was shot in the head and survived. the growing concern for families in that charlotte community tonight. developing story since daybreak. 1 scene is where the victim was found and the other where the shooting happened. brittney johnson finds out that police are closing in on the

an arrest warrant for the shooters involved and they told me there were multiple people involved. >> things always happen around here. >> reporter: waking up to news that a woman was found shot in the apartmenting lot of this apartment complex reinforced concerns over the safety of the community. >> we got kids around and shootings always happening with kids around. it's crazy. >> reporter: police say they found the victim in the 1800 block of griers grove road this morning and nearby at griers grove and beatties ford road, they found a man who was shot. both were likely shot at a mile and a half away. it was unclear how they ended up at separate locations. >> i don't know what to think, really, you know. just seems like it's happening all over. nowhere is safe. >> reporter: he department want

>> nice and quiet. >> reporter: but he said he lived here for more than 40 years and is concerned about their peace being interrupted. >> just younger people. >> reporter: police say it happened with multiple party who is knew each reading and despite her injuries, the victim was able to cooperate with police. >> hopefully, things will get better. >> reporter: police don't want to release the name of the suspects, not to jeopardize the investigation. brittney johnson, eyewitness news 9. and this video has come to light showing seven cmpd officers and a trooper surrounding malcolm elliots t. in the video it looks like an