grace joyal was at the vigil. >> dozens came together to remember deanndra and pray for the family. this is followed by anger and frustration and a deep sads in andsadness as family and friends come to grips with this loss. just 19 years young. those who loved deanndra roach call her kind, respectful and loving. >> when i received the phone call, to be quite honest, there was denial. >> let us honor her. >> the pastor watched deanndra grow up as a member of the youth ministry. >> no one can prepare for this day. no one can respect this day. i solicit prayers for anyone who help and assist and heal them as they suffer a tremendous loss. >> a recent graduate from blyt. thiswood high school, dee dee, as she was known, was found laying next to her car in a field along farrow road. she was shot multiple times. her ex-boyfriend, 22-year-old andre heatley, is charged with her murder. he was picked up by several surveillance cameras using her debit card after the shooting. >> you should not wait. >> after the tragedy, distant relative. shandra jen things was interviewed. >> it wasn't until

i would never never have a friend like deanndra. it's just the small things she used to do before she left. it's just feels unreal that she's actually gone. i don't know i just try not to think about it." family members are now preparing for deanndra's asking anyone with additional information about this case call 1- 888-crime-sc. survivors and family members of those murdered at emanuel ame church in charleston are inspiring others to practice strong faith and forgiveness. today at benedict college, the group spoke with students about how the shooting last june changed their lives. under the theme of "no greater faith," the group went into depth about how their faith was shaken but grew stronger. denise quarles lost her mother myra thompson in the shooting and says she also wants students to know how to love themselves and one other. "you know the foundation needs to be laid that you're supposed to treat everyone the way you want to be treated. just because someone looks different than you doesn't mean they mean two of the survivor

just 5 months ago 19 year old deanndra roach started working at the walmart on two notch road in columbia as a sales associate in electronics.her store manager, shannon rucker, says that even though she hadn't been there long, roach had a positive impact on everyone around her. "most associates spend more time here working at walmart than they do with their families, so we are a family. she was a very generous and smiling person who never came to work with a bad attitude or having a bad day."on friday night, roach was found on farrow road with multiple gunshot wounds...she later died on the scene.richland county deputies believe her ex-boyfriend andre charged with murder and armed robbery...after he was seen on survellaince camera using roach's credit card shortly after she was shot.rucker says sadly they know the story of loosing a coworker to a violent death all too well. "this is not this is not the first case we've had where we lost a family member of ours here at the store to domestic abuse." just 3 years ago ..... 25 year old temukisa enele was found in a rubbermaid container in a r

deputies continue to investigate the friday night shooting death of deanndra roach.the 19 year old was pronounced dead at the scene on farrow road friday. she was shot multiple times.we learned that roach was an employee of the walmart on two notch road in columbia.her co-workers set up a memorial for her at the store.she was a sales associate in the electronics department. 3 she was a very generous and smiling spirited person who never came to work with a bad attitude or having a bad day. this incident is such a tragedy to know that we've lost a member of our family here at walmart. 3 investigators believe 22 year old andre heatley was involved in her death. heatley is roach's ex-boyfriend and is currently charged with murder and armed robbery. 3 3 3 your heart loves omega-3s. but the omega-3s in fish oil differ from megared krill oil. unlike fish oil, megared is easily absorbed by your body. megared. 3 3 3 3 a reminder that you still have time to to donate gently worn prom dresses ... to help those that might not otherwise be able to get one.it's part of the 15-th annual cinderell pr

investigators say deanndra roach and andre heatley jr were ex-boyfriend and girlfriend but it's believed they still communicated. it's unclear why they were together in the isolated area in blythewood off farrow road but we're told it was after the victim got off work thursday night. the murder is believed to have happened overnight and her body was discovered late friday "basically with the information investigators were able to gather information that leads and points to andre heatley at this point. are you looking for any other suspects? we're still looking into this as well. this investigation is ongoing to find out if anyone else had any knowledge or any involvement in this crime." investigators are still looking for acquaintances, witnesses or anyone else who may have information about the murder. if you know anything to help, call crimestoppers, 1-888- crime-sc. the suspect, andre heatley jr. is still in jail. he does have criminal background, we'll get into that on the news at 6. in the studio, meaghan norman wis news 10. big update out of horry county: police are planning to cha

to remember deanndra roach. the 19-year-old was found shot friday. roachs ex- boyfriend, 22-year-old andre heatley, has been charged with her murder. the richland county sheriff's department is still handling the investigation. but friends of roach say... they knew she was in an abusive relationship. last night dozens gathered at a vigil for roach. it wasn't just a chance to say goodbye... but also an opportunity to turn their pain... into progress. the 33 violence policy center ranks south carolina first among states for women murdered by men. the roaches are raising money for deanndra's funeral costs. if you'd like to help... you'll find the information on that fund in the online version of this story... at a-b-c columbia dot com. following the charleston church shooting... survivors of the tragedy are honoring the emanuel nine by sharing the power of faith. of victims joined students and faculty at benedict college to discuss the tragic events of june 17th. family members of the victims say... they hope to spread their message of love and unity to

in richland county...more details are expected to be released today on the killing of 19-year old deanndra roach. over the weekend..deputies arrested her ex boyfriend... 22-year-old... andre heatley jr..he been charged with her murder and armed robbery. deputies say roach's body was found in the middle of farrow road around 5 o clock friday... by a man who was walking his dog.they say she was shot multiple times. investigators say heatley was captured on camera ... using her debit card at 3 separate locations... just moments after the crime. heatley is 3 in columbia... police continue to search for a man they say sexually assaulted a girl on usc's campus over the weekend.it happened around 3:30 saturday morning on the 800 block of barnwell street. the victim told police... an armed man forced her to go with him to the corner of barnwell where he sexually assaulted her. the victim believes she saw the suspect in the hallway area of an apartment complex... and briefly talked with him.anyone with information that can help in this case is asked to call crimestoppers at 1-triple 8- crime-sc. 3

victims of domestic violence will be speaking as well as friends of the 18-year-old victim, deanndra roach, who was found shot to death last week. family members say they are just now learning of what had been an abusive relationship with the suspect. "they didn't even know she was still seeing him. it wasn't dating relationship, it was a coworker relationship from their assumption until they heard from other friends that they were actually dating."/ "one of her closest friends said that they kept it from her mom and everyone else one time he slapped her across the room and that one time, pulled out a gun on her." a candlelight vigil will follow the discussion on domestic violence. it is open to the public and donations are being collected to help the victim's family with funeral expenses. you can also donate to their go-fund-me account. we have a link to it on our web survivors and family members of those murdered at emanuel ame church are inspiring others to practice strong faith and forgiveness. today at benedict college, the group spoke with students about how june 17th changed t

richland county deputies believe heatley shot and killed his ex-girlfriend, 19-year-old deanndra roach sometime thursday night or early friday morning. her body was discovered late friday afternoon. deputies say it was the victim's stolen debit card that ultimately led them to heatley. "it was based on the surveillance video we had, the fact that he was in possession of the victim's debittard and of course talking with acquaintances as well as the victim's friends. not even an hour after the victim was located we discovered he used the victim's debit card at a few atm locations throughout the area and he placed some orders as well. we're trying to determine what led up to this and this is what we're working on right now." investigators have not released a motive but i am communicated with each other even after they had broken up. investigators still want to talk with anyone who has a connection to the victim or suspect and may have information about the murder. if you have anything that can help, call crimestoppers, 1-888- crime-sc. in the studio, meaghan norman wis news 10. tonight--w

deanndra roach's body was discovered in a field off farrow road in blythewood friday. investigators say she was shot multiple times. the victim's ex-boyfriend, 22-year-old andre heatley jr. is in jail, charged with murder robbery. investigators believe heatley shot and killed roach, then stole her debit card and used it three times right after the murder. one person is dead after a crash in elgin. it happened around 12:30 sunday jacobs mill pond road. highway patrol troopers say an suv ran off the road, hit a tree and overturned. the identity of the victim has not yet been released. investigators in anderson county say a teenager may have killed himself after a botched drug deal. authorities say 17-year- old bailey lloyd died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. saturday afternoon -- deputies were called to a shooting at a home on old williamston road. when they arrived, deputies say they found two teens trying to leave the scene. one was taken into custody while lloyd ran into the home. that's where deputies believe lloyd took his own life. an autopsy is scheduled for

there is a candelight vigil tomorrow night for deanndra roach from 4 p.m. until 7 at "vive church" on clemson road in columbia. richland county deputies say roach was discovered in a field off farrow road in blythewood. the victim's ex-boyfriend, 22-year-old andre heatley jr. is in jail tonight, charged with murder and armed robbery. investigators believe heatley shot and killed roach, then stole her debit card using it three times south carolina already ranks top in the nation for the rate of women killed by men. experts say domestic violence can be a vicious cycle but dating violence can have a similar pattern and often gets overlooked. february is national teen dating violence awareness month. experts say defining healthy relationships early may help stop the cycle of violence. "we know that it's a huge problem and it's starting -- we're seeing it younger and younger in relationships. in south carolina specifically the 'youth risk behavior' survey which is the most recent data we have available, estimates about 1 in 10 young people have experienced physical, emotional, psychologica

is a wakeup call to speak out before it's too late and you will hear directly from those who knew deanndra tonight at 11:00. grace joy joyal, abc columbia news. >>> the emanuel nine were honored today. >> our jennifer ready is live in the newsroom with tonight's event. jennifer? >> june 17th is the day many of us will always remember. but for the survivors and family members of the victims, the day will always be the day that changed their lives forever. speaking with students at benedict college college. they explained how their faith continues to bring them through. >> a powerful ceremony honoring the emanuel nine at benedict >> survivors and family members of victims joined students and faculty to discuss the tragedy. >> the last thing she said i will call you before i leave church. >> denise quarles is the daughter of myra thompson killed inside the church. she said it's her faith that continues to be a healing grace after the shooting. >> what happened to my mom is beyond me. i'm almost a testimony that even though you can lose your mother, you can still carry on if you believe in god

know the identity of the woman found dead in a field the richland county coroner says 19-year-old deanndra roach was friday evening. the coroner says roach died from complications due to multiple body. the richland county sheriff's department says her ex-boyfriend seen here, 22-year-old andre heatly has been arrested in connection with that murder. deputies say he was captured on three different surveillance cameras using roach's debit card shortly after that murder. well, this is only a drill. that's what orangeburg county sheriff's office and sled officials want residents to know. two agencies will be conducting bomb squad training today, detonation of explosives may be heard coming from the training facility which is located about eight miles east from 9:00 this morning until 4:00 this arch afternoon. you'll start to hear some blasts but do not be alarmed. this is part of training 4:00. pouncing on some new turf, we have some the panthers journey to super bowl 50. coming up next, on abc columbia gervais. >> welcome back. carolina women in an extremely important match on sunday night in

richland county deputies say deanndra roach was discovered in a field off farrow road in blythewood. the victim's ex-boyfriend, 22-year-old andre heatley jr. is in jail tonight, charged with murder and armed robbery. investigators believe heatley shot and killed roach, then stole her debit card using it three times right after the murder. sheriff leon lott will have a tomorrow to update us on this case. you will be able to stream it live online at wistv dot com. you can also go to our web site for more on this story. stay with wis for the latest developments. meteorologist von gaskin has your full work week forecast after the break. plus -- churches across the palmetto state unite in calling for an end to gun violence. across south carolina faith to end gun violence. he was rated a+ by the nra. not for his promises, but for defending the second amendment... he's a man of deep faith, who fought time and again for the right to life. he laid out a plan to destroy isis months before paris. he'll strengthen our border and use conservative principles to put washington's broken fiscal house

in richland county...more details are expected to be released today in the killing of 19-year old deanndra roach. over the weekend..deputies say her ex boyfriend 22- year-old... andre heatley junior was arrested. deputies say roach's body was found in the middle of farrow road around 5 o clock friday... by a man who was walking his dog.they say she was shot several times. investigators say heatley was caught on camera ... using her debit card at 3 separate locations... just moments after the crime. heatley has been charged with murder and armed robbery faiths and backgrounds joined together over the weekend... for one cause: to stop gun violence.news19's colby gallagher takes us inside how one columbia church joined in "stand up sunday." 3 "you never get over the loss of a child. especially when it happened, senseless, to gun violence."marcus patrick bryant was only 21-years-old when he was shot and killed in 2001 by a man who had been released from a new york prison. his father, marvin bryant, says it happened five months before his daughter was born."not only did i lose my child, my son,

deputies say deanndra roach was discovered in a field off farrow road in blythewood. the victim's ex-boyfriend, 22-year-old andre heatley jr. is now in jail, charged with murder and armed robbery. investigators believe heatley shot and killed roach, then stole her debit card using it three times right after the murder. carolina couple facing drug charges in newberry county. stephen taylor and bridgette clark were spotted in a car parked behind a restaurant on s.c highway 34 near interstate 26 last week. the newberry county sheriff's department says the driver was "acting suspicious." after searching the car, deputies found drugs, more than $4000 cash and a handgun. coming up on the news at noon... the details into a deadly amtrak crash set to be released this afternoon. what the documents are expected to reveal. plus, the danger of the zika virus. world health leaders meeting to discuss if they should declare a international health emergency. break one (donkey sound) (elephant sound) there's a big difference between making noise, (tapping sound) and making sense. (ele

deputies continue to investigate the friday night shooting death of deanndra roach.the 19 year old was pronounced dead at the scene shot multiple times.we learned that roach was an employee of the walmart on two notch road in columbia.her co-workers set up a memorial for her at the store.she was a sales associate in the electronics department. 3 she was a very generous and smiling spirited person who never came to work with a bad attitude or having a bad day. this incident is such a tragedy to know that we've lost a member of our family here at walmart. 3 investigators believe 22 year old andre heatley was involved in her death. heatley is the ex-boyfriend of roach and is currently charged with murder and armed robbery. 3 3 those of yououwho drive on decker boulevard need to expect some delays today... because repairs will be made to the area where decker road and parklane road intersect with two notch road. the recent flood damaged south carolina's already fragile roads....leaving behind lots she has made several calls and not gotten any answers as to when the issue will be fixed she

a vigil for deanndra roach will vive church on clemson road from 4 to 7 p-m. investigators say roach was shot and killed by andre heatley, jr. sometime thursday night or early friday morning. her body was discovered late friday afternoon. deputies in fairfield county have arrested a man now charged with animal abuse. 48-year-old billy ray huskey is accused of dragging a dog. deputies say it happened back in december on camp welfare road near carolina adventure world. the dog -- known as "emanuel" was taken to a local vet who said the dog appeared to be injured by someone dragging it behind a vets say emanuel had to undergo surgery for his injuries. huskey has been booked into the center. the city of columbia is changing its policy on the use of tasers by police. today, the issue will be the topic of a resolution before the council. the change comes after a fourth circuit court of appeals ruling. the court says police should only use the devices when there are elements of safety and a says non- compliance by a subject is not chief skip holbrook says his departm

i would never never have a friend like deanndra. it's just the small things she used to do before she left. it's just feels unreal that she's actually gone. i don't know i just try not to think about it." family members are now preparing for deanndra's funeral. meanwhile, investigators are additional information about this case call 1- 888-crime-sc. survivors and family members of those murdered at emanuel ame church in charleston are inspiring others to practice strong faith and forgiveness. the group spoke with students yesterday at benedict college about how the shooting last june changed their lives. under the theme of "no greater faith," the group went into depth about how their faith was shaken but grew stronger. denise quarles lost her mother myra thompson in the shooting and says she also wants students to know how to love themselves and one other. "you know the foundation needs to be laid that you're supposed to treat everyone the way you want to be treated. just because someone looks different than you doesn't mean they me

this vigil where they are talking about healthy relationships and the signs of abuse. 18-year-old deanndra roach was death off farrow road last week. investigators have charged her ex-boyfriend with murder. roach's family says they had no idea the victim was in a relationship with the suspect or that there had been any abuse -- until her friends came forward after her death. "knowing how that she had been abused before, it's so important that regardless of your friends saying 'don't tell my parents', you need to tell someone that it's going on. who knows this could have saved her life if we had going to step it up and do it again." after the program, there will be a candlelight vigil outside. they are also collecting donations for funeral expenses. this ends at 7, so there is new details this afternoon: a patient in texas has contracted the zika virus through sexual transmission. -that information: dallas county services department. confirmed by cdc -the patient was infected after having sexual contact with an infected person who returned from a country where zika was present. -virus: norm

deanndra roach's funeral will be held at noon today at the rehoboth baptist church on hardscrabble road. richland county deputies found her body on farrow road last friday after she was shot. roach's ex-boyfriend has been charged with her murder. deputies are still investigating the case. kershaw county deputies now have a suspect they believe is behind multiple break-ins in bethune. the sheriff's office says over the past five weeks, numerous businesses in the town were targeted--the latest case happening yesterday at deputies say jeremy woodall charged with multiple counts of second-degree burglary after investigators found items that linked him to the crimes. deputies say woodall has previously been arrested by for burglary and was released from prison last fall. coming off the heels of the iowa caucuses, things are heating up between republican candidates ted cruz and donald trump. trump has now accused cruz of rigging the system and 'stealing' votes in iowa. trump says cruz's results should be quote "nullified." cruz has fired back, saying trump is just being a sore loser after com

a vigil for deanndra roach will be held tonight at the vive church on clemson road from 4 to 7 p-m. investigators say roach was shot and killed by andre heatley, jr. sometime thursday night or early friday morning. her body was discovered late friday afternoon. deputies say it was the roach's stolen debit card that ultimately led them to heatley. deputies in fairfield county have arrested a man charged with animal abuse. 48-year-old billy ray huskey is injuring a dodo the incident happened on camp welfare road near carolina adventure world back in december. the dog was taken to a local vet who said the animal appeared to be injured by someone dragging it behind a vehicle. huskey has been booked into the fairfield county detention center. happy birthday to everyone celebrating today!! send your birthday club pictures to: birthdayboard@wistv.com and specify the date in subject line. you can also mail photos to: birthday board po box 367 columbia, sc 29202 please give two weeks advanced notice. president obama and house speaker paul ryan are set to meet one-on-one today for the first t

deanndra roach's funeral will be held at noon today at the rehoboth baptist church on hardscrabble road. richland county deputies found her body on farrow road last friday after she was shot. roach's ex-boyfriend has been charged with her murder. deputies are still investigating the case. a cold front is somewhat stalled look for areas of showers and rain on and off through early afternoon. temperatures will hold steady much of the day to around 60 the front will be off the coast by tonight, rain ends by late afternoon and skies will clear. colder, drier air settles in for 30s friday morning to upper 20s saturday. still thinking low pressure will form off the coast late saturday into sunday.this will give us a slight chance of showers early sundada we'll feel the chill most of next week with well below normal temperatures. keep it tuned right here to w-i-s news 10 for more of the "today show". and get breaking news first at w-i-s t-v dot com. good morning.. time now is . before we get to your headlines, >>> big news in the search for cure of type i diabetes johnson & johnson joining for

deanndra roach's funeral will be held at noon today at the rehoboth baptist church on hardscrabble road. richland county deputies found her body on farrow road last friday after she was shot. roach's ex-boyfriend has been charged with her murder. deputies are still investigating the case. the trial has been delayed for oey meek, the friend of charleston church shooter u.s. district judge richard gergel granted a motion from meek's attorney, requesting the trial be delayed until may, so the defense could review evidence in the case. investigators allege 21- year-old meek failed to tell investigators all he knew about roof's plans to shoot nine people at emanuel ame church back in june. roof is charged with nine counts of murder in state court with hate crimes in federal court. a cold front is somewhat stalled over the state today look for areas of showers and rain on and off temperatures will hold steady much of the day to around 60 the front will be off the coast by tonight, rain ends by late afternoon and skies will clear. colder, drier air settles in for friday and saturday with highs

deputies say deanndra roach was discovered in a field off farrow road in blythewood. the victim's ex-boyfriend, 22-year-old andre heatley jr. is now in jail, charged with murder and armed robbery. investigators believe heatley shot and killed roach, then stole her debit card using it three times right after the murder. >>> we're back at 7:30. it's monday morning, the 1st of february, 2016. it's caucus day here in iowa. voters are getting set to take part in the first contest of the presidential race. turnout is key. you hear that sentence over and over again. guess what? west end architectural salvage, a marketplace in des moines. happy to have these folks with us, getting up early. a lot will be caucusing tonight. 1600 precincts across the state. we'll talk to marco rubio in a second. >> raise your hand if you'll go to a caucus location tonight. pretty unanimous. pretty good. >>> first, other stories making headlines today. a powerful storm blasting southern california with heavy rain and high winds. the storm is moving east. in san diego, one woman was killed when h

a vigil for deanndra roach will be held tonight at the vive church on clemson road from 4 to 7 p-m. investigators say roach was shot and killed by sometime thursday night or early friday morning. her body was discovered late friday afternoon. mother emanuel ame church is officially a nominee for the 2016 nobel peace prize. the charleston church received a nomination from leaders of an illinois town. mother emanuel was reportedly chosen because of its response to the massacre back in june, which left nine church members dead. the nomination will now be filed with the norwegian nobel committee in oslo, norway. the prize winner will be announced in october. keep it tuned right here to w-i-s news 10 for more of the "today show". and get breaking news first at w-i-s t-v dot com. good morning / afternoon / >>> 7:30 on a tuesday morning. groundhog day, february 2nd, 2016. nice group of people outside who all saw their shadows this morning. >> al is demanding a recount. >> i want a recount. all stations are clear around punxsutawney. one little cloud bank obviously. >> i guess it's going to

deanndra roach's funeral will be held at noon today at the rehoboth baptist church on hardscrabble road. richland county deputies found her body on farrow road last friday after she was shot. roach's ex-boyfriend has been charged with her murder. deputies are still investigating the case. kershaw county deputies now have a suspect they believe is behind multiple break-ins in bethune. the sheriff's office says over the past five weeks,

deputies say deanndra roach was discovered in a field off farrow road in blythewood. the victim's ex-boyfriend, 22-year-old andre heatley jr. is now in jail, charged with murder and armed robbery. investigators believe heatley shot and killed roach, then stole her debit card using it right after the murder. an autopsy is scheduled today for an upstate teenager who investigators say may have killed himself after a drug deal gone wrong. authorities say 17-year- old bailey lloyd died from