two policemen shot elijah jackson and he was pronounced dead on scene. sbi is investigating. we'll keep you update when we get updated we'll keep you updated. ashton pellom, wbtv on your side. >> john: we're on your side with a check of school delays this morning. no school closings to report. avery, mitchell and watauga county schools all operating on a two-hour delay. >>> you're never more than seven minutes away from weather and traffic on wbtv news this morning. here is al conklin. >> al: we're tracking snow falling aloft, i doubt any of this is reaching the ground, perhaps a flurry or two in the mountains. the snow probably comes in late mountains. by tomorrow morning at this time you can see 2-4 additional inches of snow. winds will be howling tonight. windchill advisory in effect. clouds will break for late sunshine here, 42 in charlotte today, look for highs to be in the 30s over the weekend. high temperature, 37, 35 on sunday, and that big storm monday into tuesday, looks like probably more rain than snow here for the charlotte metro area unless things change. 31 hea

>> police say when they arrived at this house off old park road in maiden, elijah jackson was barricaded in a small bathroom with a knife. we shot this video when we arrived on scene. when police got to the scene they found jackson covered in blood from cutting himself and refused to put the knife down. police shot and killed jackson after he lungeded at them and made stabbing and slashing motion. they're here to determine whether they're justified. they're on paid administrative leave which is standard for officer involved shootings coming up in 15 minutes on eyewitness news on tv 64, the other shooting jackson was involved in just months ago. reporting live in maiden, channel 9, eyewitness news. >>> breaking news for your morning drive. 1 inbound lane of independence boulevard is shut down again this morning. >> we showed you the back-ups around daybreak yesterday. eyewitness news reporter angela hong is live there this morning conditions. >>> traffic is starting to pick up in this area. it is slowing down a little bit but it is moving along pretty well right now. the right inbound lan

it was there, police say 35-year-old elijah jackson had barricaded himself inside a small down stairs bathroom. he was holding a knife at the time and at some point came at the officers. investigators say those officers ordered jackson to drop the knife but he lunged at them making, in their words, a slashing and stabbing motion, it was then that the officers fired their weapons, striking and killing the 35-year-old. this isn't the first time jackson has been involved in a dispute where a weapon was fired. in may of last year, jackson was in the southern part of catawba county and got into a dispute. sheriff deputies say, got into a the neighbor fired a gun at jackson. that neighbor never charged in that case. back here in maiden, we're outside the police department right now waiting to talk with the police chief, hoping to talk with him more and get more details about the most recent shooting here in the maiden area. reporting live from maiden, i'm dave faherty, channel 9, eyewitness news. >> channel 9 is staying on top of breaking news in uptown. >> one lane of independence boulevar

elijah jackson had cut himself and was covered in blood and holding a knife. when they told jackson to drop at them so they shot and killed them. two officers are on paid administrative leave. >>> students getting a late start because of cold temperatures. >> for the first time this week, watauga and avery county are going back but on a two delay. ashe county schools are on a normal schedule but with limited bus routes. keith monday will tell us how long this cold spell will last. >> you have the worst of it. it is coming our way as we head into the weekend. west. it will bring more snow chances in as we widen our morning to the late day hours. it is barely hitting the ground but there may be a few flakes that fly in the high country. as the day goes on, even charlotte may see a few snow flakes passing through. the windchill issues have come to an end. the temperatures are feeling like the teens as opposed to well below zero. to 30, there is a wind out there. so 24 is what it feels like. here is how the daybreaks down. late morning through midday, we'll see a

according to police 35-year-old elijah jackson barricaded himself in a bathroom. police say they ordered jackson to put the knife down but jackson lung lunged at officers. the state bureau of investigation is conducting the investigation. the two involved maiden police officers are on paid administrative leave.

for some people who know elijah jackson died on old park road. police say they responded to a 9-1-1 call regarding a person cutting himself with a knife. when they found him he was covered with blood and holding a knife. he lunged at officers making slashing movements. >> it's tragic situation. and i feel for all the parties involved. you know these officers were confronted with a deadly of themselves and the other people inside the residence. >> but one person inside the home says he wishes no one called the police. the police should have been there to help not to kill. coming up at 5:00 p.m. i will have his version of the story. pamela escobar wbtv on your side. >> see you at 5, thank you. >> worried parents will be bussed to a phoenix area high school to be reunited with their children after two students were killed in a shooting. the girls were found dead at independence high school in glendale. investigators do not know what led to the shooting but they are not looking for anyone else and they found a gun near the body. >> the red cross is h

according to police 35-year-old elijah jackson barricaded himself in a bathroom. police say they ordered jackson to put the knife down but jackson lung lunged at officers. the state bureau of investigation is conducting the investigation. the two involved maiden police officers are on paid administrative leave. getting more information and bring that to you throughout the morning and online at wbtv.com. >>> welcome to wbtv news this morning it is friday, february 12th, i'm john carter. and school delays to tell you about. avery, mitchell and watauga county schools are all operating on a two-hour delay. no other school closings that we know of. if we get any other delays or closings, we'll bring them to you. >>> but again, a very cold start to the day again today, here is charlotte's most experienced morning meteorologist, al conklin. wig >> al: it is, john, not as brutal as yesterday. cloud cover moved in and that ounce times prevents us from getting too, too cold, it is debatable how much snow is reaching the ground. radar is picking up snow over the mountain and

elijah jackson lunged at officers with the knife when they told him to put it down. officers fired shots at jackson. ems responded and determined he had died. we'll continue to bring you updates throughout the morning. now check in with chris larson, first alert traffic. >> chris: john, first alert traffic sponsored by toyota of north charlotte. one lane inbound on the independence expression way, closed this morning as crews make repairs to leaking water main so you will find delays working your way on the brookshire freeway. i-77 at clanton road, volume here, we have seen inbound delays north on 77, heavy traffic this morning down to our south inner loop of 485 and still an injury accident on university city boulevard at ikea. here is meteorologist al conklin conklin. >> al: we have cloud cover in advance of the system moving through the midwest and mid-south, snow in kentucky and tennessee coming in the mountains of north carolina, spotty and light, and a lot of cloud cover east of the mountains, maybe a flurry or sprinkle, other than that, not anticipating any acc

they found 35-year-old elijah jackson barricade in a small bathroom. the officers got him to come out and when jackson came out, they ordered him to put down the knife. they say jackson ignored those orders and then made a lunging motion at them, slashing and cutting motions at them, stabbing motions and the officers fired shots at jackson, who then fell to the floor. catawba county ems responded and determined jackson was deceased upon the scene. this officer-involved shooting here in maiden, maiden pd also put the statement out saying this is a tragic event our condolences go on it to all of those involved in the officer-involved shooting and the family. as a common practice, the sbi will be investigating in the officer-involvement shooting and we'll keep you updated throughout the morning on the officer-involved shooting in maiden, keep updated with us on twitter, online at wbtv.com and we'll keep you live here on air. reporting live in maiden, ashton pellom, wbtv on your side. >> christine: ashton, thank you. >>> crews plan to put in place a massiv

they say yesterday was the first time elijah jackson visited. jackson. police say he was cutting himself inside a bathroom in police say they found jackson covered in blood and he refused to put the knife down. investigators say police shot and killed him after he lunged at them. this isn't his first run-in with the law, channel 9 was on scene after a neighbor shot elijah and his brother caleb. no charges were filed. deputies told channel 9 at the time the two brothers threatened to kill their neighbor and the shooting was justified. caleb is shaken up after being inside the house during the shooting. he says elijah has a history of thing the officer needed to use deadly force. >> that's not what we called 911 for. not so that a man was killed in our house last night. we called to see if they could help us in a situation with a man who has an obvious mental health disability. >> reporter: meanwhile, the two officers are on paid administrative leave which is standard for police involved shootings. joe bruno, channel 9 eyewitness news. >>> four conservativ

elijah jackson had cut himself and was covered in blood and holding a knife. when they told jackson to drop

elijah jackson was cutting himself with a knife inside this home on old park road. when they got to the scene. and lunged at officers. and officers shot him. friends say jackson has a history of mental illness. >> that's not what we called 911 for. we did not call 911 so there was a man killed in our house last night. >> the two officers are on paid administrative leave. that's standard for police involved shootings. >> another member of the violent ms 13 gang in charlotte pled guilty to racketeering charges. a federal judge in uptown charlotte signed off on raul's plea deal today. he was one of 37 suspected gang members arrested in a massive federal crack down in may. they all faced charges ranging from firearms violations to murder. >>> the former, chief accused of embezzling money will face a judge monday. bill had been skimming money for five years before he was caught in 2015. the burned children's fund tipped off police after they >>> after a roller coaster week, wall street finally stopped crumbling today. straight losses. but it's not been all bad news. espe

police say they responded to a 911 call at this home on old park road and find elijah jackson barricaded inside of a bathroom. they say he was cutting himself with a knife and then lunged at officers with it. police shot and killed him. two officers are on administrative leave while the fbi investigates. >>> we're following breaking news, part of independence boulevard is blocked again inbound before 277 and uptown. mark taylor is here. this is the same problem that drivers dealt with just yesterday. >> that's right. we've been seeing delays. but fridays are typically lighter than the rest of the week. we're seeing intermittent pockets of congestion. but traffic is flowing through the area. we've been watching this all morning long and noticing at 36 miles per hour. but you're able to get through. conditions. use central or monroe road. you're seeing a pocket with the heaviest volume further back toward east way. not a big delay here. i'd still avoid it. 485's interloop. moderate delays. toward east john street, you're seeing a delay off independence boulevard, 27 miles per hour. you can

elijah jackson had a knife on him and cover in blood. at officers and they shot and killed him, friends we talk to said they called 911 trying to get help for jackson. they are upset officers used weapons saying jackson had a mental health issues. >>> there was another officer-involved shooting in catawba county involving a deputy there. sky 3 over the scene of 54th avenue around 2:00 yesterday afternoon. investigators till us the deputyinvestigators tell us a deputy shot a man in the hand after the man pointed a shotgun at the deputy. the deputy was serving a warrant. the man is okay and in custody right now. >>> video of a big brawl at a local high school, a basketball game between rivals that got out of hand. look at all the people on the court. salisbury les where this happened, a big varsity game against north rowan. people say it started as a fight between players and then fans ran out on the court. as you can see they got involved, so the game was shut fightquarter, noone could leave until north rowan loaded up on buses and got ou

elijah jackson had a knife on him. he was cover in blood. the chief says jackson slashed at officers and they shot and killed him. friends we talk to say they called 911 trying to get help for jackson they are upset officer used their weapons issues. >>> there was another officer-involvement shooting in catawba county involving a deputy there. sky 3 over the scene of 54th avenue at 2:00 yesterday afternoon. investigators tell us the deputy shot a man in the hand after he pointed a shotgun at the deputy. the deputy was serving a warrant the man is okay and in custody at the sheriff's office. >>> looking ahead, today you can participate in an interactive exercise simulating the city of charlotte's budget process. a workshop is scheduled later this morning at west service center on wilkinson boulevard, that will take place from 9:00 am until noon. you have an opportunity to talk with staff members including the water and solid waste waste services. also a special presentation from the county's top health officials on our health concerns in the

elijah. >> luanne: i'm luanne sorrell. breaking news, an orange county deputy is in the hospital after being deliberately run over, fox 35's andrea jackson is live at latest on the breaking story. good morning, what have you learned? snoo >> we're at rrmc and a female deputy is treat for wounds she suffered after being run over by a juvenile. he was trying to serve a warrant and was at the house and we were told she was trying to serve the warrant. the young person was in the car at the time and deliberately ran her over. and she was taken to ormc and deputies are looking for the juvenile and the car and we are waiting for the sheriff to give us an official briefing but another deputy gave us the information and she's being treat for what we were told are head wounds and is expected to be okay. a developing story and we're waiting for more details and we'll send it back to you. >> luanne: that you say. -- thank you so much. joining us live from the fox happy friday. good to see you. >> i know. good to see you as well. let's get start with the markets. . as you mentioned, down arrows, dow down 50 points. second day in a row. the good news