darne brown accused of killing 17-year-old hawa gabbidon in 2012. coleen harry talked with gabbidon's parent and what they did after hearing about the arrest. >> for issac and monneh, church has been the sanctuary during the agony of their daughter's murder. >> we hoped one day something will come out. >> the church was the only place they wanted to be relieved, they say, 17-year-old hawa gabbidon's alleged killer was caught. >> i'm glad. very glad, happy. i don't know how to express it. july 10th, 2012, that is when police found a pregnant daughter shot to death in the park. days, weeks, months, years went by. no information, no arrests. today, the detectives paid the family a visit. >> they told us they arrested a person that killed hawa. >> police believe 26-year-old darne brown killed hawa and her unborn child, a man with previous arrests, is now an unwelcomed addition to the family fabric. investigators haven't said if or how brown knew hawa. her parents say as much as they needed to know who killed her, they need more answers. >> i want to kno

hawa gabbidon's body was found in the park. tonight this man 26-year-old darne nicholas brown is charged with her murder. coleen harry is at police headquarters with more on the arrest. >> it's taken three-and-a-half years but homicide detectives believe they have caught the person who shot and killed a young pregnant teen. investigators today charged with murder and murder of an unborn child. he shot then 17-year-old hawa gabbidon back in 2012. also officers found the teen's body after midnight july 10 in in theresa elder park after police were called for someone shot. for years her family pleaded for help finding the killer. this past january detectives obtained a search warrant for hawa gabbidon's cellphone records and calls were made and received on the phone in the hours before she died. police found her phone charger but her phone was missing from the crime scene. now, they have made an arrest. >> detectives say the man was already in jail. when they brought him over today for questioning. in charlotte, coleen harry wbtv

of a pregnant teen whose case we have been covering for years a man is charged with killing hawa gabbidon back in 2012. we talked with her parents and what they did after waiting years for the killer to be caught. >> molly for three and a half years, hawa gabbidon's parents have been asking who killed their then 17-year-old daughter. today homicide detectives gave the family the answer in person. then her parents had some place they just wanted to go. >> reporter: for this couple, church is the sanctuary during her murder. >> we have been praying we hope that one day something will come out of this. >> so church was the only place they wanted to be, relived, they gabbidon's alleged killer has been caught. >> i'm glad. i'm very glad and happy, i do not know how to express it. >> a sense of peace left them that's when police found their daughter shot to death in a park, days, weeks, months, years arrest. today detectives paid the family a visit,. >> when he came he said that they arrested a person that killed her. >> they believe that darne brown killed her and her child and a man with prev

brown shot and killed hawa gabbidon in a north charlotte park. brown was in police custody from an arrest in august of 2015. >> right now police are searching for a driver who they say took off during a traffic stop and hit a pedestrian. this was the scene in uptown charlotte after the incident. police tell us they tried to stop the car near trade and poplar streets when the driver took off. police say the vehicle hit a pedestrian on east trade street. and the pedestrian was taken to cmc with serious injuries. >> and right now police chief troops after video surfaced of an officer hitting a man during an arrest. the suspect on the ground in the video 26-year-old malcolm elliott charged with hit-and-run and resisting an officer. kerr putney spoke out for the first time and sharon smith talked to the chief today and is live with more. tell us more what the chief had to say? >> paul, a lot of people in the city have seen that video so the chief is trying to respond to the concerns. he told us there is no evidence of any criminal wrongdoing from his

in a place symbolic of childhood, hawa gabbidon lost her life, and no one knew who took that away. >> he is gone -- she is gone. >> she not coming back. >> reporter: darne brown was on the police radar from the start but communication from a community member took it to the next level. >> proving that they had not just a relationship and knew each other but that the criminal act took place. returned to their daughter's grave, happy about the arrest but still want to know so much more. >> i would ask him why he would do it. why he did it. >> reporter: the family in a place of closure but never back to the world they knew before their child's life was taken. >> she was very beautiful girl. >> reporter: and brown's friends that police say ultimately found the body, i asked police if there would be anyone else possibly charge inside connection with the killing, and they would only go as far to say this investigation not oarch. - - o v e r . >> you can follow this case on wsoc tv.com, and you can get the latest break developments on stories that you care about.

with the murder of hawa gabbidon and her unborn child. gabbidon was only 17 years old when she was shot on rockwell church road in july of 2012... brown was already in jail on unrelated charges... he's scheduled to be in court this morning. coming to the institute on morehead street million dollar "carolinas healthcare system" told the charlotte observer that their cancer program has grown past expectations. they get nearly 15-thousand new year. the money will let the institute treat even more people and experiment with coming up on our midday show... a look back on the life of the man known as the fifth beattle.. george martin. plus a new dirty dancing film being made right here in north carolina... and keep it here for charlotte today at eleven. the legal system can be confusing for the average person to >>> it's winesday wednesday, and we're celebrating women's history month with a game of who knew? all about the famous females. i'm jenna bush hager in for kathie lee. hoda is at the shop at nbc studios at 30 rock. they're getting after

gabbidon's family. >> if i go to the corner and she not there -- why did he do? be charged in the case. they would only say the investigation is not over. >>> a woman who tried to hire a hitman to kill her husband is appealing her sentence. a federal judge sentenced sasha davis to ten years in prison and ordered her to undergo mental health treatment. in a handwritten letter filed in court, she questioned the treatment requirement. she requested a public defender to appeal her case. >>> police in winston-salem are using body camera video to the roads. take a look at this. last year a police officer pulled over to investigate a minor crash. but then another driver crashed into the patrol car. that was blocking the right lane. the move over law says drivers must give emergency responders and other assist vehicles room on the road. >>> body cam ares are becoming more and more common across the country but there are still questions about how and when they should be used. representatives for north carolina's state sheriff's and yesterday. they say the cameras should n

darne brown was charged with hawa gabbidon, killed in a park. a step in the right direction waiting years. >> we hope one day something will come out of it. >> her father never heard of brown until the charges were filed. brown was in police custody on unrelated charges. >> christine: the charlotte-mecklenburg school board will host a community forum tonight for you to weigh in on next year's budget. being held tonight at 6:00 at independence high school. comes a day after board members met to talk about construction and renovation projects in the district. ashton pellom is live with more on what was said at that meeting so ashton, what came out of it? >> reporter: hey, good morning, christine. a lot of discussion came out of that meeting but according to our news partners at the charlotte observer, the board took no action yesterday on those renovation projects and construction that will be to the tune of $2 billion. as we reported, superintendent ann clark is pushing to have a bond referendum for the project put on this november's ballot. to a

police say 26-year-old darn any brown was charged with murder in the death of hawa gabbidon and her unborn child. shot and killed in a park in north charlotte in 2012. >>> let's check in now with chris larson. >> chris: first alert traffic sponsored by toyota of north charlotte. we do have an accident on i-77, southbound up in the lake norman area, this is catawba avenue, huntersville fire department calling this a multi-vehicle accident. emergency crews responding to the scene so back-ups and delays there. continue from catawba up to sam furr, back in the green down to hambright. live look at independence expressway from morningside. 77 heavy providence, independence as well. here is meteorologist al conklin. >> al: thanks, chris, take you down to heath springs elementary school, lancaster county. 54 degrees, seeing a lot of sunshine down that way. a gorgeous start to the day. hopefully you're enjoying it. temperatures in the 50s across the viewing area. 56 charlotte, monroe, 54 for lancaster, middle 50s around gastonia, over to hickory, statesville and in rock hill, still have sprinkling

gabbidon was only 17 years old when she was shot on rockwell church road in july of 2012... brown was already in jail on unrelated charges... he's scheduled to be in court this morning. its a picture perfect morning... will it stay that way today. larry has the first warn forecast. today...patchy fog this morning...otherw ise mostly sunny. highs in the upper 70s. .thursday...patch y fog in the morning. partly sunny. highs in the upper 70s. .friday...mostly cloudy. highs in the upper 70s. .saturday...mostl y cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers. highs in the lower 70s. .sunday...mostly cloudy with a chance owers. aance of understorm e afternoon. ghs in the lower 70s. ance of in 50 percent..monday.partly nny. a chance of shors. highsnhewer 70schance of rain rcent.uesda.ostly nny. highsn e mid 70s. sacha baron cohen talks about his new film "the brothers grimsby,". then we're back with another update in 30 minutes. the time is 8:56. i'm ben come into steak 'n shake for hand-dipped milkshakes. better yet, come into steak 'n shake for hand-dipped milkshakes at half-price du