police say 14-year- old...georta mack...left the house for school but decided to skip class and then snuck back into his basement. authorities say georta's father...grabbed his gun and went downstairs when he heard a noise and when he opened the door to the basement...the teen jumped out from behind it. 2-911 father: "he scared me. i thought he was in school. i heard a noise until i went downstairs looking. and he jumped out at me and i shot him. he scared me!" "i watched the news and they said he died and i lost it. i had already lost it when i found out. like, it breaks my heart. he didn't deserve that." friend courizma williams says georta and his father has a good relationship. 2courizma "they had a really close bond. his dad would do anything for him. his dad always wanted to keep him out of the streets. keep him from being bad." 2pete "this is just a total tragedy that a young man even before he begins to live has his life ended in this manner." community leader pete mingo has eight sons himself...and says he can't even imagine himself in this situation.. 3pete "and the father?

they said, "his father had asked us to bring georta into our home and we were in the process of making arrangements." during the christmas trip. the family says they white house but they also took georta to the marine corp museum where it seems he was impressed with what he saw. now two of his brothers were in the marines and they tell me he was interested in doing that. live in east price hill michael baldwin fox 19 now. cracking down. some law enforcement agencies part of the hamilton county heroin task force obtained a federal indictment in heroin overdose death investigation. fox 19 now's frankie jupiter is on the story and has more. i just spoke to chief thomas synan not to long ago of the newtown police department. he's also the director of the hamilton county heroin task force. tolerance for heroin dealers. but this particular case stems back to july of last year. where a clermont county man was discovered dead in his home from an apparent heroin overdose. through the taskforce investigation they were able to arrest a cincinnati man, john wade on two counts of trafficking in sch

when georta snuck back in the home through the basement ...making noise, his father got his gun...& shot him...then calling for help. ok? that was the main answer i wanted to know and then i watching the news and they say he died and i just lost it i totally lost it when i found out. it breaks my heart."i can't imagine. i mean it would be hard to deal with. i hope you can find solace in his face i guess. it's just so awful. the father has been questioned & the prosecutor will look at this and decide whether any charges will be filed. in east price hill, julie o'neill nine on your side. tonight -- middletown police are trying to figure out if a teen trick a car dealership into letting hiim take a brand new pick-up truck for a joy ride. ride."middletown ford" told police it let a possible customer drive a car off that lot... officers say it was a 17-year-old boy.an employee found the truck -- and *15- year-old* girl driving it!it -- police say "middletown ford" admitted it didn't follow its own policies. nine on your side reached out to the dealership to find out exactly how that teen got

*georta mack" was shot in the neck yesterday. his father told police his son had snuck into the basement to skip school and was in a closet. the father heard someone.. went downstairs to investigate.... and when mack jumped out of the closet and shouted "boo" his father was startled and fired. deters says accidents sometimes happen.. and that's what happened here. an alert for you tonight from the northern kentucky health department. the number of whooping cough cases there has increased seven-fold since this time last year. the health department says there have been 73 cases of whooping cough since november first.most of the cases involve children from ten to 17 years old. the health department says whooping cough can be prevented by getting a vaccine.. so its urging parents to make sure their children's vaccinations are up weather and sports are ahead, what do you guys have coming up? up? a lot of colorful things haven't worked in cleveland...so the browns are trying a new hue. the story in sports. your life turned upside down.

police say 14-year- old georta mack was accidentally shot by his own we're told the child said he was going to school, but decided to skip class and sneaked into his home's basement... his father thought he was an intruder... and shot him. mack's brother harvey, said there were plans for mack to move with them to their home in the washington, d.c., area. the brother says the teen was looking forward to a fresh start. three people are hurt in a shooting in west end. officers arrived at linn and poplar streets just after 8 o'clock, finding a 19-year-old man shot five times. we checked with police this morning, who say he's in critical condition. we're told two other victims showed up at u-c medical center with gunshot wounds. their conditions are unknown at this time. rob 2shot we want to get another check on this morning's forecast. frank joins us with a look at the day ahead. weather and traffic toss a water main break and icy conditions have closed plainfield road north of montgomery road until further notice. full closures of northbound interstate 75 at mitchell avenue exit 6 are sc

who mistakenly shot and killed his own son at their home in price hill yesterday. 14-year old georta mack told his dad he was going to school... but decided to skip class and sneak back into the house. when that say his father mistook him for an intruder and opened fire. right now officials are not releasing the identity of the father. hamilton county prosecutor joe deters called the incident a tragedy and a mistake... further explaining that all the evidence matched what the father said. hamilton police have identified the man who was shot and killed this morning on millville avenue. officers found 20- year old christopher sandle junior suffering from gunshot wounds. he was taken to a nearby hospital where he later died. no suspect has been arrested. have you heard? the st. louis rams are leaving... and moving to los and they're gonna play in a brand, new... state of the art stadium. check it out... renderings show a spaceship looking thing... with a roof that is so big... it not only covers the stadium but a plaza around it. the l-a times reports that the area over the playing fiel

many close to the family remember georta as a good kid who had a strong relationship with his father. >> they had a really close bond. his dad would do anything for him. his dad always wanted to keep him out the streets, keep him from being bad. >> type of kid that always smiled, you know. always outside having fun with know. come down here to play basketball with him all the time, you know. pretty cool little kid. lisa: mack died at children' s medical center from a bullet wound to the neck. mark: i-74 is now open after being shut down for more than eight hours, after a 40-car pile-up. trucks and cars had been at a standstill along the highway and side roads. the crash, mainly consisting of big rigs, caused holes in the highway crews had to repair. then they threw down salt over icy spots so this doesn' t happen again this morning. >> i would encourage drivers to be cautious this time of year, especially when temperatures are so cold. mark: six people were rushed to the hospital, but everyone is expected to be ok. troopers say even though the big rigs made the cleanup complicated, th

a teen boy guilty of skipping school...but police say the noise 14-year-old georta mack made sneaking in the back basement door had his father go for his gun- and shoot. shoot. father:i just shot my son...by accident.dispatcher: where is he shot?father: in the chest...with a 45. he scared me. i thought he was in school. i heard noise so i went downstairs looking and he jumped out at me and i shot him. he scared me. oh god. god. extremely tragic event cincinnati police captain terri theetge says when the father opened a door to the basement, his son appeared behind it, startling his father. father. dispatcher:he's shot in the dispatcherok, can you get a clean dry cloth and apply pressure to his neck? father: is now...oh god. dispatcher: is he still breathing sir? father: he's trying to breathe.dispatcher: trying to breathe, ok.father:oh god. oh god. why didn't you go to school?they had a real close bond. his dad would do anything for him. courtney williams , neighbor/friend they were very close. they were very close. his dad is actually a good guy too. he was a very good guy.news of da

man pulled the trigger after checking out a noise in the basement of authorities say 14-year-old georta mack snuck back into his house after being taken to the bus stop. he was trying to skip school... <"whether he was startled and thought it was an intruder or whatever, it's still something that will be with him for the rest of his life and is simply just not a crime."> crime.">prosecutor joe deters decided to not file any charges because of the pain and guilt mack's dad will live with for the rest of his life. a father son duo is locked up after fronting as carpet cleaners to steal from tri- state families. families.police say richard and forrest smith are the ones seen in this video rummaging through the desk drawers of a the ones who robbed a clermont county home... while cleaning carpets.tonight they are both in jail-- one in kenton county and the other in butler county. but they will also be facing theft charges in clermont county as well. next at 7... 7...back in court.the battle an indian hill woman now faces after trying to back out of buying her dream mansion. and there's a ch

georta mack's father told police he thought his son was at school.he heard noises in the basement, went downstairs ... and when his son alarmed him, he fired.neighbors and friends are in shock.they describe the boy they called day-day as fun loving, kind and always happy. 3 he was mostly a smiling little kid. he was smiling. he stayed with a smile on his face. he like sports and stuff. football.dayday was a good little boy. he always stayed with a smile. he didn't cause no trouble for anybody. he was just in the wrong place at the wrong time, basically. good relationship with his father.they believe the shooting was an accident. police took the father downtown for questioning.he has not been charged. 3 a woman accused of killing a man and his two grandchildren in florence is expected in court this morning ...jessica hood will be arraigned on manslaughter and assault charges.police say hood was distracted when she drove off weaver road back last march. her car hit charles napier as he pulled twins sean and samantha in a wagon on the shoulder. 3 federal charges may be coming against a loc

not be filed against the east price hill man who accidentally shot and killed his son. 14-year-old georta mack died after he was shot in the neck inside his home yesterday morning. investigators say his dad shot him thinking he was an intruder. , hamilton county prosecutor joe cincinnati police have a victim advocate who is giving grief counseling to the father to help him through this. a guilty plea today from a man accused of growing and trafficking marijuana in warren county. jimmy oakes plead guilty to several felony charges including endangering. back in may of last year, prosecutors say the drug task force found a marijuana grow room in the basement of oakes' morrow home with close to 50 plants. he' ll be sentenced in march. sheree: two men sentenced today for stealing thousands of dollars in gift cards. richard boakye and abama aknova were arrested in february at a kroger in goshen. officers recovered more than 190 gift cards and 81 money orders valued at more than $35,000. the two were sentenced to a year and a half in prison. in florence, police need your help identifying two men

police say 14-year- old georta mack was accidentally shot by his own we're told the going to school, but decided to skip class and sneak into his home's basement... his father thought he was an intruder... and shot him. mack's brother mack to move with them to their home the brother says the teen was looking forward to a fresh start. three people are in following a shooting in west officers arrived at streets just after 8 o'clock, finding a 19-year-old man we checked with police this morning, who say he's in we're told two other victims hospital with gunshot wounds. are unknown at this time. eye on washington and that's why i stand here as confident as i have ever been that the state of our union is strong. rob hplaz president obama showed a lot of optimism in his final state of the union address. focusing on an improving economy, progress in the medical field...he even touted those cheap gas prices. but the president admitted...he hadn't accomplished everything he set out too. and that reform was hard to come by, because of a deeply divided congress. presidency - that the between th

30 this morning police say a father fired at , what he thought was an intruder, but it was his son georta mack, who was supposed to be on his way to school. mack died at children' s medical center from a bullet wound to the neck. the prosecutor' s office is still looking into if charges will be filed. mike: new developments on breaking news we brought you last night at this time. police tell us the robbery suspect that two cincinnati officer shot and killed in west price phil was not complying with officers' orders. they say robert tenbrink was wanted in two armed robberies. police say tenbrink reached into his jacket and pulled out what appeared to be a gun. it turned out to be a bb gun. the officers involved, andrea harmon and kevin manz, are on leave. a local business owner admits to health care fraud. federal court documents show terry johnson fraudulently billed medicare and medicaid for ambulance transports from his ambulance service. for seven years, and medicare and medicaid lost more than $1.4 million. the 42-year-old faces up to 10 years in prison. sheree: a suspected heroin dea

county prosecutor joe deters is calling it a tragedy and says the father's story adds up. 14 year old georta mack was skipping school tuesday morning. he returned home and entered through the basement. his father thought it was an intruder and accidentally shot the teen when a noise startled him. the father's identity is not being released. sharonville police hope someone may have seen *this* crash today.a semi overturned on the ramp from 75 north to 275 west. investigators are hoping a witness can help them better understand how it happened.the truck had diesel fuel on board but none of it leaked.the ramp was still closed until early afternoon as crews cleared the scene.the driver had some minor injuries. taking a live look outside -- and turning to your 9 first warning forecast.cold.that's about all there is to say. steve? highs will only reach to the mid-20s by the afternoon. most of the day will be spent in the teens, with wind chills in the single digits. we'll see mostly sunny skies before a area. here's the good news: tomorrow and friday, with be a rainy day as an area of low pressure

georta mack died after being shot in the neck. cincinnati police have a victim advocate who' s giving grief counseling to the father to help him through this. mark: the woman charged in a florence crash that killed a grandfather and his two grandchildren will remain free on bond. jessica hood has entered a not guilty plea to charges of back in march, hood' s car hit a group of people as they walked along weaver road. charles napier was killed, and so were his 13 month-old twin grandchildren. hood' s attorney believes the crash was simply an accident. >> she' s trying to deal with this. it' s a terrible, terrible thing. she has no criminal history, no driving history, no speeding, no reckless driving, nothing so this is out of character for her. she' s trying to deal with this the best she can. mark: the attorney says hood did not go off the road and he' s speeding or distracted. lisa: it is 5:04 right now, allegations of a cover-up in the tests show the city' s water was contaminated with dangerously high levels of lead for nearly

police say 14-year- old georta mack was accidentally shot by his own father... we're told the but decided to skip class and sneaked into his home's basement... his was an intruder... and shot him. mack's brother were plans for them to their home in the washington, d.c., area. the teen was to a fresh start. upping the reward the fire that killed firefighter patrick wolterman... $25-thousand dollars is the offer for any information on the pater avenue fire... which is being investigated as arson. when it broke out last month... firefighter wolterman went inside thinking someone was trapped... eventually losing his life. if you know anything, you're being asked to call hamilton police pileup on i74 i-74 in dearborn county is back open this morning... following that massive pileup that caused issues for drivers. our jessica brown is here with the latest... it took 9 hours before all the lanes were back open after the 40 yesterday morning. both accidents happened within the same half mile on westbound i 74 near mile marker 168. indiana state police say whiteout condi