and anyone who knew kouren is twenty doves were released...one dove for each year of thomas' life. end with nats> we also learned the family was not at the vigil, under the advisement of their attorney. a fundraiser for kouren will be held on august 18th at the mcdonald's where he worked on falls of neuse. live in raleig abc11 eyewitness news. now to the 'husband'... and 'father' of three... working 'endless' hours-- driving a 'cab' in durham... only to be 'gunned' down-- on the 'job', thursday afternoon-- in a hotel parking lot. now, police say two teenagers-- are behind the murder of ameer- suliman. cabbie-- in the midst of a crime spree. a pool worker at the cardinal lake subdivision was the first victim according to police. he was robbed of a cell phone, cash, and headphones by two teens according to police who say the first victim was just 17 himself. al criss says when he heard the teens murdered someone after robbing his son he had to deal with competing emotions. after stealing his son's phone police say 17-year old zyon mcneil and a 15-year old juvenile used it to call for

the latest. >> reporter: a warning shot through the window of his garage and it ended up hitting kouren thomas. thomas' family said they want answers. they hired justin vanburg. he represented alton sterling, both men shot and killed by police. in this situation, police say chad copley fired the warning shot and the shot struck om running through the street when he was killed. before the shooting, copley called 911 and told dispatchers he was part of a neighborhood watch. >> can you tell me exactly what happened? >> yes, we have a lot of people yelling and shouting profanities. i yelled at them. they were showing alarm. got somebody that got hit. >> kouren thomas family say not only do they want answers, but they want justice for him. we'll hear from his family coming up at 5:30. i'm emma wright. cbs north carolina. >> fayette police want you to pay close attention to the surveillance video. you see the motorcyclist in this bright colored t-shirt here. they believe that person is connected to a shooting death we first told you last night about the shooting at the intersection of andy and ice s

funeral services were held today for kouren thomas... who was shot and killed leaving a house party. his family's attorney calling the man charged... george zimmerman 2-point-oh. angelica alvarez live in the raleigh eyewitness news center... with what was obviously a emotions were high.. as people shared some of their favorite memories... and we also heard from the thomas family attorney... and got his thoughts on the investigation so far. "he was one of the first people that i met when i moved into this neighborhood." "you knew every winner of the super bowl for the last 30 years." "you talked in perfect sentences at the age of 2." one by one... friends and family got up to talk about kouren thomas...as they prepared to say goodbye here wake forest road. "i felt our bond as brothers get stronger and i never got the chance to tell him that until today." the 20 year old was killed two weeks ago....in the early morning hours of august 7th... there was a 911 call that appears to have come from chad copely ...complaining of a shouting crowd

. >>> mourners gathered today for a -- kouren thomas. here is how friends and loved ones remember thomas at a service. you. >>reporter:what did he say, kellen crosby's little brother loves being, and he was also known to rock his mismatched socks. thus the funeral attire for kouren thomas, dead at 20. most everybody just call him corey. >> corey wasn't no gang banger, robbing, or selling drugs. corey wasn't the type of kid. corey wasn't the type of kid that when you se to clutch your purse. >>reporter: raleigh police say he demanded clutch his gun, august 7 about 2:30 a.m., on single leaf lane. police say 39-year-old chad coakley fired a shotgun, from inside his garage striking kouren thomas who was outside. coakley called 911 saying hoodlums were vandalizing his neighborhood. police charged him with murder. >> we lost someone very special to us, and nobody will ever feel our pain. the weight of it all caps simon butler thomas from walking up to the stage, but she took the microphone and talked about how funny her son was. how he and his

and killed sunday in raleigh will address the media. >> police say chad copley shot and killed kouren thomas. they were being loud and he was going to quote, fire a warning shot. thomas' family hired a south carolina attorney who represented alton sterling. >> also today, the cumberland county d.a. is expected to ask a judge to try a teen as an adu grandfather with a hatchet. joseph dead on monday. >> hillary clinton focused on the economy today in a speech outside detroit. monday, donald trump announced his plan. trump is facing a fire storm for accusing president obama of being the founder of isis. >> breaking overnight, camden national police killed a man that planned to carry out a suicide bombing. driver was under a court order authorities will now hold the news conference later today to release additional details. >> breaking news in maryland, dozens of people are hurt and some residents are missing an apartment complex fire in maryland. two firefighters are among those injured. they responded just around midnight and found flames. the firefighters are expected to be okay. right now, t

in a statement -- the family of 'kouren - thomas' says -- they "hope that today's indictment sends a clear message -- that this kind of 'malicious behavior' -- cannot and 'will not' -- be tolerated." also in wake county -- an act of 'forgiveness' by the families who lost loves ones to a hit-and-run driver during the february 20-14 snowstorm. "marshall - doran".... admitting in court today he was not only 'drunk' -- but a 'coward' when he he also thanked the families for their forgiveness. doran's already serving a 'life sentence' for setting a fire in 'kure beach' -- that killed '2- women'. his sentence for the 'hit and run' was for a minimum of '2- years.' family members.. leaving the courtroom in tears. they were there supporting '22- year-old' -- 'jacielespino- montes' -- who is facing a list of charges linked to a crash that killed 'three' of his friends. that crash.. in raleigh near 'highwoods boulevard' and 'poplarwood court' -- over the weekend. authorities say the wayneo when he ran off the road.. hit a pole and a tree.. then flipped. espino-montes had a previous d-w-i in 201

the family of kouren thomas will speak to the media in just a few hours this morning. we'll have a live report on wral news at noon. >> thank you. >>> a deadly shooting in fayetteville may have been a random act of violence. police have released an image they hope will help someone identify the person they're looking for. the shooting happened tuesday night about 6:30. 32-year-old angela taylor was walking along andy street when she was shot. she died at cape fear valley medical center. detectives are looking for the cruiser-style motorcycle wearing a bright yellow shirt and seen leaving the area headed towards bragg boulevard moments after the shooting. >>> a man charged with murder for a shooting in the parking lot of a fayetteville business will be in court today. jamarkus hurley turned himself into pol mclamb last month. he later died at the hospital. two other passengers in the car were not hurt. >>> a number of groups currented about coal ash today say they will demand transparentsy and accountability from the mccrory administration. we learned the state's epidem

in this case. >> he was a good kid. >> reporter: through tears, pain and grief, the family of kouren thomas are trying to make sense of their loss. >> there's nothing i can do. i have to bury my child. >> reporter: hours before the shooting thomas' mom to picture of him. >> what mr. copley did was not protect his neighborhood, not protect his home. he took the life of an innocent man. >> reporter: the family's attorney who also rep sent the families of walter scott and alton sterling referred to copley as "george zimmerman 2.0". >> what we don't want are vigilante homeowners who try to executioner. >> reporter: the attorney said thomas never had a gun and no one in the group had a gun either, that the shooting was profiling. >> would this happen if there were boys skateboarding up and down the street. would they be called hoodlums. these boys were invited to a party, didn't feel and they was on their way home. >> reporter: copley is in jail tonight. he's been charged with first- degree-murder. we reached out to his attorney. he's asking the public to hold out judgment on his client until mo

he used a shotgun to kill 20- year-old kouren thomas on sunday on single leaf lane. authorities say he fired a shotgun killing thomas who was outside his home. wake county's board of elections is facing a deadline to respond to a federal court order. a federal judge wants to know the best way to hold elections this fall giving the county's election maps were declared day, elizabeth. >> the best chance of rain will be today and it eases up through the no of the week. arent we have some showers lifting northward toward virginia with a few of those in the area mainly up around virginia on up into the coburg county. take a look at what is going on with temperatures. it is somebody in southfield and 75 in goldsboro and erwin mid-80s this afternoon. we have a few breaks maybe around lunchtime with a good chance of afternoon and evening storms. 89 on tuesday and wednesday. >>> in durham we have some problems on the durham freeway on the northbound side near briggs avenue with some slowdowns in the median. right now it is not addingtomuch best to stick with what we are seein

. >>> a mcdonald's restaurant in raleigh has a fundraiser tonight for the family of kouren thomas. the 20-year-old was shot to death while he and his friends were walking down single leaf lane earlier this month. chad copley murder. thomas had worked at several mcdonald's in the area. the restaurant will donate half the proceeds to the family. >>> today, we should get a better insight into the chaos that ensued last weekend during a shots fired call at crabtree valley mall. raleigh police are expected to release hundreds of 911 calls about the incident. the panic. police said that people thought they heard gunshots. >>> a group opposed to the atlantic coast pipeline holds a news conference at the courthouse in fayetteville later this morning. duke energy and virginia-based dominion resources have plans to build a $5 billion natural gas line. residents protest is the project say they are concerned for their quality of life. >>> the dot will provide an update on pair of downtown raleigh bridges. there is a public meeting tonight at the fred fletcher park borden building on clay stree

that victim turned out to be kouren thomas. police arrested chad copley charging him with murder. authorities say he fired a shotgun from inside of his garage killing thomas outside of his home. >> that was mikaya thurmond. right now copley is being held without bond and is set to make his first court appearance this afternoon. >>> police in cary feed help finding a man who robbed a means store. he was armed when he went into the park and shop gas station sunday morning. no one was hurt. the suspect is seen here in a surveillance image. he escaped with an undisclosed amount of money. the suspect was armed with a black ski mask and dark pants. anyone with information should call cary police. >>> there is a search for a second that involves in an armed robbery in garner. police say jesse mclaurin and another man tried to rob two men working in sight. mclaurin was shot after a scuffle. he is charged with robbery with a dangerous weapon and possession of a firearm by a police are still looking for the second man. >> we are getting a first close- up look at a nspacecraft in colorado. it

. >>> kouren thomas was shot to death earlier this morning. a fund raiser from 5:00 to 9:00 at the mcdonald of false of neuse road and spring forest road. the restaurant will donate half of of the proceeds to his family. >>> we should get a better insight into the chaos that ensued saturday during a shots fired call. police are expected to release hundreds of 911 calls about the weekend. people said they thought they heard gunshots but police found no evidence of shots fired inside the mall. >>> a group in cumberland county opposed to the atlantic coast pipeline holds a news conference later this morning. duke energy and dominion resources have plans to build a $5 billion natural gas pipeline through eastern north carolina. the line would span roughly 550 miles. reside for their quality of life. >> the dot will provide an update on plans to replace a pair of bridges in downtown raleigh. crews will replace the bridges that take capital boulevard over wade avenue. there is a meeting at the fred fletcher park borden building on clay street. trans

civil rights attorney "justin - bamberg" is representing the family of "kouren - thomas"... in a potential civil suit. at a news conference-- bamberg repeated that thomas had 'no' weapon-- and was in the 'street'... when "chad - copley" opened fire-- from his 'closed' garage. in the 9-1-1 call... copley calls the people-- outside his home "hoodlums." mother was quick to denounce that claim. she told reporters about her last encounter with son that night. for making a fast arrest-- and charging copley with murder. new tonight -- fayetteville police make an arrest in the murder of a mother of six. "christopher - lee"...is charged with first-degree murder. he's in the cumberland county jail without bond. investigators say "angela - taylor" ..was 'shot' earlier this week.. while she was walking near 'ike - street'. she was taken to the hospital... where she later died. man -- who spent nearly three decades in prison for a murder he claims he didn't commit -- can go free on bond. "johnny - small" was convicted for the 19-88 murder of a wilmington woman at a tropical fish store, w

. >> police said chad copley shot kouren thomas early in the neighbored had for a party. david hurst talked to the attorney today and joins us with more. david? >> reporter: he said what happened over the weekend he is comparing it to the george zimmerman and traffic tracker >> i don't know how to deal with this. i'm trying to be strong for my family. i don't know how to deal with this. >> reporter: police said the 20- year-old was shot and killed by chad copley, a man who claimed to be a member of the neighborhood watch. copley claims he acted in self- defense shooting through his garage window and hitting thomas. >> mr. copley never left his safety. he was never reasonably in danger of eminent harm. >> reporter: the family provided this picture of thomas the night of the image. >> would this happen if there were caucasian boys skateboarding up and down the street at 1:00 in the morning? >> reporter: it has the family's attorney comparing it to the george zimmerman case. zimmerman was found not guilty to the killing of trayvon martin. >> there are similarities but i have

if someone is trying to unlawfully and forcefully enter into their home. >>> kouren thomas family wants answers and they want justice for his death. we're going to hear from them coming up at 6:30. reporting live in raleigh, i'm emma wright, cbs north carolina. >> as a crime that shocked a lot of law enforcement officers, a 63-year-old cumberland county man killed by a hatchet. newsroom as the 15-year-old prepares to face a judge for the first time. what are we expecting today? >> even though the 15-year-old will be in juvenile court today. the district attorney says he plans to ask the judge to try that teen as an adult. currently. the 15-year-old is charged with first-degree murder. late monday night, deputies were called to the home where the teen lived with his at and grandfather. when investigators arrived, they fold joseph after being struck. nolte's grandson was questioned by investigators and charged. a neighbor had this to say about him. >> he was a very polite child when he was in my home. he was socially awkward. almost like, you know, he wasn't sure how to socialize a little

>> reporter: two of kouren thomas friends said they had been at the party on singleleaf lane for 15 minutes before the man was shot. >> he's not awake? >> no, he's not. >> reporter: chris malone was on the known with 911. >> trying to do that and keep him awake and hearing everyone it was a lot. i tried to stay as calm as i could. >> reporter: malone and david walker went to a party with thomas early sunday morning but started to leave quickly after they arrived. they were headed to their car parked down the road when said he dropped. he looked at me and the shot went off. he droppedded i didn't even cross the street after that. i was like, man, this is not happening. >> reporter: 911 calls from residents described a group of men with giewns i'm locked and -- guns. i'm locked and loaded. >> reporter: police said 30- round while -- a round while standing in his garage. >> reporter: malone said no one was armed. >> no one had a gun. kouren didn't have a gun. >> reporter: thomas' family is trying to raise money to give him a proper funeral. >> carleigh, thank fayetteville firefighters. >> crew

. >>> a wade county jury convicted copley of shooting kouren thomas. he shot through his garage complaining of quote hoodlums. coply claimed this was a warning shot. >>> a four star general will testify in the case of army today a judge ordered general robert abrams to testify over the burning of letters in the case. >>> a federal judge in texas has blocked an obama administration order concerning transgender students in public schools. the administration ordered schools to let students use locker rooms and bathrooms identity. this follows the federal lawsuit over house bill 2. >>> a wake county commissioner said recent court rulings are keeping her from being elected. sullivan opted to run in a newly created regional district instead of her current seat. however, when the maps er original district was eliminated because there was no new filing period after the ruling. sullivan can't currently run for her old seat. >>> fayetteville isn't the only city in the area bringing back minor league baifnlt professional baseball will be in kinston again for the

and al year-old kouren thomas talking to the media this morning. >> tom was was shot an killed outside a raleigh home over weekend. bill leslie has more on the case getting national attention. >> reporter: thomas' family has already announced that an attorney known for taking on high profile cases will represent them. he was killed outside a house on single leaf lane. the home owner, chad copley, murder. he called 911 shortly after 1:00 a.m. to complain about armed, quote, hoodlums vandalizing his neighborhood. he said i'm locked and loaded. i'm going to secure the neighborhood. i'm on neighborhood watch and i'll have my neighbors with me. someone called 911 to report a shooting. investigators said copley fired a shotgun from inside his garage striking thomas who was outside. copley said he only fired a warning shot but he juan sure if anyone had wasn't sure if anyone will be hit. police are still investigating to determine what happened. copley's attorney is asking people not to rush to judgment over the murder charge. copley remains in the wake county jail without bond. the family of

. >> reporter: the victim, 20-year-old kouren thomas. he was leaving a crowded house party next door. copely later said... >> black males outside my house with firearms. please send p.d. >> reporter: police say thomas was unarmed and copely's warning shot was a shotgun blast fired from inside his garage. he's in jail now charged with first-degree murder. copely's attorney issued a statement saying, "we urge thomas, says she moved to raleigh from new york in 2001 to keep her son safe. >> he was a good kid. and i don't have him no more. there's nothing i can do. >> reporter: copely is being held without bond on the murder charge. scott, thomas' mother says she's trying to raise the money she needs to bury her son. mark, thank you. today florida recorded three more zika infections. 25 people are now believed to have been infected by florida mosquitoes. so far the outbreak appears to be contained in one square mile of miami. zika is known to cause microcephaly, a birth defect in which a baby's head and brain are abnormally small. we asked dr.

and raise your hand if you agree >>> this weekend weeks since kouren thomas was killed. >> chad copley called 911 complaining about hoodlums. he then called 911 again saying it was a warning shot. >> thomas will be laid to press saturday. tonight the mcdonald's where thomas worked is holding a life. aj janavel is there. >> reporter: sharon, all of the sales from tonight will go toward thomas' family. half will go to the family and donations will go to the fame limit thomas specifically worked at this mcdonald's for five months but organizers said he worked at other mcdonald's for a they will be here tonight for thomas. i spoke to one of his coworkers. his name is roips hunter -- roips-- royce hunter. he said they became friends. he said it's hard to lose someone that upspend so much time with. >> i don't think it's something anyone could get used to having i don't think anyone can get used to that. we try to make it day to day. >> reporter: now the fund- raiser will go until 9:00. half of all the sales from this mcdonald's will go toward the thomas family and any donations as well will

self-defense when he shot a warning shot through the window of his garage and ended up hitting kouren thomas. now the thomas family wants answers. attorney that was hired by alton sterling's family. he was shot and killed by a police officer earlier this year. in this situation with chad copley, he fired the warning shot and the bullet struck thomas. thomas friends say he was coming from a party in the neighborhood and running through the streets when he was hit by that bullet. he had his whole life ahead of him and they are looking for >> he was just a good, friendly guy that everybody, everybody loved to be around him. >> i lost somebody that i can't put in words how much they have taken from us. >> reporter: chad copley did call 911 several times before firing that shot. we're going to hear some of those 911 calls. reporting live emma wright. >>> today the cumberland county d.a. is expected to ask a judge to try a teen as an adult after being accused of killing his own grandfather with a hatchet. investigators have not released the name of the teen. to set screening levels. toxicologist h

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kouren thomas was killed about this shot. the shotgun blast came through that garage door and the alleged killer told a 911 dispatcher he fired in self-defense. but the victim's mother disagrees. somebody just stomped on it. i felt empty. >> reporter: simone butler-thomas lost her youngest child early sunday morning. 20-year-old son kouren thomas was fatally shot after leaving a crowded house party. >> he was just sweet. i mean, all he wanted every day was hugs and kisses. >> reporter: this is 39-year-old chad copley who allegedly called 911 shortly before the shooting. seven minutes later, another call. >> reporter: investigators say copley fired his shotgun from inside his garage, killing thomas. he was unarmed. kouren, you say, didn't see color? >> no, oh, no. >> reporter: but the caller. >> did. my children never, ever lived in the projects. they always went to the best schools, and they had the best of everything. >> reporter: nothing about kouren was a hoodlum? >> nothing. >> i think mr. copley is the equivalent of geor

rights lawyer. 39-year-old "chad - copley" is accused of firing the shot that killed 20 year-old "kouren - thomas" saturday morning. copley is in the wake county jail - charged with murder. thomas' family says they've hired south carolina attorney "justin bamberg." family of "walter - scott" - who was shot and killed by a north charleston police officer and most recently the family of "alton - sterling"...in baton rouge. thomas' family will speak to the media tomorrow. 'fayetteville' police-- releasing a 'major' clue-- in the search for the gunman-- who 'shot' and 'killed'-- a mother of 'six'. the shooting happened in broad daylight-- yesterday afternoon... on 'andy street.' investigators working right now to identify a guy-- on a 'motorcycle'-- who they say was seen in the area-- of 'andy street'.. moments after the shooting. "angela - taylor"... after 6-30 last night-- while she was walking near 'ike street'. she was taken to the hospital...where she later died. also in fayetteville - an arrest in the murder of a '20- year-old' man -- at the center of a violent feud. "jamarqus - hurley" turned

20-year-old kouren thomas. >> reporter: police say thomas was unarmed and copley's warning shot was a shotgun blast fired from inside his garage. he's in jail now, charged with first-degree murder. copley's attorney issued a statement saying, we urge restraint and that folks not rush to judgment. the victim's mother, simone thomas, says she moved t raleigh from new york in 2001 to keep her son safe. >> he was a good kid and i don't have him no more! and there is nothing i can do! >> reporter: copley is being held without bond on the murder charge. thomas' mother says she is trying to raise the money she needs to bury her son. mark strassmann, cbs news, raleigh, north carolina. >>> the cause of a massive explosion at an apartment complex in maryland remains but residents reported smelling gas before the blast. the explosion wednesday night in silver spring shook homes a mile away. two people were killed and dozens of others injured. up to seven others are unaccounted for. the fire spread so rapidly, residents were jumping out of windows and dropping children. >>> this morning, police i

. >>> a raleigh homeowner is indicted on a murder charge for the august 7th shooting death of kouren thomas. chad copely called his dispatcher and said he was, ready to defend his neighborhood after there was a group of people outside acting rowdy and he said he believed they had firearms. justin bamberb, the attorney for the family spoke with us over the phone. >> the family won't be satisfied until a jury of mr. copely's peers finds him guilty of the crime he committed, and that is murder. a previously released statement urging people not to jump to conclusions about his crime. >>> attorneys for bowe bergdahl are expected to cite congressional meddling in his court martial case that is set for february. it could be the judge may consider changing that prosecutors arproviding required information too slowly. >>> we are working to find the cause of a fire that tore through a house in wendell last night. crews were called out at 6:00 p.m. and a few hour later were still putting out hot spots. the familiar was not home at the time. the house is a total loss and chief believes it's accidental.

20-year-old kouren thomas. he was leaving a crowded house >> reporter: police say thomas was unarmed and copley's warning shot was a shotgun blast fired from inside his garage. he's in jail now, charged with first-degree murder. copley's attorney issued a statement saying, we urge restraint and that folks not rush to judgment. the victim's mother, simone thomas, says she moved to keep her son safe. >> he was a good kid and i don't have him no more! and there is nothing i can do! >> reporter: copley is being held without bond on the murder charge. thomas' mother says she is trying to raise the money she needs to bury her son. mark strassmann, cbs news, raleigh, north carolina. >>> the cause of a massive explosion at an apartment complex in maryland remains gas before the blast. the explosion wednesday night in silver spring shook homes a mile away. two people were killed and dozens of others injured. up to seven others are unaccounted for. the fire spread so rapidly, residents were jumping out of windows and drop

that 50 turn out to be 20-year- old kouren thomas who later died at the hospital. police arrested 39-year-old chad copley charging him with murder. authorities say he fired a shotgun from inside of his garage and killed thomas who was outside of his home. >> that was mikaya thurmond reporting. right now copley is being held finding a man who robbed a convenience store with a gun. it happened around 9:30 am yesterday morning. the suspect you can see escaped with some money. witnesses said he was armed with a small handgun and was wearing a black ski mask and a dark pants. anyone with information should call police. >>> a driver faces charges in a hit and run crash. fayetteville police charged jerome thompson with reckless driving. he crashed into another car at the intersection of room and cliff dell roads yesterday afternoon. the driver and all passengers were treated at a hospital and released. >>> there is a deadline this afternoon for the week county board of elections to respond to a federal court order. a federal judge wants to know how the county will hold ele

kouren thomas was shot and died. the thomas family said they are talking with attorney justin bamberg, an attorney known for taking on civil rights cases. >>> no word on funeral arrangements for unc's longest tenured football coach. bill dooley is the only umc coach to lead the program to multiple conference championships and coached at virginia tech and wake forest and is credited with raising the level of play. >>> and lake michie will close early this year, closing boathouse area and recreation area including installing handrails, and a wheelchair accessible kayak and canoe launch. it should be finished by next year's boating system. lake michie is one of the mispronounceiations that you tell the new anchors about. >> and sometimes you tell the anchors that have been a long time. >> and and for-syth county with the accent -- i could go on and on. but i don't want to bore you. >> we have lots of them. [ laughter ] elizabeth? >>> we can keep going. our tall tower camera, in the last 30 minutes, we had a deck of fair

chad copely will face a jury for the august 7 shooting death of kouren thomas. copely called 911 and said he was, quote, locks and loaded and ready to secure the neighbor because a group was outside robbing the neighborhood. he believed that people outside had firearms but there was no evidence that thomas was armed or the attorney for the family spoke with us over the phone. >> the family won't be satisfied until a jury of mr. copely's peers found him guilty of the crime he committed in our opinion. >> copely's attorney referred to a previously released statement urging people not to jump to corn cliewgzs about his client. >>> attofor bowe bergdahl plan to ask for the case to be continues in fort bragg and will cite peddling on the case of senator john mccain. the court martial is set for february but the judge may consider changing the trial date after the prosecutors are providing required information to slowly. >>> crews were call the outside to night. the family was not home at the time but firefighters say that a neighbor went in to rescue a puppy. the hou

hoodlums outside his home and he was locked and loaded and secure his neighborhood. 21-year-old kouren thomas died. his family didn't want to but they are talking with justin bamberg, well known for taking on civil rights cases. >>> still waiting for funeral arrangements for bill dooley. dooley coached the tar heels for 11 science and is the only unc coach to ever lead the program to multiple conference championships. he is credited for raising the >> and one of our photographers played for him. >> that's right. i forgot about that. >>> we are now in day 5 of the olympics, and it will be a big one for team usa. >> we'll look at the day's events and what it's like to live in olympic village. the mobile app connecting athletes in a whole new way. >> and a flash flood watch in effect for phoenix. >>> the opens continue today with a number of exciting events. swimming superstar katie ledecky will be competing back in the 4 by 200-meter freestyle. and michael phelps who won gold last night in the butterfly and 200 relay will try and advance in the men's in the past three olympics, and there will b

. >> we have learned that kouren thomas will be laid to rest party. aj janavel joins us. >> reporter: we're just off of fallsome. from now until 6:00 all of the proceed also go to the owner. she said thomas worked here for about five months. he had worked at other mcdonald's locally while. they said he had an infectious smile and personality. we they found out what happened to him, they wanted to have a fund-raiser to make sure the thomas family knows they stand with him. >> to show our love and support his family. >> reporter: that is the owner coming up at 6 we'll talk to some of his friends and hear the kind of person he was. aj janavel. >> the man accused of kill be him chad copely remains behind bars. a man said a large group of people were outside racing and he was quote locked and loaded, and was going to defend his someone got hit. >>> the trump campaign is increasing staff. the candidate is in the campaign and campaigning in charlotte. cbs north carolina is in charlotte and he talked to trump's son and daughter-in-law about just how important

. >>> a restaurant in raleigh has a fundraiser tonight for the family of kouren thomas. he was shot to death while he and his friends were walking down single leaf lane after a party earlier this month. thomas had worked at several mcdonald's in the triangle area. the fund raiser is from 5:00 to 9:00 tonight. shot by an officer in milwaukee. they say seville smith and the officer once attended the same high school. smith's sister says the officer knew smith and he didn't like him. the shooting sparked fiery protests across the city. the officer who shot smith is 4 years old but he has not been identified. >>> former chicago police officer jason van dyke is due in court he is charged with first degree murder for the october 2014 killing of 17-year-old la quan mcdonald who was shot 16 times. in video of the shooting, there were protests in the city. a special prosecutor was apintded early they are month to handle the case. >>> -- appointed earlier this >>> be aware there is live training near the american tobacco trail so parts of the trail are closed. the town of cary is

mcdonald's restaurant on falls of neuse road collected donation for the family of 20- year-old kouren thomas. he was shot and killed while leaving a party on single leaf lane earlier this movement a home owner on that street, chad copley, is charged with murder. thomas' coworkers are still struggling to and how this could happen. >> every time i would come into the restaurant, i make a point to say hi to everybody and was really tough to have a bad day if you were working with him. >> half the proceeds from sales last night plus any donation will go to the family for funeral expenses. thomas' funeral is tomorrow afternoon in raleigh. >>> raleigh police have asked the fbi to help them determine if shots were fired saturday at crabtree valley mall. after reviewing surveillance video, talking to witnesses and examining two holes in the cerealing that in are no closer to the solving the mystery. they released nearly 300 911 calls that made it clear everyone believed their lives were in danger. some hid and others tried to get out which caused mass chaos. >> we're in the body shop at crabtree mal