gloria: the raleigh police department said just after noon a raleigh police officer was chasing a manor a felony drug charge. >> he jumped the fence and he shot him six times. gloria: that specific information is not confirmed by police but four hours after the shooting raleigh's police chief said this outside of city hall. >> during the course of the pursuit the suspect was shot and killed by the officer. initially it is known that a firearm was located within close proximity of the deceased. gloria: we found he does have a more than a dozen arrests back five years. the raleigh police department says a firearm was found by the body. despite the history there's nothing but anger in this neighborhood as his mother vows not to let this go. >> guess what. they are not going to get away with this. gloria: the officer has worked for the raleigh police department since 2009. he has been placed on administrative duty. an independent investigation will be conducted into the shooting. gloria rodriguez, abc 11 eyewitness news. barbara: abc11 has live team coverage of the officer-involved shooting

and the raleigh police department's internal affairs division. the people who were here many say they will come to the next raleigh city council meeting. they demand the use of body cameras by all officers and want a community review board to look into things like there that involve the community and police. live on bragg street, anthony wilson, abc 11 eyewitness news. barbara: we have live team coverage on this developing story that is making national heads lines. in the next half hour gloria rodriguez has reaction from the raleigh police chief and we hear from akiel denkins's mere. we have more on this developing john: the cumberland county sheriff says a dog shot by a deputy during a call over the weekend has a history of aggressive behavior. the sheriff's office said this german shepherds bit a child on the thigh last year and was it quarantine 10 days. tamara pwraeufpl said the dog was trying to protect her from a man trying to get in her house. when the deputy arrived the man was gone but astros started barking and growling at him. he fired

the raleigh police department 29-year-old raleigh police officer d.c. twitty was chasing a man for a felony drug charge. are >> he jumped the fence and the police pulled his gun out and shot him six times. gloria: that specific information about the number of shots fired is not confirmed by police but four hours after the shooting raleigh's police chief said this outside of city hall. >> during the course of the pursuit the suspect was shot and killed by the officer. initially it is known that a gun was located within close proximity much the police. gloria: denkins a has a lengthy criminal record with more than a dozen arrests back five years. the raleigh police department says a firearm was fond by the body. despite the history there's nothing but anger in this neighborhood as denk contingent's mother vows not to let there go. >> guess what. going to get away with this one. gloria: before the shooting the raleigh police chief was supposed to give a presentation to the city council about bringing body cameras to the department. that could have helped s

raleigh police say denkins was shot as felony drug charge. police say denkins ran from twiddy and that's when the struggle began. rpd report says officer twiddy felt denkins reach for a weapon and that's when he fired those first shots. the district attorney says she's been in contact with denkins family over the past few days. >> obviously like most mothers her primary concern was, you know, knowing how long he may have suffered and some of those details. and so those things that obviously we want to be able to talk to the family about, she's very much grieving the loss of her son, and in many ways is, you know, acting just like any mother who's just lost their son. >> and coming up at 6:30 we're going to hear from the district attorney she's going to talk to you about where this investigation goes from here. >> now, moments before and after the reports came out community peace and pray for both the denkins family and officer twiddy. >> justin quesinberry is here with a look at how people reacting to the police report. >> some people our team

in the next half hour gloria rodriguez has reaction from the raleigh police officer and we hear from akiel denkins's mother. you can find more on this developing story on abc11.com. john: also we want to say police say a weapon was found near the body of the man who was shot. we don't know who owned that weapon. eyewitnesses say he was unarmed weapon found near the body. we will follow this story. the cumberland county sheriff's office says a dog shot by a deputy during a call had a history of aggressive behavior. they said the german shepherd named astro bit a child on the thigh last year and was put in kwarpb don't know. tamara abraham said he was trying to protect her from a man trying to get in her house. and when the deputy arrived saturday the man was gone but astro went outside and started barking and growling. the officer fired one shot at the dog to protect himself and the sheriff's office says a nonprofit group has agreed to pay for the dog's emergency treatment. barbara: nearly two decades after being charged with the murder of a shaw university student he is serving life.

the investigation does continue and if you have any information raleigh police department. again, portions around the comfort inn and panera bread have been blocked off. you can still get in businesses here. live in raleigh, tprr tkhror, abc 11 eyewitness news. john: turning to vote 2016 now democratic presidential candidate hillary clinton and bernie sanders battling it out in miami just days before voters go to the polls in florida they disagree on many issues but last night they both agreed that donald trump shouldn't be president. kit called him up american and sanders said voters will never elect someone who insults many people. hillary clinton is expected at an want at hillside high in durham this afternoon. in the next half hour we will have a preview and how donald trump fired up the crowd in fayetteville. and abc11 is your election headquarters leading up to and the latest headlines and results and analysis on election night all at abc11.com and on the abc11 mobile news app. barbara: a possible shake-up in texas this election season. a federal appeals court has deci

will kick off with a corn hole tournament and it is going to benefit the carolina for kids >>> raleigh police say the man who held autopsy jewelry store in north hills last weekend got away with rolex watches. police arrested this man who they say showed a gun when robbing the store. it happened just before the store closed. no one was hurt. the 18-year old is charged with robbery with a dangerous weapon. >>> it's hard to believe alyssa that in one part of our viewing area there's a little bit of a mixed precipitation out there. >> yeah, they saw snow in mecklenburg county virginia that's why school is operating on a two hour delay but here i was happy to see plain old rain of here's a live picture outside and and we saw that rain out at the airport 36 degrees right now, the moisture collecting on the lens as you can see. so it doesn't matter if it's still raining or not, a lot of of the area roads still on the wet side. so keep that in mind as you're getting ready to rush out the door on this friday morning. most of the rain still falling right along the east coast this morning. most of it w

today revealed the threat that happened the day a raleigh police officer shot a suspect. the incident happened on monday near downtown raleigh. wral ken smith joins us with else we know. >> reporter: the investigators are trying to get to the source of this threat. the threat was set and around what time. all of this coming as the da gets the results of a preliminary autopsy report and the body was released to his family. >> reporter: copies of the search warrant indicate that an e male was sent to a raleigh police officer from an unknown gmale account. in the court papers the police labeled it a threat against lives of law enforcement officers but did not list exactly what the threats were -- gmail account. in the court papers it was labeled as a threat towards all lives of law enforcement officers but did not list exactly what the threats were. >> his mother sounded strong. >> reporter: the bishop visited with his family. he says the family is comforted by the outpouring of support by the community. >> there are people who are supporting her, community of course, with f

tisha: a martin to the streets after a raleigh police officer shoots and kills a man. chopper 11 h.d. was over southeast raleigh as a crowd of hundreds seek answers tonight. good evening, i'm tisha powell. steve: i'm steve daniels. an officer shot and killed a man wanted on a drug charge near the intersection of bragg and east streets in raleigh. we begin with joel brown on bragg street. joel: outrage palpable in southeast raleigh tonight, we heard it in the raleigh and vigil here earlier. you can see the emotion in the streetside memorial held where the shooting occurred at 12:30 this afternoon. this is a community that for too long has felt ignored and police shooting just seemed to be the tipping point. it was a vigil announced at 7:00. the protesters were too angry to wait. from 6:30 on, an outpouring of outrage over the death of a man now memorialized on protest signs, 24-year-old akiel denkins. amid the chants of black lives matter, there were young and old, white and black, many of them asking why elected officials weren't here, why here. the crowd of hundreds de

reporter: community leaders have asked raleigh police for officer d.c. twiddy's file. they want to know his training record and if there have been complaints. the naacp will meet with the we are live in raleigh, abc 11 eyewitness news. steve: thanks. the shooting is top of mine for members of the raleigh city council. as jon camp showed us, mayor mcfarlane addressing the shooting, beginning the meeting with a moment of silence. there was a discussion with a recommendation of police body cameras being added to the march 15 agenda. an initial talk was scheduled for monday before the shooting. can spalding renewing his call for body cameras across north carolina. he has called for funding of police body cameras for the past you'd of years. he says it would benefit the community and law enforcement. our extensive coverage continues on abc11.com. you can watch the entire naacp news conference at the site of mcfarlane's news conference in its entirety. that is online at abc11.com. tisha: a new ordinance that toughens rules that makes it easier for animal control officers to d

one of them an internal investigation with the raleigh police department the other an external criminal investigation the thing handled by the state bureau of investigation. when an officer fires his gun and kills someone there are no winners. >> it's probably one of the most traumatic situations any officer could be involved in and he is doing okay right notch. raleigh police protective association. >> the officer is a member of the group. >> he has our full support and we are 100% behind him. we separate this officer and feel like he will be xiong rated when the facts come out. >> raleigh police have said officer witty was pursuing the 24-year-old who was wanted on a felony drug charge on foot on brag street much the officer fired his weapon. denkins was killed and a gun was found near the body. >> it was a terrible situation but the officer did what he had to do to defend and protect himself. >> lauren freeman will decide if the officer's use of deadly force was justified under the law. >> unfortunately these events often test a community. we want to be fair. >> now the raleigh polic

raleigh police are watching this closely. they are walking the streets trying to get them from point a to point the -- .82 point b, and looking to keep the tension are a reasonable level. other news at this hour -- these state department of health and human services unveiling its new plans for medicaid and it means you may not be able to go to the you live. elaina athans on this one for us. she joins us live at the legislature in downtown raleigh to break it all down. elaina? elaina: i did see one woman for whom this will cause tremendous difficulties. she has a rare neurological disorder. >> is hard enough to find in neurologist that will accept medicaid, so the idea you are going to create these regions that are going to separate her from a neurologist is beyond scary to me. elaina: the plan was just unveiled at a joint oversight meeting. >> i know there's a lot of anxiety building up to this march 1 date. elaina: the state would contract with local doctors or hospitals and medicaid recipients would have to stay in their ar

in raleigh, abc 11, eyewitness news. heather: police are still looking to make arrests in a shooting. the shooting happened on taylor street near brigs avenue. the victim was taken to the hospital and is expected to recover. raleigh police are looking for the suspects wanted in a home invasion. officers say maurice wilson was shot during this morning's break-in on north raleigh boulevard and taken to the hospital. if you have any information, call police or crime stoppers. the highway patrol says speed deadly crash in johnson county. troopers say a woman triving on friendship church road near middle section lost control, hit an embankment and slipped into a creek. she was killed. her name has not been released. no one else was in the car. a three-car crash sent eight to the hospital in moore county. on u.s. 1 in pine bluff. self-rescue crews were called to the scene but there was no life-threatening injuries. no world yet on what caused that crash. if you haven't voted yes et in the primary election, you have to wait until tuesday now.

. >>> a violent home invasion, raleigh police were called to the home yesterday afternoon. wral sloan spoke with the stepfather of the teenage girl who was bound with duct tape and slotted. >>> this is such an unusual days and raleigh police are following up of the report involving that north raleigh teenager. the initial call came in at around 3:30 yesterday afternoon to a home. the woman who lives in the home told police that she found her daughter bound with duct tape in the closet naked. she told wral that she received a message from her daughter, a text message, saying i'm in the close he had. help. she told wral that the daughter made that text message by using a voice command on her phone. spoke with the stepfather. there was no sign of forced nothing was stolen. however, he says it does appear as though they were trying to take the television set but could not get it disconnected. he described how his stepdaughter was found. closet. down. her head was face up. that's what my wife said. she was tied up to the chair probably like he pushed her in there. >> wral made t

set to start october 3rdrd. >> today's reopening will kick off with a corn hole tournament. >>> raleigh police say the man who held up a jewelry store in north hills last weekend got away with rolex watches. police arrested this man who they say showed a gun during that attempt, that robbery at the store. it happened just before the store closed. no one was injured. the 18-year old is charged with robbery with a dangerous weapon. >>> well, you know, you may have needed the umbrella if you went out after midnight but right now i think we're in the clear. >> well here in the triangle we are in the clear but off towards the 95 corridor they're still dealing with rain. and the roads wet as you step outside so take it easy. here's a live picture outside and you can see the moisture still collecting on the lens had at the airport. yeah, just bundle up as you're heading for the door the temperatures pretty chilly. the rain moving along the east coast but the good news is when i came into work we were tracking snow, light snow across portions of mecklenburg and virginia that has tapered off but becaus

i just talked to a raleigh police officer. he said we should be getting new information within the next half-hour or so. we'll give you that information as soon as possible. live in raleigh, lauren haviland, "cbs north carolina." >>> 5:33. breaking news. this time from pittsburgh, pennsylvania. right now police are searching for at least to two gunmen who opened fire at a backyard party. >> five dead, three others hurt. police are calling it an ambush style attack and say people scrambled towards the house as bullets began flying. four of the victims were found dead on the porch. >>> moving on to campaign 2016 -- presidential candidates are continuing to clamor for your vote ahead of tuesday's primary election. >> today democrat hillary clinton will host a rally in durham. republican donald trump and ted earlier this week. clinton's get out the vote event is at hillside high school this afternoon. >> doors open just before 2:00. early voting is now underway in our state. the primary election is next tuesday as we mentioned. >>>

. >> north carolina news reporter emma right is live at raleigh police department with more. emma? >> reporter: we've learned that the officer is 29 years old and been with the department since 2019. the family of the suspect identified him as akiel denkins and police say it happened near the intersection of bragg and east streets. tensions were high yesterday in the neighborhood as raleigh police investigated. raleigh police say a weapon was found near the body of denkins. however, we talked with his mother and she says otherwise. because they couldn't catch him, they shot at him seven times. >> in the back! >> i don't know if they didn't hit him once, twice, or all seven times. >> reporter: police say the officer involved has been placed on administrative leave. chief cassandra deck-brown talked with the media yesterday and had little to say. however, we'll have more on what happened coming up in our next half hour. i'm emma wright, north carolina news. >> thank you. >>> a wade county jury hands down a verdict two decades after a student's death. the victim's friends say they are

that was amanda lamb the raleigh police walks us through the officer's side of what happened. twiddy parked his cruiser here on mangum street after had a warrant out for his arrest. the west on bragg street on foot. then turned north on south east street. according to the report, denkins cut through two of the homes here. as officer twiddy continued chase, he slipped and fell on loose gravel recovered and caught up with denkins behind this home. that's where the struggle between officer twiddy and denkins happened. according to the report, denkins started to pull a handgun from the front of his waistband. the report says during the struggle, officer twiddy drew his weapon and fired move his gun in the officer's direction. fearing denkins was going to shoot him or take his gun, the report says twiddy fired additional shots. then, it says denkins collapsed and dropped his gun.. and twiddy called for assistance. according to a preliminary autopsy report released by the district attorney's office today - denkins was shot 4 times.. including once in his chest, with injuries to his

emma. >> the raleigh police department released their preliminary report yesterday. in that report we learned that denkins and twiddy for you to with each other and denkins tried to pull at twiddy's gun before he shot him. he was shot as he was trying to arrest him on a felony drug charge. he ran from twiddy officer twiddy felt denkins reach for a weapon and that's when he fired those shots. >> i talked to the family earlier this week concerning what some of the medical findings were. you know, certainly there was a report or some reports in the media from the beginning that mr. denkins had been shot 7 times in the back, clearly the autopsy does not reflect that. >> wake county district attorney who you just heard from right there says this investigation is far from over. coming up at 5:30 we're going to hear from her again ask she's going to talk about why her office is still asking people who may have seen something when the shoot happened to come forward. reporting live in raleigh i'm emma wright cbs north carolina. >>>. >> well, reaction to the been mixed. we wen

we're live at the raleigh police headquarters with more. gloria, good morning. gloria: good morning to you. it's a very disturbing case. they are calling it a sexual assault. the mother said she found her daughter without her clothes on. her daughter was able to text her for help. popped up on the phone of the northeast raleigh mother who does not want to be identified and were from her teenage daughter and read, i'm tied up in the closet, help, rape, roberts, hands tied, have guns. the girl's mother was taking her three younger children to the park yesterday and immediately raced back home. >> i don't know what i'm walking into. gloria: she said she you saw the backdoor wide open like it had been kicked in and then found her daughter in a closet taped to a chair with no clothes. >> it was horrifying. she was in the closet. nobody would want to walk in on their child like that. gloria: surprisingly the men didn't take anything but says it appears they went through their things possibly before realizing anyone was home. the police have given us these descriptions

mayor mcfarland also touched on a recent event that led to the at the hands of a raleigh police officer. >> many asked me why raleigh did not react the way we have seen other communities react. i think some of that speaks to the we are. but much of that i believe is because of the work of our police chief. [applause] tisha: mayor mcfarland also saying that, oh while the accolades received are great, choice to make sure everybody in the city has in opportunity to be part of the success. -- has an opportunity to be part of the success. steve: black, the color, race a difference when it comes to pedestrian safety. you can see carolina blue and green and blue on the crosswalk. the goal is to make sure that drivers can see walkers. driving around. tisha: it's pretty. steve: students took a field their own building. tisha: these pictures were taken at salem in school today. it is part of their new exhibition pioneer program cap. students -- program app. students visited gettysburg, auschwitz, and pearl harbor. steve: reminds me of the old school viewmaster. chris is back getting us in chris:

a raleigh police officer for seven years, he worked the rough streets here. bragg, east and bloodworth. >> arrest citations and 911 calls. that is what i was taught. >> reporter: soon he learned to use another tool. i remember being flicked off, cussed at, spit at. there was that pursuit of love. >> reporter: gradually, he maid inroads here. he got to know those he served and protected. after retiring from the force, he made an award-winning film about his experiences called bragg and east, the same intersection where akiel denkins was shot and killed by a raleigh police officer monday. >> i remember telling akiel, air force like you got everything going for you. >> reporter: the investigation is in the early stages and impossible to know who was in the right or wrong. wagner says regardless the police, community and city are at i acritical crossroads. >> we can go down a path of success and revitalization and become a strong community or we can go down a road of destruction. the only way that will work is if we come together as one rebuild from the situation

raleigh police are saying a shooting on north raleigh boulevard is part of a home invasion. wilson was shot during a break in and taken to the hospital. police are still looking for the suspects this morning. durham police working to make arrests in a shooting. police got the call before 2:00 yesterday afternoon. this shooting happened on taylor street near briggs avenue. the victim was taken to the hospital and is expected to recover. it is 10:13. 69 degrees outside. a tragic accident from the a tugboat crashing into a barge. american workers brought us back from the crash. now, let's move forward. we need jobs that provide dignity and a bright future. new penalties to stop companies from moving profits and jobs overseas. for businesses that create manufacturing jobs, a new tax credit. and let's invest in clean energy jobs, with 500 million solar panels installed by the end of her first term. we've gotta create new jobs and industries of the future. trigger. the blast hit the ground, ricocheted and hit the victims. their injuries are not considered serious. the manhunt for t

people have donated more than >>> raleigh police have been a bit tight lipped about the shooting. the wake county sheriff is not part of that investigation but offered insight on why chief brown hasn't released much information yet. >> she's working very closerly with lauren freeman and the da's office and the sbi. i think when she gets the information as would i, i would wait until i got the proper information and be able to say this is what have got, this is what has been documented, investigated. >> raleigh police anticipate more information to be available by next monday. of course we'll stay on top of this and bring you new information as we get it in. >>> raleigh's police chief was expected to lay out her plan for of the department to get body cams monday with you that was postponed because of the -- but that was poet boned because of the shooting. the chief was looking to start the problem with 100 body cameras, costs with data storage could be more than $1 million. chief brown planned a three- year phased implementation. transparency body cameras offer would be in the publ

angelica: this afternoon on bragg and e street, the raleigh police officer was chasing a man police say was wanted for a felony drug charge. >> they were chasing him and he jumped the fence. angelica: that specific information about the number of shots fired is not confirmed by police, but four hours after the shooting, raleigh's police chief kasandra brown said this outside >> during the course of the pursuit, the suspect was shot and killed by the officer. a firearm was located within close proximity to the deceased suspect. angelica: denkins does have a lengthy criminal record with more than a dozen arrests dating back five years. despite the history, there is nothing but anger in this neighbor as denkins' mother vows not to let this go. >> guess what, raleigh, north carolina, ain't going to get away with this one. my lawyer already here. angelica: and in the past hour, raleigh police released the name of the officer involved in the shooting. he was t.c. twiddy, 29 years old and been with the force since 2009. tisha, we should point out that before the shooting, the police chief was

. >>> the state naacp holds a news conference this morning about a man shot dead by raleigh police officer. >> happened shortly after noon at the intersection of bragg and east streets in raleigh. wral's tara lynn is live with more on the incident that is getting national attention. >> reporter: raleigh police say the suspect who was shot and killed yesterday. meanwhile his family has identified him as 24-year-old akiel nkins. emotions are high on both sides, all sides of this case. while community leaders are urging people to stay tient. >>what did he do? >> reporter: crowds gathered quickly on the east side of downtown raleigh. unrest and anger was immediate. >> where is my child? >> reporter: senior officer, d.c. twiddy, shot a man on pursuit while trying to serve a arch warrant. rolanda byrd says it was her son, akiel denkins. he was unarmed. police spoke at the scene and address the community. >> we did find a kind within close proximity to the deceased suspect. that went with all other elements available at the single process. >> you have taken one of our children! spot where denkins

north carolina reporter emma wright is live at the raleigh police department. emma? >> reporter: we've learned that the officer is senior officer dc20, 29 years old and been with the department since 2009 and is part of the field operations division. we're told yesterday afternoon, suspect on a drug charge, the suspect's family tells us his name is akiel denkins and was shot at bragg and east streets. a gun was found near denkins, and this is very much an ongoing investigation. >> our thoughts and prayers go out to all involved. i ask everyone to please be patient while the follow-up investigations are being conducted to determine the facts about what happened today. again, i ask for your prayers for the family, for our police department, and most of all for our community. >> reporter: raleigh police say the senior officer has been as many are upset and outraged. coming up wooer going to hear from the victim's mother and she will tell us -- we're going to hear from the victim's mother and she will tell us what happened. >>> and discussing body cameras for police offi

people have donated so far more than $4,000. >> raleigh police haven't said a lot. the wake county sheriff is not part of the investigation but chief deck brown is hasn't released much information. >> she's working very closely with lauren freeman and the da's office and sbi. i think when she gets the informations would i, i would wait until i got the proper information and be able to say this is what i have got and what has been documented, this is what has been investigated. >> the raleigh police anticipate more information to be available by next monday. we'll bring you new information as we continue to get it. >>> the raleigh police dheef was expected to lay out her plan for the department to get body cams monday but postponed because of the shooting. now we're learning more about what the city will be considering. the chief was look fog start the -- looking to start the program with 100 body cameras, cost of the data storage could be $1 million. chief brown planned a three- year phased implementation, the aclu says the transparency body cameras offer would be i

raleigh police and the fbi selected. raleigh police say a weapon was found near denkins body. we talked with denkins' mother yesterday and she eaz otherwise. >> unarmed and running away. because they couldn't catch him, he jumped a fence and they shot him seven times. i don't know if they hit him times. >> reporter: the naacp says they are planning to hold a press conference about this officer-involved shooting later this morning. as for the officer involved in this, we're told he's been until further notice. reporting live in raleigh, i'm emma right, north carolina news. >> emma, thank you. later this month raleigh city leaders will discuss funding to possibly provide body cameras for rpd. the session was cut short monday. nayer nan any mcfarland spoke about the link between the shooting and camera discussion. >> well, i don't know, you know if it would have made a difference, but you know, i'm guessing you could say there's some irony in it. you know, the primary thing is that we don't want these situations to happen at all in the first place, cameras or not. >> reporter: th

murder in raleigh. police say the 18-year-old has limited function in his left arm after he was shot in 2013. shooting was found dead in a car earlier this month. the other is in custody. police say he is considered armed and dangerous -- if you know where he is, call 911. a group calls on the governor to immediately convene a special session of the general assembly to address the new nondiscrimination ordinance. barbara: on friday, two dozen people from the group gathered at the charlotte michael berg complex to urge the governor to call a special session that says transgender people can use the restroom of their gender identity instead of their gender assignment. it takes effect on april 1. the news conference begins at noon. john: a woman is improving at the police station after she drank chemicals in a meth lab. investigators searched her home after she went to the hospital in critical condition. police say at least one person will be charged with barbara: republican presidential front-runner donald trump

a meeting is planned to discuss the death of a match killed by raleigh police. that is is one story making headlines. the naacp and local pastors will meet with akiel denkins's family at 3:00 this afternoon at bible way temple. he was killed monday while officers were trying to arrest him on a felony drug charge. the naacp has called for a transparent investigation. early voting starts today and runs through march 12. you can cast a ballot at whichever site is most convenient for you. if you have not registered to vote you can do that at the polling place. from the missing malaysia flight 370 may have turned up in a spot that matches investigators' theories. it was discovered over the weekend in mozambique. john: an alabama police officer charged with murder. officer aaron smith is accused of shooting and killing 58-year-old greg gun outside neighbor's home. they originally said gun had a stick or cane but they said it was an extension handle for a paint roller. a texas state trooper off the job after his arrest of a woman who was later found dead in jail. he wa

raleigh police would give us an update tomorrow morning, so it should learn more. live in brier creek. heather: new details in the shooting death of a fort bragg soldier. fayetteville police say 27-year-old miles tennis was killed. brian walker starts with the murder. this was just before midnight. someone he knew when he was shot in the chest. both penix and walker were in the f company at fort bragg. police have not said anything about a motive. new tonight, a heater explodes, destroying a durham home. now two people are left without a place to stay. it happened before 4:30 this afternoon on exum street. firefighters were told they were heating the heater with zero seen, and that is when it blew up. no one was hurt in all of this. the red cross is helping us people. firefighters and say it is a danger, never put gasoline in a kerosene heater, and keep the fuel cans separate. durham firefighters working to figure out what started this fire on buchanan boulevard near northgate mall. there was heavy snow when firefighters arrived. raleigh police releasing new informa

barbara: we again with raleigh police looking for clues after two bodies fond in a car. officers were called it a parking lot in the 6 #00 -- 6200 block of glenwood avenue. john: police in pittsburgh say five people were shot in a back yard part. authorities say one gunman fired as people fled to the back door and second fired from the side of the yard. police are searching for them. hillary clinton preparing for a trip to the traopg today. she is expected at appear event in hillside high in durham. the doors open at 1:50 and the want starts just before 4:00. brought broughton. john: that is canceled. don: the rest of today warm and that is the "big weather" pic of the day from campbell university. check that out. guys picture. we will see steps this afternoon in the 80's. this morning 50's and by 9:0064 fplt. amber: chopper 11 h.d. arriving over that scene on the beltline 440 westbound at brentwood traffic now getting by but there's an overturned s.u.v. to the side. a delay is forming there. it is 440 westbound new bern to bentwood feel barbara: "good morning america" is

raleigh police say a shooting on north raleigh boulevard was part officers say wilson was shot during a break in and was taken to the hospital. police are still looking for the suspect this morning. police looking to make an arrest in a shooting. they got a call just before 2:00 yesterday afternoon. shots fired. the victim was taken to the the hospital is expected to recover. a tragic accident on the waters of the hudson river. a tugboat crashed into a barge. what we are learning about the we will let you anthony: the manhunt for the second escaped inmate in new mexico is now over. lionel surrendered without a fight. officers say uniformed officers were still waiting for a tactical unit to arrive when he suddenly came out. the other convict was called governor andrew cuomo calls it a details now about a crash in the iditarod race. one dog was killed and three others injured. the mushers were not hurt. him man was accused of passing his snowmobile into them after a night of drinking. he is now held onto gustavus ultima reckless endangerment -- creeks and rivers continue to rise as torr

barbara: back to breaking fuse raleigh police are looking for clues after finding two dead in a car. they are focused on this parking lot behind the pa they are row bread in northwest raleigh. it is 6100 block of glenwood avenue. you see police combing the area. gloria rodriguez is working the sources and we hope to get more information about the and possible suspects that is in the next half hour. updates on abc11.com. to vote 2016 i'm caitlin knute. hillary clinton preparing for a trip to the triangle today. the democratic candidate is expected at an event at hillside high in durham. the doors open at 1:50 and the enbegins just before 4:00. kreut was supposed to be in raleigh after that but she canceled that appearance. that is so she can fly to californiaor nancy reagan's funeral. donald trump was in fayetteville last night talking tough on isis and courting members of the military after the rally some supporters clashed with protesters causing fayetteville police to get involved. police outside the rally tried to keep the peace between supporters and demonstrators. some of the pro

meanwhile, the initial finds from raleigh police chief cassandra deck brown are expected monday. john: to vote 2016 now and today is the first day to cast your ballot for early voting in our state. unlike on election day you can choose whichever site is most convenient for you. if you still haven't registered to vote you can knock that out the same day. polls will be open until saturday march 12. in the next hfr hour we will break down the changes you need to know about when it comes to and you can go to he had a different approach in january when he demanded she be ousted because he believed she was unfair to him. fox said no. instead he skipped the debate and had his own event later and he later suggested that it might have cost him votes there. meantime he is laid out his healthcare reform plan how he plans to repeal and replace the affordable care act. a seven-point plan includes breaking down barriers that prevents the failure of health insurance and making premium payments fully tax deductible. john: ben carson announced yesterday that he will not take part in the debate to

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and raleigh police are looking for two men wanted for a home invasion. the mother of a 17-year-old girl came home to find her tied up in a closet undressed. the girl was able to send her mother messages saying that the robbers had guns. barbara: extra security will be at a eastern north carolina high school today because of a threat made on instagram over the weekend. that threat targeted the high school near kingston. deputies are now investigating who's responsible for the account. john: one unit of a duke power plant in south carolina is shut down as a precaution after a transformer fire. the fire triggered an alert at a nuclear station yesterday. duke energy says the flames damaged a power line, shut down only the precaution they say the fire now under control. no one was hurt, and there were former president jimmy carter is winning his battle against cancer. carter announcing sunday that he doesn't need any more cancer treatments. that revelation coming during one of his sunday school lessons in georgia. doctors are going to continue watching his he

barbara: back to breaking fuse raleigh police are looking for clues after finding two dead in a car. they are focused on this parking lot behind the pa they are row bread in northwest raleigh. it is 6100 block of glenwood avenue. you see police combing the area. gloria rodriguez is working the sources and we hope to get more information about the

people the raleigh police report says denkins ran after officer d.c. twiddy approached him about an outstanding drug charge and trying to climb the tpepbls. the report says there was a struggle between the men when twiddy saw tkwefrpbg continues reach -- denkins reached for a hrapbdland gun and he fired multiple shots. but the naacp is conducting its own investigation. north carolina naacp attorney irv joyner speaking at a tphaousnews conference. >> if that is what they said it doesn't necessarily mean that is what it is. gloria: denkins's viewing will be at that same church at 12:30 and the funeral is 1:00. family and not for protests. live in raleigh. gloria rodriguez, abc 11 eyewitness news. john: by the way you can read that entire report. they call it the five-day report. the officer's version along with a preliminary autopsy report right now on abc11.com. barbara: in durham police are investigating a hit-and-run. this was on chapel hill road last night. our crew said the car lit a man and kept going. he was taken to the hospital with what appears

. >>> new details about the day a raleigh police officer shot and killed a suspect. within hoursceived these four suspects here, including a 15-year-old are in custody today accused of robbing a southeast charlotte convenient store at gunpoint. we brought you breaking news on daybreak. joe bruno spoke to customers who were surprised about this crime in a quiet area. >> reporter: it wasn't a clean robbery. the manager of this 7/11 told me when the suspects tried to get away they left behind a trail of cigars and police say to their capture. it happened around 4:00 a.m. on the corner of monroe and sharon amity roads. police say two people entered the store and demand cash at gunpoint. and two friends waited in the get away car. the manager tells me two people stole $160 from the register and philly cigars but as they tried to escape, they dropped most of what they took. we spoke with police and spotted them with an envelope full of evidence. police say they didn't make it far. a police dog was able to track the four suspects less than a half mile away on mandarin boule

last night, anger over the police involved shooting move through downtown raleigh. >> i'm hoping we t justice, that officer that fired and shot, ep you penalized. >> reporter: police rerouted drivers to avoid protesters walking block to block. marchers say they want the police officer who shot denkins brought to stice. >> you are looking at a live picture from the church where the prayer vigil is being held this morning. this is a vintage church on south person street in raleigh were a number of people have gathered inside pray for the family and friends of 24-year- old akiel denkins, shot by a raleigh police officer. >>> a durham man faces charges after state troopers that he through fans and wake unty. darryl white faces charges. he was initially pulled over for speeding but then took off. the pursuit ended in the parking lot of a food lion in wake forest. troopers were able to stop him in dodge charger seen below. >>> nellis khadija, with elizabeth gardner. much oler today. no more shorts and t-shirts. the method corollaries filtering its way in. >> it is going to move in slowly. t

the raleigh police chief says she hopes to have a report in five days. as for this southeast raleigh community, tensions are very high here, but again, the reverend william barber of the north carolina naacp is urging everyone to remain calm. he says they are going to have another community meeting this are going to discuss how the community is going to move forward. north carolina news, of course, is going to continue to follow this story. we'll have more on our web site, and of course, on the news at 5:00, 5:30, and 6:00. i'm emma wright, north carolina news. >> we also caught up with attorney general cooper and asked him about the officer- involved shooting. he called the situation a tragedy. >> i know it is horrific for people in the community when someone loses a life. it is clear that investigators and prosecutors should look at this matter thoroughly. >> cooper went on to say that authorities should take this case or the facts of the investigation -- should let this case for the facts and the investigation lead them. >>> and the shooting cut short

raleigh police say a shooting on north raleigh boulevard was part of a home invasion. a man was shouting to a break it and was taken to the hospital.police are still looking for the suspect . police looking to make an arrest in a shooting. they got a call just before 2:00 yesterday afternoon. the victim was taken to the hospital. a tragic accident on the waters of the hudson river. a tugboat crashed into a barge. when we are learning about the crew members. 61 degrees at 6 i have asthma... ...one of many pieces in my life. so when my asthma symptoms kept coming back on my long-term control medicine, i talked to my doctor and found a missing piece in my asthma treatment. once-daily breo prevents asthma symptoms. breo is for adults with asthma not well controlled on a long-term asthma control medicine, like an inhaled corticosteroid. breo won't replace a rescue inhaler for sudden breathing problems. breo opens up airways to help improve breathing for a full 24 hours. breo contains a type of medicine that increases the risk of death from asthma problems and may increase th

raleigh police are asking anyone with information about these deaths to give them a call. we'll have updates coming up

app >>> the state nca cp holds a news conference about a man shot dead by a raleigh police officer. >> it happened after noon, near the intersection of brag and east streets in raleigh. tara lynn is live with more on this incident that is getting national attention. >> reporter: police play in to confirmed the identity today of the man who was shot, his year old denkins. emotions are high on both sides of the case as community members call for calm and patience. crowds gathered on the east side of downtown raleigh, the unrest in anger was immediate. raleigh police say senior officer dc twitty shot a man during a pursuit while trying to serve a drug warrant. byrd said it was her son, denkins, she says he was unarmed. community. >> the firearm was located within close proximity to the deceased suspect. that weapon along with all other elements available at the scene, will be processed. >> you have taken one of our children. >> reporter: people gathered at pastors and community leaders acknowledged the ipger but urged for people to stay -- anger but urged for people to stay calm. >> let'

raleigh police are investigating this as a burglary and forcible rape but northeast raleigh neighborhood is in danger because there haven't been any other cases like this in the area. the mother of the teenage victim says she found her daughter in a coat closet taped to a chair with no clothes on. the girl's step-father says his step-daughter was upstairs when two men went into the house. she tried to hide. but they found her and took her downstairs, tried getting her to unhook the tv, but ended up tying her up, sexually assaulting her and shoving her in the close et. he doesn't know how but she says she was able to facetime a friend and send voice texts to her mom asking for help. he says the teen has been back and forth to wake med twice since the incident. >> she says she's fine but she don't look fine to me. it's like she's been tormented in the mind about what's going on. so i just want to let her calm down and then i'm going to speak with her later on and find out exactly what went on. tisha: officers have vegas descriptions of the -- vague descriptions of the suspects to work from

>> reporter: the raleigh police department does plan to issue a statement about what happened sometime within the next few days, and the fbi is also investigating. people in southeast raleigh say they want a transparent report from both organizations. they say they just want to know what happened. last night, dozens of people from the southeast raleigh community held a protest and marched from the scene of that shooting to the courthouse in downtown raleigh and back again to the scene of where that shooting happened on brad street. before that march happened, community leaders, including dr. reverend william barber with the naacp and mayor nancy they were calling for calm and peace while this investigation is under way. >> we stand here, elected officials both present and past, as leaders of this community to ask for calm, prayers, and patience. any loss of life, regardless of circumstances, is a tragedy. we offer our sincere condolences to all of those involved. >> reporter: this continues to be a very tense situation in southeast raleigh. coming up at 6:30, we're going to hear from s

raleigh police say they responded to the home around 3:30 p.m. they say that two men forced their way in through a back >> the door to the back is open and it's kicked down, like the creep is on the ground. >> reporter:ed mother said her mother face time aid friend while duct taped to a chair and was also able to send texts saying her hands were tied and there were robbers with a gun. the mother also said her daughter had no clothes on when she was found and said the men forced themselves on her. >> [inaudible] horrifying. they took her clothes in the closet. nobody want to walk in on their child like that. >> reporter: police say that nobody was hurt today but again we were told by family members that the teen is still the hospital tonight. police also say that it is unclear if anything was taken from the house. live in northeast raleigh. cbs north carolina. >>> a car burst into flames on i-40 in johnston county a take a look at that. it happened near the i-95 split in benson a car that had showed down to look at the fire was rear-ended by anoth

police. there was also more talk about the creation of a raleigh civilian review board, to help advise the police department. and that is something that the chief has signaled she may support. new tonight, fire causing major damage to a law office in fayetteville. you can see the huge flames eating up the downing and downing law firm on dick street. there's a lot of damage. it's up there in the roof, on the second floor balance canism in the fire started at 3 about 6:00. firefighters say the fire was contained to the second floor and the front office but there is smoke and water damage on both floors. no reports of any injuries and we're waiting to learn exactly what sparked the fire. tisha: an emotional day in a courtroom as a man pleads guilty to killing his girlfriend. logan mcclain pleading guilty to the murder of britny puryear. she was found dead at home in 2014. puryear and mcclain were dating at the time and had a baby boy together. together her family talked about their concerns about raising her child after her death. mcclain's sentence was sentenced to 3 years in prison for the crime -