let's walk through the process and tell you what the sbi says has to be done. first of all, they have taken the guns involved, both the one belonging to the officer as well as the one found at the scene. they are doing ballistics test on them. they are interviewing witnesses. background investigations on all of the officers involved. they have attended the autopsy and they are listening to all radio traffic, 911 calls and examining the physical evidence at the scene including evidence that will be sent to the crime lab. the district attorney told me, at this point, she wants a thorough investigation areas he wanted to take time, and she says she does not want any mistakes. >> we also do not want to rush the investigation and risk the value of the investigation being undermined. we want this investigation done) we wanted done thoroughly and to be detailed. that is going to take a little >>reporter:during our conversation, the da promised to follow this investigation or ever wherever it leads. in the meantime, akiel denkins mom told her pastor that she also wants

she is not going to wait until the sbi releases this report. she's going to release what she can when she can. she has promised that to us and of course, we will bring you have it. back to you. >> so many questions, a lot of emotion here obviously. thanks. >> raleigh mayor, nancy mcfarlane, will make a student -- statement on the shooting coming up right before the start of today's city council meeting. she will appear along with current and former city council members. we will have a crew there and we will carry this announcement live here on wral, we will also lives treatment on www.wral.com. >>> attorney general roy cooper spoke about the officer involved shooting just after today's council of state meeting. >> this is a tragedy. and 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 and should investigate this matter the facts lead them. >> we will continue following developments on this story, obviously. including further response

>>reporter:she tells me that the spi was brought sbi was sbi says they are treating akiel denkins as our client and they say the raleigh police department is the subject of its investigation. behind me, right now, the area where akiel denkins was killed. still a lot of questions about that. let's walk through the process and tell you what the sbi says has to be done. first of all, they have taken the guns involved, both the one belonging to the officer as well as the one found at the scene. they are doing ballistics test on them. they are interviewing witnesses. background investigations on all of the officers involved. they have attended the autopsy and they are listening to all radio traffic, 911 calls and examining the physical evidence at the scene including evidence that will be sent to the crime lab. the district attorney told me, at this point, she wants a thorough investigation areas he wanted to take time, and she says she does not want any mistakes. >> we also do not want to rush the investigation and risk the value of the investigation being undermined. we want this invest

. >> reporter: newton spoarked legislation in 2014 that took the sbi away from the trebling's -- from the attorney general office and moved to under the governor's control. >> it is a very important agency, the lead agency and it is important we remove politics from it. >> o'neill says if he is elected he will try to convince >> i was one of the few people would stood up and said this is is wrong thing to do. the attorney general needs to have the sbi underneath them to help them conduct investigations. >> reporter: i asked about the biggest challenge facing the next attorney generalment o'neill said it is reducing the backlog ever cases at the state crime lab while new son said it is fighting against federal overreach and protecting religous freedom. and josh stein is phaging off against marcus williams on the democratic side. >>> new details in the investigation of hillary clinton's private e-mail server. >> we'll find out who is bringing new information to the fbi after hiding behind the firveg amendment. >> plus, the new medical of rare diseases. >>> amateur video shows russian pl

. >> reporter: the sbi isn't saying how many shots were fired between the three men where penny was hit and what gun he had. now the two deputies were not hurt the sheriff says martin has two years of experience in law enforcement and beam has 15 years of experience. they are on leave with pay until this is solved and the sheriff told them this afternoon from with a he knows right now, he supports his deputies and believes they he acted properly. live in wadesboro greg suskin channel 9 "eyewitness news." >>> a candle light vigil will be held to rather young man shot and killed in east charlotte. michael jefferies junior was killed a week ago at a apartment complex on parkland circle. started with a domestic disturbance between his mother and her boyfriend. police have not charmed anyone in the shooting. that vigil will be-- charged anyone in the shooting. that will be at 7:30. anyone is welcomed to attend. >>> across charot there's a trend -- charlotte there's been young people involved in shootings. ings. jim bradley looks at community groups meant to help mentor young people and the s

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amanda will have a closer look department's internal investigation, and also the involvement of sbi. in addition, we will hear from the wake county da coming up. >>> plus, we'll tell you about a program being called a boot camp for young men and women who want a fresh start in life. >>> "pick 3" numbers, 7, 7, 3. sum it up, 17. "pick 4," 2, 7, 8, 0. sum it up, 17. 35, and 38. >>> welcome back. thank you for staying with us. agencies are involved in a shooting yesterday in downtown raleigh where a 24-year-old man was killed. >> family members tell us 24- year-old akiel denkins was shot and killed by a police officer during a chase. wral's amanda lamb is downtown in raleigh with reaction from the das office. >> reporter: that's right. you know, there is no reason to tiptoe around the situation. we have a young black man who officer who was involved. this has caused a lot of concerns and emotions in the and a lot of people want answers. and of course, there are several investigations right questions. first, the raleigh police investigation but have not released very much so far, other t

. >> the sbi is investigating. they have not said how many shots were fired between the three men, where penny was hit or what kind of gun he had. >>> no charges will be filed against a truck driver who hit and killed a man on i-85 in concord. we brought you this story as breaking news on daybreak. the driver hit john curry while he was walking in the middle of the road. southbound lanes near concord mills boulevard were closed for hours while investigators gathered evidence there. why curry was in the road. >>> many of you are getting ready to head out on your morning drive and channel 9 is learning some of you may be more at risk for crashes than others. >> this month alone there have been a half dozen crashes from gilead to sanford road in huntersville. eyewitness news reporter joe bruno is live along that road to show us some of the issues they're s. >> highway patrol troopers tell channel 9 that there isn't much they can do because of the i-77 toll lane construction and the placement of the safety barriers. no

those attorneys notify the sbi & and dea which brought crime scene investigators out to the area. the carefully read examine the scene attorneys representing dinkins family and volunteers reported what appeared to them is a bullet hole that did not show up in the initial police report of fabric 29 police victim after the officer says they struggled. the officer was trying to arrest him on an outstanding drug warrant. >> if that is a bullet hole, and there's a bullet matching the officer's gun, that would contradict the statement that the shooting happened on the back patio. that would be a significant contradiction between his account and the physical evidence. >> reporter: officer twitty 19th he opened fire on dinkins after it appeared he was reaching for a gun in his belt. investigators found a stolen weapon near his body. a preliminary report shows he was shot four times in the upper body. no word on whether or not crime scene investigators found a bullet hole or if what they found is linked to this case. to request an interview with the officer. he believes the officer might c

the sbi will investigate deadly officer involved shooting in raleigh. officer d.c. twiddy is on administrative leave after shooting a man wanted on a felony drug charge. raleigh's police chief says a gun was found near the man's body. the naacp is holding a news conference later today. >>> new sales taxes take effect in north carolina today. taxes will be charged on a number of services including car repairs. previously such businesses generally only tax on parts and materials but not on labor. combined state and local taxes will amount to about 7%. >>> temperatures will be up today after a cooler start. hello, elizabeth. >> it's pretty chilly out there this morning but nice and clear. there's a look at the in south hill. in our forecast, expect a high of 72. 48 tomorrow morning. not as cold but we will see rain to begin the day wednesday. it stays cooler, and thursday, fairly chilly with a high of 50. >>> 7:27. we have an accident on capital boulevard around wade avenue creating as you leave 440 heading toward downtown. noticing heavy delays at this point but we wi

they are currently being assisted by the sbi in this operation. the couple is charged in robert hearne's death and allegedly trying to hide the body. we will keep you updated on this story. ashton pellom, wbtv, on your side. >> and we know the name of a police say 32-year-old collins ran in front of a car driven by guzman. neither speed nor alcohol appear to be factors. >> a man accused of kidnapping a pizza delivery driver is in jail this morning. our cameras were rolling as they transported him to jail. was caught on surveillance video at a convenience store and atm. forced the papa john's driver to take him to the atm for money. they are still looking for the woman who was with rhodes during the kidnapping. if you can accept, call 704-334-1600. >>> the north carolina department is investigating a reasons why they feel the contraction should be canceled. mark, the group had pretty choice words for the governor's decision to reevaluate the project now. >> they did have some pretty choice words for the governor. they spent so much time bashing him

and we hope to get some now, the sbi report in this case will take several months. we are also told that the raleigh internal police investigation will be released by monday. but the big question is if the family does release some information today about that body, while the police were district attorney then have something to say? don't have the answer to that but of course, we will keep trying today to get answers from everyone if new information is released. back to you. >> amanda lamb with where the investigation stands. thanks. >> prayer vigils have been taking place every day since the shooting in an effort to keep tempers under control. >> pastors are urging the community to allow authorities timeo complete their investigation. this morning, organizers met at a downtown raleigh church to pray for answers. person street with reaction. >> sorry, we are not able to get audio with her, but will check back in and just a little bit. but, this is video from this morning's prayer vigil where dozens of people gathered to pray for the family of akiel denkins. >> there

members of the sbi and agents with the secretary of state's office removed several hard drives from eric leak's townhome on isabella cannon drive. a spokesperson wouldn't comment on the investigation, but the secretary of state does oversee possible violations of the state's athlete- agent laws. nc state told leak to stay away after he provided improper benefits to former basketball star cj leslie and another player. he also had dealings with former soon after both players announced they were going pro- leak helped them buy high-end sports cars. one of those sports cars was seized by federal agents in a separate investigation. the johnston county sheriff's office has arrested two people in connection to a double homicide. matthew jones and jessica pyatte were found dead in a mobile home in newton grove. family members say a toddler was found in the home. gerald paul junior is charged with murder. tara wilson is charged with accessory after the fact. hundreds of pets are in a new home! more than 2- thousand people showed up in sanford for a mass pet adoption friday. earlier this year, the

chesterfield county deputies believe he may have abducted his children in 2012, the sbi is now assisting in the investigation. >>> lgbt activists fighting hard to keep charlotte's new members of the equality nc spoke outside the general assembly in raleigh urging law makers to allow the non-discrimination ordinance to stay on the book. gives people in the lgbt community additional protections from discrimination including which bathroom they use. there are plenty of people who are are strongly against the idea. >> i, for one, am tired of being denied -- being told i can't use the female dressing room. i for one am sick of getting my food spit in. it is time for a change. >> allowing men in womens bathrooms or locker rooms puts people in grave danger. >> a special session costs too much money the state house would need a three-fifths majority of members to agree to a special >>> more than 100 gambling machines confiscated in gaston county. wbtv was there as some were hauled back to the gaston county police department. the business owners who operated these machines will face misdemeanor c

the sbi is investigating. next new at 5:00 he worked for 18 years to try and give boxes of human remains a name. >> out of the 100 cases he is from 1998 that strikes a cord. over to alex giles. >> we mentioned that officer-involved shooting in raleigh. i saw this tweet. dozens of people marching to the courthouse in response to that officer-involved shooting. and that is going on right now. we will follow the situation as it develops and bring you the latest details here in the alert center. >> imagine trying to put a puzzle together without the pieces. and give you an incomplete picture. now you have a little understanding of what the state medical examiner's office is up against when a body is found with no identity. new, steve crump went to raleigh to see how they are trying to find the missing pieces. 60 plus years of age, 40 years of age, 1977. >> clyde has been at this for 18 years. >> 1981, 85, 86. >> and comes back to the same series of questions. >> was it a blunt force injury? a sharp force injury? w

their retirement comes after the sbi and district attorney announced no charges will be filed against either ellis or webb. eyewitness news discovered back in november both officials and another district administrator have a company. they employed a sales executive from a computer maker lenovo. state and local investigators found no wrongdoing. >>> meteorologist john ahrens is tracking a threat for a freeze overnight. >> those showers are going to be coming through. the temperatures will be dropping and we'll focus in on those freezing concerns. still coming down across most of charlotte, maybe not as heavy as it was, but some good soaking showers over east charlotte through shamrock and over to the south down independence and matthews and then further down into parts to the east we're getting more rainfall out there. waynes borrow, you are next -- waynes breaux, you are next. this is the back edge of that rainfall over across taylorsville. so we're going to be quieting down in the next couple hours, but we'll worry about -- let's go north of highway 64 for maybe some of that moisture

she she's asked the naacp to help out with the investigation talking with raleigh police and the sbi about what's going honor here. she and lots of friend and family and community members expected here at the funeral this afternoon. we will continue to stay on top of this story: we're trying to talk with some folks and we'll of course bring you more updates on this funeral on our website and on the news beginning at 5. for now reporting live in raleigh i'm emma wright cbs north carolina. caught up with everything we now about that deadly shooting. according to a police report officer twiddy tried to arrest him. investigators say denkins who was black got into a struggle with the officer and pulled a gun from his waste band and it reveals he tried to reach for a weapon. and the officer shot four times. our coverage is on our website in a special section. you can go to wncn.com. you'll find out prior stories and more details about what the autopsy and five day reports. >>> new at noon regulators have ordered duke energy to fix problems at their facilities. violation notices were sent t

two investigations are underway.. to determine what happened - one by raleigplc adanother by the sbi. wral's amanda lamb tells us.. a professional organization that coming to the defense of the officer involved in the shooting. when an officer fires his gun and kills someone, there are no winners... rick armstrong/rppa: 12:51:51 it's extremely traumatic, in fact its one of the most traumatic situations an but as of this morning i spoke with him and he's doing okay right now. :07 rick armstrong heads the raleigh police protective association. 29-year-old officer dc twiddy, who was involved in monday's deadly shooting, is a member of the group. 12:51:32 he has our full legal representation. our behind him. :08 we he will be exonerated when all the facts will come out. :13 the facts are still being reviewed by the state bureau of investigation and raleigh police. raleigh police have said officer twiddy denkins, who was wanted on a felony drug charge, on foot on bragg street. the officer fired his weapon and denkins was killed. investigators found a gun close to denkins' body. 12:52:15 ve

the first by sbi and a second investigation by raleigh police. notch we are going to continue to follow up on this and have much more for you live at 11. cbs north carolina. >> amy thank you. we now have breaking news in apex. the police department is looking for a missing woman and her two-year-old daughter. they left their home at 12: 30 this morning. we do not know if they walked or were picked up from the home. sarah made contact with her brother earlier today and said they were on their way home but have not yet returned. school teachers in durham are making a second attempt to contact a student being held in a prison in georgia. arrested him in january accusing him of entering the country illegally. he is an 18-year-old senior at riverside high school who was set to graduate this year and despite his imprisonment still wants to continue his education. the last time he was mailed his homework he never got it. >> my understanding is this immigration facility functions like most james and prisons that you can't send things to people who are lo

their retirements come after the sbi and district attorney were investigating a case involving a company and a school laptop contract. eyewitness news discoveved back in november that ellis, web, and another district administrator have a company called educatrix they employed an executive from lenovo and lenovo sold thousands of laptops to the district. express concerns about a controversial retail developmentment the project would include a costco and six other businesses. some neighbors signed a petition against it worried their home values will suffer. >>> it's 47 degrees in uptown charlotte. today's the first day of spring. it's the coolest it's been all month. i'll show you how much colder it's going to get. >> a local high school student hit by a car and killed. tonight troopers tell channel 9 in the road in the middle in t folks have some questionsabout my spicy, freshly-preparedworld-famous zinger sandwich. questions like, "why isn'tthis world-famous sandwich available in america?" answer: bureaucratic oversight. "is it spicy?" as i said in my preamble, yes. "is it a sandwich?" i

. >> reporter: the sbi isn't saying how many shots were fired between the three men where penny was hit and what gun he had. now the two deputies were not hurt the sheriff says martin has two years of experience in law enforcement and beam has 15 years of experience. they are on leave with pay until this is solved and the sheriff told them this afternoon from with a he knows right now, he supports his deputies and believes they he acted properly. live in wadesboro greg suskin channel 9 "eyewitness news." >>> a candle light vigil will be held to rather young man shot and killed in east charlotte. michael jefferies junior was killed a week ago at a apartment complex on parkland circle.

. >> officer twitty is on administrative leave while the sbi investigating. >> john: mecklenburg county health director think as program offering contraception to teens should be implemented here. according to our news partners at the charlotte observer, he met with county commissioners. dropped from 40% if commissioner heard the idea but did not discuss it in detail. >> christine: nikki haley is handling an attack by donald trump in a southern way. shehe took to twitter to criticize haleie, yesterday he tweeted the people of south carolina are embarrassed by nikki haley. in respone, haley treated donald trump, bless your heart. she got the last word. >>> ben carson is call on fellow republican presidential candidates to bury the hatchets before tomorrow night's bedate in detroit. he called each candidate to set up a meeting. he says the race has gotten too negative and republicans cannot beat the democrats if they embarrass themselves by attacking each other. >> john: people across the country are celebrating he was born theodore giesel, would have been 112 years today. read across ame

. >> 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 public interest. >> of course they are not a silver bullet, that really can address all of the concerns that communities might have or all the concerns that police departments might have about their interactions with indivi

. >> ellis' announcement came days after the sbi cleared her from wrongdoing involving a business she formed while superintendent. >> she was cleared what went down. she was not guilty. let her have her time. >> while the debate over why ellis is leaving continues, the school board is moving forward to find a replace many. >> to make parents comfortable and our teachers and principals comfortable. >> some members wanted to have a new leader in place by the next school year. >> frankly with time for them to get their feet wet. >> and the board voted for no time line. >> we need to do this right and take our time. >> this is the first time this school board has conducted a superintendent search. members are now looking at other boards especially the charlotte-mecklenburg school more than a year before starting a search. >> one of the lessons is get the process started. instead of waiting because you never know what may come up. >> the board decided to skip a search firm and gave the job to the north carolina school board's association. >> when you bring in someone that knows north carol

. >> 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 in the public interest. silver bullet that can really address all the concerns that communities might have or all the concerns that police departments might have about their interactions with ind

agents from the sbi and the secretary of state's office removed several hard drives from erik leak's townhome on is bella cannon drive -- isabella cannon drive, after providing improper benefits to leslie and another player and had dealings with david amerson. soon after both players announced they were going pro, league helped them buy high-end sports cars, one was seized by is federal agents in a separate investigation. >>> more than a dozen u.s. military personnel were bombing in a hospital in afghanistan. the hospital was run by doctors without borders. 42 people inside died during the attack, which the pentagon blamed on human error. >>> and the background of army sergeant bowe bergdahl. >> the medical issue that may have influenced his decision to leave his post in afghanistan. >> 6:06 and later it is optional now, but soon most cars will have technology that could >>> powerball, 10, >>itnd feeling tyice. a boo thanasyeerda 47 i rh it 4 cn, 4 oake rs arein. trnoo 6tchtimeand rmnt tor no, yesty's t td at apome ccong. some kma m nee cket.urra the mito etty comrtit's g ggeig o 7 m

. >> the sbi continues to investigate. the ncaacp and dinkins family are conducting their own investigation. >>> a campus police officer who shot and killed a man at spartanburg methodist college last year won't face charges. sled officially cleared officer andrew tomlinson. authorities say tomlinson caught delvin simons breaking into cars that night. and shot him after simons hit the officer with his car. >>> we know tonight that more police departments around the country are adding body cameras to their uniforms. agencies are using them before states pass laws instructing how to use them. the urban institute says that could present challenges if the public wants to access the video or they don't want to be recorded at all. the group says that takes away from the entire point of the cameras, to enhance accountability. >> that transparency is really important when you consider the relationship that law enforcement have with many communities, and particularly high crime communities that are marginalized. >> in north carolin

. >>> the sbi could wrap up its investigation into a deadly raleigh as early as next week. but the wake county district attorney says it could be another two months before the state finishes the final autopsy of akil denkins he was shot in the back last month triggering protest. he says he shot in self defense. >>> raleigh city leaders approved a pilot program that would give police officers body cameras. it's not clear how soon the officers would get them. there's no video from the shooting. >>> tonight hundreds of young college republicans are meeting in charlotte as their party is considering a possible contested convention. >>> at 5:00, we told you if no gop candidate wins a majority of the delegates, the nomination could be swayed by a small group of republican party insiders. new tonight, eyewitness news anchor brittney johnson spoke with local college students worried their votes won't matter. >>> i talked to young voters in than ever, they want their voices heard, and their votes to count. >> it feels chaotic. >> it's been interesting. this is definitely the most i'

mary ellis announced her retirement after the sbi and district attorney announced that no charges will be filed against her in a case that involved her company and a laptop contract. county school district since 2012. >> our chief meteorologist is standing by with some really good news about the warmup. right, steve? >> erica, a lot of folks ready for a taste of spring and this is it. i don't normally show temperatures at 11:00 at night. not a lot of folks are heading out at this hour. when it's this warm, lower 50s at this hour. we were 5 to 10 degrees warmer than this time last night. typically this time of year, you warm up, you get more moisture. we are starting to see low clouds form along the highway 52 corridor and out across the southwest mountains. i don't anticipate a widespread fog issue tomorrow, but i do clouds. future cast suggests miles. shouldn't be a big deal first thing for the morning drive. but again, that warmth, wow. we start in the mid 40s in the charlotte area. only 30s on the map will be out light coat is all you'll need. we just keep going from there. unlike t

the sbi will investigate deadly officer involved shooting in raleigh. officer d.c. twiddy is on administrative leave after shooting a man wanted on a felony drug charge. raleigh's police chief says a gun was found near the man's body. the naacp is holding a news conference later today. >>> new sales taxes take effect in north carolina today. taxes will be charged on a number of services including car repairs. previously such businesses generally only tax on parts and materials but not on labor. combined state and local taxes will amount to about 7%. >>> temperatures will be up fayetteville skycam. warm sunshine on the buildings in downtown fayetteville. fayetteville is 43, one of our warm spots. 41 goldsboro, 32 roxboro and 33 in south hill. in our forecast, expect a high of 72. 48 tomorrow morning. not as cold but we will see rain to begin the day wednesday. it stays coolerave en c ulnd wade en creatiinbound deysas le440 heading towa down. ci heavy dat this t t weiln in ow fi they geth acdele up. sideheeltle, gnwoo avenue and wad okpretlet' duam pem majeslooke repo

sbi and the da which brought crime scene investigators back to the area. the examined the scene where the shooting happened in february. representatives appeared to find a bullet hole that did not show up in the initial police report on fibber 25. police officer shot the victim after the officer said the two struggled. the officer was trying to arrest dinkins on an outstanding drug warrant. >> if that is a bullet hole and there is a glut matching the officer's gun, that would contradict his payment that the shooting happened around the corner on the patio. that would be a significant contradiction between his account and what the physical evidence which shall. >> reporter: the officer maintained he opened fire on dinkins after it appeared he investigators found a stolen weoneahis body. a preliminary report shows he was shot four times in the upper body. holmes also used this opportunity to appeal to the officer for an interview. they want to speak to twitty so they can clear up what he calls, inconsistencies. he will have to wait and see if he agrees to an

they will being assisted by the sbi in this operation. this morning that couple is charged in robert hearne's death and for allegedly trying to hide that body. we will keep you updated and developments roll in. reporting live, ashton pellom, wbtv on your side. >> we went dig through hearne's expensive criminal record, and found he was released from prison in early december. he was staying in a halfway house but the program that was helping him get back on his feet said it lost touch. >> we have aidentified a pedestrian killed in northeast charlotte. mary and collins died yesterday on rutgers avenue. police have not said if the driver will face any charges. >> the driver accused of hitting facing a 2nd degree murder charge. gregory wheeling was initially charged by felony death by vehicle and dui. he killed kelly putnam at she was leaving a panthers game. his blood alcohol level was .13. his attorneys say putnam stepped into the street in front of his dar into looking looking into the kidnapping of a pizza delivery driver. they forced him

dr.mary ellis' retirement comes after the sbi and district will be filed against her in a case involving her company and a laptop contract. she has been the union county superintendent since 2012. her last day will be june 1st. >>> mecklenburg county officials are working through a backlog of gun permits. the new law required the clerk of courts to release mental health records to the sheriff's office, and the sheriff's office says the paperwork is slowing down the process, and they are working as quickly as possible, but it will take longer for you to get a pistol permit or conceal carry permit. >>> lawmakers will press for answers about hundreds of weapons lost and stolen from a federal government program, and the federal government often donate extra guns to local police departments, and the inspector general says the program has not been keeping track of the weapons, and just last year 69 guns from the program went missing from unnamed police departments. the general administration runs general said they are improving the tracking system. >> without reliable information about where t

an investigation is now underway by the sbi after deputy was killed in the shooting. happened late wednesday on both landing road and anson county. the sheriffs offices deputies kyle beaman justin martin fired the shots that killed dennis penny, want to clear it up it was a deputy involved shooting. dennis penny was the man killed. the starter when they would dispatch a check on the welfare of penny's girlfriend. the three of them got into an altercation at some point reports say penny might have been assaulting his girlfriend. two guns had been recovered and are being examined tonight. an update for you as a man has been charged with a deadly shooting that happened yesterday afternoon. 19-year-old du jour smith was booked this morning on a long list of charges including aggravated assault with intent to kill a police responded to a call after 3:30 yesterday. when they arrived on scene one man was lying in the street for several gunshot wounds. this was sparked by some type of a disagreement. police believe it was not a random act and police telling us the investigati

the sbi says the incidents involved a 13-year-old girl. it happened in 2012 and 2013. a judge lowered his bond to $250,000. this after a school bus driver reported possible exposure to carbon monoxide. students reported feeling sick. crews tested to buss and found no hazardous gas inside. the school system says it's investigating the incident. >>> a warning for those planning to drink alcohol thursday, today the law enforcement agencies across north carolina kicked off -- kicked off their booze it, lose it campaign. through sunday, officers are crack down on drunk drivers. 11 people died last year during the holiday. four of the crashes involved alcohol. >>> a university of virginia student will spend the next 15 years in a north korean prison. he tried to steal a banner as a souvenir. he was paraded through the highest court today. police arrested the 21-year-old back in january. today was the first we've seen of him since his tear-filled apology last month. government for your forgiveness. please, i have made the worst mistake of my life. >> former un embassador met

-cuba human rights dialogue here in havana this year, and both of our countries will welcome visits sbi -- which is a violation of human rights. even during those discussions, we continue to share a belief that we would like to make progress in the areas we have in common. president castro, you said in panama that we might disagree on something today on which we would agree tomorrow. and that's certainly been the case over the past 15 months and the days leading up to this visit. i can tell you we intend to move forward on many fronts when it comes to normalizing nations. we're moving a lot. last week we gave approval for individual americans to come here for educational travel. u.s. airlines will become direct commercial flight. we are hoping to resume cruises and ferry service, all of which will mean even more americans visiting cuba in the months ahead and appreciating the people. we're moving ahead with more trade. we're national trading partners. other steps we took last week, allowing the u.s. dollar to be used for widely with cuba, giving cubans more access to the drt and allowin

the sbi is here, a man was shot. at last check that man was -- is still alive, was shot by a deputy is okay, that shot the man. details around what the deputy was doing before he shot that man is still up in the air right now, they haven't confirm anything, the state bureau of investigation is still out here on the scene, as soon as i get more details, i'll make sure to update you on air and online at wbtv.com. but just to recap in anson county, a deputy shot a man on boat landing road, i'll keep you updated. reporting live, ashton pellom, wbtv on your side. >> john: we have more breaking news out of cabarrus county this morning, all lanes have reopened on i-85 southbound after a crash involving a pedestrian. it happened around 2:00 on i-85 near concord mills boulevard exit. we reached south to learn the condition of the pedestrian, when we get information we'll bring it to you on air and online at wbtv.com. >> christine: crime alert in east charlotte, several officers a call, this morning two people under custody no

a developing story tonight as fatal deputy involved shooting has the sbi investigating the both lending road in anson county. deputies kyle beaman justin moordener the ones who fired the shot that killed dennis penny. at some point the three of them got into some kind of an altercation and gunfire was exchanged and ultimately killed kenny. reports say penny might have been assaulting his girlfriend. two guns up and recovered them are currently being examined. the investigation is officially launched. we have an update as a man has been charged with a deadly shooting yesterday afternoon. 19-year-old du jour smith was booked this morning on a long list of charges including aggravated assault with intent to kill. police responded to call just after 3:30 yesterday afternoon in the 100 block of south brevard street. when they arrived one man was left lying in the street to several gunshot wins. that was sparked by some kind of disagreement. police say this was not a random act and police tell us this remains ongoing. another "fox 46 news" as five deputies are facing discipline following assa

the sbi is assisting in the investigation. >> john: the trial of a man accused of ordering the killings of this lake wylie couple was deplayed. deplayed -- delayed. jamell cureton is a high ranking member of the bloods gang, he had doug and debbie london murder soded so doug london could not testify in a robbery case. >> christine: a lincoln county employee faces charges after investigators say he stole thousands of gallons of gas on the taxpayer's dime. joseph gibson used his government-issued fuel card at various gas stations loading up on more than than 9,000 gallons of gas. he was caught on video in a truck with a large fuel tank. he is facing felony embezzlement and fraud charges. >>> more than 100 gambling machines were confiscated from 48 businesses in gaston county, as you can see, wbtv was there as some of the machines were hauled back to the gaston county police department. the business owners who operated the machines will face misdemeanor charges. more than 44 officers from police say the money will go to the local school system. >> john: opponents of the non-discrimination

an investigation is now underway by the sbi after deputy was killed in the shooting. happened late wednesday on both landing road and anson county. the sheriffs offices deputies kyle beaman justin martin fired the shots that killed dennis penny, want to clear it up it was a deputy involved shooting. dennis penny was the man killed. the starter when they would dispatch a check on the welfare of penny's girlfriend. the three of them got into an altercation at some point exchange gunfire which ultimately killed penny. been assaulting his girlfriend. two guns had been recovered and are being examined tonight. an update for you as a man has been charged with a deadly shooting that happened yesterday afternoon. 19-year-old du jour smith was booked this morning on a long list of charges including aggravated assault with intent to kill a police responded to a call after 3:30 yesterday. when they arrived on scene one man was lying in the street for several gunshot wounds. this was sparked by some type of a disagreement. police believe it was not a random act and police telling

there were other cases where lab agents failed to report test results. >> they went through all the sbi files and tried to match up cases that were similar to greg taylor. >> reporter joseph neff covered the story of misconduct at the state bureau of investigation for raleigh's "the news and observer." he says the attorney general review found more than 200 problem cases. agent in common. >> there are a handful of cases that were egregious in their minds. all five of those were the work of deaver. >> the developments got defense attorney rudolph thinking. if the blood pattern analysis linked to misconduct in other cases, what damage might he have done to michael peterson's? quite a bit according to the lawyer. for starters, rudolph says, deaver wasn't truthful about his professional experience on the stand. >> he said he wrote 200 reports of blood splatter analysis. not true. he said he had been to the scenes of falls 15 times. in fact, he had never been to a scene of a fall. >> what's more, an investigation by reporter neff had revealed that the methodology behind some of the experimen

the sbi is investigating the case now and will give it's findings to the district attorney. >>> tonight astronaut scott kelly will return to earth after a year in space longer than any other american astronaut. he'll dock from 8:00 tonight and leave cause yack stan at 11: 30 and fly to houston tomorrow to under go physical and scientific tests to understand the long term effects of space travel. i'm sure he'll be happy to get his feet back on the ground. >> absolutely. >> here's keith monday and it's step out the door. >> you'll notice a bit of a change. still in the 40s here in charlotte. the real cold stuff up to the north and west. the big chill in michigan, wisconsin and minnesota the deep freeze going to tap into some of that as waves and cold fronts come through this week. timing that in the future cast coming up and much cooler as we head through this week. mark taylor just about 20 minutes until 7. >>> a couple of new wrecks to get folks caught up on including one in the last five minutes near 7th street and university boulevard near north trion both having a minor impact. john?

the sbi announced they would not be filing criminal charges against ellis. they had been looking into a involves laptops. ellis is a president of a company which had two other top school administrators and a sales executive from the computer company lenovo on its payroll. at issue was the company's contract to sell thousands of laptops to the district. >> all you carolina panthers fans out there can breathe a little bit easier tonight, that's because lockdown corner back josh norman is staying with the team, at least for another season. today the panthers decided to apply the franchise tag to norman to keep him here in the 2016 season. josh sims is joining us in the studio to explain what's what it means for the team. >> that's right. here's what the franchise tag means. most importantly, it keeps josh norman with the panthers for at least another season and gives the team until july 15th to negotiate a long-term contract with norman, it also means he'll get paid like a top tier cornered as part of the non-cluesive tag, he's offered corners in the league las

on friday the sbi finished it's investigation and found no wrong doing. >>> the obama administration says technology companies hospital systems and doctors groups have agreed to take steps to make electronic health records easier for you to access. nearly all hospitals doctors offices and electronics but those often don't work with each other and improve consumer access and blocking information sharing among their systems. >>> the driver of this tractor trailer tried to back across five lanes of busy randolph road hitting another driver. >> it's very dangerous and scary. >> ahead at 5:30 the reason drivers are concerned crashes like this will become more common. >>> a lot of dry time for today. of course the rain for tonight and the future cast the next route that's coming in later >>> and staying on top of breaking news in northwest charlotte where police are looking for a suspect who shot a woman in the head. we know that cmpd has been working three different scenes this morning. eyewitness news reporter joe bruno lemme get a mcpick 2 check out the brand new mix onmcdonald's mcpick