Wdbj7s Christian Heilman is live on scene at electric road in Roanoke County. Christian, what have you learned . This is still a very active scene out here as officers are still piecing together what happened here earlier. Roanoke county Police Confirmed that a male was shot by police. Police say all this information is preliminary. At 7 15, they recieved a call that a black man wearing a bandanna and hoodie was waving a gun off route 419. We spoke with a witness who says he made that call. He was driving when he saw the man. Thomas gill, witness i saw his gun in the right hand. So he was waving it at cars and he turned around and he was waving it at me so i turned around and took a left and i called 911. Amy whittaker, Roanoke County spokesperson officers then arrived on scene and they confronted the suspect which is just up the road from walgreens parking officer involved shooting that took place. The suspect was transported to the hospital. We do not know the persons condition right
From his house, a wooden outline marks the spot where harris was found. Ricky harris took us there. Harris police told us to mark the area, so we did. Off camera harris grandson said his grandfather died in a spot that he loved the farm where he had spent so much of his life. He grew up in evergreen, the son of a sharecropper. When his father died, he took up the farming himself as a way to support the remaining family. Juanita milstead sister he stayed there and worked the farm so my mother would have a place to live until the siblings were all grown. Evergreen is where he spent the rest of his life. When he wasnt on the farm, he was serving at a nearby church thats damaged but Still Standing following the tornado. Milstead he was a good christian man. That was the main thing. He loved his lord. And he loved evergreen, a community that mourns him with a makeshift cross in the spot where his home once stood. Milstead this was home and no other place would be home on this earth. Harris
Marco rubio. Coming to our area. How you can get events before super tuesday. Then drone dilemma1 06 sot to get the maximum amount they can out of this little bitty plot of land. The highs and lows for farmers looking for help from above. Thanks for being us tonight at ten, im bill wadell. This weekend a lot of cleanup and questions about an alert system after the tornado that wrecked dozens of homes in appomattox county. Reveal 1f. E. M. A officials arrived today to survey the damage in evergreen. Reveal 2appomattox county schools are expected to reopen for classes monday morning. One polling place for super tuesday has been moved. Central Baptist Church was damaged by the ef 3 tornado. Anyone who was set to vote there can cast their ballot at Friendship Baptist chuch. Reveal 3and today we learned 3 thousand people who signed up for automated phone calls from alert appomattox never got the call about the Tornado Warning wednesday. The 911 us they are focused on recovery and clean up r
Bernalise is 510; 130 pounds. Black hair and brown ice, if you know where she is call 911 immediately. Authorities dont report foul playful a womans whos sons remains found this her car years later is facing a murder charge. She was indicted charged with Second Degree murder in the death of her son quincy davis. He would now be 25. He attended school in middle beach. He was not seenast seventh grade. An arraignment is scheduled for february 25th. Melissa good thursday morning, get a live view of the lynchburg tower cam. People are out on the roads. I hope they grabbed a coat because it is cold. The 20s and 30s. Look at this. 25 as you head out. 27 in danville. 33 in roanoke. Twine in brooknil. 35 in blacksburg. 23 in hot springs. As you and your family is getting ready, dress in layers. It is a cold start. Have the sun glasses ready tell be sun and he beautiful. As we check your school day forecast, you see lots of sun, enjoy it, 26 as we head throughout the 7 00 hour. 42 by lunch. 46
3 3 mark tight the potential threat has been the talk the town in chatham. We caught up with folks to get their reactions. Gara white im hoping that it is a hoax. Im hoping its not for real and that they will clear it all up. But it is kind of scary. But that lets us know we are not exempt from anything. Suzanne brown what do i think about it . I think its a shame because whats going on is there is, a copy cat, or whoever is doing this is desperate enough to get attention this way, its scary to me. Dan mclaughlin the price isis would pay if they ever did anything like attack our military school here, would be really high and i dont know if they are prepared to do that. Mark3 were staying on top of any new developments in this case. You can get the latest information any time at wsetdotcom. 3 noreen tight a man accused in a deadly Home Invasion in Madison Heights has filed a complaint under the civil rights act. Edward marshall filed the complaint with Us District Court in roanoke on tu