Amber alert issue yesterday for 15yearold dixie bailey in transylvania county. Police in brevard said she is 54, 114 pounds, brown hair with orange streaks. Last seen wearing a peach pull over black tights and cowboy boots. Authorities say she is possibly headed to atlanta, if you see bailey, call 911 or star hp. Back to the breaking news we told you about, were working with police to learn what led to a shooting in west charlotte. A woman shot late last night on brooktree drive. Then drove herself to a home on darby avenue less than ten minutes away. From there, taken to the hospital with nonlife threatening injuries. There is no word on any arrests in the shootings, no names released. As soon as we get more details, well update you on air and online at wbtv. Com. That shooting is one of several charlottemecklenburg police are investigating. Hurt in a string of shootings yesterday. Our alex giles continues our coverage with two shootings in east charlotte. Reporter violence kept offic
Only closing delay we know of. If anything changes, youll find the latest information right here and on wbtv. Com closings. Al i have a feeling this may be one or two more before the morning is over. Snow in the mountains this morning. Show you what is going on, this system not real strong, not real big, reporting from boone of about two inches but the roads are wet. That is king street in boone look at the street lamp. The snow continues to fall up there. Again the main roads are just wet right now. The temperature is only right at freezing in boone, back roads could be a little slick, again, avery county schools operating on twohour delay, well hear what watauga and perhaps alleghany and ashe have to say later on. 34 at morganton and hickory over to statesville. 38 in charlotte, 39 right in lancaster, rock hill, monroe, 40 in wadesboro. Wind up seeing a decent amount of sunshine even in the for some sun. In charlotte and piedmont, mostly sunny, seasonal day, high of 57. What the week
Happening. I was shocked. I was shocked. I didnt believe it. I came home and seen what happened. It shocked me. He was a good person when i came home he would be outside dancing. He was no trouble. Now, they tell me that they didnt know the suspect tony hearne. He is in jail in Alexander County with the other suspect. Lyndsay lentz. The deputies are waiting to go through the home and execute that warrant see if there is any evidence that the killing took place in this house. Live in albemarle, alex giles, wbtv on your side. We went digging through his records he was released from prison in december. He was staying at a Halfway House for a time. And people running the homed lost touch with him. Police identified a pedestrian she is a 42yearold mary near rutgers avenue. The road was shut down. It just reopened. They have not released the identity. And mary ann collins, we dont know if the driver will face charges. Information on a pizza Delivery Driver kidnapped and robbed. They caught o
There were at least 20 or so police cars out on the street. We know there was a shooting in the area last week. Police are still investigating the situation as we get more information well let you know the big thing right now, all suspects in custody. No one hurt whether they be civilians, suspects or officers. When we get information, well let you know, thank you, alex. Details in a shooting in broad daylight from today in uptown that sent a a teen was cargoed as the shooter. Our camera was there as they walked the 19yearold desure smith in handcuffs. He shot at someone outside of the transit center. At 11 tonight, coleen harry has been talking with people who saw this chaos after the gunfire. Reporter yes, molly. As you mentioned they have charged a man in the shooting and we were here when the i said bleep they will free me. To say. We cannot use the words he said at least not on tv. And they have charged him for the shooting today that unnerved some people in uptown, i dont know wh
Continue to follow the latest on this breaking news and bring you new information as it comes into our newsroom. Cmpd chief kerr putney opens up about a viral video which shows one of his officers striking a man under arrest. You can see the man is surrounded by officers but one is punching him. Its raised questions about the departments use of force policy and whether that was followed. Sharon smith joins us live with more how the chief explains it. Tell us what is his stance here . First, i think tonights newscast shows you the different situations they respond to. And in this case, chief kerr putney says that he finds no criminal wrongdoing with his officers. But there is still an internal cmpd investigation going on. That is not over yet and Department Policy is different from state law as the face of his organization, the chief is trying to balance internal trust at cmpd and trust with the community. Going viral protestors organized and the suspects mom did interviews. The only th