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
Concernment and you look across the yard there, you can see the newtons daughter going through the rubble that is left right here at the place where her parents lived. And this is a community dealing with pain and loss. Rubble devastation and grief were at the emotions of those who come to see what is left for the explosion in fallston. While people in this Community Called to remember jb and naomi newton who died praise is coming for the man who tried. The gentleman was all he was thinking about was his wife. He could not choke back the tears in recalling the experience from running inside the house in flames to save the newtons. This gentleman went above and beyond. Among those touched, this Cleveland County sheriff alan norman. The military training instinct kicked in along with to save someone that was severely injured. He is a former ma reason andle calls shelby home and his words of heroism resonated loudly with those impacted by this tragedy. Its unbelievable. I dont know if i c
Before offering tips to help travelers navigate another hectic travel season leaders with Charlotte Douglas International Airport took the time to address this mornings terrorist attacks overseas. We offer our deepest condolences to the victims and the families of the victims who have to deal with this tragedy. Officials expect spring travel to kick into high gear thursday. More passengers means longer lines. While it appears theres no immediate threat here in charlotte, cmpd says its working closely with the f. B. I. To make sure they are on top of potential threats. Every week we have a security meeting here at the airport that involves all of the federal and state and local agencies just to compare notes and make sure that we have all our dots checked and people where we need to be. Travelers will notice security in place also there are things going on behind the scenes that people do not see. Also, people are encouraged to speak up if something does not seem right. See something Sa
Began a a 44month long prison sentence. His promised release date is january of next year. On top of breaking news. A shooting in the heart of uptown charlotte. Crime scene tape in a parking lot across from the Transit Center and close to Time Warner Cable arena where the hornets play tonight. One person was hurt and another person is in police custody. And coleen harry is live in uptown. Police still on the scene there . Yes, except for one police cruiser. Most officers cleared the scene. The officers and the detectives converged on this area. The call came in at 3 30 for a shooting on brevard street and police found a young man lying in a parking lot he had been shot several times. Medic transported him to the hospital and an hourandahalf ago we were told he was lifethreatening. Condition. Police found the suspect being questioned. Found the weapon also. The victim was in a dispute with another person and police say this is not a random shooting. When he shot him he took off running
Very soon and quickly. When were here inside of the Government Center today when folks gathered to talk about this measure they say they want to do it on march 16th one day after the election. And one other thing to point out, the county commissioner, this is her idea but says she has bipartisan support. And one of the people that is backing this is republican jim pucket. Steve crump covering this today. A chapel hill bar linked to a drunk driving crash will reopen. He is not here is one of two bars cited after chandler and his friends were allowed in despite being underage. Investigators say after leaving he drove drunk and caused a crash that killed three people. One of the victims was Felicia Harris from charlotte. The story is sickening. Two 4yearold children told assaulted over a period of five months including at a gentlemans club. The four people are accused in engaging in sex acts including intercourse with those two children. The victims told investigators one of the locations