Reporter jenny moore has lived near Gregory Walker for years. Shes heartbroken to hear someone beat him to death and baffled about why. Why. Reporter walker was found here in this street outside the sunoco gas station off columbus and nebraska. Gary hag lands came up as the whole thing was happening. They had it all blocked off from here all the way the asphalt. Reporter walker was suffering upper body trauma thats all police will tell us but neighbors tell me he was beaten to death. He was proprietor he was a good man he didnt bother nobody. Reporter something did happen to cause this and that is why police want to get to the bottom of it. Were optimistic as we do in all cases like this we try to interview as many people as it was not random. Reporter neighbors arent shocked it happened in this area they are saddened who it happened to. This is not what you would call a good area. Anything goes. Reporter police are following every single lead they can to try to figure out exactly who
They hit this walmart on south florida avenue two times making off with carpels of expensive electronics. They are not your average shoplifters. These seven people are looking at decades behind bars for racketeering. They are experienced criminals and organize to steal. Reporter they are accused of running an electronic theft ring. Boldly walking out with electronics stuffed in bags or sometimes more sneaky. They would put them in boxes of diapers and fell the box back. They would go through and scan the box for the diaper cost, put it in the bag and walk out of the store. Reporter and then turn around and sell it. 178,000 worth of merchandise total. You know who pays for that . Not walmart. You do is the consumer. Reporter jerry shops at walmart and wasnt happy to hear about it. It makes prices go up on everything else. Reporter they hit stores all over polk county and detectives worked with other agencies and the state to catch them. County jail and three still on the run. The share
Spaghetti models. The general trend is is to curve the system back to the northeast. Its a con sense sus as to consensus as to how far south it is. Wednesday at 2 00 p. M. Six per mile an hour winds the most of tampa bay northern polk northward is in the cone. This is called a cone of air meaning it can wobble quite a bit which is why we have to maintain our vigil of watching this thing. Heavy rain, coastal flooding keep in mind the southern part is usually the strongest. As we look at the center and the Hurricane Hunters were just image rayry. You can imagery. You can see the thunderstorms to south are pushed farther to the south over the land mass of cuba itself. Thats where the bulk of activity has been this afternoon. Thats not good for a system. That and try air which there is still plenty of in the midz and high levels of the mid and high levels of the atmosphere. We like those influences on the storm to weaken it or not allow it to streth if that trend carries on well talk about