Suddenly over the weekend. Austin roberts collapsed during a meet on sunday. He went to spenccr high school. Yesterday the state medical examiner did an autopsy but results are pending. The visitation is this coming sunday and his funeral will be monday both at the spepecer high school gym. Four people were rescued this morning after becoming strandd on a sandbar in Prairie Creek in cedar rapids. The people became straaed when their atv veered into the creek. Crews made the rescue with were reported. Prairie creeks located at e intersection of j street and Hawkeye Downs road. Eastern iowaaman is arrestt following a report of gun fire and the discovery of a stolen assault rifle. Police in waterloo arrested this man 22year old Vincent Harrington in the 6huudred block of wellington street tuesday night. Several people ran away when Police Responded to the report of gun fire in the area. The rifle was found at the scene and police say it was stolen in a burglary eaalier this wwk. With Chri
It was reported that he had left the home and so at that point our officers were focused on looking outside of the home. The call came in from a Family Member 68 year old mbayi ngenza was missing. Police arrived at the home on Fox Moore Court near paseo verde parkway to take the report and then spread out to look for the father. But they were called back to the same home a few hours later. They had some Additional Information and when our investigators and officers searched the homes they found the victim who had suffered an apparent gunshot wound. Ngenza was dead. After questioning the family the police found out. The victim and his son eugene tshiyombo had fought the evening before. Eugene mbayi tshiyombo 21 years old. What would lead a son to kill his own father after Christmas Henderson police are trying to learn more about the sunday night argument that led to this domestic homicide. Booked tshyombo on an open murder charge tuesday night. This is hendersons fourth murder this year
Following recent shootings overseas and even closer to home. According to the fbi website more than 2million background checks were performed for gun buyers last month alone. Thats compared to less than two million checks in the same month of last year. Kwwls Kristin Rogers talks with buyers and sellers. She joins us live in Cedar Kristen . Palo is a little more than ten miles from where i am in cedar rapids, however the small store of palo outdoors has experienced huge sales and there is no doubt in the managers mind, the increase is partially due to shooting in california marked the 355 mass shooting in the United States this year in 336 days. Shootings nationwide have lead to a fear of increased firearms. cg Matt Schrantz manager of palo outdoors i sold seven guns so far this morning yeah. Christmas, Merry Christmas he says thats a big number to sell cg Matt Schrantz cg Kristin Rogers cg Bryan Weinschenk customer i got my conceal and carry license roughly a month and a half ago, two
Rain is tracking into the area this morning and will stick around all day and we may even have some thunderstorms track through. We also still have some areas of fog in the north. Temperatures just continued to go up overnight, so we are now in the mid 30s to the mid 40s with the winds turning more to e east, althougg they will by tonight. But today will be hear some thunder. Highs will a couple of other systems bring our top tory this morning. Were learning more about six during a suicide bomb attack. One has ties to eastern iowa. 45yearold jospeh lemm grew up in buque couny. Detective lemm was with the nypd for 15 years serving in the bronx warrant squad. Andrew spencer introduces us to the other victims. Staff Sergeant Peter taub, the father of a joel taub father of staff sgt. His father spoke to him via skype a few weeks ago but didnt even know where he was. joel taub father of staff was in he says his son didnt sgt. Peter taub he seemed to be in pretty good spirits. I think he was
Eating at a boston area chipolte. A teenagers mother says her son got sick after eating there and, john, you spoke with the lawyer behind the lawsuit. This is a lawyer who specialize north side foodborne illness cases dating back to an e. Coli outbreak at jack in the box in 1983. He says the problems with e. Coli and salmonella outbreaks across the country and the nor oh outbreak here in boston, are the worst hes ever seen. Reporter the Cleveland Circle chip pot play closed down on december 7th and remains closed. Some 136 people, Many Boston College students, who frequent the popular fastfood chain, sickened from a norovirus outbreak. Tonight a local family is suing. We got the lawsuit filed today. Reporter gill maller is a seattle based attorney, representing a 16yearold brookline boy who was hospitalized for half a day. Maller spoke with fox 25 by phone. This is chipoltes second the last few months. Reporter the other case in california in august sicken the 300 people. Its caused by