Wayne ellington sr. On the street last month. A source says he yelled at him and he stopped and white walked up and shot him in the head motive is Unclear Police say that marijuana is unclear and detectives have not nailed down why ellington there was. They say that white was high on pcp and may have been hallucinating. His son wayne, plays for the l. A. Lakers and the family is devastating. Its a really big void, christmas will not be the same without him. Court records reveal that white has a long history of crime, drugs, weapons and other crimes dating back to 1998, police call him a career criminal. And investigating if he is involved in other shootings. I hope this brings some kind of closure. For my sons murder. I just miss him so much. And as one detective put it to me, there is no reason that white should have been on the streets with the rap sheet for very violent offenses. I am live at police headquarterers, chad pradelli, channel 6 action news. Thank you. A man convicted of
Stormtracker 6 double scan shows why were enduring a cool night and why it will be wet and unpleasant day tomorrow friday night big story on action news tonight is soggy start stot weekend. And we could get a substantial amount of rain. Lets get the latest from double scan radar and meteorologist cecily tynan. And jim, certainly is a damp friday night. Stormtracker 6 double scan showing we have pockets of rain south of philadelphia. Its really light north of philadelphia we have a few areas of steadier rain. You can see that in yellow just to the north and west of coatsville over route 100 also more steadier rain near lansdale and doylestown this is just appetizer for the main event that comes tomorrow afternoon and tomorrow night. Fortunately temperatures across the board are above freezing mean poconos its 33 degrees. Winter weather advisory is in effect until 1 00. Substantial freezing rain in poconos earlier this evening and now its generally just rain. Allentown and reading its a
Good afternoon in the news that flu shot you got may not be helping ward off the virus after all. The new warning issued by the cdc. And a truck unloads their newspapers on the highway making for a messy commute. But the big story is the fire that destroyed the home of a local Police Officer. The blaze wont to two alarms before firefighters could get it under control. David henry is live at the scene with the very latest. David . Reporter hi rick, local and state investigators are on the scene trying to figure out how this fire started. They are being extra cautious because this is the home of a Limerick Township Police officer who was away on vacation at the time. Detective, ernie morris, rushed home to find his house in a total loss, his family had been on a two week vacation to disney world. Lower pottsgrove firefighters arrived to find the house engulfed in flames. There is a porch there, and a door and that is where the heavy fire was including the windows and when are going throu
Protests. Reporter this morning a small Christmas Tree was added to the eric garner in memorial at the site where Police Officer Daniel Pantleo put him in a apparent choke hold. We need justice somebody needs to pay. Reporter garners wife and moths period on cbs this morning saying they are devastated a grand jury decided not to charge pantleo. The incident was reported on cell phone video, garner can be heard saying that he could not breathe. I cant breathe. Reporter garners has words were a rallying cry of protest as cross the country yesterday, reverend al sharpton joined other civil rights leaders a at a summit here if harlem today. They are planning a National March december 13th, in washington d. C. We have been going through a series of events that will lead, to how we reduce the grand jury review of Police Nothing this country. Reporter union that represents new york city Police Officers say that pantleo did everything by the book when he brought down garner. Were talking about
Later tonight we will look at midnight, friday morning, where it is better. Thankfully it looks like wind will stay somewhat eased off but it kicks back in on friday. That is because we have reenforcement coming in. Another disturbance to deliver another blast of cold to our area meanwhile here are your advisories, a lot of blue graphics, blue is color of cold, and wind chills are still expect to stay, well below zero as the day goes on. The heres where we stan right now at ten at the airport. Single digits elsewhere and feeling negative, every where. As the day goes on, we will get you at best in the lower 20s despite full sunshine that sunnies not helping to warm anybody up here today. The just not going to happen, vittoria. I was wearing driving gloves this morning. Me too. What am i doing, but you do what you got to do when it is cold outside like this. And you have to head outside, extra early, excuse me, also if you have a cold take care of your early is. But traveling out and ab