Roanoke county police are still piecing together what happened after confirming that a man was shot by an officer. At 7 15 last night, they received a call that a man wearing a bandanna and hoodie was waving a gun off of route 419. We spoke with a witness who made the call to police. He says he was driving when he saw the man. Thomas gill, witness i saw his gun in the right hand. So he was waving it at cars and he turned around and he was waving it at me so i turned around and took a left and i called 911. Amy whittaker, Roanoke County spokesperson officers then arrived on scene and they confronted the suspect which is just up the road from walgreens parking officer involved shooting that took place. The suspect was transported to the hospital. We do not know the persons condition right now. That witness tells us he heard at least five shots but its not clear who fired all of them. Danville police are investigating a robbery that happened last night in the 100 block of wesley drive. A
Wdbj7s Christian Heilman is live on scene at electric road in Roanoke County. Christian, what have you learned . This is still a very active scene out here as officers are still piecing together what happened here earlier. Roanoke county Police Confirmed that a male was shot by police. Police say all this information is preliminary. At 7 15, they recieved a call that a black man wearing a bandanna and hoodie was waving a gun off route 419. We spoke with a witness who says he made that call. He was driving when he saw the man. Thomas gill, witness i saw his gun in the right hand. So he was waving it at cars and he turned around and he was waving it at me so i turned around and took a left and i called 911. Amy whittaker, Roanoke County spokesperson officers then arrived on scene and they confronted the suspect which is just up the road from walgreens parking officer involved shooting that took place. The suspect was transported to the hospital. We do not know the persons condition right
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Courtney wheaton are live in appomattox. And chief meteorologist George Flickinger is tracking the latest conditions in the weather center. Marissa, lets begin with you. You spoke with one family thats dealing with the destruction first hand. 3 3 marissa live u mark, no matter how many times i visit a home in ruins from the tornado, i can never get used to the devastation. You see these cinder blocks below me . These were once a part of the foundation that someone called home. 3 sheila ferguson, family friend there was a large living room on the 3 other side. shows debris now in pieces, she struggles to remember what her friend sandy burchetts house looked like just two days ago. Her friends son, jake burchett, didnt see the tornado coming. Sheila ferguson, family friend his dog woke him upa and he was asleep in his bedroom. It still standing. Sheila ferguson, family friend and then it threw him against the brick wall there. About, probably id say 50 yards. The army veteran was rushed
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