What happened. The questions still unanswered. The investigation underway. Good evening im tisha powell. And im joel brown. Weve got several reports tonight on the lockdown and evacuation this afternoon at Crabtree Valley mall we begin with the investigation now underway. We know what eyewitnesses say they heard and saw. But tonight, working to figure out what exactly happened in side the mall. Elaina athans was one of the first reporters on the scene. She joins us now live with what we kow right now there an army working now on this investigation. Local. State. And federal. Agents from the fbi and atf are the property is 1pointthreefive million square feet. Investigators are methodically sweeping the mall they also have review video from numerous surviellience cameras and evaluate several frantic 911 calls 17 52 10 your only thought was am i going to live or am i going to die. From chopper 11 you can see the choas erupted outside of the Crabtree Valley mall saturday. Folks were being
Joining us i am kathryn brown, ken smith has the night off, this all unfolded around 2 30 pm this afternoon and one loud bang disrupted a busy day at Crabtree Valley mall. This was the scene for hours today, many busy roads were blocked around it and glenwood avenue and create more road have been reopened and the police have focused inside the mall now. And then there is the fear that all of the customers and shoppers felt, others were walked out and you see them theyre being watched by swat teams we have bryan mims with reaction from shoppers forced to escape and Candace Sweatt kicks off the garbage with what police are telling us, what do we know are right now . Reporter a much quieter scene they compared to a few hours ago, i just spoke with a Raleigh Police chief and deputy ago and they have done a clean sweep of the entire mall but as far as what people thought they heard this afternoon, they say they are searching and looking into all avenues and that includes mall Surveillance V
Emotions were high. As people shared some of their favorite memories. And we also heard from the Thomas Family attorney. And got his thoughts on the investigation so far. He was one of the first people that i met when i moved into this neighborhood. You knew every winner of the super bowl for the last 30 years. You talked in perfect sentences at the age of 2. One by one. Friends and family got up to talk about kouren thomas. As they prepared to say goodbye here wake forest road. I felt our bond as brothers get stronger and i never got the chance to tell him that until today. The 20 year old was killed two weeks ago. In the Early Morning hours of august 7th. There was a 911 call that appears to have come from chad copely. Complaining of a shouting crowd outside of his home here on singleleaf lane. That caller refers to the group as hoodlums. Claims he saw gun. And fired a warning shot from inside his heading home from a party two doors down. Hard to find words after a day like today. Ju
Here are the latest updates that we know so far. Officials say 13 people have died in flood waters, through parts of southern louisiana. An estimated 60,000 homes are damaged, more than 102,000 people have registered for federal assistance afar. As louisiana launches into recovery mode, people here in the triangle are doing what they can to help. An annual jambalaya cookoff turned into a relief effort for a restaurant with special Candace Swett joins us now in raleigh, with the latest. Reporter the jambalaya contest here is usually about bragging rights, who knows how to make this authentic louisiana cuisine. But this year it is a lot more at stake. No matter how they make their jambalaya they say they all have a love for the louisiana, and they really want to do all they can to help. Mine is not the most traditional, ive got a little in mind. Ive got sausage and shrimp. Reporter paul says he has the secret for making authentic july a. He also has a an authentic love for the state that
Se des con suenos que le cambiaron por las mlas amistades que los llevaaron a la carcel la poew. Policia dijo que mantuvieron familia como rehnen durante cuatro dias, oscar hirio de balas a oscar cuando intento huiro, un mes antes el oficial lo encontro moribundo cuando intento ahorcarse con una sabana. Yo pido que se investiguen esos dos policias tambien , me corazon me dice que mi hijo no se suicido. En carta comunico que dos oficiales lo maltrataban, la version de oscar nunca podra ser corroborada, ninguno de lods dos oficiales tienen , debido a los granves camion de carga transportaba reces y que se volco cuando intento doblar una curva a Alta Velocidad y quedaron tiradas en la a las doce y una milesima de segundo la nueva era comenzo , la luna acompano a todos los que esperaban una nuev era. En guatemala corazon de la civilizacion maya , se dieron junta recibir el nuevo amanecer. Imponenete llama de fuego recibio la nueva era maya , una era de bendicion junto a muchas personas. Co