76 at noon a stray shower there, better showers and maybe an isolated storm chance into the afternoon high of 79. A closer look at the rest of your work week in just a little bit. Right now high gas prices in North Carolina are now under investigation by the attorney general. More than 600 people have filed price gouging complaints in just the past few days. Robert richardson is talking with drivers this morning about their concerns and some of the trouble out there, robert . Well stefan, customers here not surprised to see 2. 39 on this sign this morning and the ones i talked to say they are simply happy to have gas this morning and this is also a lower price than some of the other places that weve seen. Attorney general roy cooper says customers reported one station in gillford county as charging 4. 50 a gallon and says its vital for customers to report stations they believe are charging unreasonably excessive prices. Absolutely im concerned because theres only a few gas stations tha
Poised for a possible third night of violence. As the sun sets on charlotte, critics are questioning why the facts are not getting through protesters. They said hands up. He got a gun. He got a gun. Pow, pow, pow, pow thats it. He had no gun mr. Scott, as i said, exited his vehicle warmed a handgun. Our detectives, through their investigation, recovered the firearm that the subject was holding in his hand when he got out of the vehicle. The man got out of the car and the book fell off his lap. We did not find a book that has been made reference to. A black man and black people gunned down in the street and we dont get justice. Officer vinson is placed on administrative leave as we investigate this. Theres a criminal track and a parallel investigative internal track to make sure none of our policies are violated along with our laws and the state of North Carolina being violated as part of the criminal investigation. Im asking our community, asking people here to please wait until all in
The street after the pedestrian. Now witnesses who spoke out that day of believed that the officer tackled this pedestrian to the ground, slapped his head into the ground, grabbed him and pushed his face into the pavement. The investigation showed by a number of witnesses none of that whatsoever happened. It was even a Traffic Camera from the intersection that actually showed the officer chasing after the pedestrian and you can see off in the distance what looks like the pedestrian falling on his own. Then the officer getting into a typical police stance holding him with a knee on his back and hand on his shoulder but by Police Standards using no Excessive Force and walking him back to his police car. This investigation like i said took the better part of the summer to come to a head. The officer hasnt been suspended or disciplined as he has done nothing wrong. He remained on the force the entire time. As for the pedestrian he showed up to the Police Station here with his attorney. He
Good evening. We begin tonight with the chilling video from charlotte. Not seen until today. The wife recording as her husband was shot and killed by police. Keith keith dont you do it. [ bleep ]. Did you shoot him . Did you shoot him . There have been two very different accounts. The city tonight bracing for protests. After demonstrations have already turned violent and deadly. And now this new video sparking outrage tonight. Eva pilgrim is in charlotte. He has no weapon. Dont shoot him. Reporter tonight, keith scotts wife begging Charlotte Police not to shoot her husband. Dont shoot him. He didnt do anything. Drop the gun reporter officers, gun drawn, move in on scotts truck. He doesnt have a gun. You guys. He just took his medicine. Drop the gun reporter shes pleading with her husband to get out of his truck. Keith, dont let them break the windows. Come on out the car. Drop the gun keith dont do it. Drop the gun keith, get out the car. Keith keith dont you do it dont you do it keith
Being taken into custody before 11 00 this morning. This is also where the Shelby Police chief said the tip that got him arrested came from a business. We now know that business was a florist or a flower shop and the tip goes back to one of employees, debbie dils who was driving to work late. She spotted that 2000 Hyundai Elantra that shed seen all over the news. She drove up close and saw that bowl hair cut. She made a call not to the police but to her boss at work. She pulled back and felt she should stay close. She stayed until she saw lights flashing. She said he never drove fast never drove erratically, he just kept on driving. Debbie said she prayed a lot and she believes that god put her in position to make that call. Its been a very emotional day in South Carolina. Watch this. We woke up today and the heart and soul of South Carolina was broken. And so we have some grieving to do and weve got some pain we have to go through. Parents are having to explain to their kids how they