Within lane closed due to bridge maintenance on 360. That is it. Here is how the durham freeway and alston avenue s. Nice start. Volume light. Accident free and we will keep you posted as it gets busier. John an overnight crash in raleigh closes part of a package road. This was around 2 00 a. M. On north new hope road and daly road. The driver last control and hit a power pole knocking down lines on the road. The car then went in an em embankment and through a fence yard. The northbound lanes were closed several hours while crews made repairs. The cause is under investigation. Barbara one person is taken to the hospital after a fire in raleigh. This was about 8 00 last night on north carver road. Four were displaced. One suffered smoke inhalation. Student being detained in north korea is apologizing for trying to steal a political banner. I ask the government of north korea for your forgiveness. Please. I made the worst mistake of my life. John he is in tears as he offers his apology.
Still Nothing Official particularly of value. We talked to people who claim to be eyewitnesses. They tell us that akil denkins came out of the corner store and started running from police and was shot as he was tried to jump this fence. Ear eyewitnesses and ear witnesses say they heard and saw shots. Before we are told about the eyewitnesses, there is video about this. The mother making a very compelling case that her son was unarmed. Here is what you had say about that. Corrects this one will not this one will not get away with what he has done today he was he wasnt running towards the officer. Officer. Times. Jon this is the fence they were talking about in this is the group of gentlemen. Were talking about. Panthers nation of islam are here on scene. Is also some sort of vigilance and 00 your tonight, some kind of vigil there is also some sort of visual at 7 00 here tonight, some sort of visual. Tisha the police chief says akil denkins was wanted on drug charges. Angelica outside of
Reporter during our conversation, the da promised to follow this investigation or ever wherever it leads. In the meantime, akiel denkins mom told her pastor that she also wants to find out where it leads for it she does not care where it goes, she says she just wants to know the truth about what happened to her son. Reporting live, i am steve sbraccia, North Carolina news and raleigh. Late this afternoon i spoke with a Law Enforcement source intimately familiar with how Raleigh Police investigate an officer involved shooting. He walked me through what happens after the moment the officers removed from the scene to the time the sbi interviews the officer. Tonight at North Carolina news at 11 i will walk you through that process step by step. A short time ago people took to the streets in downtown raleigh for a march. Amy cutler walking with those demonstrators. Reporter they are coming is a sense of frustration at this point. We will continue to walk with them. They have walked from the
Wanted on a drug charge. Dinkins fled. Dinkins stopped in the Police Officer attempted to make an arrest. A struggle followed. Twitty fired. According to the preliminary report, that did not stop dinkins. Dinkins continued to move toward his gun and was able to make contact with 20s firearm. The officer said he feared dinkins would shoot him or take his weapon. That is when investigators said he stepped back and fired. This is an open investigation. Reporter this is just a preliminary report. We also received the preliminary autopsy report. It found it because was shot four times in the chest, shoulder, and both arms. Doesnt appear that he was shot from the front side of the body or the backside . State medical Examiners Office has not been authorized to release yet as they continue to review information internally. Reporter since the neighbors has said he was shot in the back. It does not appear that anyone saw the struggle and they do not have any video of the incident. Reporter the
Afternoon high of only 53. Ill let you know when you need the umbrellas again coming up. Right now, ill send it to kristin with an update on traffic. Reporter good morning, everyone. Lets take a live look outside at whats going on, on the roads. Things are actually moving okay at this hour, but again, youll run into wet spots on the roads with some of the rain we were seeing earlier this morning. We switch things onto your traffic map here. One note, though, rock quarry road is blocked at i40 currently both northbound and southbound directions due to Police Activity. We have a crew en route right now to check out the situation. Well have more updates throughout the morning. 6 02. Thats your traffic. Well send things back to russ the death of 24yearold akiel dinkins during an a denkins during an arrest attempt. The investigation into what led up to the deadly incident is very active. Emma wright joins us now live from the Raleigh Police department. Shes been on the story and has details