Investigators think happened . Amanda the amtrak train, 98, board and was heading from miami to new york when the crew says it struck a person who appeared to lay his head down on the track. There is another amtrak train passing through right now. The train came to a stop. Emergency responders were called and the person who was hit was there s no information indicating anyone on board the train was harmed and as is usually the case, the train and the passengers remained here while the investigation took place. They were stopped for over 3 hours. It finally departed about 10 minutes ago. One woman who was scheduled to catch the next amtrak train came to the scene to see what the delay was and was saddened to learn what had happened. It s sad, it s really unfortunate, i don t know the details about this but if somebody did this on purpose i feel awful for everybody, especially the crew. Amanda we don t yet know the identity of the person killed. This incident did impact traffic here down
Area right now. Meteorologist eric burris is tracking it. Eric . If youre headed out tonight, you can keep track of the rain with the first tonight considerable cloudiness then becoming mostly cloudy in the late evening and chance of showers and a slight chance of evening thunderstorms. Then a slight chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent. Sunday mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly sunny. Breezy. Highs in the lower 70s. West winds 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Sunday night partly cloudy. Cooler. Lows in the mid 40s. West winds 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Monday sunny. Cooler. Highs in the lower 60s. North winds 5 to 10 mph. Monday night clear in the evening then becoming if youre headed out tonight, you can keep track of the rain with the first alert weather app. Its free in the app store and on google play. Just search for wesh. Tonight, the
A lot of people were afraid to go to sleep at night because they were afraid they would get targeted. Today the teenager, the teenager, who prosecutors say was the ring leader pleaded guilty to two counts of firstdegree murder. Do you have any questions about the charges youre facing in these cases . No, your honor. The 18yearold Conrad Schaefer could face two life prison sentences as part of his deal in court today. He pleaded guilty to the murder of a 17yearold, gunned down while waiting for a bus at a bus stop. He also pleaded guilty to killing a 22yearold man, a target of a Home Invasion where prosecutors say he was robbed of only 300 and shot dead. The family told us today the plea was welcome news. Honestly, he knows he did it and he, right now, i think him pleading guilty is the best thing for him. It is. Is it the best thing for your family, too . Yes, it is. Schaefer and three of his they shot up more than a dozen houses in the summer of 2013. The charges against schaefer will
In the summer of 2013, it was mayhem as police and deputies were investigating shootings into cars, into homes, and these two murders. Today, here at the courthouse, Konrad Schafer admitted to all of those crimes. Are you entering these pleas of guilty because you are in fact guilty of the crimes you have been accused of . Yes your honor reporter Konrad Schafer finally spoke the words that Pooran Roopnarine waited two and a half years to hear, the teenager admitting that he is responsible for the brutal executionstyle murder of 22yearold eric roopnarine. The state says, schafer and three others conspired to rob and fatally shoot and stab eric inside his poinciana home. Age 18 now, schafer was just 15 when he was arrested. He pleaded guilty to killing roopnarine and, a week earlier, 17yearold David Guerrero of kissimmee. He ll have to serve a minimum mandatory 25 years, and up to it s just hard for me to say anything right now. Reporter roopnarine s father was too upset to talk, but pro
Told authorities the attacks started on january 1st. With a gun pointed at her head, the victim says williamson told her to take her clothes off. He then allegedly raped her while hill watched. This was just the beginning. Andrew gant in this case, three separate incidents. Chris over the course of a week, investigators say the suspects punched her while sexually attacking her, even holding a pillow over the victim s face. Williamson allegedly threatened to kill the victim s mother and brother if she said anything. Andrew gant she had some bruising and some other injuries associated with Sexual Battery itself. Chris the victim was treated at the hospital and reported the incident to deland police. A search warrant conducted at the residence led to the arrest of hill, but investigators need your help finding williamson, who investigators say was just arrested the day before the alleged attacks began, on narcotics and weapons charges, and for resisting arrest. The female suspect, who is