Breathing this fox 19 nows Frankie Jupiter just spoke with police and has new information. Police were this apartment complex here on boulder drive. Ritchie, is under arrest and charged with endangering children. Put the 4yearolds legs in scalding hot water as a punishment. The child was transported to where the he was pronounced dead. Police say the questioned earlier today but no chargers have been filed against him. Just an hour ago, i spoke with franklin tragic case. I think as a father and a grandfather first what that i cant imagine what could have done. To deserve Something Like that it affects us personally. It affects the officers. Neighbors who know the mother on camera, but tell me she was a good person and they are shocked. Ritchie is being held in the Warren County jail on a 100,000 bond. She will have a video arraignment on friday. The investigation is still ongoing and more charges are possible. Reporting live in franklin, Frankie Jupiter fox 19 now. More than 24 hours a
Clinton. Trump who is delivering a victory has been declared states. States including his home state of texas. Side clinton has states at this point, Bernie Sanders winning two including his own state of vermont. Latest results on and at the bottom of your screen. Well have more election Coverage Later in this hour. Breaking now, at least four people after a tornado touched down in these pictures and from the scene in at least eight leveled. Here, the steeple was blown off the grace life baptist were working to get more video in stations in alabama updates hour and on fox19now. Com School Shooting tonight on the School Shooting. In butler county. As students prepare to head back to class. We have learned according to the Sheriffs Office that bullying. Is not believed to be the motive. That led a 14year old to open fire at madison junior senior high School Shooting two students and leaving two others injured. This is video from that scene yesterday. That suspect James Hancock is behind
Our family members would be involved. We are praying for everyone involved, including austin. Whom we still deeply love. Words cannot express the gratitude we feel for all of the support that has been shown to our family and community. End quote. Also at this hour. We have obtained the police and radio traffic from the moments. And minutes after police say james opened fire. Police say the first call came in at 11 18 am by school kent hill. 9 seconds after the shooting started. Shots fired. Madison shots fired, subject down. Zone 150. Madison alex road. Suspect. Dressed in a field. Not sure on the victims. There were several of them down in the cafeteria. Staff is attending to them. Is this still an active shooter situation . Can you confirm . Notify county to re route the helicopter to landing zone. South front in front of the cafeteria. Youre gonna have a patient when you get here. Be a gunshot to the abdomen. Small caliber. Patients stable at this time. Start with two more squads. W
Outside the main gate here. Wondering what was going on inside and asking why they werent allowed in. The bears got out of their containment area and caused quite a commotion among those who just wanted to visit the animals. 1janelle we wanted to come and enjoy a day at the zoo, we got here and said it was on lockdown, and animal got loose and we heard a polar bear so, kinda scary. 1austin what do you think about a polar bear on the loose . Run 1kevin we were literally in the monkey house about to leave and the exit to the monkey house was closed off and a zoo employee came running in and said everyone theres a bear escaped which youre not expecting to hear. The biggest concern of course children who were on the zoo 2kevin there were some little parents trying to assure them, you know, the bears not going to get you. 2thayne its a very big, but zoo director Thane Maynard says the 26yearold companion found their way into a hallway tunnel threat. 1thayne she never was escaped. She never
2keila it broke my heart. It broke my husbands heart. Keila says the youngster had a ton of energy 3keila he liked to play bal, play with puppies. Just run around and ride his bike. But something happened inside this franklin home tuesday night that police say caused his step mom. Anna ritche. To emerse the boys legs into a scalding hot bath tub as a punishment 5russ she made the admittance that, its all my fault. Franklin police chief. Russ whitman says austins father and step mom have no criminal history. 3russ not aware of any issues that would have sent up red flags. Authorites say bed early his father the next morning. 9111 your emergency . Boulder drive. Dispatch ok, whats going on . Father i think my son died. 9112 dispatch hes not he got into a hot bath last night with my wife and she thought hes be okay, so he said he wanted to go lay down in bed. Some words of parent who may not a stressfull call a friend, call a police, call somebody to give you a break away ever take it out