right when a driver hit and struck him. right on this very roadway. trooper velez was conducting a traffic stop when he was struck. he was 48 years old and graduated as a member of the 18th contact in 1989. he leaves behind his three children. colonel paul pride released this statement. it's a tragedy for ohio st highway patrol and how their prayers go out to the velez family during this difficult time. there is still no word on who that driver was, who struck velez. but we will be following that story throughout the night. make sure you stick with wkyc here on tv and wkyc.com. reporting live from lakewood heights i'm jazmine monroe channel 3 news. >> thank you, jazmine. the crash had traffic snarled pretty clear. as well as all ramps to 90 from the interbelt i-71 north and i- 490 west. these reopened around 6:00 after being shut down for almost six hours. and while traffic has been slow getting back to normal, things right now as you can see by the green flow of traffic, things seem to be getting back to normal and things are moving clearly. breaking news just in. we have learned an accident on i-71 northbound at west 150th police are still on the scene and at this time they are not releasing any details. check the wkyc app or website later tonight. right now a vigil is going on in ashland at the home where police found a kidnapped woman and two dead bodies earlier this week. only one of those bodies has been identified 40-year-old stacy stanley. another body was found in richland county after suspect look. as you can see, many came out to remember the victims today. as you can see quite a crowd has gathered there this evening. that community has been shook by this story as it has developed and the news has come out and the details have come out all week long. and they are all getting together to see if they can find some peace in that community right now. meantime the bond hearing for the man linked to three murders in ashland and richland county is set for 3: afternoon. shawn grate is accused of killing stacy stanley and another unidentified person whose remains were found in a home on covert court on tuesday. he's also charged with kidnapping after another woman managed to escape the home and called 911. neighbors say they fear for their safety after hearing about the murders in their community. >> these are my streets. i walk these streets but now i don't feel safe anymore. this is my community and i small children that is still growing up in this town. i'm ready to pack up and leave >> grate is accused of killing another person in richland county but has not been charged in that murder. meanwhile the murder continues to grow. new tonight the family of a 13-year-old columbus boy who was killed after being shot by a police officer is calling for an independent investigation into his death. tyree king was shot after ru as ted hart reports, he pulled a bb gun from his waistband. >> reporter: police were responding to a call of an armed robbery and chased suspects on foot where shots were fired. >> he's shooting him. oh my god. >> reporter: police say 13-year- old tyree king did not respond to police commands and pulled a gun from his waistband. chief kim jacobs says this is >> our officers carry a gun that looks identical to this weapon. >> reporter: the police service revolver is on the left. the bb gun is on the right. the fact that it's a police involved shooting of a young black male similar in many ways to the case of tamir rice makes this a story of national interest. >> execution is not the answer to a robbery. >> reporter: tammy is with the people's justice project. >> our young people have because their communities are not safe. many are raising themselves. >> reporter: and the mayor is calling for all of columbus. >> it is our responsibility to this city and the community to step up. to make sure that our children in our neighborhoods are safe. >> reporter: the officer involved a nine year veteran of the police force is on the prosecutor. in columbus ted hart. the man wanted far double murder in a downtown cleveland apartment building is behind bars. 29-year-old james johnson was arrested this past weekend in michigan. police say he is a suspect in an armed robbery that left two people dead in january. he will likely be extradited back here to ohio later on this month. not a happy day for cleveland schools. the district gets all f's. 16 of th report card. tom beres is joining us now. this comes as the district tries to convince voters to renew a very big school levy. >> reporter: as you say grim news and a downer of a day for cleveland schools. the job of promoting a cleveland school levy just got more difficult and backers would say more urgent. schools were bracing for bad news but not this. all f's including an many districts slid backward in some scores because the state test has changed three times in three years and the achievement expectation bar was raised too. we asked what cleveland parents think. ceo eric gordon out sick today. just talking state of the schools yesterday. >> suspend them and send them home and kick them out it's too easy. they don't try to work with them. >> i feel like they are doing good. my daughter did good. we have made the last four years. let's accelerate our gains. celebrate our successes and keep working to meet our challenges. >> reporter: well again gordon trying to stress that progress. disappointing but not unexpected. points to a 91% graduation rate. more students taking college courses. there are bright spots in individual schools, school report cards coming out for for the levy job of convincing voters that schools are making enough progress and to keep the money coming. the scores statewide reflect new tests, higher achievement targets and more challenging expectations. improvement is happening and it will begin to show on later report cards. report card just one way to measure schools success but tonight lots of puzzled parents, unhappy superintendents. >> let's talou of that. there was a lot of interest in this. a lot of people were dialed into what this report card was going to look like. and now you talk about the disappointment and concern, but it was big wasn't it? >> reporter: they telegraphed these results were being released at a certain time today and there was such a huge demand from parents and school officials, the state department of education website was out of service for a long time. a lot of people care about these numbers and i think cleveland schools will work take on this. >> thanks, tom. new developments in the school bus accident that killed a norton high school student. within the hour students, parents, and community members gathered and released balloons to remember 16-year-old kyle richmond. he died yesterday after police say he fell from a skate board and hit by the bus. the accident happened on greenwich road right across from the high school. cleveland urban film festival kicks off bringing together independent and inspiring film makers. and as tiffany explains, it has the potential to open up doors of success for local artists. >> to celebrate people of color in film. >> reporter: it is a tough industry no matter who you are. >> you are always striving to get to the next level. >> reporter: and for cleveland film maker devin collins who has worked in production for 20 >> i put myself in a position to provide opportunity for up and coming people who want to get into film making. >> reporter: he's produced trailers for the greater cleveland film festival used to starlet off the -- to start off the week where featured documentaries are shown. stories on a variety of topics told about people of color. >> it's great week for everybody to come together to really network, to really see what other folks ar on. to see what other opportunities are out there. >> reporter: through his time, devin formed relationships with other producers and directors. and now putting together a television series right here in cleveland for the national spotlight. it's called the land. fugitive apprehension unit. >> i don't think it's >> reporter: and it's just one way art is being preserved and celebrated for generations to come. tiffany tarpley channel 3 news. >> the films and workshops run through september 23rd and for more information check on their website ww www.greaterclevelandurbanfilmfe tival.org. it was a mild winter last year but does mother nature have a dose ofs thatty conditions to make year? >> plus new ownership. what the future holds for terminal tower as the key piece of the cleveland skyline lands in a new set of hands tonight. terminal tower has a brand new owner and plans to renovate it are one step closer. knd closed on the purchase today from four city realty trust and the new owners plan to build luxury apartment units on floors 4-15. now as we take a live outside, you can -- tonight meteorologist greg dee has his prediction. >> reporter: greg dee with a special weather geek first for you today. after last winter being so mild, thoughts were that this year we will swing back into the opposite la nina. during that pattern, the jet stream dives south across the ohio valley and typically more moisture for us maybe meaning they were so concerned about this, they had issued a la nina watch for the pacific ocean. the latest data from nasa looking across actually indicate that's the waters are not getting colder. which would indicate a la nina pattern. earlier in the summer the forecast the chances of seeing a la nina were at 75% in june. in july they dropped to 60%. in august they dropped to 40%. and now it em seeing a la nina and a crazy abnormally cold winter are dropping fast. in fact, it looks like this winter may actually be pretty typical. so in a typical winter in northeast ohio, here's what we see in terms of snowfall. just one of the factors. cleveland sees about 68 inches of snow. that is because of the lake effect. if you live away from the lake, you will see more like 45-50. the forecast does not say how typically it looks like we should see a normal winter here in northeast ohio. >> thanks very much, greg. terror in the sky. an f-16 fighter jet goes into free fall after the pilot passes out. what happens next is surprising and miraculous. >> plus how much longer will this almost autumn feeling weather? stick around. we have so much forecast. so is you thought you had a tough day at the office? it might not be so bad when you compare to a fighter pilot in arizona. this video is making the rounds of an arizona air national guard f-16 being rescued by auto pilot. a plane goes into a nose dive as the unconscious after putting his body through more than 8g's of force. and you can see on the right side of the screen, the altitude dropping. eventually the automatic round collision avoidance system kicks in. it's the fourth time that it has saved a pilot like this since it was installed back in 2014. china's mid autumn festival is a time to gaze at the moon but some were given a huge surprise yesterday as winds inflatable moon on the loose in the countries southeast. amateur video caught by drivers shows the half deflated orb rolling across a construction site and pedestrians and vehicles on the road. no injuries were reported. how about this? a virginia based company has their own way of making employees feel at home. so every day at crunchfield is bring your dog the browns have just brought their own dog into their building. his name is moose. he's a chocolate lab that was rescued and the browns have them in the building 24/7. >> i hope he serves as good luck to them. swagger. this is moose. and moose is a great guy. >> i've got to meet him is what you're telling me here. i like this. i like this. i feel today is a great day to go on a nice long walk with your dog. temperatures outside mid to upper 60s. it's a refreshingly cool evening for us here in northeast ohio. a few low 70s there too. and what you will notice is that breeze out there especially which may make things feel just a smidge schooler. we are dry right no it's such a gorgeous night. another reason is high pressure. it's parked off toward our east. what i want to bring your attention to though is on the west edge of that high pressure center. we get that south to north flow. that is what is going to help to sustain and support more heat tomorrow on your friday. when we say more heat, we're talking about temperatures back into the 80s. so a little something for you to look forward to. now it's this cold front that will push toward the east that will ignite scattered showers and thunderstorms on saturday. so if you have any early weekend plan, i want you to plan around rainfall. here's what it looks like though tonight. a great night to perhaps get the kids, get the family and don't forget the puppy as well and go for a nice long walk. you have deserved it here on your thursday. first thing tomorrow morning looking excellent. tomorrow afternoon looking extra clouds and eventually by friday during the late evening and over night hours, that is when you will see that uptake in the cloud cover. i think as we cruise toward your saturday morning and afternoon, that is when you see the scattered showers and thunderstorms. into the meantime, window nation seven-day forecast showing temperatures tomorrow low 80s and sunshine. not too shabby whatsoever. and then jimmy on saturday scattered showers and thunderstorms just in time for both games taking place i think it looks good. >> good. that is a big day coming up on sunday. i think the indians are so consumed about getting ready for the tigers starting tomorrow night, they forgot to beat the white sox this afternoon. we'll show you the very quiet highlights from today's game in it was a quiet day when the indians were at plate today. they only mustered four hits in the game against the white sox and struck out 12 times and lose in a walk off win by the white sox 2-1 the final score. fourth inning and the indians are up 1-0 when jose hit a solo but as i said the indians struggled. they only needed a fly ball, lyndor struck out. here's the base hit by carlos sanchez. and the white sox take three out of four from the indians and win 2-1. so the indians had a rough trip. they went 3-4. big weekend. huge weekend. they start a three-game series night over at progressive field. the magic number was 12 entering today's game against the white sox. the tigers lost today to the twins 5-1. so even though the indians lost, the magic number is reduced by one more. it's now 11. any combination of indians wins and tiger losses adding up to 11 and that number could go drastically down this weekend because they play each other >> how are you feel something >> i'm feeling great. especially of greg dee's prediction. entertainment tonight is next. russ and sarah we are all back at 11:00. have a great night. it's a beautiful 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