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francis. he always seemed like a loving grandson. reporter: john swindle remembers seeing the 86-year-old from time to time. she was always out and about. she never, you know she was always on the street walking up and down. and she just had, you know, just something about her, that grandmotherly feel to her. reporter: no one knows what sparked the conflict between the 45-year-old man and mrs. his grandmother then shot her in the head late tuesday afternoon. s.w.a.t. team members surrounded the home as francis remained holed up in the family s backyard. after three hours passed, he gave up peacefully. i have no idea what could have led to this. somebody who has a strong relationship with their grandparents, i find it unfathomable that somebody would do this to somebody they love. reporter: detectives say bradley francis had no criminal for any type of violence. some neighbors say they believe the younger francis was dealing with mental issues. a lot of t ....
a one-year-old boy. this is 23-year-old amonte taylor. he s been booked into the clark county detention center, charged with one count of child abuse resulting in substantial bodily harm. investigators say officers were called to a home where taylor and the child were last week. the report says officers found the child with serious burns to his hand and wrist so serious they required surgery. taylor told police he was babysitting the boy while the child s mother was out. investigators said they do not believe the burns wer accidental. a despicable crime of animal cruelty!!!! hanging an animal to death is unspeakable. it s not to be tolerated in this community. and now.. animal activists are getting involved... to help police... catch the person.. who did it!!! 13 action news reporter.. david schuman tells us why.. police are worried.. that people... could be next! metro needs your help. our help. in a neighborhood near alta and 08:00:11 robert sigal, metro this is ob ....
street. the victim s identity has not been released - but officers say she was in her 80s. francis was in his backyard armed until he surrendered to police. everybody in this neighborhood will alwyas have a very fond memory of her. she s lived in this neighborhood for many years and she will be missed and it s very sad that a family is torn apart over this. authorities did not release details about a possible motive for the shooting. clark county jail records show francis was being held on susp of murder pending a court hearing tomorrow. a shooting and car crash.. leaves a henderson man dead - and his family in mourning. crying he loved us so much and he was so proud to just be a grandpa. so proud. crying we know what kind of man he was, you know, he was always willing to give. he was quiet, he never never started trouble. the coroner confirmed today that 49-year-old christopher stewart died from a gunshot wound to the chest. someone shot him - while driving home ....
now. this is nbc nightly news with lester holt, reporting tonight from melbourne, florida. good evening from it to our viewers in the west from the central florida coast, where we are just hours away from a direct hit by what officials are calling an unprecedented, even historic hurricane. matthew, which has already killed over a hundred people in haiti, regained strength, as expected, earlier today, and is forecast to come as a category 4 storm, the second highest strength, with sustained winds of 140 miles per hour near its core. some 2 million people in the southeast have heeded the dire warnings to evacuate. all told 19 million people will be impacted by this storm. its slow march means the southeast coast could take a punishing hit that will last for 60 hours or more. our team is in place up and down the storm zone, plus al roker with the latest tracking, but first to miguel? reporter: lester, good evening. just moments ago the sky here turned green, transf ....
prankster screamed clowns, clowns. this resulted in students running for fear. a couple were injured. kids start to run. they become concern about what s going on. there s potential for kids being hurt. reporter: school administrators say it s been a big distraction for students and teachers. it s a scary thought. it is the corner. a lot of people are dressing up as clowns. reporter: school police are stressing to students and parents that the threats are all false. there s no credibility. there have about no incidents of any clowns that have chased kids, have battered kids, have been seen with guns. we ve not had any incidents like that in clark county. threats could be charged with a misdemeanor. jim? okay. antonio, thank you for that. detectives made quick work of arresting a man accused of breaking into a home and killing a man who lived there. according to the police report, he dropped his wallet at the crime scene. metro police say james farr ii turn ....