Leading the officer to shoot him. Police say mitchell, who is 37, tried to drive off and crashed into an Unmarked Police vehicle and another vehicle. The dci is now investigating the shooting. It has not released the name of the officer who fired his or her weapon. Kcrgtv9s Samantha Myers is live near the coe college campus. Samantha, you talked with people who know mitchell . Friends and family are gathered out here now at happened. They say he is a kind and loving man and wanted to share their side of the story. 02 50 05;24 nats this hit me close to home friends and family gathered in Greene Square in cedar rapids with candles and signs. 02 42 32;07 we want to show support to the family first and foremost, letting them know that theyre not alone in a situation like this. Asking questions that are still unanswered. Theres not reason to shoot him 02 43 59;12 were not here to put blame on anybody, were not here to say this is a black lives matter, this is a cop vs. Black type thing were
Eileen on camera from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. See the screen for your complete weather information. Here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team we still have temperatures in the morning. A bit below normal. Winds are light to around 10 mph from the east and will turn a bit more to the southeast. And be mainly around 10 mph this afternoon. We should stay mainly clear today tonight as the next system tracks in. But today. Mostly winds mainly around 10 mph. We times. Ill explain coming up. Its a very dangerous job. But ambushed in other parts of the country. This comes just weeks after two iowa officers were shot and killed. In Texas San Antonio Police released a picture of a person of interest in the deadly shooting of an officer. Investigators say detective Benjamin Marconi stopped a driver and was writing a ticket in his patrol car. Thats when the suspect pulled up, got out, walked up to off. Most families will be by a suspect who will be
Upper teens to low 20s this morning. A bit below normal. Winds are light to around 10 mph from the east and will turn a around 10 mph this afternoon. We should stay mainly clear today with a few more clouds this afternoon. Most of the clouds track in tonight as the next system tracks in. But today. Mostly sunny with highs in the upper 30s to have a couple of days of rain, but could also have some snow and sleet mixing in at times. Ill explain coming up. Southeast. And be mainly around 10 mph this afternoon. We afternoon. Most of the clouds track in tonight as the next system tracks in. But today. A developing story protestors go toe to toe with police over a tear gas and rubber bullets at them. This all happening in north dakota where some fourhundred people are prtoesting the Dakota Access pipeline. Officers appear to be using Water Cannons in cold weather causing the weather to freeze. However, a spokesperson for the Fire Department says firefighters are using hoses to put out fires
Season. Thats exactly what happened in minnesota where the conditions were awful in parts of the state on friday and saturday. They had 450 crashes including two that were deadly on friday. A trooper was also hurt on saturday when a car hit his squad car as the trooper was trying to help someone else. New at noon a man is in jail after he drives his car into a waterloo home. Police say the car hit a house on prospect avenue shortly before five on saturday. Then drove away and parked at an address not far from the scene for evaluation and is now in black haw county jail. Hes being charged with an o wi. Police are investigating after a man is stabbed numerous times early this morning. It happened at a home on white street in dubuque. When police got there they heard arguing and threats being made when they went into the home they say a man was restraining a woman by holding her arms. Vanessa Tillman Johnson had a in the other. Police say she stabbed Matthew Johnson several times. He was
Immediate impact. For one, its the off season and the cricket hollow zoo is closed. And the ruling gives the owners 90 days to find new homes. Pam sellner, shown here in a 2009 interview, didnt want to comment before sitting down with an attorney but one man who was part of the suit called it a victory for the animals. Im very happy about this ruling, but at the same time saddened becausustheres another 290295 animals that are living under very similar conditions having these exotic animals in a habitat that isnt meant for them is just inappropriate braumann and four other individuals had visited the zoo over the years and became concerned saw as lack of care for exotic aninals. Thatshy they took part in the lawsuit. The attorney in the case, by video phone, said a big goal now is to find a new, proper home for the tigers and lemurs that must go. Finding sanctuaries that are well l epared and well equipped to accept these ready to accept them to live out their lives in favorable condit