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related to other cases in the area. this is in lincoln county, there are two confirmed cases of adults with the virus. one in mecklenburg. the other in iredell county. six more people are being monitored for the virus. including one person from dah cabarrus county. channel 9 is continuing to ask health officials for more information. we ll bring you updates today at 5:00. in the past hour, a former mecklenburg county employee who tried to have her ex-husband killed will spend a decade behind bars. eyewitness news reporter angela hong just stepped out of the courtroom for us where she heard from several people who asked the judge for leniency in this case. angela? reporter: there were several supporters there. she appeared before a judge wearing a burgundy suit and in braids. she expressed remorse and regret for what happened and what she did. davis was kicked of hiring hit those hit men were actually undercover police officers. now davis had a group of supporters wh ....
can you please tell me? they said there s a shooting there. the automobile fear takes chad back to being packed in a hallmark store where strangers huddled following news updates on their phone. different people would try to come to terms with it. it was an emotional deal. it started when two groups got into an altercation. off duty cmpd officer thomas ferguson responded and said dae quan westbrook pointed a gun at him. the officer shot and killed westbrook. less than an hour before that, greer says he ran into officer ferguson. small talk about football and the kids and merry christmas, you know, have a great day. he was shocked at the violent turn of events but grateful the officer and mall employees kept shoppers safe. thankful and respectful of him for being able to be there and just heartbroken for the young man that was on the other side of it. cmpd is still investigating this shooting. from north lake mall, brittney johnson, channel 9 eyewitness new ....
i m told that next month is when the full council could get his formal request on how many officers he s seeking to add to the force that s while the city continues to work on a new budget. reporting live at cmpd headquarters, jenna deery, channel 9 eyewitness news. the last time cmpd added additional officers to the force was in 2008 the department only received half of its requested 250 additional officers. but crime still dropped around 30%. you can follow all of our coverage on the city s rise in violence and the chief s push for officers on wsoctv.com. the links are inside jenna s story on the home page. a charlotte man is facing federacharges in a dangerous plot that included trying to smuggle guns and ammunition into ghana west africa. over the last two years, than 60 firearms and thousands of rounds of ammunition from various stores, gun shows, and the internet. eyewitness news is digging more into this case now and will have much more on the arrest and the ....
whether they need to move the march 15th primary date to another date down the road to accommodate all these changes. they go back into session at 7:00 tonight and could decide to vote on these maps as well. we ll be here following developments and let you know what happens on eyewitness news at 10:00 and 11:00. jim bradley, channel 9 eyewitness news. north carolina ncaa leaders are discussing how to best target voters in light of the pending redistricting changes. the chapter expressed concerns over the timing of the primary and is working to educate voters. the head of the chapter told channel 9 the group is waiting to see how state lawmakers proceed. they expect to release more details tomorrow. as all the retricking talks continue, a pole released today show the majority of north carolinians won nonpartisan congressional districts. 59% of voters want the law drawn along party lines. 9% are against that move. and the rest don t have an opinion. turning now to a ....
me the man killed in that crash was 68-year-old, james howard cook of lexington, north carolina. officials also say that cook reported engine trouble before the crash. a spokesman at the union county sheriff s office said the first reports of this crash came in around 6:45 this evening. now cmpd s helicopter helped union county deputies to locate the plane in a wooded area a half mile down here and also new salem road. officials say cook was the only person on board. they also explains more about his flight. the pilot had flown a client to daytona earlier today. on his way home, was due back in the lexington area around 7:00 p.m. and the faa has also been called in from charlotte to further investigate the cause of this crash. reporting live in union county, and she ll stay on top of any new developments. you can follow her on twitter for updates. tonight, this man is facing charges accused of trying to smuggle guns from charlotte to west africa. we first report ....