County police chief and we also spoke with a the teens brother about the incident. This is a picture of what police say they saw friday night. 18 year old Kionte Deshaun Spencer walking along the area of electric and brambleton road. That red circle shows what appears to be a gun in his right hand. But chief howard hall revealed it was actually a bb pistol. Chief hall so you can see in this picture the weapon that our officers saw in the subjects hand and how it compares to the 9mm pistol chief hall says officers told spencer to put down the gun, but he did not. So an officer tried and failed to tase him, twice. Thats when spencer turned around, with the gun still in his hand. Chief hall this was a deadly force encounter, despite the fact that we know now that this handgun was an air gun then, two of the officers shot at spencer. Chief hall the preliminary that he was hit once in the hip area and once in the collarbone or shoulder. I cant, what, what can happen . My brothers dead, you
Franklin county animal control supervisor know that theyre on the mend. Theyre getting what they need. Theyre getting the nutrition and theyre going to be okay. The story may not have started well for these seven, but brooks is determined itll end differently. Cindy brooks, Franklin County animal control supervisor theyre going to bounce back pretty quickly and then be adopted out into loving homes and the next person will give them a kiss on the nose. No charges have been filed, but were told the commonwealths attorney is aware of the situation. The owner could face cruelty charges. That could lead to fines and up to seven years in prison. The horse rescue needs help providing for these horses. Find out how you can donate on wdbj7 dotcom christian heilman, wdbj7. Onepretty quiet weatherwise outside with clear skies and winds are starting to get a little bit lighter after david salt blustery conditions here wdbj rp gusted to thirty six miles an hour now starting to settle down just a l
March first. Super tuesday im kyle benjamin. And im january keaton. Super tuesday is here and wfxr news is your local election headquarters. The doors have just opened here in the commonwealth as virginians go to the polls to decide who they want to get their parties nomination for president. Paris holmes is at a polling precinct in Roanoke County. Paris was anyone waiting to cast a ballot . Good morning guys, the poll open up this morning at 6am and when you walk into your polling place voters what to make sure they bring their i. D. One thing to remember today is that its a dual primary. That means the republican and democratic primary is happening at the same time, but understand that you can only vote in one. Once poll workers verify your identity you will be handed a ballot with a privacy slip. Those slips look pretty much like a standardize test, and too make sure you vote counts to make vote counts you make sure you a standardize pretty slip. Handed a ballot you will vote in one
Tuesday, march 1st. Thanks for starting your day off with good day virginia. Im kyle benjamin. And im january keaton. Super tuesday is here and wfxr news is your local election headquarters. Primary voting across virginia has been open for a little over an hour. Wfxrs paris holmes is live in has voter turnout been so far . Go to virginias donald newsroanoke, paris president. Donald trump says around 3thousand people watched his speech at Radford University on monday, with thousands more waiting outside, hoping they made it in. During his speech, trump critcized his rivals, the press, plus china and mexico. The billionaire real estate mogul says he knows what it takes to create jobs, despite never Holding Public office. I went to the Wharton School of finance. Good student, did all of that stuff. You all have good educations. Some of you dont. You dont need education to know this. We lost our jobs, we lose our money, we lose everything. Trump continues to hold a strong lead in a cnnorc
Alive tonight after his mobile home exploded in flames while he was inside. He has third degree burns over most of his body. Wsls 10s Colter Anstaett spoke to the neighbor who pulled the man to safety. This morning, Lillie Paige Arnold and her husband were at 71 graham park drive trying to salvage what is left after the mobile home was destroyed by a fire saturday morning. Lillie and her husband own the trailers in the mobile home park. Lillie paige arnold propert y owner we gonna clean it up. We aint going to put nothing back here. The Fire Marshals Office says the fire broke out around 9 30 a. M. When the man who lives there, william meredith, lit a cigarette while on home oxygen. Lisa garrett assista nt fire marshal he set himself on fire which then, of course, set the trailer on fire. Timothy bryant lives next door and was working nearby when he and another neighbor heard the explosion. Timothy bryant vo, no phoner graphic here i got off the ladder, jumped in my vehicle, and went d