We are on the scene. We spoke with a witness who heard it all unfold. Thats exactly right. Victim says date the victims car hit the wall and she heard gunshots moment before all this happened. These a brick walls. The car came in. Plover into the house. I heard somebody someone not to die. Lori smith got a huge awakening. This car came to a flood right in back of her apartment here along the 600 block of avenue i in winterhaven. The driver Jimmie Rodgers dead behind the wheel. It was right there near me and so loud. All of this happened around 1 30 am. Detectives are piecing together clues. The area blocked off is that exactly where the shots are fired. Is better for us to make a wider path and then move in. Smith not sure how she will get over what she saw and heard. I could hear the voices out there. It was scary. Friends on the scene tells the victim in this case Jimmie Rodgers had one small son. The family is too devastated to speak on family. Dish on camera. Put on for the shooter
Thankerfthankfully the wrong way driver and the officer are okay. Reporter thats right, deiah. Atthis morning. That wrongway driver is expected to be okay as well. Now investigators are left to figure out exactly what happened at this intersection. We were here at the intersection of east kennedy and hyde park avenue not long after the crash. The damage clear, the officer involved doing better after being rushed to tampa general injured. Air bags on both vehicles did deploy. Investigators telling us the officer was traveling eastbound on kennedy heading into downtown when the wrongway driver entered his path of travel northbound from the South Hyde Park avenue. Thats when the two vehicles collided. South hyde park avenue is clearly marked as a oneway street. This morning investigators still trying to determine why that driver was coming down the wrong way. At this point they have not told us if alcohol was a factor in this crash. Possibly help out in this case, the cameras right here a
Behind at least three others. He could strike again. Joining us live in clear water where cameras captured him in the act. Reporter this appears to be his first target yesterday around 3 20 in the morning. He walked in with a tight hooded shirt around his around 2 00 this morning. This time he wore a red hooded sweatshirt doing a good job of concealing his face and same deal, not showing a gun but implying he had one and demanding money. This shows the suspect in a blue hoody going through the same motions he took off in a 2003 or 04 nissan. Theyre confirming that the robbery is connected to the same suspects and we have four robberies connected to the same guy. Thank you. We have some new information this morning about the deadly bus crash in tennessee. Just two hours ago, with i learned more about the five Young Children killed they were in fourth grade, one was in fifth grade and the other was a kindergartener. Six students care. 24yearold Johnathon Walker is now in jail. The scene
Follow authorities are investigating the death of a possible hate crime. Means was black. The shooter is white. Police say it all started of a the two bumped into each other outside a dollar general. They Exchange Words and shooter went into the store and went to sit on friends nearby porch. Mes a 35ed by the victim and they stharted accused of shooting the teen twice. Police said he showed no remorse. He felt like trab as wuf the street. He shot the teen because he felt threatened. I thought my life was in danger many im sorry. Im 6 years old. The teens devastated family say its not to fan the flaims of hatred but instead let the legal system hand this case. New evidence testing is going to be done in the making of a murderer case. Its according to lawyer. The agreement was filed yesterday with the special judge. The evidence that we tested includes a vile of blood l t three months after his lawyer pledged she had a conviction. He was sentenced to life in prison after being convicted
News at 9, im dan shaffer. And im janelle martinez. Turkey day is done texas officially black friday. Shoppers across the bay area packing stores to get in on those great deals. We have Team Coverage this morning, first were going to head out to abc action News Reporter Rodney Dunigan. Hes live in the Tampa Premium Outlets in wesley chapel. Its been pretty steady there since last night. You are right about that, dan. They opened up at 6 last night, and theyll be open until those shoppers but a lot of people who work at this mall as well. A number of those shoppers not only looking for a great deal today but they want to have a bit of fun on black friday as well. The shopping rush started early here at Tampa Premium Outlets in wesley chapel. 4 ram, its our tradition every year for over 20 years. Were up at 3, out at 4. Those here up bright and early looking to stock up. We always go to forever 21. We go pretty much everywhere. And i just thought, you know, its florida you need a little