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Here, across our system, most of our major highways looking good this morning. Coming up from rock hill, 21 minutes, 65 miles an hour. Concord to center city, 18 minute commute right now and lake norman southbound on 77, sitting at 15 minutes, 66milesperhour. Mapping system a lot of green, 485 looks good, 77, 85, some of the primary secondaries like providence, independence, albermarle, all running in the green early on this wednesday morning. That is a check of traffic, christine, back over to you. Christine watching breaking news an Investigation Underway after a shooting sent one woman to the hospital. John the woman shot around 11 30 on brooktree drive in west charlotte. She then drove herself to a home away. From there taken to the hospital. Injuries. Christine one of four shootings that happened in the one person shot at 8 00 near barrington drive and milton road. That person was taken to the hospital with minor inju ....
Amber alert issue yesterday for 15yearold dixie bailey in transylvania county. Police in brevard said she is 54, 114 pounds, brown hair with orange streaks. Last seen wearing a peach pull over black tights and cowboy boots. Authorities say she is possibly headed to atlanta, if you see bailey, call 911 or star hp. Back to the breaking news we told you about, were working with police to learn what led to a shooting in west charlotte. A woman shot late last night on brooktree drive. Then drove herself to a home on darby avenue less than ten minutes away. From there, taken to the hospital with nonlife threatening injuries. There is no word on any arrests in the shootings, no names released. As soon as we get more details, well update you on air and online at wbtv. Com. That shooting is one of several charlottemecklenburg police are investigating. Hurt in a string of shootings yesterday. Our alex giles continues our coverage with two shootings in east charlotte. Reporter violence kept offic ....
Crime alert, six people total are hurt in four separate shootings across charlotte. You can see where they happened on this map, we pin pointed them with red boxes from west to northwest charlotte. The first one happening around 4 30 yesterday afternoon. The last about seven hours later. The latest of those shootings breaking overnight, a woman shot in the leg on brooktree drive not far from freedom drive. Happened at 11 30 last night. Police say the victim drove herself two miles down the road to darby avenue near the brookshire freeway. Police arent sure what led up to that shooting. They do not believe this incident was connected to any of the other shootings. John two of the shootings happened not far from each other in east charlotte. One at 5 30 on the plaza, the other twoandahalf hours later at barrington and milton road. Mark davenport joins us now live from charlottemecklenburg police headquarters, so mark, a the shootings connected . Reporter john, i got off the phone with po ....
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