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Were trying to get information from officers on what theyre doing. I saw officers back behind me with flash lights moving around looking for anything on the ground. This is a residential area, they found shell casings earlier. Well get you as much information the next time we talk in the next 30 minutes. Im Mark Davenport, wbtv on your side. Chris mark, thank you so much. First alert traffic sponsored by toyota of north charlotte. That is where were going to start where mark is standing along ca...

Were watching at this hour here in charlotte, involves a fire at a restaurant in east charlotte. Kristen miranda getting details first in the alert center right now. Kristen christine, on albermarle road in the 5800 block of albermarle road. Ive been watching the charlotte Fire Departments twitter feed. Good news sounds like the fire is under control. Take a look, this is a twoalarm fire, heavy fire showing at a restaurant and the fire department, Charlotte Fire Department came out pretty strong...

That is a check of traffic, youre never more than seven minutes away from weather and traffic on wbtv news this morning. John 5 02, following breaking news involving a fire at a restaurant in east charlotte. Christine Kristen Miranda is getting details right now. Kristen chris mentioned a section of albermarle road becaused of the fire. If your morning commute takes you along albermarle road, you might find this restaurant familiar to you. Fire shot through the roof of the restaurant when firefi...

To you in the alert center. Alex, thank you. First at 4 00 charlottemecklenburg police still looking for suspects in four separate shooting in the city yesterday. Six people were hurt and officers do not believe the shootings are related. We have a map that shows where this happened. As you expect people who live in those neighborhoods are worried. Wbtvs Brody Oconnell spoke with some who live near the crime scenes and joins us live with the investigation. Brody . Good afternoon, jamie. Yeah, ta...

Milton road. At 5 30, two people shot on the plaza, one seriously hurt, the other in critical condition. Then around 4 30 a person shot, suffered injuries on brookshire boulevard. Wbtvs Mark Davenport live in charlotte from Police Headquarters with more on that afternoon shooting and mark, it involved more than one scene, didnt it . Reporter it involved two different scenes, one at a busy gas station, the shell gas station off brookshire boulevard. The other one less than a mile away in a neighb...

Very soon and quickly. When were here inside of the Government Center today when folks gathered to talk about this measure they say they want to do it on march 16th one day after the election. And one other thing to point out, the county commissioner, this is her idea but says she has bipartisan support. And one of the people that is backing this is republican jim pucket. Steve crump covering this today. A chapel hill bar linked to a drunk driving crash will reopen. He is not here is one of two ...

The gathering attracted city councilmember autrey would voted for it and feels strongly that peoples safety would not be violated. It has not happened in columbia, South Carolina. And it has not happened in charleston, South Carolina and in myrtle beach. And i have talked to the panthers organization. And Panthers Stadium and the Charlotte Motor Speedway has similar protections. Opponents want a special legislative session before the law takes effect on april first. Dan bishop backs the idea. We...

A major story we are following, all eyes turn to North Carolina just ahead of the states primary tomorrow. Several president ial hopefuls will hold events in our area today making a final push for voter support. Britney johnson, both candidates women be in charlotte today for the democrats . Reporter they will be. We have talked to volunteers for Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders. Leading up to todays rallies in charlotte. Bernie sanders is up first, he is inviting voters to pnc music pavilion ...

Investigation began sunday of aa saturday Night House Party led to the deaths of lewis. Tuesday morning, they began a triple Homicide Investigation after officers found the dead bodies of Giovanni Gambino and two others in just one homicide Gaston County police used all seven detectives to investigate. It takes all the resources with crime analysts depending on how big the case can get and how detailed with a lot of records and things of that nature. With two homicides to solve resources are thi...

67milesperhour. That is a check of your morning traffic, john, over to you. John right now, get over to Brody Oconnell. Christine in the alert center with more breaking news. Brody a homicide at park fairfax drive in the freedom division, this is an apartment complex. We have new pictures to show you from the scene. As you can see a very active scene, a lot of police there. Here what is we learned, apparently a call came in before 3 00 a. M. From the apartment complex, police got to the scene an...