Joins us from the Wake County Justice Center where the criminal case is pending. Reporter this is very emotional today. The mother of the victim in this case, Simone Butler thomas, talked about her grief. It is something any parent could relate to. She talked about take a picture of her son before he left for the Party Saturday night. A few hour later, he was dead and now she is preparing to bury him. 20yearold cure an th called curry by friend and family. His mom said he didnt dress like a thug or hoodlum. He didnt own a gun. He had a High School Diploma and a job. He was leave a party early sunday morning when he was shot by a shotgun on single leaf lane. Now, police have charged chad copley. They say he called 911 to complain about commotion in the street and fired that shotgun thomas. These boys were invited to a party, didnt feel comfortable an they was on their way home. I just want justice for my son. Thats it. For all the parents, all the kids. Reporter the familys attorney, ju
Seven month investigation into a deadly officerinvolved shooting. An officer killed kawaza beaty after he pointed a sawed off shotgun at police. 10 on your sides jason marks talked with beatys family who were disappointed at the investigation. Beatys family met with the commonwealths attorney this morning and he told them the shooting was justifed. They came out of that meeting very emotional as you can imagine. This is video of the family just after the meeting. They were sad yet angry at the same time. They felt as if their son was taken for no readon. The shooting happened last july 4th. Police got a call about a man in the east end of the city with a gun. Were told a detective along with a k9 officer and a sergeant spotted Kawanza Beaty walking down a street. Police say they tried talking with him but he started running. During the chase officers say they could see the gun and it fired three times and hit beaty in the head. Family was not happy the shooting was ruled jusitifed. Sai
His bond in half. Nine hours later he was back at his home. Hes said it was a misunderstanding and he was trying to help a friend. That friend is his codefendant. Raleigh detectives were cruising a website known for hookups with prostitutes. They say a prostitute at a Raleigh Hotel provided them with information, including phone numbers. His neighbors in cary could not believe the charges. To have those charges against one of my neighbors is is concerning to say the least. I have never heard anything like that, and friendly, it disturbs me deeply. Frankly, it disturbs me deeply. [indiscernible] ed even though his Attorney Says he has lived in the halfmillion dollar home for two years with his wife and we spoke with had formally met him. Tisha that was ed crump. This is not the first time that he codefendant faced these types of charges. Steve gunfire erupting at a raleigh shopping center. T do people shot, two people shot, and manhunt for the gunman. Jon camp is on the scene. Jon . Jon
Officially right around forty six degrees in when there is a little bit warmer but the big warm up comes over the weekend we get back into the sixties for saturday and sunday love in that high right now going to see how much she like or love that morning commute to dash is role in a crack so far so good at so we like to hear the Traffic Network map to show you where pretty decent shape across Hampton Roads is that little spot of our and their two sixty four east but i checked traffic weather downtown where we are fine this morning. Again we are fine in western branches we take a live look at six sixty four south cairo dock landing road traffic theyre headed toward military highway and into making a way in the direction of of the western freeway or something of that nature youll see the traffic theyre moving very nicely on both sides of six sixty four so nothing major to be concerned about what keep the good news going as we head back to the Traffic Network maps of involving an accident
The city also chilly up in the Eastern Shore in the clear skies so it is going to be a nice day with plenty of sunshine but as we go through the afternoon. One more cloud cover officially the high should reach about forty six degrees with temperatures falling back to the low forties as we head into the evening big warm up for the weekend ill be back they all about that just a little bit lets check in now with ashleigh. All right craig were taking a look now at tropic kicking off the morning rush hour to say that my air quotes because we dont have much of it was working across Hampton Roads because good news press on the Traffic Network maps degree here on the southside the peninsula it looks great as well as give you a live look now on to sixty four in Virginia Beach great traffic flow right here on rosemont road theres a westbound traffic and you can see eastbound had it with the oceanfront also in fine shape hopefully it stays that way if anything changes out there i will let you kno