Download our wwltv app for free and stay informed even with weather alerts. Breaking news this morning. North carolina highway troopers are investigating a deadly crash on i4 85 near providence road. It happened around 2 00 this morning. Just two lanes were closed overnight with traffic passing through on the median. Around 5 15 this morning, the lanes were reopened. Were asking for more information on the victims. Two homicides in charlotte, both happened in busy areas yesterday including next to a ymca filled with children and families. Central avenue in East Charlotte. Then Hours Later Police were called to a deadly shooting on donald rouse road. Elsa gillis has the latest information on the victims. Reporter police are still searching for suspects in both of saturdays shootings. As they continue their latest homicides, people we spoke with say this violence has to stop. It is always somebody killing somebody. Reporter police were called to East Charlotte where they found the 49year
Control in the last 45 minutes or so. Its hard to see the damage done to the house. We know the fire marshall just arrived and determined the fire started in the back of the building. At this point, theyre not sure how, theyre trying to figure that one out. And breaking overnight, police are searching for the gunman involved in an Armed Robbery in south charlotte. Theres officers on the scene now at the kangaroo express on park road and wood lawn. This was around 4 30 this morning. At this point, were waiting to get a description of the suspect. Theyve not released one yet. Tonight, charlotte leaders will vote a plan that would lead to massive redevelopment in south park. Sharing nighth Methodist Church has a vision for more shops. Alexa ashwell is live with more to explain. Alexa . Reporter yes, stephanie. You can see there are zoning signs behind me here at the entrance to sharon united Methodist Church. And members here support this plan. In fact, just last month at couldnt find any
Not on the air. Download the app for free and stay informed even weather alerts. Were following breaking news this morning. North carolina highway troopers are investigating a deadly crash. This crash happened around 2 00 this morning. Two lanes were closed overnight for several hours with traffic passing through on the median. Around 5 15 this morning, those lanes reopenednt were asking troopers for more information on the people who were killed and what led up to the crash. Cmpd is investigating two homicides in charlotte that happened in very busy areas yesterday including one right next to a ymca filled with chipped records and families. The first started off on Central Avenue in East Charlotte. Then hours later, police were called to a deadly shooting on donald ross road near west boulevard. Reporter police are still looking for suspects. People we spoke with say this violence has to stop. Just before 11 00 saturday morning, police were called to East Charlotte where they found Je
Valley, harmony, stoney point, we might have a black ice situation overnight t. Rainfall is still coming down in charlotte. Its less than it was. Heavier out to the east. Now pushing making more progress up to the east. And norwood, thats going to be the next spot between now and midnight. Were finally starting to see the edge of this rain move on and advance a little more, so that will be moving on orrnight and on overnight. But with these temperatures dropping down, we are going to fall down to or below freezing just north of charlotte. The areas i would be concerned about a hard freeze will be in upper iron dale county. It is not our first brush in with freezing temperatures over the next couple days. One coming up. Meteorologist christine will be tracking the temperatures overnight. A gunman is still on the run after a former cmd dispatcher was found shot in charlotte. He was near businesses and restaurants. Today Eyewitness News reporter elsa gillis talked to neighbors about the f
You can see a lot of officers there on the scene as they investigate. Heres what we know at this point. Police tell us someone with a gun walked in and robbed the place. They we are asking if they have anyone custody. Our crews are talking with investigators. And breaking news out of mooresville now. In the last 10 minutes, we learned firefighters are on the scene of a house fire. This is happening on mcnealy avenue. Thats off of main street in downtown mooresville. Were told smoke is showing from the house, but firefighters havent said if anyone is inside the building. Weve got crews on the way to the scene. We will bring you more information on both of these breaking stories as we get new information. Today, Charlotte City council will decide whether to rezone seven acres in south park to allow developers to build. It would mean tearing down sharing United Methodist church and replacing it with a new church, apartment, shops and dining space. Eyewitness News Reporter Alexa Ashwell is