Abc action news starts right now. With breaking news. Right now in tampa a live look is protesters gather demanding answers in it officer involved shooting in Hillsborough County earlier this wee team member deputy killed an unarmed lachman this week. Wendy ryan has the night off and lets get to the breaking news. We go live with more on why the protesters are out there and why they are upset. Reporter we just arrived on scene and obviously the protest in full swing. You see in the middle of the street we have a protester confronting Police Officers. Terror. It stems from the Police Shooting you just mentioned. We will show you the video from last night and third consecutive night to protest happen. Last night by protesters arrested for throwing potters and lighting trash on fire. Protest them from the shooting death of a man from palm river. Police entered his home with a narcotics warren city refused to come out of the home. And he was shocked in his bedroom. The investigation has sh
Court apartment complex in New Port Richey. News channel 8 mark douglas shows us what people there are dealing with. The anclott river still hasnt loosen its grips in the nearby neighborhoods. We saw people cycling out, walking out, floating and paddling out. In some cases playing in filthy flood water the behind. Reporter would you let your kids play in this water . Absolutely not. Reporter but pasco county teamed up with fish and wildlife to help those trapped. We rode along on the swamp buggy as pasco firefighters delivered cases of Drinking Water door to door. Dont bring it all the way to your house, well bring it to you. Were in the deeper part of the river, where you can literally see the floodwaters rushing by here. There is nobody home back here, trapped. Down the road they discovered 92yearold clyde rich. His home was an island, but he was just fine. Ive been through this before many times. Reporter this time the river came within a foot or two of flooding his home. But despit
Protesters stop cars in both directions. A twocar accident sends one driver off the road into a store parking lot. We will not let anyone tell us to be quiet while they cover up this great injustice. Reporter about 100 protesters gathered peacefully outside get and go where 22 yearold Levonia Riggins worked. As the night went on, things Hillsborough County deputies executed a search wanter. Three people came out of the house and Levonia Riggins never made it out alive. They were fearful he may be getting a weapon based on the history of his arrests and connection to guns in the past. Reporter investigators say he didnt comply with their commands. That the deputy who shot him was in fear for his life. His friends say there had to be another way. That boy didnt indictment he was murdered by the police. The same people we are calling to come save us is killing us. He never had nothing with him. Never ever had nothing with him. You mean he never had guns . Never had no guns, no nothing. Re
Off with us here on abc. We are glad you are with us. We will get to all of the top stories in just a moment. Lets check in with bill logan, a lot to talk about with rain. I have an update for you [ indiscernible ] the wind is picking up and the rain is getting stronger. Ocean city maryland up to ocean city new jersey and up into new england is going to be a mess thi so long to move from our area and finally get onshore has really scooted up the east coast. We still have some lingering rain here. As a matter fact we are seeing some pretty good storms around tarpon springs. Pretty much from Clearwater Beach up through palm harbor right along the coast any go up us 19 you can see some pretty good cells, hernando beach, brooksville and falsity starting to see some of the rain come down. All of this is moving off to the east. Again it is 10 wheeling through that last little band or feeder band that stretches all the way up to where hermine is now. You can see those bands of rain that come
Long as theyre safe. Reporter pastor ron hubbard is ready for a conversation between deputies and demonstrators and hes opening the doors to his church to make it happen. People are protesting, but they want to be able to speak and talk without fear of retaliation and, of course, on the other side of the street the law enforcement, they want to be able to listen without fear of their lives in the process. Reporter as a long time spiritual leader in the neig tells us his heart is broken after seeing racial tension. What do we want . Justice reporter last week 22year old Levonia Riggins was shot as hillsborough deputies executed a search warrant at his home. The Sheriffs Office maintains after repeated demands riggins would not show his hands and that because of his criminal record involving guns they were afraid he was armed. Me and my family is out here to demand justice. Reporter riggins older have organized marches over the last week. As for pastor hubbard, hes welcoming everyone int