Quiet before the storm here in the Charlotte Convention Center. pic.twitter.com/1Q03XEmsV3
— Alexis Wainwright (@MultiplexReport) July 5, 2016
President Obama will be at the Charlotte Convention Center with Hillary Clinton this afternoon for the pair’s first appearance together during Clinton’s presidential campaign. The event will take place at 2 p.m., but it’s our suggestion that you stay away from Uptown until well after the event is over unless you’re attending or some other mandatory business forces you to be there, as traffic is sure to be ridiculous. In related news, just hours before the campaign stop here in Charlotte, FBI director James Comey held a press conference to announce that his office will not recommend that charges be brought against Clinton in regards to her private email servers. (see below, via CNBC) Presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump will reportedly be appearing later this evening in Raleigh. He’s set to speak at the Memorial Auditorium at the Duke Energy Center for Performing Arts at 7 p.m.(Ryan Pitkin)
Police are investigating a murder that occurred just north of Uptown this morning off LaSalle Street. Police responded to an assault call on Newcastle Street at around 6:40 a.m. this morning and found a man suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead on the scene. Police have not yet released the name of the victim. (Ryan Pitkin)
Investigators with the Charlotte Fire Department are working to determine what caused a two-alarm fire at a northeast Charlotte apartment complex this morning. Crews responded to calls of a fire at the Hunters Pointe apartment complex on Prospect Road at around 9 a.m. and arrived to see flames coming from the engulfed building. A responding firefighter was reportedly hospitalized for heat exhaustion. CFD officials told reporters that six units were affected, with five adults and three small children being displaced. (WBTV Staff)
Heavy structural damage caused by 2 alarm fire at the Hunters Pointe apartments. Roof has burned through #WatchWBTV pic.twitter.com/E4E4ggrRcf
— Ashton Pellom WBTV (@Ashtonpellom) July 5, 2016
A CMPD candidate collapsed and later died during state-mandated physical training this morning, according to CMPD officials. Newly hired candidates were reportedly doing training exercises at 8:30 a.m. when the man collapsed. CMPD training staff and CFD personnel rendered aid until Medic arrived. The man was later pronounced deceased at Carolinas Medical Center. (Ryan Pitkin)
Police are investigating a murder that apparently occurred in the Grier Heights neighborhood yesterday morning. Officers responded to Wheatley Avenue just southeast of Uptown at around 1:30 a.m. Monday morning. They found evidence of a shooting but no victim. Shortly thereafter, a car struck the entrance of the Novant Presbyterian Hospital emergency room. Two victims suffering from gunshot wounds were found in the vehicle. Nineteen-year-old Markas Vereen was later pronounced dead. (Ryan Pitkin)
This article appears in Jun 30 – Jul 6, 2016.
