Greensboro tobacco shop clerk shoots, kills 17-year-old suspect amid robbery, police say
Gabriel Malachi Kalu, of Greensboro, killed
THE DEATH TOLL IS RISING ACROSS THE STATE’S HIT BY LAST WEEK’S DEADLY TORNADOES. AT LEAST 88 PEOPLE HAVE DIED INCLUDING 74 IN KENTUCKY ALONE. CHRISTOPHER SALAS IS INNE O OF THE HARDEST HIT AREAS, MAYFIELD, KENTUCKY. GOOD MORNING, THE DESPERATE SEARCH FOR THE MISSING CONTINUES, BUT KENTUCKY OF FICIALS SAID IT MAYE B WEEKS BEFORE BASIC NECESSITIES ARE RESTORED AND THAT’S DUE TO THE DAMAGE TO ETH INFRASTRUCTURE. YOU CAN SEE AN EXAMPLE OF IT HERE BEHIND ME THIS WERAT TOWER THAT WAS HOLNGDI HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF GALLONS OF WATER FOR THE CITY OF MAYFIELD. SURROUNDING COUNTY COLLAPSED DUE TO THOSE DEADLY TORNADOES AND YOU CAN SEE IT CRATERED INTO THE EARTH KENTUCKY AUTHORITY SDAI THE SHEER LEVEL OF DESTRUCTION WAS HINDENGRI THEIR ABILITY TO REALLY TALLY THE FULL SCOPE OF THE DAMAGE ADDING THATN I SOME OF THE HARDEST HIT AASRE LIKE HERE IN MAYFIELD. IT COULD TAKE YRSEA TO FULLY RECOVER. WE’RE STARTING TO SEE MORE FEDERAL RESOURCES AND NATIONAL GUARD TROOPS ON THE GROUND HERE DAN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS RACING TO PROVIDE HOUSING WATER ELECTRICITY AND COMMUNICATION ASSISTANCE. WE’VE SENT IN AN INCIDENT MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE TEAM TO HELP COORDINATE THE WHOLE FEDERAL FAMILY THAT’S GOING TO BE COMING INTO RESPOND AS WE LOOK TO THE FUTURE HOUSING IS GOING TO BE A BIG ISSUE THE GOVERNOR STATED YESTERDAY THAT HE FEELS THAT THERE’S OVER A THOUSAND HOMES THAT HE AVBEEN DESTROYED AND HAD A FEMA SAID THEER WOULD BE SENDING MORE RESCUE CREWS TO AID IN THE SEARCH FOR THOSE WHO ARE STILL MISSING KENTUCKY’S GOVERNOR SAID IT MAY BE A WEEK IF NOT LONGER BEREFO THEY HAVE THE FULL DEATH TALLY. IN MAYFIELD, KENTUCKY, I’M CHRISTOPHER SALAS. AND THIS MORNING ANSWERING THE CALL FOR HELP LOCAL VOLUNTEERS ARE DOING JUST THAT AFTER TORNADOES LEFT DOS INSTEAD AND COUNTLESS OTHERS WITHOUT HOMES ACROSS FOUR STATES ARE DANIEL ROBINSON IS JOINING US LIVE NOW FROM THEED R CROSS IN GREENVILLE, INDIANA. YOU CAUGHT UP WITH ONE OF THOSE VOLUNTEERS BEFORE SHE FTLE. A DESTINY. THAT’S RIGHT. I DID I KIND OF WAY DORY BOMB WORK BEFORE SHE BOARDED HER FLIGHT AT GSP. SHE’S NOW ONHE T GROUND THERE IN KENTUCKY HELPING PEOEPL PROCESS THE LOSS AND DEVASTATION THERE THIS YEAR DORY IS HEADING DOWN WITH AED R CROSS IN A CAPACITY OF A MANAGER. SHE’LL BE MANAGING A TEAM OF DISASTER SPIRITUAL CARE MEMBERS. THIS IS A VERY UNIQUE TEAM BECAUSE WHILE SOME PEOPLE HELP WITH CLEUPAN AND SHELTERS AND FOOD AFTER A DISASTER THESE VOLUNTEERS MAKE SURE NOBODY FEELS ALONE. ONE IMPACTED BY THE TORNADOES THERE A SHOULDER TO LNEA ON FEDORI. SHE SAYS IT’S ALL ABOUT MAKING AND BUILDING THOSE RELATIONSHIPS ON THE GROUND YESTERDAY. SHE TOLD US SHE’LL BE IN KENTKYUC FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS. SHE USSE ONE TO SIX VOLUNTEERS ACROSS SOUTH CAROLINA THAT’S HEADING TO AREAS OF KENTUYCK AND TENNESSEE TO HELP WITH THE DISASTER RELIEF FOR NOW LIVE IN GREENVILLE. DINNER ROBINSON. WYFF NEW4S THANK YOU DANIEL. WYFF NEWS 4 IS TEAMING UP WITH THE AMERICAN RED CROSS TO HELP. VICTIMS AFTER THIS MAJOR TRAGEDY AFFECTED FOUR STATES. WE’RE HOSTI ANG TELETHON ALL DAY WEDNESDAY TO RAISE MONEY 100% OF THE PROCEEDS WILL GO TO THE VICTIMS AS CLEANUP. HUNDREDS OF VICTIMS OF LRYAR NASSER HAVE REACHED A $380 MILLION DOLLAR SETTLEMENT THE SETTLEMENT WITH THE USA GYMNASTICS THE US OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC COMMITTEE AND THEIR INSURERS IS ONE OF THE LARGEST EVER AWARDED TVIO CTIMS OF SEXUAL AB. NASARE A THE MAIN DOCTOROR F OLYMPIC GYMNASTICS FOR 18 YEARS HAS BEEN SENTENCED UP TO MORE ANTH HUNDRED YEARS IN PRISON FOR MULTIPLE SEX THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA HAS ANNOUNCED A TENTATIVE SETTLEMENT PLAN TO COMPENSATE SURVIVORS OF SEALXU ABUSE. INSURANCE COMPANIES UNDER THE CHUBB CORPORATION ARE MAKING THE DEAL WITH BSA. CHUBB SAYS THOSE ENTITIES AEEGR TO PAY $850 MILLION DOLLARS THAT MONEY WOULD GO INTO A TRUST FOR SURVIVORS. BSA SAYS THE TRUST IT COULD ULTIMATELY EXCEED TO POINT. SEVEN BILLION DOLLARS THE ORGANIZATION IS STILL IN THE MIDDLE OF BANKRUPTCY PROCEED. AND THE PLAN STILL NEEDS COURT APPROVAL. IT’S BEEN ONE YREA SINCE THE FIRST AMERINSCA RECEIVED FDA AUTHORIZED COVID-19 VACCINES. YORK ICU NURSE SANDRA LISENDY GOT HER DOSE ON DECEMBER 14TH OF LAST YEAR. THE VACCINE ANNIVERRYSA COMES AS THE US PASSES 50 MILLION CO TEAM CASES ABOUT 800,000 PEOPLE HERE HAVE DIED AS A RESULT OF THE VIRUS ROUGHLY 60% OF AMERICANS ARE VACCINATED AGAINST COVID-19. A COVID-19 VACCINE FOR CHILDREN AGES 5 AND YOUNGER IS EXPECTED TO BE APPROVED NEXT YEAR, BUT IT MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL THE SPRING OR SUMMER. THAT’S AORCCDING TO DR. STTCO DOBSON AT PARKSIDE PEDIATRICS. HE SAYS PFIZER AND MODERNA BOTH HAVE VACCINE TRIALS UNDERWAY, BUT THEY’RE NOT COMPLETED JUST YET AND HE SAYS THE FDA WANTS AS MUCH DATA ABOUT THIS AGE GROUP AS POSSIBLE. THISS I KIND OF THE NATURAL TIMELINE OF THE WAY CLINICAL TRIALS WORK YOU START WITH ODOR FOLKS AND WORK YOUR WAY DOWN AND AS YOU GET YOUNGER AND YOUNGER, YOU WANT MORE AND MORE DATA TO PROVE MORE AND MORE SAFETY. HE ALSO RECOMMENDS PENARTS A VERY YOUNG CHILDREN CONTINUGIN TO ENCOURAGE FREQUENT HAND WASHINGND A AVOID BRINGING THEM TO CROWDED INDROO PARTIES AND EVENTS CHILDREN AGES 5 TO 11 HAVE BEEN ELIGIBLE FOR THE COVID-19 VACCINE SINCE NOVEMBER. A GREENVILLE COUNTY STUDENT IS FACING CHARGES THIS MORNING IN CONNECTION WITH A THREAT ABOUT A SHOONGTI AT A HIGH SCHOOL. WE’RE TOLD THE STUDENT IS5 1 YEARS OLD AND ATTENDS JAILAN M HIGH SCHOOL THE POST APPEARS TO VEHA BEEN MADE ON SNAPCHAT. MEANWHILE GREENVILLE COUNTY SCHOOLS CONFIRMED. THEY ARE INVESTIGATING SIMILAR THREATS AT OTHER SCHOOLS IN THE DISTRICT. THEY DID NOT SPECIFY WHICH ONES THE DISTRICT TELLS US. THEY HAD EXTRA AUTHORITIES AT THE SCHOOLS YESTERDAY. IN CHARLOTTE NORTH CAROLINA A JUVENILE IS FACGIN CHARGES AFTER A GUN WASIR FED ON A SCHOOL CAMPUS POLICE SAY THIS HAPPENED YESTERDAY ON THE GROUND. CHARLOTTE HIGH SCHOOL, THEY SAY TWO STUDENTS ARGUED OVER A BACKPACK THEN ONE OF THEM SWEDHO A GUN AND AT LEAST ONE ROUND WAS FIRED POLICE SAY NO ONE WAS INJURED THE SCHOOL WILL USE VIRTUAL LEARNING TODAY. THE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE INVESTIGATING THE JANUARY 6TH ATTACK AT THE CAPITOL HAS UNANIMOUSLY VOTED TO REFER MARK MEADOWS FOR CONTENT OF CONGRESS. THE RECOMMENDATION COMES AFTER MEADOWS REVERSED HIS DECISION TO COOPERATE WITH THE INVESTIGATION. DONSZE OF TEXT MESSAGES WERE ALSO READ ALOUD DURING THE MEETING REVEALING COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN MEADOWS AND SEVERAL HIGH-PROFILE INDIVIDUALS ON THE CAPILTA ATTACK THE HOUSE IS EXPECTED TO VOTE ON THE REFERRAL LATER TODAY. FORMER PROMINENT LOW COUNTRY ATTORNEY ACLE MURDOCK WAS GRANTED A 7 MILLION DOLLAR BOND BY A JUDGE. LAST WEEK A STATE GRAND JURY ISSUED A SEVEN NEW INDICTMENTS CONSISTING OF 21 NEW CHARGES AIAGNST MUR. THE JUDGE ALSO SAID THAT MURDOCH WOULD BE REQUIRED TO WEAR A GPS MONITOR AND REMAIN UNDER HOUSE ARREST. DURING YESTERDAY’S HEARING MURDOCK SAID HE KNEW HE HAD TARNISHED HIS FAMILY’S LEGACY, TBU HE IMPROVED SINCE STEEPMBER AND DIDN’T USE OPIOIDS IN MORE ANTH THE JUDGE DID NOT ALLOW MEDIA TO RECORD THE BOND. AMERICAN AIRLINES SAYS, IT’S AGGRESSIVELY HINGIR WORKERS TO KEEP FLIGHTS OPERATING ON SCDULEHE EXECUTIVES FROM AMERICAN SOUTHWEST DELTA AND UNITED ARE SET TO ADDRESS A SENATE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE. MORROW AMERICAN CEO SUBMITTED TESTIMONY THAT SAYS THE COMPANY IS TRYING TO PREVENT A REPEAT OF FALL FLIGHT CANCELLATIONS. SENATORS SAY THEY ALSO WANT AN UPDATE ON THE 50 BILLION DOLLARS IN AID AIRLINES RECEIVED DURING THE SCDOT CREWS HAVE BEEN WORKING OVERNIGHT TO REMOVE THE LAST OF THE SO-CALLED TRAFFIC SHOOT ON I-85 THOSE LAST FIVE MILES OF THE SHOOT WERE BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 86 AND 91 THE SHOOTS WERE PART OF OR OR THEY WERE SET UP
Greensboro tobacco shop clerk shoots, kills 17-year-old suspect amid robbery, police say
Gabriel Malachi Kalu, of Greensboro, killed
A 17-year-old involved in the robbery of a Greensboro tobacco shop was shot dead by a store clerk Monday night, Greensboro police said. Authorities said three men entered the Tobacco & Vape store near Interstate 840 just before 8 p.m. (Video above: Morning headlines from WYFF News 4) Police said the suspects entered the store and took cash at gunpoint.At some point during the incident, investigators said a store employee fired a weapon during the course of the robbery and struck one of the robbery suspects, Gabriel Malachi Kalu, of Greensboro. The incident is now being investigated as a homicide. “Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact Greensboro/Guilford Crime Stoppers at 336-373-1000. Citizens can also download the mobile P3tips app for Apple or Android phones to submit a mobile tip, or go to P3tips.com to submit a web tip. All tips to Crime Stoppers are completely anonymous,” a news release said.
A 17-year-old involved in the robbery of a Greensboro tobacco shop was shot dead by a store clerk Monday night, Greensboro police said.
Authorities said three men entered the Tobacco & Vape store near Interstate 840 just before 8 p.m.
(Video above: Morning headlines from WYFF News 4)
Police said the suspects entered the store and took cash at gunpoint.
At some point during the incident, investigators said a store employee fired a weapon during the course of the robbery and struck one of the robbery suspects, Gabriel Malachi Kalu, of Greensboro.
The incident is now being investigated as a homicide.
“Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact Greensboro/Guilford Crime Stoppers at 336-373-1000. Citizens can also download the mobile P3tips app for Apple or Android phones to submit a mobile tip, or go to P3tips.com to submit a web tip. All tips to Crime Stoppers are completely anonymous,” a news release said.