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North Carolina eighth-grader found shot to death in Raleigh apartment

North Carolina eighth-grader found shot to death in Raleigh apartment
TO WARM UP HERE IN JUST A FEW MINUTES. ALL RIGHT, DYLAN, THANK YOU. GREENSBORO POLICE ARE SEARCHING FOR A SUSPECT IN AN ARMED ROBBERY. AND OFFICERS SAY THIS HAPPENED LAST NIGHT AT THE REHOBOTH MART ON REHOBOTH CHURCH ROAD. A CLERK TOLD OFFICERS A MAN POINTED A HANDGUN AT THEM AND THEN DEMANDED MONEY. THE SUSPECT TOOK CASH AND RAN OUT. NOBODY WAS HURT. HAPPENING NOW. THE RANDOLPH COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE IS WORKING TO KEEP OLD PRESCRIPTIONS FROM FALLING INTO THE WRONG HANDS. A DRUG TAKEBACK EVENT IS GOING ON UNTIL 430 ON MCDOWELL ROAD IN ASHEBORO. YOU CAN DRIVE UP AND DISPOSE OF ANY OLD MEDICATION. THERE’S NO QUESTIONS ASKED. THE GROUP SAFE KIDS. RANDOLPH COUNTY WILL ALSO HAND OUT FREE MEDICINE LOCK BOXES AT THAT EVENT. THE ALAMANCE-BURLINGTON SCHOOL BOARD IS EXPECTED TO GET AN UPDATE ON THE DISTRICT’S FINANCES AT ITS MEETING TONIGHT. INTERIM SUPERINTEND DOCTOR WILLIAM HARRISON IS WORKING TO CLOSE A BUDGET GAP CAUSED BY UNEXPECTED EXPENSES. THAT INCLUDES MOLD REMEDIATION AND WATER PROBLEMS AND SCHOOL BUILDINGS, ALONG WITH RISING UTILITIES OVER THE LAST SIX MONTHS. IN FEBRUARY, THE BOARD HEARD A PROPOSAL TO CLOSE THE ALAMANCE VIRTUAL SCHOOL, SO THE DISTRICT COULD USE FUNDS TO SUPPORT THIS YEAR’S BUDGET. PARENTS, TEACHERS AND STUDENTS SPOKE OUT AGAINST THAT PLAN. THE SCHOOL BOARD IS ALSO WORKING ON NEXT YEAR’S BUDGET FOR THE DISTRICT AND DAVIDSON COUNTY. A PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD TONIGHT ON AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES PACKAGE. THE COMPANY BEHIND PROJECT OWL IS LOOKING TO INVEST $53 MILLION IN A NEW FACILITY OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS, CREATING AT LEAST 105 NEW FULL TIME JOBS. COMMISSIONERS COULD GIVE THE COMPANY MORE THAN $144,000 IN INCENTIVES IF IT MEETS THAT HIRING GOAL. THE HEARING BEGINS AT 6:00 AT THE DAVIDSON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MEETING ROOM IN LEXINGTON HOUSE REPUBLICANS ARE DIVIDED OVER HOUSE SPEAKER MIKE JOHNSON. AT ISSUE IS LEGISLATION PASSED OVER THE WEEKEND TO BAN TIKTOK AND PROVIDE FOREIGN AID TO ALLIES. AS BREE JACKSON REPORTS, ONE GOP LAWMAKER SAYS SHE WILL MOVE FORWARD WITH AN EFFORT TO REMOVE SPEAKER JOHNSON FROM HIS JOB ON THIS VOTE. THE AYES ARE 311 AND THE NAYS ARE 112. THE BILL IS PASSED THE US IS ONE STEP CLOSER TO DELIVERING MUCH NEEDED AID TO HELP UKRAINE FEND OFF RUSSIAN AGGRESSION. AFTER THE HOUSE PASSED A $95 BILLION AID PACKAGE SATURDAY, A MOVE PRAISED BY UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT ZELENSKY IN AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW ON MEET THE PRESS. THERE’S LEVERAGE FOR PERSON. FIRST OF ALL, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANKS TO THE CONGRESS FOR THE BIPARTISAN SUPPORT AND I’D LIKE TO SAY THANKS TO SPEAKER JOHNSON AND PRESIDENT BIDEN. INDEED, IT IS SO IMPORTANT THIS SUPPORT FROM THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE MEASURE WHICH PROVIDES MONEY FOR ISRAEL TO TAIWAN AND MORE THAN $60 BILLION FOR UKRAINE, RECEIVED PUSHBACK FROM A SMALL GROUP OF REPUBLICANS. THEY WERE UPSET THAT SPEAKER JOHNSON WORKED ACROSS PARTY LINES TO GET THE JOB DONE. I THINK EVERY AMERICAN IN THIS COUNTRY SHOULD BE FURIOUS, JOHNSON NOW FACES THE THREAT OF BEING REMOVED FROM THE SPEAKERSHIP BY MEMBERS OF HIS OWN PARTY. TODAY, THE PRESSURE COOKER IS IS AT A VERY, UH, HIGH LOCAL MAXIMUM BECAUSE HE HAS TAKEN AWAY EVERY BIT OF LEVERAGE WE HAD TO DO SOMETHING ON THE BORDER BY SENDING $100 BILLION OVERSEAS. BUT DEMOCRATS AND SOME REPUBLICANS ARE VOWING TO VOTE FOR JOHNSON TO REMAIN SPEAKER WHEN THE MOTION TO VACATE IS THREATENED. EVERY WEEK IN THE CONGRESS THAT IS BEING ABUSED. AND I THINK WE NEED TO FIX THAT, HOUSE SPEAKER JOHNSON IS STANDING FIRM SAYING HE HAS A JOB TO DO AND HE’S NOT GOING ANYWHERE. AND THE SENATE IS EXPECTED TO VOTE ON THE FOREIGN AID PACKAGE AS SOON AS TUESDAY IN WASHINGTON. BREE JACKSON, NBC, ABC NEWS ALL RIGHT, TURNING NOW TO COMMITMENT 2024 IN-PERSON EARLY VOTING BEGINS THURSDAY FOR TWO STATEWIDE RUNOFF ELECTIONS HAPPENING NEXT MONTH. REPUBLICANS WILL CHOOSE NOMINEES FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR AND STATE AUDITOR FOR THE RUNOFFS ARE HAPPENING BECAUSE NO CANDIDATE IN THOSE RACES RECEIVED 30% OF THE VOTE IN THE MARCH PRIMARY. ALL REGISTERED REPUBLICANS AND UNAFFILIATED VOTERS WHO CAST A GOP BALLOT OR DIDN’T VOTE IN THE MARCH PRIMARY ARE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE IN THE RUNOFF, AND PERSONALLY
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North Carolina eighth-grader found shot to death in Raleigh apartment
Police are investigating after officers found a 13-year-old dead in a Raleigh apartment early Monday morning.Officers responded to The Trails of North Hills Apartments in the 1900 block of North Hills Drive off Lead Mine Road around 2:30 a.m. Top StoriesNo charges filed after a group is seen pulling black bear cubs out of a tree in AshevilleMan in third year of residency at UNC Chapel Hill killed following car crash in Lee County, Highway Patrol saysGreensboro man charged after breaking into elementary school with long gun, officers investigating motiveGet the latest news stories of interest by clicking hereUpon arrival, they found the young girl already dead with injuries from a gunshot.A representative for the girl's family said the victim is an eighth-grader and described the apartment as a "party house." They say she did not live in the apartment where she was found dead. Watch: NOWCAST streaming newscastsCrime scene tape surrounded one building, and police officers were knocking on neighbors' doors at 3 a.m.There are no details from police yet on the circumstances surrounding the shooting. No suspects are in custody.Keep up with the latest news and weather by downloading the WXII app hereFor more on this story, visit our news partner, WRAL.NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Watch NOWCAST TV | Local News | National | News We Love |TRENDING STORIES

Police are investigating after officers found a 13-year-old dead in a Raleigh apartment early Monday morning.

Officers responded to The Trails of North Hills Apartments in the 1900 block of North Hills Drive off Lead Mine Road around 2:30 a.m.

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    Upon arrival, they found the young girl already dead with injuries from a gunshot.

    A representative for the girl's family said the victim is an eighth-grader and described the apartment as a "party house." They say she did not live in the apartment where she was found dead.

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    Crime scene tape surrounded one building, and police officers were knocking on neighbors' doors at 3 a.m.

    There are no details from police yet on the circumstances surrounding the shooting. No suspects are in custody.

    Keep up with the latest news and weather by downloading the WXII app here

    For more on this story, visit our news partner, WRAL.

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