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Police searching for 19-year-old after 1 dead, 9-year-old injured in Georgia Walmart shooting

Police searching for 19-year-old after 1 dead, 9-year-old injured in Georgia Walmart shooting
LOCAL BREAKING NEWS THIS IS WYFF NEWS FOUR TODAY, COMING UP ON WYFF NEWS FOUR. BOTH THE CLEMSON MEN’S AND SOUTH CAROLINA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TEAMS ARE ADVANCING TO THE ELITE EIGHT IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT. HIGHLIGHTS FROM YESTERDAY’S WINS ARE UP AHEAD. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT EVERY COMMUNITY HAVE A SENSE OF HOME. PLUS, PLANS TO BRING BACK A HISTORIC UPSTATE BUILDING BACK TO LIFE. GOOD MORNING. I’M PEYTON FURTADO. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US HERE TODAY. WE’RE GOING TO START WITH A LOOK AT OUR WEATHER. THIS IS A LIVE LOOK OUTSIDE FROM OUR PARIS MOUNTAIN SKYCAM SHAPING UP TO BE A GORGEOUS SUNRISE THAT WE’RE ABOUT TO SEE. IT’S A LITTLE CLOUDY OUT THERE, A LITTLE CHILLY, BUT THAT SHOULDN’T LAST TOO TOO LONG. WE’VE GOT SYDNEY SULLIVAN IN THE STUDIO WITH US. SYDNEY, WHAT’S EASTER WEEKEND LOOK LIKE? WE COULDN’T HAVE ASKED FOR A BETTER EASTER WEEKEND FOR LAST. TYPICALLY SPEAKING AROUND EASTER WE’LL GET ANOTHER COLD SNAP. WE DON’T HAVE THAT. AT LEAST THIS WEEKEND WE WILL SEE SOME COLDER TEMPERATURES NEXT WEEK, BUT FOR THE TIME BEING, NOT TOO BAD. FEW CLOUDS ACROSS THE AREA, BUT THIS IS COMING WITH ABUNDANT SUNSHINE AS THE DAY MOVES ON. SO ALTHOUGH YOU MIGHT START OUT WITH A FEW CLOUDS, WE’LL START TO SEE INCREASING SUNSHINE, ESPECIALLY AS WE HEAD TOWARDS THE LATE MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES THIS MORNING. A LITTLE BIT OF A RANGE OF OUR TEMPERATURES. WE’VE GOT A FEW SPOTS PUSHING THE UPPER 40S TOWARDS ABBEVILLE AND ELBERTON, 51 DEGREES IN GREENWOOD, GREENVILLE, SITTING AT 49 DEGREES 37, IN ASHEVILLE, 42 IN CULLOWHEE. SO YES, YOU DO NEED A FEW EXTRA LAYERS HEADING OUT THE DOOR THIS MORNING. BUT THIS AFTERNOON, DUE TO A SOUTHWESTERLY WIND, TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB WELL ABOVE AVERAGE. WINDS ARE GOING TO PICK UP, GUSTING IS AS HIGH AS 1520, EVEN 25MPH AS THE DAY DOES MOVE ON. SO KEEP THAT IN AS A FACTOR IN OUR FORECAST FOR TODAY. SO IF YOU ARE GOING TO BE OUTDOORS, IT MIGHT BE SOMETHING THAT MIGHT IMPACT SOME OF YOUR PLANS. BUT OTHER THAN THAT DRY CONDITIONS SUNSHINE HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NOT A BAD WAY TO KICK OFF OUR EASTER WEEKEND. WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA VERY SIMILAR SETUP. FEW CLOUDS EARLY ON AND THEN MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES AS WE HEAD TOWARDS THIS AFTERNOON. BUT COMING UP, I’LL HAVE A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR EASTER FORECAST AND EVEN WARMER TEMPERATURES THAT ARE MOVING IN. LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. THANK YOU SYDNEY. WE’RE GOING TO START WITH SPORTS THIS MORNING WHERE SOUTH CAROLINA JUST KEEPS ON DANCING. THE GAMECOCKS ARE UP IN NEW YORK. BEAT THE INDIANA HOOSIERS IN OUR CHASE JUSTICE HAS MORE FROM ALBANY NEW YORK. IT WASN’T EASY FOR SOUTH CAROLINA, BUT AS COACH DAWN STALEY TOLD US AFTER THE BIG WIN, IT’S ALL ABOUT SURVIVE AND ADVANCE. THIS TIME OF YEAR. AND THAT’S EXACTLY WHAT THE GAMECOCKS DID HERE. TOPPING INDIANA 79 TO 75 ON THE WAY TO WHAT WILL BE THEIR SIXTH ELITE EIGHT APPEARANCE IN THE PAST SEVEN SEASONS. BUT THIS GAME WAS NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART. VERY REMINISCENT OF THAT TENNESSEE GAME A FEW WEEKS BACK IN THE SEC TOURNAMENT, WHERE SOUTH CAROLINA SLOWLY ALLOWED THE OPPOSING TEAM TO SCRATCH AND CLAW THEIR WAY BACK INTO CONTENTION, SOUTH CAROLINA, LEADING BY AS MANY AS 22 POINTS IN THE SECOND HALF, LETTING INDIANA CHIP AWAY AT THAT LEAD, PULLING THE GAME TO WITHIN TWO POINTS WITH UNDER A MINUTE LEFT TO PLAY. THAT’S WHEN RAVEN JOHNSON ROSE TO THE OCCASION, KNOCKING DOWN THE GO AHEAD THREE POINTER TO PUSH SOUTH CAROLINA OVER THE TOP. JUST A SEASON REMOVED FROM EXPERIENCING ONE OF THE TOUGHEST MOMENTS OF HER BASKETBALL CAREER. JUST GOING FROM LAST YEAR. YOU KNOW THEY SACKED OFF ME THE WHOLE TOURNAMENT. SO I MEAN, YOU KNOW, I GOT TO TELL PEOPLE THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN’T STACK OFF ME THIS YEAR. I MEAN I’M GOING TO SHOOT IT NO MATTER IF I MISS NO MATTER IF I MAKE IT. SO I THINK I JUST PUT, YOU KNOW, THE WORLD ON NOTICE BECAUSE PEOPLE DON’T KNOW WHAT I WENT THROUGH LAST YEAR WHEN THAT VIDEO WENT VIRAL. I MEAN, I GOT BASHED. I MEAN, I WANTED TO QUIT BASKETBALL. I WAS VERY DEPRESSED. SO I THINK I’M JUST GLAD ABOUT MY I’M JUST HAPPY FOR MYSELF BECAUSE I FACED ADVERSITY AND I’M COMING OUT HERE SHOWING PEOPLE THAT YOU CAN’T SCE&G OFF ME. COACH DAWN STALEY ADDED THAT THIS WIN IS EXACTLY THAT A WIN DOESN’T MATTER HOW THE TEAM GOT THAT FINAL RESULT, ALL THAT MATTERS IS THAT THEY’RE MOVING ON AND THEY’LL BE BE ONE OF THE FINAL EIGHT TEAMS LEFT DANCING. THE GAMECOCKS WILL NOW START TO LOOK AHEAD TO THE ELITE EIGHT. WILL THEY FACE OREGON STATE? THAT GAME TIPPING OFF SUNDAY AT 1 P.M. BUT FROM THE EAST COAST TO THE WEST COAST, I’M GOING TO SEND IT OUT TO OUR SPORTS DIRECTOR, MARK WIGHTMAN, WHO’S OUT IN LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, WITH A PREVIEW OF CLEMSON’S LEAD EIGHT MATCHUP AGAINST ALABAMA. EACH JANUARY FOR FOUR STRAIGHT YEARS BETWEEN 2016 AND 2019, CLEMSON AND ALABAMA MET AS PART OF COLLEGE FOOTBALL’S FINAL FOUR, BUT SATURDAY NIGHT, THESE TWO PROUD PROGRAMS WILL TIP OFF FOR THE FIRST TIME AGAINST EACH OTHER IN AN NCAA TOURNAMENT GAME, WITH THE WINNER ADVANCING TO THEIR FIRST EVER FINAL FOUR TWO. SCHOOLS LIKE THAT HERE, RIGHT? ALABAMA, CLEMSON PLAYING IN LA. MOST PEOPLE THINK WE’RE PLAYING IN A ROSE BOWL OUT HERE PROBABLY RIGHT. SO THE BASKETBALL ROSE BOWL WE’VE NEVER BEEN TO A FINAL FOUR. SO MAKING A FINAL FOUR WOULD BE VERY BIG FOR THE PROGRAM. UM YOU KNOW CERTAINLY WE’RE KNOWN AS A FOOTBALL SCHOOL AND AND WILL BE ONE FOREVER. AND WE’RE ALL REALLY PROUD OF THAT. BUT YOU KNOW, I’M JUST DOING THE BEST I CAN TO MAKE OUR PROGRAM AS GOOD AS IT CAN BE. AND CERTAINLY THIS YEAR HAS BEEN REALLY SPECIAL. NOW THE TIGERS GOT ONE OVER ON THE TIDE IN TUSCALOOSA BACK IN NOVEMBER. NATO SAYING FRIDAY CLEMSON WAS BETTER THAN HIS TIDE THAT NIGHT SPECIFICALLY MENTIONED THEIR PHYSICALITY. CLEMSON HAS IMPOSED ITS WILL ON ALL THREE TOURNAMENT OPPONENTS SINCE THEY HAVE PLAYED SO FAR, AND EXPECT THAT TO BE A KEY AGAIN ON SATURDAY NIGHT IN LOS ANGELES. I’M MARC WHITEMAN, WYFF NEWS FOUR SPORTS. WE’RE TURNING TO LOCAL NEWS NOW WHERE THE NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES HAS REVOKED A WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA THERAPY CAMPS LICENSE AND THIS COMES AFTER A 12 YEAR OLD BOY DIED AT THE TRAILS CAROLINA CAMP IN TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY. THIS IS BACK IN FEBRUARY. THE STATE REMOVED ALL CHILDREN FROM THAT CAMP. PRETTY SOON AFTER, HEALTH DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS SAY THE CAMP WAS IN VIOLATION OF SEVERAL REQUIREMENTS. TRAILS CAROLINA IS A YOUTH CAMP FOR CHILDREN WITH BEHAVIORAL AND EMOTIONAL DIFFICULTIES. IT HAS DENIED ANY WRONGDOING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS CHILD’S DEATH. IN CHEROKEE COUNTY, ONE PERSON IS DEAD AFTER A CAMPER FIRE, THE CORONER SAYS FIRE FIGHTERS WERE CALLED TO EAST FREDERICK STREET AROUND FIVE YESTERDAY MORNING. THE CAMPER WAS FULLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES WHEN CREWS GOT THERE. HERE’S SOME EXCLUSIVE SKY4 VIDEO OF THAT AFTERMATH. MY GOODNESS, THE CORONER SAYS CREWS FOUND 57 YEAR OLD BOBBY CARTER INSIDE. HE DID DIE AT THE SCENE. NO WORD ON WHAT CAUSED THAT FIRE AT THIS POINT IN SPARTANBURG COUNTY. A MAN IS WANTED AFTER A DRUG BUST. DEPUTIES SAY THE NARCOTICS UNIT RECEIVED INFORMATION THAT TRANS PARKS HAD DRUGS STORED INSIDE OF A SHED IN NEW BEDFORD CHURCH ROAD IN CAMPOBELLO. DEPUTIES FOUND MORE THAN 10,000G OF METH, ALONG WITH OTHER DRUGS. THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN CASH AND 26 FIREARMS. PARKS IS FACING A NUMBER OF CHARGES. ANYONE WITH INFORMATION IS ASKED TO CALL 911. AND SHIPPING TRAFFIC IN THE PORT OF BALTIMORE IS SHUT DOWN INDEFINITELY AFTER THE FRANCIS SCOTT KEY BRIDGE COLLAPSED EARLIER THIS WEEK AS THE CLEANUP AND RECOVERY EFFORT CONTINUES, THE AGRICULTURE INDUSTRY IS EXPECTING DISRUPT. AS WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT JACKIE DEFUSCO EXPLAINS HOW THAT COULD IMPACT FARMERS AND CONSUMERS. YEAH, IT’S A FOCUS FOR THE WHITE HOUSE IN THE WAKE OF THE KEY BRIDGE COLLAPSE, THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION RECENTLY CONVENED STAKEHOLDERS TO DISCUSS POTENTIAL RIPPLE EFFECTS FOR AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECTORS AND COMMITTED TO REOPEN THE PORT OF BALTIMORE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. A MAJOR EAST COAST SHIPPING HUB SHUT DOWN AFTER THE FRANCIS SCOTT KEY BRIDGE COLLAPSED ON TUESDAY. THE AGRICULTURE INDUSTRY NOW BRACING FOR IMPACT. WELL BEYOND BALTIMORE. THIS IS NOT JUST IMPACTING MARYLAND, THIS IS IMPACTING THAT FARMER IN KENTUCKY. EXPERTS SAY THE PORT OF BALTIMORE IS THE LARGEST ENTRY POINT IN THE U.S. FOR A LARGE AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENT, LIKE TRACTORS AND HAY BALERS. ALL OF THOSE THINGS THAT COME INTO BALTIMORE WILL BE DELAYED. AND HE SAYS MARCH IS THE BIGGEST IMPORT MONTH FOR THAT EQUIPMENT BEFORE PLANTING SEASON IN THE MIDWEST. THIS IS THE SEASON FOR IT’S THE TIMING. COULDN’T HAVE BEEN WORSE FROM THAT PERSPECTIVE. THE ASSOCIATION OF EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS SAYS IT’S A SIGNIFICANT CONCERN, BUT IT’S TOO EARLY TO PREDICT THE IMPACT. FERTILIZER IS ALSO BEING AFFECTED. ACCORDING TO THE AMERICAN FARM BUREAU FEDERATION. MOST FARMERS BOOK THEIR FERTILIZER PURCHASES FAR IN ADVANCE, SO THEY’VE ALREADY PAID FOR THIS. SO IF ANY OF THOSE FARMERS ARE WAITING FOR THOSE INPUTS, STILL, THEY MIGHT HAVE TO SPEND MONEY TO GET FERTILIZER THAT THEY THOUGHT WAS GOING TO COME BUT DIDN’T COME. DATA SHOWS TOP AGRICULTURAL IMPORTS COMING INTO BALTIMORE INCLUDE SPICES, COFFEE AND ESPECIALLY SUGAR. DOMINO SUGAR, LOCATED AT THE PORT OF BALTIMORE, EXPECTS NO SHORT TUM IMPACT AND HAS SEVERAL WEEKS OF RAW SUGAR SUPPLY ON HAND. GENERALLY SPEAKING, THOUGH, THE FARM BUREAU SAYS POTENTIAL PRICE INCREASES WILL DEPEND ON HOW QUICKLY SHIPS BOUND FOR BALTIMORE CAN REROUTE. A SLIGHT DELAY IN CERTAIN SUPPLY CHAINS THAT THAT REALLY ULTIMATELY DRIVES UP SOME OF THE COSTS THAT CONSUMERS AND FARMERS AND OTHER AND OTHER BUSINESSES MIGHT SEE. NOW, BOTH EXPERTS I SPOKE TO SAY THERE ARE SEVERAL ALTERNATIVE PORTS ON THE EAST COAST AND THAT OVERALL, THE PORT OF BALTIMORE DOES ACCOUNT FOR A RELATIVELY SMALL SLICE OF U.S. AGRICULTURAL TRADE. SO AS FOR THE PRICES THAT YOU AND I PAY AT THE GROCERY STORE SO FAR, THEY EXPECT THE IMPACT ON THAT TO BE RELATIVELY MINIMAL. REPORTING IN WASHINGTON I’M JACKIE DEFUSCO BACK AT HOME, A MAGNET FOR THE MARIETTA COMMUNITY WILL SOON REOPEN ITS DOORS. SLATER HALL WILL UNDERGO SOME REPAIRS. THE NEARLY 100 YEAR OLD BUILDING HAS BEEN A GATHERING PLACE FOR PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT EVERY COMMUNITY HAVE A SENSE OF HOME AND THIS BUILDING HERE WAS THE FOCUS OF THIS COMMUNITY. AS IT WAS STATED EARLIER, THEY HAD A SWIMMING POOL, THEY HAD TENNIS COURTS, THEY HAD A GOLF COURSE. AND OVER THE YEARS THEY JUST BECAME IN SUCH DISREPAIR. ORGANIZERS SAY THEY WANT THE REPAIRS TO BE SOMETHING EVERYONE CAN
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Police searching for 19-year-old after 1 dead, 9-year-old injured in Georgia Walmart shooting
Fayetteville Police Department is searching for a 19-year-old allegedly responsible for a deadly shooting at a Walmart.(Video above: Morning headlines from WYFF News 4)Police say on Friday around 10 p.m., a shooting incident occurred in the entryway of the Walmart. Fayetteville PD said when officers arrived at the scene, the shooting suspect already fled the scene in a vehicle that was later found abandoned.According to police, 19-year-old Antavius Holton, of Riverdale, Georgia, was shot and later died from his injuries.Fayetteville PD says a stray bullet struck a 9-year-old girl, but her injuries were determined to be non-life-threatening.Police say 19-year-old Sandra Romero-Nunez, of Fayetteville, Georgia, has been taken to Fayette County Jail, where he is pending warrants for party to a crime for the offenses of murder and aggravated assault. Fayetteville PD is now searching for 19-year-old Adrian Jelks in connection to the shooting and advises everyone not to approach him as officers assume him to be armed.Police say this is an ongoing investigation, and more details will be released when available. Anyone with information regarding this shooting incident or Jelks's whereabouts is asked to contact the Fayetteville PD at 770-461-4357.

Fayetteville Police Department is searching for a 19-year-old allegedly responsible for a deadly shooting at a Walmart.

(Video above: Morning headlines from WYFF News 4)

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Police say on Friday around 10 p.m., a shooting incident occurred in the entryway of the Walmart.

Fayetteville PD said when officers arrived at the scene, the shooting suspect already fled the scene in a vehicle that was later found abandoned.

According to police, 19-year-old Antavius Holton, of Riverdale, Georgia, was shot and later died from his injuries.

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Fayetteville PD says a stray bullet struck a 9-year-old girl, but her injuries were determined to be non-life-threatening.

Police say 19-year-old Sandra Romero-Nunez, of Fayetteville, Georgia, has been taken to Fayette County Jail, where he is pending warrants for party to a crime for the offenses of murder and aggravated assault.

Fayetteville PD is now searching for 19-year-old Adrian Jelks in connection to the shooting and advises everyone not to approach him as officers assume him to be armed.

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City of Fayetteville Public Safety

Police say this is an ongoing investigation, and more details will be released when available.

Anyone with information regarding this shooting incident or Jelks's whereabouts is asked to contact the Fayetteville PD at 770-461-4357.