CHARLOTTE SHOOTING
2 dead, 7 wounded in shooting at North Carolina block party
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Police say a shooting in North Carolina’s largest city has left two people dead and seven others wounded, while five others were hit by vehicles at the scene. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Deputy Chief Johnny Jennings told reporters early Monday that the shooting happened at an “impromptu block party” that was a continuation of Juneteenth celebrations. Police say preliminary information indicated several shooters fired dozens of shots into the crowd. No one was in custody as of Monday morning. The conditions of those shot and wounded weren’t immediately clear, but the five struck by cars were believed to have suffered non-life-threatening-injuries.
CONFEDERATE MONUMENT-NORTH CAROLINA
North Carolina county removes part of Confederate monument
GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Part of a 27-foot monument to Confederate soldiers outside a courthouse in eastern North Carolina has been removed after local officials gave their approval last week. WNCT-TV reports crews on Monday removed the bronze statue that tops the monument outside the Pitt County Courthouse in Greenville. The pedestal and base will be taken down at a later time because a contracted crane had a mechanical issue. The station reports the removal happened during the overnight hours to minimize traffic and safety concerns. The county’s Board of Commissioners voted 7-2 on June 15 in favor of the monument’s “immediate removal.”
CONFEDERATE STATUES-RALEIGH
Another Confederate statue comes down in Raleigh
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Spectators cheered as work crews finished the job started by protesters Friday night and removed a Confederate statue from the top of a 75-foot monument. News outlets report that work crews acting on the order of Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper removed the statue Sunday morning and began taking down the obelisk on which it stood. Sunday’s work follows the removal of two other Confederate statues on the state capitol grounds in Raleigh Saturday. Cooper ordered the statues removed after protesters toppled two other Confederate statues Friday night, stringing one up by the neck and hanging it from a light pole.
AP-US-AMERICA-PROTESTS-THE-LATEST
The Latest: Police: 2 dead, 7 wounded in N Carolina shooting
SEATTLE (AP) — Authorities in North Carolina say a shooting at an impromptu block party has left two people dead and seven others wounded. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Deputy Chief Johnny Jennings told reporters early Monday the shooting happened around midnight at a block party that was a continuation of Juneteenth celebrations. Jennings said police responding to a pedestrian call found hundreds of people in the streets. After authorities arrived, several shots were fired and the crowd scattered. Jennings said five people were hit by cars while running away from the shooting. He said there was evidence of multiple shooters.
CONFEDERATE MONUMENTS-CURFEW
Wilmington mayor imposes curfew around 2 Confederate statues
WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — The mayor of a North Carolina city has imposed a curfew in the narrow area surrounding two Confederate monuments to try to thwart any vandalism or destruction. The curfew in the city of Wilmington applies from 7:30 p.m. through 7 a.m. in the immediate area around two Confederate statues in the city. The curfew began Saturday night and lasts five nights. City officials were reacting to the toppling of two Confederate statues Friday night in Raleigh. The Wilmington Star-News reports that two men were charged last week with damaging public property after one of the memorials was spray painted with a swastika.
AP-US-VIRUS-OUTBREAK-POULTRY
Hundreds test positive at Tyson Foods plant in Arkansas
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Tyson Foods is looking into reports that China’s customs agency has suspended poultry imports from a Tyson facility in the United States after coronavirus cases were confirmed among its employees. A Tyson spokesman said Sunday that the plant in question is in Springdale, Arkansas. The spokesman said that all global and U.S. health organizations agree that there is no evidence to support transmission of COVID-19 associated with food. The announcement out of China Sunday gave no details of the quantity of meat affected.
AP-NC-VIRUS OUTBREAK-SPEEDWAY
North Carolina still can’t race while judge considers case
GRAHAM, N.C. (AP) — A judge has left in place an injunction barring a North Carolina stock car racetrack from holding races. The injunction was issued last week against Ace Speedway in Alamance County. That came after the speedway defied restrictions on large crowds implemented to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus. A crowd of roughly 2,000 attended a race held earlier this month, when the speedway posted a sign saying the race was being held “in peaceful protest of injustice and inequality everywhere.” News outlets report that the judge left his injunction in place after a hearing Friday and said he will issue a final ruling on Wednesday.
ELECTION 2020-CONGRESS-RUNOFF
N.C. Congress runoff pits Trump favorite versus young rival
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Western North Carolina voters in a congressional primary runoff are deciding whether to accept President Donald Trump’s favored candidate or choose her young rival. Lynda Bennett got the most votes in a 12-candidate GOP primary in March for the 11th District seat recently held by Trump’s Chief of Staff Mark Meadows. She and 24-year-old Madison Cawthorn are running in Tuesday’s election. Trump endorsed Bennett earlier this month on Twitter. She’s also banking on support from GOP notables like Ted Cruz and Jim Jordan. Cawthorn is getting support from a super PAC. The runoff winner faces Democrat Moe Davis in the Republican-leaning district.
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