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The survivor of a fatal shooting tells how it happened and vows to take revenge.
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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Keith 2-Shot]
And Ralph Stanley talks about the movie sound track that "changed everything."
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[Sports-Head]
[ANCHOR=mike]
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Coming your way tonight on the Big 7 - Tigers tough day on the links, the Mailman on Shaq, Steve Mason on the Avs,
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[VO-NAT]
And just in case Lance Armstrong needs some help, the Terminator has arrived in France as a back up.
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[WX-Head]
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Again a break from the rain but temperatures still soar under the influence of a Bermuda high. More on the forecast coming up.
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News 7 is next.
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((I MEAN THE DUDE JUST STARTED SHOOTING, I MEAN LETTING BULLETS OFF LIKE WE WERE TRASH AND HE WANTED US DEAD.))
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[VO-NAT]
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One man is dead, but two others survived a shooting in Roanoke today.
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One of the survivors tells his story to News 7.
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[ANCHOR=Shannon 2-Shot]
Good evening, I'm Shannon Young.
[ANCHOR=Keith 2-Shot]
And I'm Keith Humphry.
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Police have yet to figure out who's responsible for the fatal shooting early this morning.
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One man was killed and two others injured when someone fired a barrage of bullets near the intersection of Carver Avenue and Downing Street.
Rachel Cannon spoke with one of the survivors.
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((DARREN JORDAN/SHOOTING VICTIM; I'M ALRIGHT, IT'S ALL GOOD, YOU KNOW I GET TO SEE ANOTHER DAY BUT MY BROTHER HE DIDN'T MAKE IT THAT REALLY HURTS. ))
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22-year-old Darren Jordan is happy to be alive but devastated his older brother Kevin isn't.
Jordan says while walking home with Kevin and their 16-year old cousin they were approached by two men in a car around four-am on Thursday.
He thought they were being robbed when a man told them to get on the ground.
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((DARREN JORDAN/SHOOTING VICTIM; WHEN HE SAID THAT WE JUST RAN AND THEN HE JUST UNLOADED.))
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Residents say loud gunshots fired off in succession woke up the neighborhood.
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Roanoke Police marked all the shell casings on the ground.
While Darren Jordan says he doesn't know the man who fired the shots or why he did.
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Jordan and his cousin were each hit by two bullets. They're recovering from their injuries.
But it will likely take a lot longer to recover from an even greater loss.
Rachel Cannon, News 7, Roanoke.))
[Gang-database]
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Roanoke police aren't saying today's shooting is gang-related.
But state leaders say gang violence is a growing problem and that there are signs police in southwest Virginia are not doing all they can to fight it.
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Virginia's youth gang file was set up five years ago as a way for police to share information on gangs.
State police estimate there are thousands of gang members in Virginia.
Yet there are only 33 names in the database.
And none of those was submitted by law enforcement in southwest Virginia.
State officials say the problem may with the way the law is written.
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((BOB CROUCH/STATE DEPUTY PUBLIC SAFETY SECRETARY: AN AVERAGE CITIZEN MAY SAY THAT'S A GANG AND LAW ENFORCEMENT MAY SO NO, THAT'S NOT A GANG BY OUR DEFINITION. SO SOMEHOW, WE MAY NEED TO RECTIFY THAT IF THAT IN FACT IS PART OF THE PROBLEM.))
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State police say information sharing is vital when it comes to stamping out gang violence.
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[Resource-Officer]
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Roanoke's City Manager is asking for the School Board's help.
In a letter, Darlene Burcham has asked Board members to address school violence and the way it's reported.
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Jennifer Wishon is here to tell us more.
Keith, Burcham's letter was in response to a June letter in which the school board sought to identify a resource officer who voiced his concerns about school violence to a newspaper reporter.
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Burcham is now investigating Officer Butch Lewis' actions, but in the meantime, some numbers aren't adding up.
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Burcham writes, "The numbers of offenses were checked, and it was determined that the Police Department's numbers and the Resource Officers' numbers were virtually identical. Differences in police reports and school reporting will need to be addressed by the School Board...."
She also says statistics indicate an average of 4 School Resource Officers for cities of Roanoke's population bracket, yet the City employs 16.
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In comparison, the City of Danville employs seven resource officers.
Lynchburg employs five.
In the interest of the students, Burcham says the board needs to focus its efforts on making sure city schools are safe.
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Keith the School Board has scheduled a meeting with Officer Lewis next Friday.
[Peter-O]
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The suspect in a shooting spree last year in Grundy may now be competent to stand trial.
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Peter Odighizuwa faces capital murder charges for the shooting deaths of three people LAST January at the Appalachian School of Law.
Odighizuwa was being treated in a state hospital for schizophrenia, after a judge ruled he was incompetent to stand trial.
But, a clinical psychologist now says Odighizuwa's mental capacity has been restored.
Another competency hearing has been scheduled for September Ninth.
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[Drowning]
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The search is over for a missing 78 year old fisherman.
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A rescue crew found Graham Smith's body around 10:30 this morning about a mile from where he was last seen along the Maury River in Lexington.
Smith and his brother were fishing together when he disappeared Monday.
Authorities say he must have slipped into the rough water.
An autopsy is being conducted to determine the exact cause of death.
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[ANCHOR=Shannon]
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Meanwhile, Roanoke authorities have given up the search for a capsized boat on the Roanoke River.
[Tease#1]
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Thousands of teenagers heading to Central Virignia, taking random acts of kindness with them.
More on that when News 7 returns.
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[VO-NAT]
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Six months and still no sign of a missing Grayson County boy.
But his grandmother has not given up hope.
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[Missing-Child]
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The case of a missing Grayson County boy is moving forward.
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But New River Valley Bureau Chief Myranda Stephens says hope of finding Logan Bowman alive is fading daily.
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((It's been six months since five-year-old Logan Bowman disappeared from his home in Grayson County.
But to his friends and family, it feels like it was yesterday.
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((MARY BOWMAN/LOGAN'S GRANDMOTHER: IT GETS HARD. EVERY REUNION WE HAVE OR A GET TOGETHER IT'S...HE WAS JUST VERY FOND EVERYTIME WE GOT TOGETHER. AND WE'D GO TO WATCH THE FIREWORKS FOR THE FOURTH THAT WAS HIS BIG THING. WE'VE HAD OUR SAD TIMES.))
Logan was last seen January Eighth, even though his mother Cynthia Davis did NOT report him missing until two weeks later.
Both she and her former live-in boyfriend Dennis Schemerhorn were charged with child neglect, and are scheduled to have separate trials.
Davis in October.
Schemerhorn in November.
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In the meantime, authorities say the search for Logan isn't over.
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((THERE'S ALWAYS A POSSIBILITY. YOU NEVER GIVE UP COMPLETELY THAT HE'D BE FOUND ALIVE YOU KNOW BUT THE CHANCES ARE SLIM 46))
And for Logan's family, the hope is that the odds are in its favor.
Myranda Stephens, News 7, Grayson County.))
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[ANCHOR=Keith]
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Sheriff Jerry Wilson says the community has NOT forgotten about Logan.
He says his office receives calls with information on the case at least once a week.
[Franklin-Shooting]
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A failed armed robbery in Franklin County has landed two men behind bars.
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Deputies say two men broke into this mobile home last month, looking for drugs and money.
William Davis, who lived there, shot the intruders.
Travis Richards of Rocky Mount was found dead outside.
Last night, deputies arrested Claude Elton Wray of Martinsville.
He's charged with nine felonies, including robbery and assault and battery.
Dale Eric Chisom of Rocky Mount is charged with being an accessory to the robbery.
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[ANCHOR=Shannon]
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Both men are being held in the Franklin County jail without bond.
The man who shot the intruders is also in jail -- for being a habitual offender.
[Egan]
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A Roanoke County man is charged with sex crimes against young women.
Police say 52-year-old Edward James Egan of South Barrens Road is in jail on rape and sodomy charges.
They started investigating him after people complained he was behaving inappropriately with underage girls.
Egan is being held without bond.
His lawyer did not return a phone call today seeking comment.
[Kriskell]
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A Blacksburg company is expanding its operations, bringing more jobs to the area.
Kriskell L-L-C and E-S-S Technologies announced today its plans to build another facility in the Blacksburg Industrial Park--its current location.
Officials say the 700-thousand dollar expansion will create 10-new jobs over the next three years.
E-S-S Technologies designs and manufactures custom packaging equipment.
The company currently employs 13-people.
[Wachovia]
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Meanwhile, even with the costs of merging with First Union, Wachovia still set a profit record.
The company reported a one-Billion dollar profit for the second quarter
Meanwhile, the company says the merger of branches in the Carolinas is complete and work is going on now in Virginia.
[Stocks]
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Tech stocks pulled the markets lower today.
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The DOW fell 44 points.
NASDAQ dropped 50.
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[Byrd]
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An Alleghany County judge has lost his life in a traffic accident.
State Police say Circuit Judge Duncan Byrd, Junior, died at Bath County Hospital after a crash on Route 220 last night.
Police say his S-U-V ran off the road and down an embankment, throwing him from the vehicle. He apparently was not wearing a seatbelt.
Judge Byrd was 60.
[Stanley]
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Fans of bluegrass are in for a treat.
The Fiddlefest scheduled for Roanoke is just around the corner.
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Bluegrass legend Ralph Stanley says he doesn't see any sign that the music's popularity is slowing down.
Last night, we caught up with Stanley who was in Roanoke to campaign for Democrat Bob Graham for president.
Stanley says the media and the movie "Oh Brother Where Art Thou" in particular have done a lot for bluegrass music.
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((RALPH STANLEY/MUSICIAN: THAT HELPED, THE SOUND TRACK, I'M PROUD TO BE ON THAT, AND THE PUBLIC RADIO AND PUBLIC TV HAS DONE A LOT FOR IT, THEY PUT IT OUT THERE WHERE THEY COULD HEAR AND SEE IT, AND OH BROTHER WHERE ART THOU, AND ALL OF THAT TOGETHER, WHY, IT CHANGED EVERYTHING AROUND US FOR A WHILE, DIDN'T IT. ))
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[VO-Nat]
Fiddlefest events are set to start Monday.
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[Sports Tease]
[ANCHOR=Mike]
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Coming up tonight on News 7 sports - Steve Mason checks in from the Avalanche camp.
Tigers loses a golf ball.
Lance doesn't lose the yellow,
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[VO-NAT]
and the Lakers welcome the Mailman and the Glove to town as they try to rekindle the championship magic with a couple of old logs.
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[S-British]
[ANCHOR=Mike]
[NEWSCAST=6pm]
[WRITER=mst]
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Round one of the British Open is in the books, and what a strange chapter in the tournament's history today provided.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Sandwich, England/ESPN; :00]
Leading the bizarre way was Tiger Woods who hit his first shot of the round into the high, thick rough at Royal St. George's.
It would be tough enough to hit it out - but the problem was that not a single person could find the ball.
About 25 people looked for it, but after the five minute search limit expired - no one found it.
So Tiger had to head back to the tee and start over. He finished the hole with a 7.
He ran into more problems on hole number 12 when his shot out of this deep pot bunker ricocheted left and led to the first of three straight bogeys on the back side.
Wood finished with a 2 over par round of 73 and really has to feel fortunate to be there.
He's five shots behind South African Hennie Otto - who shot a 68 in some very windy conditions.
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[ANCHOR=MIKE]
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48 year old Greg Norman and Davis Love the Third are a shot back in second place.
[S-Tour]
[ANCHOR=mike]
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After 11 stages of the tour De France Lance Armstrong is still in control.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Toulouse, France/OLN; :00]
Today's the Terminator presented him with the yellow jersey on the Victory stand.
After taking yesterday off - today's stage was very uneventful.
Lance finished 29th and he's still 21 seconds in front with a time trial set for tomorrow.
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[S-Salem]
[ANCHOR=mike]
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The Salem Avalanche/Rip City baseball camp is in its seventh year and while these kids are are just learning the game, Steve Mason says, they taught the pros a thing or two.
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((Hard to miss a fly ball at Salem Memorial Stadium this week. 120 kids ages seven to 12 spread themselves out among nine different stations.
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from pitching mechanics with Salem hurler Mark Hamilton to infielding with first baseman/outfielder Todd Self, the kids are instructed on propper techniques.
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Of course the name of the game is fun and the counselors, like Virginia Tech bound baseball star Nate Parks didn't hesitate to dive right in.
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To hot outside, well then how about a locker room tour from Avs infielder Josh Canales. Lots of cool stuff to do, like some question and answer with a Salem player and you could even like smell an Avalanche players bat.
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((TODD SELF/AVALANCHE FIRST BASEMAN, OUTFIELDER:))
The three day camp wraps up Friday afaternoon, in Salem, Steev mason news 7 sports.))
[S-Hooters]
[ANCHOR=Mike]
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[WRITER=mst]
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While the NASCAR circuit is rolling up north, the Northern Division
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Radford/Last Year; :00]
of the Hooters' Pro Cup series is coming back to the New River Valley Speedway this Saturday night.
The Kroger 250 will hit the track for 250 laps of racing on Saturday.
Jay Fogleman, Johnny Rumley and 1998 Hooter Pro Cup national champ Jeff Agnew from Floyd will be back the track.
The race gets underway Saturday at 7, with a 100 lap Late Model feature to follow.
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[S-Lakers]
[ANCHOR=Mike]
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[WRITER=mst]
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The Los Angeles Lakers welcomed their new all-stars to LA today.
Gary Payton and Karl Malone have made the Lakers instant favorites to win the title.
Malone - talked about what it was like to have Shaquille O'Neal invite him to play in LA.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Inglewood, CA; :00]
While Shaq did his part - Magic Johnson actually did a lot of the recruiting of the two all-stars.
In fact, he will allow Malone to wear his fabled number 32 jersey this coming season.
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[Youth-Conference]
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[ANCHOR=Keith 2-Shot]
Thousands of teenagers are heading to Lynchburg for the next five days.
[ANCHOR=Shannon 2-Shot]
Their mission: to perform random acts of kindness for Hill City residents.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Lynchburg]
The Brethren National Youth Conference will take place at Liberty University starting Saturday and run through next Friday.
The conference attracts teenagers from all over the country and outside the U-S to learn more about how they can serve God by helping others.
It's an offer they'll be taking door-to-door.
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[IN Q=They'll knock]
((JOHN EVERETT/BNYC ORGANIZER: THEY'LL KNOCK ON YOUR DOOR, ASK IF YOU WANT ANYTHING DONE, WASH YOUR DOG, WASH YOUR DISHES, VACUUM, DUST WHATEVER, CLEAN THE TOILETS, CLEAN THE CAR.. AND THAT'S ALL THEY'RE THERE FOR. THE OBJECT IS SOME TYPE OF SERVICE WITHIN ABOUT A SEVEN TO TEN MINUTE TIME PERIOD AND THEN THEY'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO YOUR NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE.))
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The teens will also hold free car washes and help city workers pick up litter.
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