Wednesday, February 6 2013 5:49 PM EST2013-02-06 22:49:51 GMT
Birthday cards can be mailed to Ethan at this address: NFPD c/o Lt. McDaniel 400 Headquarters Street Napier Field, AL. 36303 You can also donate money to Ethan's family at any Wells Fargo Bank. JustMore >>
Birthday cards can be mailed to Ethan at this address: NFPD c/o Lt. McDaniel 400 Headquarters Street Napier Field, AL. 36303 You can also donate money to Ethan's family at any Wells Fargo Bank. JustMore >>
Wednesday, February 6 2013 11:27 AM EST2013-02-06 16:27:07 GMT
The Chizik Family Foundation, who supports local youth development, and the Auburn Police Division is seeking community support to provide gifts for Ethan and the first responders involved in the MidlandMore >>
The Chizik Family Foundation, who supports local youth development, and the Auburn Police Division is seeking community support to provide gifts for Ethan and the first responders involved in the Midland City hostage situation.More >>
A collection of photos from the scene of a fatal school bus shooting and child hostage crisis in the southeastern Alabama town of Midland City.More >>
A collection of photos related to the bus shooting and child hostage crisis in the southeastern Alabama town of Midland City.More >>
MIDLAND CITY, AL (WSFA) -
An Alabama coroner says the body of a man who held a 5-year-old hostage for nearly a week before being killed in a shootout with the FBI received 'multiple gunshot wounds.'
Dale County Coroner Woodrow Hilboldt said he was allowed into the bunker where Jim Lee Dykes lay Wednesday evening and pronounced him dead at 8:58 p.m.
Hilboldt said Dykes' body had "multiple gunshot wounds," but he declined to give the exact number of wounds or where on his body he had been shot.
The coroner said Thursday that Dykes' body was taken to a state forensics laboratory in Montgomery for an autopsy.
The removal of Dykes' body comes only after bomb technicians with the FBI, ABI and Dothan Police Dept. completed their search for explosive devices in the bunker and on the surrounding 100 acres of property.
Two bomb were found and destroyed during the seach, one inside the bunker and a second inside the PVC pipe through which the man communicated with authorities.
Processing of the scene is expected to last approximately three days.
The Shooting Review Team that was dispatched from Washington D.C to review the facts of this incident, arrived yesterday and continue to gather information.
(Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. WSFA 12 News contributed to this report. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)
Monday, May 20 2013 10:43 PM EDT2013-05-21 02:43:27 GMT
Longview police say that an officer is in the hospital after a shooting.Police tell KLTV 7 it happened just before 8:30 Monday evening. Details are still unclear, but several police officers were tryingMore >>
Stretch of Highway 80 closed while police investigate crime scene.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 7:11 AM EDT2013-05-21 11:11:28 GMT
The same storm system that brought devastation to our north Sunday and Monday to Oklahoma and Kansas will affect East Texas later today with a threat of severe storms including tornadoes. ThunderstormsMore >>
Conditions are coming together that could lead to a significant severe weather outbreak across East Texas today. More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 2:01 AM EDT2013-05-21 06:01:07 GMT
(RNN) – A day after long track tornadoes devastated Shawnee and Edmond, OK, another round has begun near Oklahoma City.KOCO broadcast a slow rotating cloud that slowly extended down towards the groundMore >>
At least 51 have died in a storm the National Weather Service described as large and violent.More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 2:32 PM EDT2013-05-20 18:32:29 GMT
A Wichita, Kansas television station was forced to evacuate while on the air as a massive tornado touched down nearby. NBC affiliate KSNW meteorologist J.D. Rudd saw that the tornado was headed straightMore >>
A Wichita, Kansas television station was forced to evacuate while on the air as a massive tornado touched down nearby.More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 10:14 PM EDT2013-05-21 02:14:25 GMT
A copy of a daily journal Allen's mother says her son kept, documenting school bullying
An ArkLaTex mother says her son was pushed to the edge by bullying, and took his own life as a result. More >>
An ArkLaTex mother says her son was pushed to the edge by bullying, and took his own life as a result. Now, she's speaking out in hopes of putting a stop to what she claims is an ongoing problem in the tiny McCurtain County town of Smithville, OK.More >>