The plant is cited for failing to properly train and protect workers from workplace hazards. The labor department charged the auto parts company with more than 40 safety violations after inspecting the wreckage. Intermet says it shouldn't have to pay 801-thousand dollars in fines that resulted from a fatal explosion at its New River Castings plant. That was before the NAACP requested an internal investigation. Kate Weidaw has more on the report.Ĭhief Gaskins says the department began a routine investigation into the accident because there was a fatality. The report shows the officer who pursued Minor is not at fault. The Roanoke City Police Department has released a minute by minute report involving the accident that killed James Minor. AND IT'S GOING TO TAKE HEALING TIME FOR THE FAMILY TO SEE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE SAW.))įollowing the meeting, Minor's Aunt, Margaret Patterson, said "we went with empty hands and came back with empty hands."
EDWARD MITCHELL: FROM WHAT WE'VE SEEN AND FROM THE TAPES WE LOOKED AT, WE'RE PRETTY MUCH SATISFIED THAT IT WAS. The local ministers who were called in to review the results of the investigation are supportive of police. The crash victim's family remains skeptical of the city's claim that the officers acted properly when they chased Minor after alleged traffic violations and that the officers called off the chase blocks before the crash. The Roanoke City police released its findings from an investigation into a police chase and fatal motorcycle accident.īefore they met with the media, officials discussed the findings with James Minor's family. Officials say the first degree murder charge is subject to change and additional charges are anticipated. Police have interviewed several witnesses who say Gay was saying he was going to shoot some gay people.Īt this time he has been charged with one count of first degree murder, he is being held at the Roanoke City Jail without bond. Two other men and four women were taken to Roanoke Memorial with gun shot wounds. Police found the gun they believe Gay used in a trash can near the Transportation Museum.īack at the bar police found 43 year old Danny Lee Overstreet of Roanoke dead near the front door of the bar. Officials say when Gay stopped firing he left the bar on foot and was taken into custody a short time later at First Street and Campbell Avenue. ((KATHY JARRETT: WE WERE SITTING IN THERE HAVING A BEER THE NEXT THING I KNOW I HAVE THREE FRIENDS SPRAWLED OUT WITH BULLET WOUNDS.)) People in the bar say the scene was chaotic. He then reportedly stood up, pulled a 9 millimeter pistol from his coat and fired several shots into the crowd. ((Witnesses say 53 year old Ronald Edward Gay walked into The Back Street Cafe on Salem Avenue, ordered a beer and sat at a table drinking it for several minutes. That's one reason police are investigating aspects of this incident as a hate crime. It's known as a popular hangout for the gay community. This bar is described as a place to shoot pool and get a burger. [Live= has been a long night for investigators at the Back Street Cafe. Kate Weidaw has been out there all night and joins us with the latest. It happened at the Back Street Cafe on Salem Avenue. It was a scary night in one Roanoke bar after a man opened fire on the crowd - killing one person. [SUPER=#4070 weekend headline late-night shooting at a Roanoke nightspot leaves one dead - six injured.Īnd, police release a detailed report they say clears them of any wrong-doing in the death of James Minor.