Name: Local leaders warn against celebratory gunfire on July 4th
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Description: Local leaders are asking the community not to engage in celebratory gunfire on Independence Day. Firing guns into the air can endanger people for miles around. Some people hit by stray bullets survive, but for other innocent bystanders, these dangerous celebrations are deadly.

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Local leaders are asking the community not to engage in celebratory gunfire on Independence Day. Firing guns into the air can endanger people for miles around. Some people hit by stray bullets survive, but for other innocent bystanders, these dangerous celebrations are deadly. 

WOUNDS WILL BRING THAT INFORMATION TO YOU RIGHT HERE IN THE WRAL ACTION. ALL RIGHT. THANKS, MARK. SO DISTURBING TO THINK THAT GUNMAN IS STILL ON THE LOOSE. WE WILL SHARE NEW DEVELOPMENTS AS THEY COME IN ON THAT BREAKING NEWS THROUGHOUT THIS NEWSCAST. MEANWHILE, LOCAL LEADERS AND DURHAM ARE ASKING RESIDENTS NOT TO PARTICIPATE IN CELEBRATORY GUNFIRE, SHOOTING GUNS INTO THE AIR. >> BOTTOM LINE, IT CAN BE DEADLY AND IT WAS FOR DURHAM FAMILY IN 2020. HOWEVER, THERE'S ALSO THE ISSUE OF A FAMILY IN RALEIGH DEALING WITH THE CELEBRATORY GUNFIRE INCIDENT WRAL'S MONICA CASEY HAS MORE. MONICA. >> A LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENTS AROUND THE TRIANGLE HAVE BEEN INVESTIGATING THE CONSEQUENCES, SOLD CELEBRATORY GUNFIRE FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. SOME HIT BY STRAY BULLETS SURVIVED. BUT FOR OTHER INNOCENT BYSTANDERS, THESE DANGEROUS CELEBRATIONS CAN BE DEADLY. A DAY OF CELEBRATION TURNED TO TRAGEDY. >> 74 YEAR-OLD PAULETTE THORPE WAS SITTING OUTSIDE A FRIEND'S HOUSE ON BURLINGTON AVENUE WHEN SHE WAS HIT BY A STRAY BULLET ON THE 4TH OF JULY IN 2020 KIND OF SENT BACK TO IT. >> SO THE ONE GETS 2 YEARS LATER, HER FRIEND LINDA AND LEAK STILL MISSES HER. >> SHE'S GOOD PEOPLE. SHE'S A BIG ONE PERSON PER FAMILY ALSO FEELS HER ABSENCE TO GET ON IT AND THEY WANT TO THROW FOR UPS. NEXT FEW HARLOW'S LIONS DESCRIBES HIS AUNT WAS FUN, >> DURHAM CITY COUNCIL EARLY IN. OUR DO. WILLIAMS IS ASKING GUN OWNERS TO BE RESPONSIBLE. I JUST WANT FOLKS TO DIS INTERNALIZE THAT IT COULD BE THEIR FAMILY MEMBER. IT COULD BE THAT LEAK SAYS SHE WILL CONTINUE TO CELEBRATE INDEPENDENCE DAY AND HER FRIENDS LIFE AS I'M NOT GOING TO BE A SCORE. MY JOY. >> OKAY. I'M NOT ON THAT. THE DEVIL STEEL, MENTAL CELEBRATORY GUNFIRE IS NOT JUST AN ISSUE IN DURHAM. LAST YEAR, ALEX CHRISTIE WAS HIT BY A STRAY BULLET WHILE WATCHING FIREWORKS AND RALEIGH OUT OF NOWHERE. SOMETHING LIKE THE SIZE OF A SOFTBALL. >> IT ME IN THE BACK REALLY HARD AND REALLY KNOCKED THE WIND OUT OF ME. SHE STILL STRUGGLES WITH PAIN AND SORENESS AT TIMES. THINGS AREN'T ALWAYS BEEN HERE TO PROTECT US AND OUR SAFETY. >> POLICE HAVE NOT YET MADE ANY ARRESTS IN THORPE'S DEATH, BUT THEY'RE ASKING ANYONE WITH INFORMATION TO CALL DPD OR

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Good morning. I'm meteorologist, Brian Schrader in the WRL severe weather center, we saw some showers and a couple of rumbles of thunder south of the triangle overnight. We're going to see that moving out of here as we head through the morning hours, but we're gonna hang on to the clouds. We'll call it mostly cloudy today. We could see some peaks of sun though, late this afternoon in a few spots. Highs today in the mid seventies enjoy that warm weather because it is out of here for Sunday. Here's a look at the big picture, cold front, moved through the area. It's settled to our south and we're going to be tracking low pressure riding along that front that will generate some rain for tomorrow. Now, here's a look at Future Cast Day and you see as we put it into motion through the rest of the morning into the afternoon, we hang on to those clouds, maybe a few breaks in the clouds around four or five o'clock later this afternoon. But also note in our southern counties, this version of Futurecast has some showers popping up. So I want to keep that in mind South of the triangle. Late this afternoon into the evening, you could see some showers and then as we head overnight, Saturday into Sunday, we'll start to see rain developing. Here's futurecast for tomorrow and the afternoon light rain throughout the entire viewing area looks pretty wet all the way through the afternoon and into the evening, this particular version of Futurecast has the rain clearing out of here, late Sunday night and early Monday morning leaving us with clear skies for Monday. Here's a look at our seven day forecast tomorrow. The rain is going to be a big story but also the much cooler temperatures. You see that high there of 61 that's probably going to happen at midnight behind that cold. We're going to see those temperatures falling through the day afternoon, temperatures tomorrow likely will be in the low to mid 50. So definitely a different feel for tomorrow. And then with clearing and warmer weather Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, we get a little closer to normal in terms of temperature as we head to the end of next week. We're watching a front. The question is, does the front stall near us or does it clear on through that will determine our shower chances? But overall, it looks like a pretty nice week.

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WE HAVE MORE RAIN IN THE FORECAST FOR THE WEEKEND. I'LL SHOW YOU COMING UP. THE LIST OF DOWNTOWN RALEIGH BUSINESSES SHUTTING THEIR DOORS IS ARMADILLO GRILL IS THE LATEST TO CLOSE FOR GOOD. >> WRAL'S SEAN GALLAGHER IS IN DOWNTOWN RALEIGH TO FIND OUT WITH THIS MEANS FOR THE GLENN WOOD, SOUTH AREA. SEAN, THIS WAS A SURPRISE TO A LOT OF FOLKS. >> YEAH, THIS WAS VERY ABRUPT SO ABRUPT THAT WE'VE SEEN A HANDFUL OF PEOPLE COMING UP HERE TRYING TO GET LUNCH ON THIS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THEY'RE MET WITH THIS SIGN ON THE DOOR, LETTING THEM KNOW THAT THEY ARE SHUT DOWN FOR GOOD, EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY AT THIS LOCATION. NOW, THIS TEX MEX RESTAURANT CALL THE CORNER OF GLENWOOD AVENUE AND TUCKER STREET HOME FOR THE LAST. 22 YEARS. IN A FACEBOOK POST, THE OWNERS SAY CHANGES IN THE RESTAURANT INDUSTRY AND RISING COSTS ARE WHY THEY'RE SHUTTING DOWN THIS LOCATION. IT'S THE LATEST IN A STRING OF STAPLE BUSINESSES RALLY, CLOSING CLOUDS BREWING, SHUT DOWN ITS RALEIGH TAVERN ON WEST STREET EARLIER THIS MONTH IN THE CAPITAL CLUB. 16 IS SHUTTING DOWN AT THE END OF THIS MONTH. OUR BELOVED REAL SAID THEY WILL LOOK FOR ANOTHER LOCATION TO SERVE THE RALEIGH COMMUNITY. BUT FOR SHARE MCCRACKEN OF GARDEN SCAPE DESIGNER FOR BUSINESSES AROUND THIS AREA. THIS IS JUST A SIGN OF THE EVOLUTION OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD. >> IT'S ELEVATING RIGHT NOW. PEOPLE THAT ARE NOT ABLE TO KIND OF ROLL WITH IT. NATURALLY COMING TO AN END AND MAYBE THERE WILL BE ANOTHER SPOT THAT'S PERFECT FOR THEM. BUT YOU CAN DEFINITELY FEEL THAT THERE IS A CHANGE GOING ON ON THE STREETS OF DOWNTOWN RALEIGH. >> AN ARMADILLO GRILL WILL ARE STILL OFFER THEIR CATERING SERVICES HERE AND THEY WILL STILL OPERATE THEIR FLAGSHIP LOCATION IN CARRBORO. BUT RENEE, THAT'S ABOUT 40 MINUTES AWAY RIGHT NEAR UNC CAMPUS. >> WHILE CUSTOMERS WILL HAVE TO DRIVE A LOT FARTHER AND WE WILL SEE WHAT ENDS UP TAKING ITS PLACE. THERE ON GLENWOOD

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