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North Carolina fugitive on the run for 18 years after 2006 homicide captured in California

FORECAST TOO. COMING UP. BREAKING THIS MORNING, HAMAS FREEING THREE HOSTAGES. HOSTAGES AS ISRAEL RELEASES PALESTINIAN PRISONERS IN THE FOURTH EXCHANGE OF THE CEASE FIRE. CHAPEL HILL NATIVE, KEITH SIEGEL, IS ONE OF THE HOSTAGES TO BE RELEASED. SIEGEL WAS TAKEN FROM SOUTHERN ISRAEL DURING HAMAS’S ATTACK IN OCTOBER OF 2023, IN WHICH ABOUT 1200 PEOPLE WERE KILLED AND 250 WERE KIDNAPED. SIEGEL SPENT 484 DAYS IN CAPTIVITY. SENATOR THOM TILLIS, RELEASING A STATEMENT THIS MORNING FOLLOWING SIEGEL’S RELEASE. TILLIS SAID IN PART, QUOTE, THIS IS A MOMENT OF GREAT RELIEF AND CELEBRATION, BUT WE CANNOT FORGET ABOUT THE REMAINING HOSTAGES. I AM CONFIDENT THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION WILL CONTINUE TO WORK CLOSELY WITH OUR ALLY, ISRAEL, AS IT SEEKS TO FREE EVERY REMAINING HOSTAGE. THIS FRAGILE CEASEFIRE IS COMPLETELY DEPENDENT ON THE BEHAVIOR OF HAMAS, AND WE MUST REMAIN VIGILANT. WE’RE CONTINUING TO FOLLOW BREAKING NEWS OUT OF NORTHERN PHILADELPHIA, WHERE A MEDICAL TRANSPORT JET HAS CRASHED INTO A NEIGHBORHOOD. NBC PHILADELPHIA AFFILIATE REPORTS A LITTLE GIRL WAS HEADED BACK TO MEXICO AFTER BEING TREATED IN THE U.S. FOR A LIFE THREATENING CONDITION. THIS IS VIDEO OF THE EXPLOSION FROM THE CRASH. FIVE ADULTS WERE ON THE PLANE WHEN IT WENT DOWN JUST SECONDS AFTER TAKEOFF. THE CRASH SET FIRE TO SEVERAL HOMES ON THE GROUND AS WELL. THERE’S BEEN NO IMMEDIATE WORD ON THE CAUSE OR THE NUMBER OF CASUALTIES. THIS CRASH COMES JUST TWO DAYS AFTER A PLANE COLLIDED WITH A HELICOPTER NEAR WASHINGTON, DC, WITH SOME OF THE VICTIMS HAVING CONNECTIONS TO PENNSYLVANIA. TASMIN MAHFUZ FROM OUR SISTER STATION WGAL HAS MORE. ON LAST NIGHT’S CRASH. THAT CRASH HAPPENED HALF A MILE FROM WHERE WE’RE STANDING RIGHT NOW. THE FAA CONFIRMED SIX PEOPLE WERE ON BOARD A SMALL MEDEVAC PLANE THAT WE UNDERSTAND WAS OPERATED BY JET RESCUE, AIR AMBULANCE, WHO CONFIRMED A PEDIATRIC PATIENT WAS ON BOARD. NOW, ALONG WITH THE YOUNG GIRL WAS HER MOTHER, A DOCTOR, A PARAMEDIC, A PILOT AND A COPILOT. AND PEOPLE HERE, THEY’VE JUST BEEN SHOCKED. THEY SAW A MASSIVE EXPLOSION. THEY FELT THE GROUND SHAKE. THEY SAW BUILDINGS AND CARS ON FIRE, AND THE MAYOR AND GOVERNOR THERE ASKING PEOPLE TO STAY AWAY FROM THE DEBRIS TO INSTEAD CALL 911. AND THEY’VE DEPLOYED ALL RESOURCES. THE FAA JUST ARRIVED ON THE SCENE IN NORTHEAST PHILADELPHIA. I’M TASMIN MAHFUZ. TWO NEW VIDEOS HAVE SURFACED SHOWING THE MOMENT AN ARMY BLACKHAWK HELICOPTER AND AN AMERICAN AIRLINES JET COLLIDED OVER THE POTOMAC RIVER WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THESE IMAGES WERE CAPTURED BY NEARBY SECURITY CAMERAS. YOU CAN SEE THE HELICOPTER COME IN FROM THE LEFT BEFORE THE JET AND HELICOPTER COLLIDE AND EXPLODE, THEN CRASH INTO THE RIVER BELOW. OFFICIALS SAY ALL 64 PEOPLE ON BOARD THE PLANE AND THREE ON THE HELICOPTER PERISHED IN THE TRAGIC MID-AIR COLLISION. THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD, OR NTSB, IS LEADING THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE CRASH. THE AGENCY EXPECTS TO HAVE A PRELIMINARY REPORT READY WITHIN 30 DAYS. FOUR OF THE AMERICAN AIRLINES FLIGHT CREW MEMBERS WHO DIED WERE BASED OUT OF CHARLOTTE. HERE’S TWO OF THEM. FLIGHT ATTENDANT IAN EPSTEIN AND COPILOT, 28 YEAR OLD SAM LILLY. JONATHAN CAMPOS HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS THE OTHER PILOT KILLED. LILY’S FATHER SHARED ON SOCIAL MEDIA HE WAS SO PROUD WHEN HIS SON BECAME A PILOT, AND NOW IT HURTS SO BAD HE CAN’T EVEN CRY HIMSELF TO SLEEP. A HIGH SCHOOL FRIEND OF LILLY SAYS HE’

North Carolina fugitive on the run for 18 years after 2006 homicide captured in California

The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation has arrested a fugitive who had been on the run for 18 years. He was wanted for first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit first-degree murder. Click the video player above to watch the latest headlines from WXII 12 News.Top StoriesHere are the victims of the Washington, DC, plane crashNASCAR’s Clash race day fan schedule at the Madhouse at Bowman Gray StadiumYadkin County Schools and Jonesville Police Department address ICE operation rumorsGet the latest news stories of interest by clicking hereOmar Gray, who had been using the name “Timothy Bloxson,” was arrested in California on Thursday. He was initially taken into custody for charges not related to the homicide case, but authorities confirmed his identity through fingerprint analysis. Gray was charged in 2007 by a Robeson County grand jury for his involvement in a 2006 homicide. Even though he was indicted, he managed to avoid being caught for almost 20 years. Gray was listed on “America’s Most Wanted” and had an Interpol red notice issued for him. Despite this, his location remained unknown until his recent arrest. For more on this story, visit our news partner WRAL.Watch: NOWCAST streaming newscasts Subscribe to WXII’s YouTube channel hereKeep up with the latest news and weather by downloading the WXII app hereNAVIGATE: Home

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