STRAY BULLETS STRIKING APARTMENTS.. NEAR GEORGIA SOUTHERN'S CAMPUS IN STATESBORO. "TO SOMEONE MINDING THEIR BUSINESS IN THEIR OWN APARTMENT AND GETS SHOT WITH A STRAY BULLET...." THE STEPS POLICE SAY APARTMENT COMPLEX COMPANIES.. AND THE CITY... CAN TAKE TO HELP STOP THE VIOLENCE. CANDIDATES FOR CHATHAM COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY... TRADING WORDS AT A VOTER FORUM. THE CHANGE.. THEY'RE PROMISING TO BRING. AND IT'S SMALL BUSINESS WEEK. I'M KYRON NEVEAUX LIVE IN SAVANNAH.. TELLING YOU HOW SAVANNAH CITY LEADERS.. ARE HELPING BUSINESS OWNERS REACH THE NEXT LEVEL. I-95 AT US 17 IN RICHMOND HILL THANKS FOR STARTING YOUR DAY WITH WJCL 22 NEWS. GOOD MORNING - - I'M EMMA HAMILTON. AND I'M FRANK SULKOWSKI. METEOROLOGIST JONATHAN MYERS IS JOINING US NOW .... NOW, HERE'S YOUR STORM TRACKER RADAR... TODAY PARTLY SUNNY, WITH A HIGH NEAR 84. CALM WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE MORNING. TUESDAY NIGHT A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, MAINLY BEFORE 2AM. MOSTLY CLOUDY, WITH A LOW AROUND 65. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH. WEDNESDAY A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER 2PM. MOSTLY SUNNY, WITH A HIGH NEAR 86. WEST WIND 5 TO 7 MPH. WEDNESDAY NIGHT MOSTLY CLEAR, WITH A LOW AROUND 64. SOUTHEAST WIND AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING CALM IN THE EVENING "THERE IS VIOLENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY, THAT THERE ARE PEOPLE BEING HURT BY VIOLENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY." THIS MORNING.. STATEBORO POLICE CHIEF MIKE BROADHEAD IS OPENING UP ABOUT A RECENT SHOOTING.. WHERE SOMEONE WAS SHOT BY A STRAY BULLET.. WHILE SITTING IN THEIR APARTMENT. THIS HAPPENED AT A COMPLEX NEAR GEORGIA SOUTHERN'S CAMPUS. AND THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL SHOOTINGS IN THAT AREA RECENTLY. FRANK.. YOU'RE GOING TO WALK US THROUGH THOSE INCIDENTS. YEAH EMMA WE MADE THIS MAP TO SHOW PEOPLE JUST HOW CLOSE THESE SHOOTINGS ARE TO GEORGIA SOUTHERN'S CAMPUS. TAKE A LOOK. THESE ARE THE APARTMENTS WHERE THOSE SHOOTINGS HAVE HAPPENED. E. PAULSON STADIUM IS ALMOST DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET. AT GEORGIA SOUTHERN'S CAMPUS IS HERE... BARELY FIVE MINUTES AWAY. THE LATEST SHOOTING HAPPENED SATURDAY AT THE VAULT APARTMENTS. POLICE SAY AN INNOCENT BYSTANDER IS RECOVERING... AFTER THE BULLET FLEW INTO THEIR APARTMENT. LESS THAN TWO WEEKS AGO SOMEONE SHOT A TEEN AT THE VERY SAME COMPLEX. AND JUST THE DAY BEFORE THAT... SOMEONE SHOT A STATESBORO POLICE OFFICER... AT A NEIGHBORING APARTMENT COMPLEX. STATESBORO'S POLICE CHIEF SAYS APARTMENT COMPLEXES.. ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR HELPING TO STOP THIS TREND. "I THINK THAT APARTMENT COMPLEXES SHOULD SAY ANY DRUG ACTIVITY, YOU'RE OUT, ANY OVERT GANG ACTIVITY, YOU'RE OUT. ANY CRIMES OF VIOLENCE THAT ARE CONNECTED TO YOU OR YOUR APARTMENT, YOU'RE OUT. AND, I THINK IF THEY WOULD TAKE THAT KIND OF AN APPROACH, THEY WOULD DISPLACE A LOT OF THESE PROBLEMS." AND CHIEF BROADHEAD ALSO SAYS THE CITY SHOULD CREATE INCENTIVES .. TO INCREASE SECURITY. "I THINK THE CITY IS GOING TO HAVE TO FIND A WAY TO MAKE IT INCUMBENT ON THEM TO DO THOSE THINGS. ONLY WHEN THE PAIN THAT WE'RE FEELING BECOMES PAIN FOR THEM WILL THEY START TAKING STEPS TO CORRECT IT." CHIEF BROADHEAD SAYS DESPITE THE RECENT SHOOTINGS.. OVERRALL CRIME IN STATESBORO IS DOWN. <> "EVERY ONE OF US WANTS TO BE IN A SITUATION WHERE THEY GOT YOU GET UP THIS MORNING AND GET TO COME BACK HOME AND SOMEONE DIDN'T TODAY... THIS MORNING.. WE HAVE NEW DETAILS ABOUT THE FOUR OFFICERS KILLED.. FOLLOWING A HORRIFIC MASS SHOOTING IN CHARLOTTE NORTH CAROLINA YESTERDAY. POLICE SAY SOMEONE WANTED FOR GUN POSSESSION... OPENED FIRE ON U- S MARSHALS WHO WERE TRYING TO SERVE A WARRANT. AT LEAST EIGHT OFFICERS WERE SHOT. AUTHORITIES TALK ABOUT THE HEROIC EFFORTS OF OFFICERS.. WHO WALKED INTO GUNFIRE.. TO HELP SAVE OTHERS. <> "THEY KNEW THAT THEY HAD OFFICERS THAT NEEDED HELP THAT NEEDED TO BE EXTRACTED FROM THAT LOCATION. YET THEY WENT IN SOME GETTING SHOT THEMSELVES AS A RESULT. SO UH THE BRAVERY, THE HEROISM, UH EVERYTHING THAT GOES DOWN WITH THAT DEFINES WHO, WHAT OUR PROFESSION IS, OUR PEOPLE DEMONSTRATED THAT TODAY." THE SUSPECT WAS KILLED DURING THE SHOOTOUT. AUTHORITIES QUESTIONED TWO OTHERS WHO THEY SAY WERE IN THE HOUSE.. DURING THE ATTACK. THIS MORNING.. WE'RE HEARING FROM CANDIDATES RUNNING FOR CHATHAM COUNTY'S DISTRICT ATTORNEY. INCUMBENT SHALENA COOK - JONES ... AND CHALLENGER JENNIFER PARKER.. FACED OFF DURING A VOTER FORUM LAST NIGHT. WE PARTNERED WITH THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF COASTAL GEORGIA FOR THE EVENT.. WHERE PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY GOT TO HEAR DIRECTLY FROM THOSE CANDIDATES.. ON A RANGE OF ISSUES. <> "I HAVE ABOUT 12 EXPERIENCED PROSECUTORS WILLING TO COME BACK WITH ME AS PART OF A TEAM, AND OUR DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE NEEDS THAT TEAM RIGHT NOW BECAUSE THE OFFICE HAS LOST OVER 40 DISTRICT ATTORNEYS OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS." -BUTTED- "WE ADDED PARALEGAL STAFF TO EVERY COURTROOM SO THEY COULD HANDLE THE ADMINISTRATIVE PART OF THE JOB. WE HAVE STOOD UP MORE COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS THAN ANY OTHER DA'S OFFICE IN HISTORY. " YOU CAN CHECK OUT THE FULL FORUM ON OUR WEBSITE.. WJCL DOT COM. EARLY VOTING IS UNDERWAY FOR GEORGIA'S GENERAL PRIMARY NEXT MONTH. IN-PERSON EARLY VOTING AND ABSENTEE VOTING RUN THROUGH MAY 17-TH. UNLIKE ELECTION DAY.. YOU DO *NOT HAVE TO VOTE AT YOUR ASSIGNED POLLING LOCATION.. DURING EARLY VOTING IN GEORGIA. SOME POLLING LOCATIONS WILL BE OPEN DURING THE WEEKEND. THERE ARE ALSO DROP BOXES AT THREE DIFFERENT LOCATIONS IN CHATHAM COUNTY. THIS MORNING PEOPLE IN THE SAVANNAH FILM INDUSTRY.. ARE WEIGHING IN ON THE PUSH.. TO BRING THE SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL.. TO THE HOSTESS CITY. WE'VE TOLD YOU THE SUNDANCE INSTITUTE IS CONSIDERING MOVING THE FESTIVAL OUT OF UTAH... TO ANOTHER CITY. THE ATLANTA JOURNAL CONSTITUTION REPORTS BOTH SAVANNAH AND ATLANTA PLAN TO SUBMIT BIDS TO BE THE FESTIVALS NEW HOME. AND THERE IS GROWING EXCITMENT.. FOR THE ECONOMIC BOOST THIS FESTIVAL COULD BRING. <> YOU KNOW, IT'S AN INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL. THAT'S PART OF THE CHARM, IS HAVING IT IN A PLACE THAT'S NOT SO CORPORATE. AND THAT'S WHY I THINK SAVANNAH WOULD BE PERFECT. --BUTTED- 26 YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT A FESTIVAL THAT DRAWS WELL OVER 100,000 PEOPLE EACH YEAR. YOU'D HAVE A TREMENDOUS ECONOMIC IMPACT AND WE'RE LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE STEPS THE CITY OF SAVANNAH NEEDS TO TAKE.. TO WIN THE BID FOR THE SUNDANCE FESTIVAL. WE'LL HAVE MORE ON THAT.. COMING UP AT SIX- THIRTY. IT'S SMALL BUSINESS WEEK.... AND THE SMALL BUSINESS CONFERENCE WILL KICKOFF LATER THIS MORNING AT SAVANNAH'S ENMARKET ARENA. . THAT'S WHERE WE FIND WJCL 22 NEWS' KYRON NEVEAUX. KY, THE AGENDA SHOWS ITS GOING TO BE A JAM PACKED DAY OF LEARNING.. EMMA- THERE'S AN EXTENSIVE LIST OF SPEAKERS TODAY. PROMINENT BUSINESS OWNERS LIKE ROBERT JAMES FROM CARVER STATE BANK AND GREG PARKER FROM PARKER KITCHEN WILL BE PRESENT TO SHARE THEIR TIPS. A BIG BULK OF THIS CONFERENCE WILL ALLOW BUSINESS OWNERS TO HEAR HOW THEIR COMPANIES CAN BE SUPPORTED BY THEIR INDUSTRY. THERE ARE OPTIONS FOR SMALL BUSINESS, BLACK BUSINESS, CONSTRUCTION, TOURISM AND MORE! THOSE PARTICIPATING SHARE THIS IS OPPORTUNITY TO NETWORK AND COLLABORATE. "IT CAN BE A VERY LONELY ADVENTURE WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE SOMEONE TO GIVE YOU DIRECTION OR ANSWER QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE. SO EVENTS LIKE THIS ALLOW YOU TO BE ABLE TO CONNECT WITH OTHER BUSINESS OWNERS, TO COLLABORATE, BUT ALSO BE ABLE TO INNOVATE YOUR OWN, YOUR OWN BUSINESS THAT YOU ARE PROVIDING FOR THE COMMUNITY." THE CONFERENCE STARTS AT EIGHT THIS MORNING AND ENDS WITH A NETWORKING MIXER TONIGHT AT FIVE. I'VE ALSO HEARD FROM VENDORS AND PANELIST, I'LL SHARE THE DETAILS THEY ARE HOPING TO TEACH IN THE NEXT HOUR. LIVE IN SAVANNAH..BACK TO YOU OUR KYRON NEVEAUX REPORTING IN SAVANNAH. KY THANK YOU. AN EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ALLIGATOR FROM PENNSYLVANIA WITH THOUSANDS OF SOCIAL MEDIA FOLLOWERS ALLEGEDLY STOLEN IN GEORGIA OVER THE WEEKEND. THE GATOR NAMED WALLEY..WELL, HIS OWNER POSTED AN EMOTIONAL TIKTOK VIDEO TALKING ABOUT THE GATOR BEING TAKEN OUT OF AN ENCLOSURE IN BRUNSWICK WHILE THEY WERE AWAY VISITING FRIENDS. ACCORDING TO WALLY'S FACEBOOK PAGE --- HE WAS TAKEN SUNDAY MORNING. AND ITS OWNER PLANS TO OFFER A REWARD.. FOR WALLY'S SAFE RETURN. THIS MORNING.. OFFICERS ARRESTING MORE STUDENTS IN GEORGIA... AMID GROWING PROTESTS. UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA STUDENTS SET UP WHAT THEY CALL A "GAZA SOLIDARITY ENCAMPMENT" ON CAMPUS IN ATHENS. ACCORDING TO THE A-J-C ... THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA POLICE DEPARTMENT SAID THEY WERE AWARE OF THIS... AND HAD OFFICERS ON STANDBY. OFFICERS TOOK MORE THAN A DOZEN STUDENTS INTO CUSTODY. PROTESTORS ARE DEMANDING UGA OFFICIALS SEPERATE FROM PROJECTS FUNDING THE WAR IN ISRAEL. AND AT EMORY UNIVERSITY IN ATLANTA.... PROFESSORS STAGED A WALKOUT AND RALLY ON THE LAST DAY OF CLASSES. HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE SHOWED UP AT THE RALLY WITH SOME CALLING FOR THE REMOVAL OF EMORY'S PRESIDENT. <> "CHILDREN, WOMEN, MEN BEING STARVED, BRUTALLY KILLED. UM, IT'S HORRIFIC AND I WILL NOT SUPPORT IT." ---BUTTED TO--- "BUT THE MOST IMPORTANT THING I THINK THAT THE UNIVERSITY COULD DO IS NOT TREAT THEIR STUDENTS LIKE THEY DID TODAY." <> "THE ADMINISTRATION HAS CALLED THE POLICE ON OUR STUDENTS. RIGHT. IT REALLY INTENSIFIES THE OUTRAGE." --BUTTED-- <> OUTCUE: ALL THESE OFFICERS PUMMELING HER EMORY'S PRESIDENT HAS WALKED BACK SOME STATEMENTS MADE LAST WEEK.... WHEN HE SAID PROTESTERS IN TENTS WERE NOT MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY. HE HAS SINCE APOLOGIZED. AND HERE'S A LOOK AT YOUR TRAFFIC TRACK 22. THERE ARE NO PROBLEMS ON THE ROADS THIS MORNING