Two men killed in double homicide in Franklin County, man charged with first-degree murder
>> NUMBER ONE, SOURCE FOR LOCAL
NEWS. THIS IS WRAL.
>> A TRAGIC MORNING IN FRANKLIN
COUNTY. 2 MEN ARE DEAD. A MAN
LIVING WITH HIM IS IN JAIL,
CHARGED WITH THEIR MURDER.
THANK YOU FOR STAYING WITH US.
I'M DAN HAGGERTY AND I'M ASHLEY
ROAD. YOU CAN SEE THE CRIME
SCENE THAT WAS ACTIVE FOR MORE
THAN 10 HOURS TODAY.
>> POLICE FIRST ARRIVED TO A
SUSPECT BARRICADED HIMSELF
INSIDE THE HOME WRAL'S CHELSEA
DONOVAN HAS THE STORY.
>> PINE STREET HERE IN FRANKLIN
COUNTY AS A QUIET PICTURESQUE
COMMUNITY. NOT MUCH REALLY
HAPPENS HERE. SO IT WAS A SHOCK
FOR THESE NEIGHBORS TO LEARN
EARLY THIS MORNING, 2 PEOPLE
WERE KILLED INSIDE OF THIS HOME
FROM SKY 5. YOU CAN SEE THE
LARGE POLICE PRESENCE
SURROUNDING THIS BRICK HOME
IN FRANKLIN COUNTY.
>> AROUND MIDNIGHT, I HEARD A
SHOT LIKE THAT.
NOISE. I GOT UP AND I SAW THE
FLASHING LIGHTS AND WINDOWS.
I JUMPED UP AND I'M LIKE WHAT
IS GOING ON? THERE'S COPS FIND
THE WHOLE STREET AROUND.
02:00AM POLICE ARRIVED HERE TO
FIND THEMSELVES IN A BARRICADE
SITUATION. SOMEONE WAS INSIDE
WITH A GUN.
>> ACCORDING TO BROADCASTIFY
RADIO TRAFFIC OR WE HAVE A LOT.
AND WE ALSO HAVE A SMALLER FROM
OUT OF TOWN ON. ONE FOLLOWS A
POSITIVE IN MAY HAVE.
>> BUT I FOR ME. SO WHEN I GO.
>> PEACEFUL EVEN ON HIS OWN
TOOLS.
>> AFTER SEVERAL HOURS, THIS
MAN, 30 YEAR-OLD CHRISTIAN
WEBER SURRENDERED AND WAS
ARRESTED FOR 2 COUNTS OF
MURDER. I THINK HE LOST HIS
JOB IN DECEMBER.
AND THEN HE GOT A GUN. THIS
NEIGHBOR SAID SHE CALLED POLICE
LAST WEEKEND AFTER SHE SAYS
WEBSTER WAS FIRING A SHOTGUN IN
THE BACK YARD OVER AND OVER
AT NIGHT, EVER SINCE LAST
WEEKEND. AND JUST BEEN REALLY
AN EASY. I JUST FELT LIKE
SOMETHING.
>> WITHOUT NEIGHBORS TELL ME
THE 2 MEN THAT WERE KILLED WERE
A COUPLE THAT LET WEBSTER STAY
WITH THEM. AS THE ROOMMATE.
>> TODAY, NEIGHBORS IN THIS
COMMUNITY ARE IN SHOCK.
>> THE POPE SAYS THAT THE MORE
YOU THINK ABOUT IT, I DON'T
THINK IT'S ONLY THE 3RD RIGHT
NOW. CHRISTIAN WEBER IS IN THE
FRANKLIN COUNTY DETENTION
CENTER UNDER NO BOND AS POLICE
NOTIFY THE VICTIMS, FAMILIES.