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The babysitter, Chrystle Diane Michael, claims the gun, owned by her father, should have been more securely stored to prevent her 11-year-old son from accessing it.


A child in her care killed. Her son charged. How babysitter says it could have been prevented

AS THEY FINALLY RETURNED TO THE WORLD WILL BE WATCHING. THANK YOU, BRIAN. >> TODAY, THE FAMILY OF AN 8 YEAR-OLD GIRL SHOT AND KILLED BY HER BABYSITTER'S 11 YEAR-OLD SON FILED A LAWSUIT. POLICE SAY THE 11 YEAR-OLD TOOK A GUN FROM HIS GRANDFATHER SAFE AND WE SHOWING IT TO 8 YEAR-OLD GENESIS DOCKERY WHEN SHE WAS SHOT AND KILLED THE LAWSUIT CLAIMING WRONGFUL DEATH AND NEGLIGENCE WAS FILED IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY. THE BABYSITTER IN THIS CASE, CRYSTAL, MICHAEL WAS FEATURED IN A WRAL DOCUMENTARY UNSAFE NORTH CAROLINA. KIDS DYING FROM GUN VIOLENCE. WRAL DOCUMENTARY REPORTER AND PRODUCER CHRISTIAN SEVERANCE IS THE ONE WHO SPOKE TO HER JOINS US NOW IN THE STUDIO WITH WHAT THAT INTERVIEW WAS LIKE, WHAT SHE SAID. SO, DAN, SHE WOULD NOT COMMENT ON THE LAWSUIT, BUT I INTERVIEWED HER AS PART OF THE DOCUMENTARY. >> AND IN THAT INTERVIEW, SHE SAID THIS TRAGEDY. WE HAVE NOT HAPPENED IF HER OWN FATHER. SO THE 11 YEAR-OLD GRANDFATHER CHANGED THE GENERIC CODE. THE GUN SAFE CAME WITH. I TALKED TO BE SUPER CRYSTAL MICHAEL ON HER FRONT PORCH. SHE SAID I COULD RECORD OUR CONVERSATION IF WE DIDN'T SHOW HER FACE. THIS IS THE HOUSE WHERE FONDA CURRY DROPPED OFF HIS DAUGHTERS. JENNA SAYS AND AMARE ON JULY. 25TH 2023 POLICE SAY MICHAEL'S 11 YEAR-OLD SON WAS SHOWING GENESIS A GUN WHEN SHE WAS SHOT AND KILLED. IF I COULD GO BACK A PROPOSAL FOR THAT BULLET INSTEAD OF IT, I WOULD. >> HOW DID YOUR SON, HOW DID THE 11 YEAR-OLD HAVE A GUN IS IN QUESTION OR CITY. I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS AT MY HOUSE AND MY FATHER SHOWED OF CHANGES GOING SAFECO PERIOD. NEVER SHOWED TOO MUCH TO SAY SHOULD HAVE BEEN CHANGED TO YOUR SON, STOLE THE GUN FROM YOUR FATHER SAFE. HE KNEW THE CODE. HE SAID HE FIGURED THE CUT OUT. >> AND I DON'T KNOW. I WASN'T THERE. AND SO DID YOU KNOW THE GUN WAS HERE WHEN FUN DROPPED OFF? HIS DAUGHTERS? AND I'M ABSOLUTELY NOT. I WOULD NEVER ALLOW GUNS IN MY HOUSE. I DON'T EVEN ALLOW MY KIDS TO PLAY BB GUNS. I ASKED ABOUT THE PICTURE OF HER 11 YEAR-OLD SON ON LINE WITH WHAT LOOKS LIKE A GUY. I NEVER KNEW THEY WERE EXISTED AND THE PICTURES OF MY SON HOLDING A GUN WAS A BB GUN THAT MY FATHER HAD GOTTEN FOR MY SON AND I HAD TAKEN FROM HIM. SO TELL ME ABOUT YOUR DAD, THAT PART OF IT WHEN IT COMES TO HOLDING SOMEONE ACCOUNTABLE. WHO DO YOU THINK SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE TO MAKE ME? HE SAID THE CHANGE TO SAVE CODE PERIOD. I DON'T CARE IF HE'S 70 YEARS OLD AND CARRIES 30 YEARS OLD. HE'S A GUN OWNER. HE KNOWS TO CHANGE A COAT AND NOBODY YOU KNOW, IT HONESTLY BELIEVE IT WOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED IF HE WOULD. IF HE JUST CAN'T. AND ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS I'VE HAD TO LEARN, HE'S DONE EVERYTHING, GET TO HAVE EVEN IF YOU DON'T HAVE A GUN IN YOUR HOME BECAUSE I DO. >> AND IT DID HAPPEN. >> NOW, THOMAS, MICHAEL, SO THE GRANDFATHER HAD NO COMMENT WHEN WRAL'S CARLY HAYNES WENT TO HIS HOME TODAY. CARLY, WE'LL HAVE MORE ON THE LAWSUIT AND WITH THE DOCKERY FAMILY COMING UP AT 6 O'CLOCK, YOU CAN WATCH OUR DOCUMENTARY UNSAFE ANYTIME ON WRAL DOT COM. JUST GO TO

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Some North Carolina lawmakers want to go beyond just banning diversity, equity and inclusion programs in state and local government. A bill that passed a key House committee Tuesday would make it a criminal offense to use public funds to give preferential treatment to any group.

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According to investigators, the woman's body was found inside a room at the Baymont Inn & Suites in Smithfield.

Police: Suspect sliced his finger off during fatal stabbing of woman at Smithfield hotel

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Authorities have arrested an 82-year-old man in Moore County for the 1979 murder of Kathryn Donohue in Maryland.

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Roger Brown, 82, is charged in the 1979 murder of Kathryn Donohue, the Moore County Sheriff's Office said. Donohue was 31 years old.

WASHINGTON (AP) â The dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development by billionaire Elon Muskâs Department of Government Efficiency likely violated the Constitution, a federal judge ruled Tuesday as he indefinitely blocked DOGE from making further cuts to the agency.

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North Carolina State University graduate and former student body president Kevin Howell is returning to his alma mater as the university's first Black chancellor.

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House Bill 297, which has garnered bipartisan support, passed unanimously in the House Health Committee and seeks to ensure that diagnostic and supplemental breast exams are covered to the same extent as mammograms.


Bill would require insurance coverage for breast cancer screens that can cost $1,000 out of pocket

New mammogram guidelines cause confusion

The bipartisan effort would also require a tobacco retail sales permit for stores selling vapes and tobacco products.


NC lawmakers push to raise age to buy tobacco products to 21

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Harnett County deputies have arrested a 26-year-old man in connection with an armed home invasion in Cameron, where a woman said she was robbed at gunpoint.

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Frederick Donte Berryman Jr., 26, is charged with first-degree burglary, robbery with a dangerous weapon and two counts of felony conspiracy.

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Welcome back to the world's largest lottery, the NCAA Tournament and all of its various bracket pools that millions of people will be joining over the next few days. Some will play for fun, some for money. No matter the stakes, we encourage you to remember that you are not an expert -- and even the experts didn't know much this season.

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The U.S. still has a major case of French bulldog fever, but a very different breed is staunchly chasing dog lovers' hearts, according to American Kennel Club statistics released Wednesday.

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NestlÃ© USA is recalling a limited number of Lean Cuisine and Stouffer's frozen meals due to the potential presence of wood-like material.


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Our Raleigh area Easter Event and Egg Hunt Guide includes Easter egg hunts and events across Raleigh, Durham, Cary, Chapel Hill and the Triangle.

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Lil Wayne, 21 Savage, Ludacris and Erykah Badu will join J. Cole next month at Dreamville Festival at Dix Park in Raleigh.


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Dinosaur lovers can now show their support for the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences with a new license plate.


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Fishermen Luke Beard and Jason Rosenfeld said they safely released the shark without removing it from the water after they reeled it in on Tuesday. According to state law, all sharks caught must be released without removing them from the water. Video courtesy of Luke Beard.

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Woman arrested weeks after Durham police said she killed man during carjacking

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The parents of a US student who vanished in the Dominican Republic ask that she be declared dead

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The Pinecone Pathways program features hidden glass pinecones along Moore County trails from March 20 to April 22. Find one and enter to win a grand prize.

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A judge dismissed murder charges against Nitisha Page, citing repeated prosecutorial misconduct.

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Two families alleged that Holly Hill Hospital in Raleigh released their loved ones, who had mental health conditions, onto the streets without notifying them, resulting in homelessness and distress.

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The EPA plans to roll back key environmental rules, including coal ash cleanup and climate protections, impacting NC's water and air. Critics warn it puts public health and climate action at risk.

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