9, 0, 1,
9, 0, 1, 6, 3, 6, 4, 4, 7, 9,
AGAIN,
AGAIN, 636-4479.
>>
>> WELL,
>> WELL, NOW TO OUR TOP STORY
TONIGHT,
TONIGHT, THIS MAN OCTAVIUS
ROGERS.
ROGERS. HE'S BEHIND BARS
TONIGHT
TONIGHT AFTER POLICE SAY HE
SHOT
SHOT HIS
SHOT HIS EX-GIRLFRIEND'S
BOYFRIEND. STRANGLED HER SON
THEN
THEN TRIED TO KILL HER TOO.
GOOD
GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. THANK
YOU
YOU SO
YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US.
I'M
I'M DARCY
I'M DARCY THOMAS AND I'M
DARRYL
DARRYL ROGERS CHARGES INCLUDE
ATTEMPTED
ATTEMPTED MURDER. AND TONIGHT
WE'RE
WE'RE LEARNING.
>>
>> THE
>> THE WOMAN IN THE MIDDLE OF
WHAT
WHAT HAPPENED SAYS THIS ISN'T
THE
THE FIRST
THE FIRST TIME FOX THIRTEEN'S
DOMINIQUE
DOMINIQUE DILLON IS LIVE IN
FRAZER
FRAZER TONIGHT. DOMINIQUE,
YOU'RE
YOU'RE AT
YOU'RE AT ROGERS
EX-GIRLFRIEND'S HOME RIGHT NOW. THAT'S WHERE NEIGHBORS
TELL
TELL YOU
TELL YOU THAT LOT OF THIS
HAPPENED.
>>
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. AND NEIGHBORS TELL US
HE
HE SHOWED
HE SHOWED UP TO HIS
EX-GIRLFRIEND'S HOUSE, WHICH
IS
IS RIGHT
IS RIGHT BEHIND ME, SHOT AN
ASSAULT
ASSAULT RIFLE IN THE AIR, THEN
WALKED
WALKED UP
WALKED UP TO HER FRONT WINDOW
HERE
HERE AND
HERE AND SHATTERED THE GLASS
WITH
WITH THE
WITH THE ASSAULT RIFLE. AS YOU
CAN
CAN SEE,
CAN SEE, THE MESS STILL ON THE
GROUND.
GROUND. LARGE SHARDS OF GLASS
LINE
LINE HERE. BUT HE DIDN'T STOP
HERE.
HERE. HE
HERE. HE THEN WENT OVER TO HER
EX,
EX, HER
EX, HER CURRENT BOYFRIENDS.
HOUSE
HOUSE AND
HOUSE AND SHOT HIM WAS WELL,
ACCORDING
ACCORDING TO POLICE.
>>
>> I
>> I HAVE
>> I HAVE MY NEPHEWS AND THE
SON
SON OF
SON OF A
SON OF A GUY WHEN MADE THEM
COME
COME IN
COME IN THE HOUSE, MADE HIM
GET
GET OUT
GET OUT ON THE FLOOR WHEN WHEN
THE
THE FIRST
THE FIRST GUNSHOT RANG OUT AND
SHATTERED
SHATTERED GLASS, HIT THE
GROUND
GROUND ON
GROUND ON WILLOW WOOD AVENUE
SATURDAY.
SATURDAY. THIS NEIGHBOR WHERE
X
X TO
X TO CONCEAL HIS IDENTITY,
GAVIN,
GAVIN, HIS FAMILY AND RAN FOR
SAFETY.
>>
>> SAYING
>> SAYING BELOW THE ONE THE
BUST
BUST OF
BUST OF WINSTON ONES THAT HAVE
THE
THE WAS
THE WAS THE RESULT THAT HE
WENT
WENT ON,
WENT ON, PULLED OUT JUMP
TRIPLE
TRIPLE MEMPHIS. POLICE SAY
THAT
THAT MAN
THAT MAN HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED
AS
AS OCTAVIUS ROGERS. POLICE SAY
RODGER
RODGER SHOT UP HIS
EX-GIRLFRIEND'S HOUSE.
>>
>> THEY
>> THEY SAY A FEW DAYS EARLIER
HE
HE STRANGLED HER 8 YEAR-OLD
SON
SON WHEN
SON WHEN HE TRIED TO DEFEND
HIS
HIS MOTHER WITH A KNIFE SUCH A
BUT
BUT HE
BUT HE DIDN'T STOP THERE.
ACCORDING
ACCORDING TO POLICE,
INVESTIGATORS SAY HE DROVE
OVER
OVER TO
OVER TO EX GIRLFRIENDS
BOYFRIENDS HOUSE ON POLICY
AVENUE.
AVENUE. THE POLICE REPORT SAYS
ROGERS
ROGERS SHOT OF THAT HOUSE TO
APPROVE
APPROVE THE BULLET HOLES IN
THIS
THIS WHITE INFINITI. AND THE
SHATTERED
SHATTERED GLASS ON THE
DRIVER'S
DRIVER'S A VISION. THAT'S ONE
OF
OF THE
OF THE MANY BULLETS HIT. THE
CURRENT
CURRENT BOYFRIEND IN THE LEG.
POLICE
POLICE SAY HE IS RECOVERING
FROM
FROM HIS
FROM HIS INJURIES.
>>
>> LIVE
>> LIVE ALL.
>>
>> RODGERS FACES SECOND-DEGREE
ATTEMPTED
ATTEMPTED MURDER, 5 COUNTS OF
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT, CHILD
ABUSE
ABUSE AND
ABUSE AND A LAUNDRY LIST OF
OTHER
OTHER CHARGES. NEIGHBORS
RELIEVED
RELIEVED HE IS BEHIND BARS.
>>
>> WE'LL
>> WE'LL GET UP IT IS SO
RIGHT.
>>
>> RECORDS SHOW ON MARCH. 26
ROGERS
ROGERS THREATENED TO KILL HIS
EX
EX AND
EX AND HER SON. THAT'S WHEN HE
ALLEGEDLY
ALLEGEDLY STRANGLED THE CHILD.
RECORDS
RECORDS ALSO SHOW THERE WERE
ACTIVE
ACTIVE WARRANTS OUT FOR HIS
ARREST
ARREST AND AT 6 HEAR FROM THE
DEAD
DEAD MESICK VIOLENCE ADVOCACY
GROUP
GROUP TO
GROUP TO SHARE WHAT YOU SHOULD
DO
DO IF
DO IF YOU
DO IF YOU FIND YOURSELF IN A
SIMILAR
SIMILAR SITUATION REPORTING
LIVE
LIVE IN
LIVE IN FRAZIER, DOMINIQUE
DILLON,
DILLON, FOX, 13 NEWS. THANK
YOU
YOU SO
YOU SO MUCH. DOMINICK WILL
UNFORTUNATELY SITUATIONS LIKE
THIS
THIS ARE
THIS ARE TO COMMENT.
>>
>> ABOUT
>> ABOUT 50 TO 75% OF DOMESTIC
ABUSE
ABUSE HOMICIDES. THEY TAKE
PLACE
PLACE AFTER A COUPLE SEPARATES
IN
IN FEBRUARY. WE TALKED TO A
DOMESTIC
DOMESTIC ABUSE SURVIVOR AND
ADVOCATE
ADVOCATE IN MEMPHIS. NOW SHE
TOLD
TOLD US
TOLD US THAT WHILE GETTING OUT
OF
OF ABUSE
OF ABUSE RELATIONSHIP IS THE
GOLD
GOLD HAVING THE SAFETY PLAN IN
PLACE?
PLACE? FIRST IS EVEN MORE
IMPORTANT.
>>
>> PICKED
>> PICKED PRAIRIE, ESPECIALLY
IF
IF YOU
IF YOU HAVE CHILDREN START
MAKING
MAKING COPIES OF THE TO SOCIAL
SECURITY
SECURITY CARDS, ALL THE THINGS
THAT
THAT YOU
THAT YOU KNOW, THAT YOU'RE
GOING
GOING START A LIFE OF DOING
IT.
>>
>> NOW
>> NOW WE
>> NOW WE HAVE CREATED A
RESOURCE
RESOURCE GUIDE ON OUR FOX 13
MEMPHIS
MEMPHIS NEWS APP. IF YOU OR
SOMEONE
SOMEONE THAT YOU KNOW, NEEDS
HELP
HELP RIGHT AWAY. THE NATIONAL
DOMESTIC
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HELPLINE IS
AVAILABLE. THE NUMBER IS 1,
807,
807, 9,
807, 9, 9, HELP. AGAIN, THAT