From WBTV News Submitted by David WhisenantMonday, May 21st, 2012, 9:08pm
KANNAPOLIS - Kannapolis Police are looking for three men after a teen was shot and killed on Snow Street Monday afternoon.

KPD received a service call of a man who had been shot in the neck.  The man, now identified as Daniel Cooper, 17, of Florida Avenue in Kannapolis, was located in a car in the 300 block of West 22d Street.  Cooper was transported to CMC / Northeast Medical Center by Rowan County EMS with life threatening injuries and died a short time later.

WBTV has learned that Kannapolis Police have obtained a murder warrant for Darius Jamal Smotherson in connection with the shooting.  

Following the shooting, Cooper was able to tell police that the actual assault occurred in the 400 block of Snow Street, Kannapolis, and officers drove to the West 22nd Street location after the shooting. 

The KPD Felony Investigation Unit continues to work an open and still active investigation.  They are completing evidence collection and interviewing witnesses.  Information released regarding the investigation will be extremely limited at this particular time.

The suspects, all black men, were described as follows:

Suspect # 1 Early to Mid 20’s, approximately 6 ft tall, approximately 130 to 150 pounds, he was wearing a baggy red t-shirt was some type of black design on it and dark jean shorts.  His hair was in rows tight to his head and did not extend down below his neck.

Suspect #2 Early to Mid 20’s, approximately 130 to 150 pounds, approximately 6 ft tall, was wearing a white t-shirt with a design on it, he had a bald head and a short goatee.

Suspect #3 Early to Mid 20’s, approximately 6 ft tall, approximately 130 to 150 pounds, unknown clothing description

by Adrianne Flores
www.news14.com


Students from Concord High School and A.L. Brown in Kannapolis to shoot, write and edit the documentary. Teacher Jonathan Greene believes his students will get so much more out of the project than just hands-on experience.
"I think it's important if they're going to live in an area they understand the history," he said.

It means even more to Holly Maness, 17.

“My grandma, she got to work in the mill," she said. "I've definitely learned a lot more about what it was like and how different it is from today."

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by Sara Campbell, Salisbury Post www.salisburypost.com

Jonathan Greene, A.L. Brown’s digital media teacher, said he was thrilled when Leadership Cabarrus approached him about getting students involved in the making of the documentary.

“We’ve worked on several side projects before, but nothing this big,” he said. “I was really excited about the project because this is a real-world application of what they’re learning.”

Greene said students from his Digital Media II and WNDR News classes were in charge of everything from the set design to running all the audio and video equipment.

“They’ve even done a lot of directing,” he said.

After filming wraps up, the students will also be editing the footage down into the finished documentary, which will debut at the Gem Theatre on May 22.

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Contact reporter Sarah Campbell at 704-797-7683.

Kannapolis City Schools was honored with two awards for outstanding communications during the North Carolina School Public Relations Association's (NCSPRA) annual Blue Ribbon Awards ceremony in Durham on January 27th.

 NCSPRA honored Kannapolis City Schools for its video, The Future of NC Students, which was produced in the spring of 2011. The video highlighted the success of NC public schools and stressed the need to maintain adequate funding for NC public education. The video earned a Blue Ribbon Award in the outstanding electronic media category. The judges’ comments included, “This is a professionally created video that is one of the best we’ve judged.” Video production students at A.L. Brown High School shot and edited the video under the guidance of Digital Media teacher, Jonathan Greene. Greene accepted the award along with Ellen Boyd. [Click here to view the video] 

Kannapolis City Schools also earned a Blue Ribbon Award in the newsletter category. The system’s employee e-newsletter, KCS CLASSifieds, was honored for its content, writing, and design. Entries were judged by the Georgia School Public Relations Association.