Roy Cooper brought the weight of his office to the need to curb school violence during a news conference Thursday morning in Winston-Salem ... or any details they may have about the motive ...

Some have debts to pay off or are fleeing domestic abuse. They may have ailing family in the United States. Brokers will sell them visas or airline tickets, costing tens of thousands of dollars ...

Hammer is not a suspect in any other killings in Ashe County, though Williams said other agencies may want to talk to Hammer. "I don't know if it would do them any good or not," Williams said.