Residents talk with a police officer in front of the house where the suspected shooter lived on Sahalee Way following a shooting in Raleigh, N.C., Friday, Oct. 14, 2022. Several people were shot and killed by a gunman in the neighborhood Thursday night, Oct. 13. (AP Photo/Chris Seward)
(RALEIGH, North Carolina)– Austin Thompson was identified as the 15-year-old shooting suspect who police say shot five people to death in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Wearing camouflage and carrying a shotgun, Thompson roamed around neighborhoods near Neuse River Greenway, a trail, and a golf course during the deadly shooting spree in east Raleigh that began around 5 p.m. Thursday.
Police say Thompson’s first victim was his brother, James Roger Thompson, a junior at Knightdale High School.
According to Raleigh Police Chief Estelle Patterson, the four other deaths included off-duty officer Gabriel Torres, 29, Nicole Conners, 52, Mary Marshall, 35, and Susan Karnatz, 49.
Raleigh Police are still investigating the shooting.