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Funeral services held for Raleigh police officer Gabriel Torres who was killed in mass shooting

By Ethan Hyman and Kaitlin McKeown
A funeral caisson transports the casket of Raleigh Police Officer Gabriel Torres to Cross Assembly Church in Raleigh, N.C. for his funeral Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022. Officer Torres was killed during a mass shooting Oct. 13.
A funeral caisson transports the casket of Raleigh Police Officer Gabriel Torres to Cross Assembly Church in Raleigh, N.C. for his funeral Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022. Officer Torres was killed during a mass shooting Oct. 13. Ethan Hyman ehyman@newsobserver.com

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Funeral services were held Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022 in Raleigh, N.C. for Raleigh police officer Gabriel Torres.

Torres was one of five people tragically gunned down in the mass shooting in the Hedingham neighborhood, Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022.

Law enforcement officers from across N.C. gathered to offer support for the Torres family and to remember their fallen comrade.

A funeral caisson transports the casket of Raleigh Police Officer Gabriel Torres to Cross Assembly Church in Raleigh, N.C. for his funeral Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022. Officer Torres was killed during a mass shooting Oct. 13.
A funeral caisson transports the casket of Raleigh Police Officer Gabriel Torres to Cross Assembly Church in Raleigh, N.C. for his funeral Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022. Officer Torres was killed during a mass shooting Oct. 13. Ethan Hyman ehyman@newsobserver.com
The casket of Raleigh Police Officer Gabriel Torres is brought into Cross Assembly Church in Raleigh, N.C. during his funeral Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022. Officer Torres was killed during a mass shooting Oct. 13.
The casket of Raleigh Police Officer Gabriel Torres is brought into Cross Assembly Church in Raleigh, N.C. during his funeral Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022. Officer Torres was killed during a mass shooting Oct. 13. Ethan Hyman ehyman@newsobserver.com
A funeral caisson transports the casket of Raleigh Police Officer Gabriel Torres down Yonkers Road to Cross Assembly Church in Raleigh, N.C. for his funeral Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022. Officer Torres was killed during a mass shooting Oct. 13.
A funeral caisson transports the casket of Raleigh Police Officer Gabriel Torres down Yonkers Road to Cross Assembly Church in Raleigh, N.C. for his funeral Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022. Officer Torres was killed during a mass shooting Oct. 13. Ethan Hyman ehyman@newsobserver.com
The casket of Raleigh Police Officer Gabriel Torres is brought into Cross Assembly Church in Raleigh, N.C. for his funeral Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022. Officer Torres was killed during a mass shooting Oct. 13.
The casket of Raleigh Police Officer Gabriel Torres is brought into Cross Assembly Church in Raleigh, N.C. for his funeral Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022. Officer Torres was killed during a mass shooting Oct. 13. Ethan Hyman ehyman@newsobserver.com
Police officers gather outside Cross Assembly Church in Raleigh, N.C., before the funeral of Raleigh Police Officer Gabriel Torres Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022.
Police officers gather outside Cross Assembly Church in Raleigh, N.C., before the funeral of Raleigh Police Officer Gabriel Torres Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022. Ethan Hyman ehyman@newsobserver.com
A funeral caisson transports the casket of Raleigh Police Officer Gabriel Torres to Cross Assembly Church in Raleigh, N.C. for his funeral Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022.
A funeral caisson transports the casket of Raleigh Police Officer Gabriel Torres to Cross Assembly Church in Raleigh, N.C. for his funeral Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022. Ethan Hyman ehyman@newsobserver.com
A funeral caisson transports the casket of Raleigh Police Officer Gabriel Torres to Cross Assembly Church in Raleigh, N.C. for his funeral Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022.
A funeral caisson transports the casket of Raleigh Police Officer Gabriel Torres to Cross Assembly Church in Raleigh, N.C. for his funeral Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022. Ethan Hyman ehyman@newsobserver.com
The casket of Raleigh Police Officer Gabriel Torres is brought into Cross Assembly Church in Raleigh, N.C. during his funeral Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022. Torres was killed in a mass shooting Oct. 13.
The casket of Raleigh Police Officer Gabriel Torres is brought into Cross Assembly Church in Raleigh, N.C. during his funeral Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022. Torres was killed in a mass shooting Oct. 13. Ethan Hyman ehyman@newsobserver.com
Police officers gather outside Cross Assembly Church in Raleigh, N.C., before the funeral of Raleigh Police Officer Gabriel Torres Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022.
Police officers gather outside Cross Assembly Church in Raleigh, N.C., before the funeral of Raleigh Police Officer Gabriel Torres Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022. Ethan Hyman ehyman@newsobserver.com
Police salute as a caisson processes along Yonkers Road on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022, in Raleigh, N.C., prior to a funeral for Raleigh police officer Gabriel Torres. Torres, 29, was one of five people fatally shot near the Hedingham neighborhood on Oct. 13.
Police salute as a caisson processes along Yonkers Road on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022, in Raleigh, N.C., prior to a funeral for Raleigh police officer Gabriel Torres. Torres, 29, was one of five people fatally shot near the Hedingham neighborhood on Oct. 13. Kaitlin McKeown kmckeown@newsobserver.com
Xavier Rodriguez, 5, and his father, Oli, pay their respects as a funeral procession for Raleigh Police Officer Gabriel Torres passes them on New Bern Ave. while on its way to Brown-Wynne funeral home in Raleigh Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022. Officer Torres was killed in a mass shooting Oct. 13
Xavier Rodriguez, 5, and his father, Oli, pay their respects as a funeral procession for Raleigh Police Officer Gabriel Torres passes them on New Bern Ave. while on its way to Brown-Wynne funeral home in Raleigh Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022. Officer Torres was killed in a mass shooting Oct. 13 Ethan Hyman ehyman@newsobserver.com
Raleigh Police officers salute as a funeral caisson transporting the casket of Raleigh Police Officer Gabriel Torres passes them outside Cross Assembly Church in Raleigh, N.C. Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022. Officer Torres was killed during a mass shooting Oct. 13.
Raleigh Police officers salute as a funeral caisson transporting the casket of Raleigh Police Officer Gabriel Torres passes them outside Cross Assembly Church in Raleigh, N.C. Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022. Officer Torres was killed during a mass shooting Oct. 13. Ethan Hyman ehyman@newsobserver.com
A funeral caisson processes on Yonkers Road on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022, in Raleigh, N.C., prior to a funeral for Raleigh police officer Gabriel Torres, 29, who was one of five people fatally shot near the Hedingham neighborhood on Oct. 13.
A funeral caisson processes on Yonkers Road on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022, in Raleigh, N.C., prior to a funeral for Raleigh police officer Gabriel Torres, 29, who was one of five people fatally shot near the Hedingham neighborhood on Oct. 13. Kaitlin McKeown kmckeown@newsobserver.com
A man stands among police vehicles as the casket of Raleigh police officer Gabriel Torres is carried into Cross Assembly Church on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022, in Raleigh, N.C. Torres was one of five people fatally shot near the Hedingham neighborhood on Oct. 13.
A man stands among police vehicles as the casket of Raleigh police officer Gabriel Torres is carried into Cross Assembly Church on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022, in Raleigh, N.C. Torres was one of five people fatally shot near the Hedingham neighborhood on Oct. 13. Kaitlin McKeown kmckeown@newsobserver.com
The casket of Raleigh police officer Gabriel Torres is carried into Cross Assembly Church on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022, in Raleigh, N.C. Torres, 29, was one of five people fatally shot near the Hedingham neighborhood on Oct. 13.
The casket of Raleigh police officer Gabriel Torres is carried into Cross Assembly Church on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022, in Raleigh, N.C. Torres, 29, was one of five people fatally shot near the Hedingham neighborhood on Oct. 13. Kaitlin McKeown kmckeown@newsobserver.com
Police walk by a Raleigh Police Department vehicle draped in black prior to the funeral for police officer Gabriel Torres at Cross Assembly Church on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022, in Raleigh, N.C. Torres, 29, was one of five people fatally shot in Raleigh on Oct. 13.
Police walk by a Raleigh Police Department vehicle draped in black prior to the funeral for police officer Gabriel Torres at Cross Assembly Church on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022, in Raleigh, N.C. Torres, 29, was one of five people fatally shot in Raleigh on Oct. 13. Kaitlin McKeown kmckeown@newsobserver.com
A funeral caisson transports the casket of Raleigh Police Officer Gabriel Torres down Yonkers Road to Cross Assembly Church in Raleigh, N.C. for his funeral Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022. Officer Torres was killed during a mass shooting Oct. 13.
A funeral caisson transports the casket of Raleigh Police Officer Gabriel Torres down Yonkers Road to Cross Assembly Church in Raleigh, N.C. for his funeral Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022. Officer Torres was killed during a mass shooting Oct. 13. Ethan Hyman ehyman@newsobserver.com
An American flag is unfurled on Yonkers Road on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022, in Raleigh, N.C., during the funeral service for Raleigh police officer Gabriel Torres, 29, who was one of five people fatally shot near the Hedingham neighborhood on Oct. 13.
An American flag is unfurled on Yonkers Road on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022, in Raleigh, N.C., during the funeral service for Raleigh police officer Gabriel Torres, 29, who was one of five people fatally shot near the Hedingham neighborhood on Oct. 13. Kaitlin McKeown kmckeown@newsobserver.com
Police gather outside Cross Assembly Church on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022, in Raleigh, N.C., prior to a funeral for Raleigh police officer Gabriel Torres, 29, who was one of five people fatally shot near the Hedingham neighborhood on Oct. 13.
Police gather outside Cross Assembly Church on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022, in Raleigh, N.C., prior to a funeral for Raleigh police officer Gabriel Torres, 29, who was one of five people fatally shot near the Hedingham neighborhood on Oct. 13. Kaitlin McKeown kmckeown@newsobserver.com
Police salute as the casket of Raleigh police officer Gabriel Torres leaves Cross Assembly Church following his funeral on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022, in Raleigh, N.C. Torres, 29, was one of five people fatally shot near the Hedingham neighborhood on Oct. 13.
Police salute as the casket of Raleigh police officer Gabriel Torres leaves Cross Assembly Church following his funeral on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022, in Raleigh, N.C. Torres, 29, was one of five people fatally shot near the Hedingham neighborhood on Oct. 13. Kaitlin McKeown kmckeown@newsobserver.com
Family stands next to a hearse outside Cross Assembly Church following the funeral of Raleigh police officer Gabriel Torres on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022, in Raleigh, N.C., Torres, 29, was one of five people fatally shot near the Hedingham neighborhood on Oct. 13.
Family stands next to a hearse outside Cross Assembly Church following the funeral of Raleigh police officer Gabriel Torres on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022, in Raleigh, N.C., Torres, 29, was one of five people fatally shot near the Hedingham neighborhood on Oct. 13. Kaitlin McKeown kmckeown@newsobserver.com
Raleigh Police Department vehicles process on Yonkers Road following the funeral for police officer Gabriel Torres on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022, in Raleigh, N.C. Torres, 29, was one of five people fatally shot near the Hedingham neighborhood on Oct. 13.
Raleigh Police Department vehicles process on Yonkers Road following the funeral for police officer Gabriel Torres on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022, in Raleigh, N.C. Torres, 29, was one of five people fatally shot near the Hedingham neighborhood on Oct. 13. Kaitlin McKeown kmckeown@newsobserver.com
Raleigh Police Chief Estella Patterson heads into Cross Assembly Church in Raleigh, N.C. for the funeral of Officer Gabriel Torres Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022. Officer Torres was killed during a mass shooting Oct. 13.
Raleigh Police Chief Estella Patterson heads into Cross Assembly Church in Raleigh, N.C. for the funeral of Officer Gabriel Torres Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022. Officer Torres was killed during a mass shooting Oct. 13. Ethan Hyman ehyman@newsobserver.com
People watch as a funeral procession for Raleigh Police Officer Gabriel Torres passes them on New Bern Ave. while on its way to Brown-Wynne funeral home in Raleigh Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022. Officer Torres was killed in a mass shooting Oct. 13
People watch as a funeral procession for Raleigh Police Officer Gabriel Torres passes them on New Bern Ave. while on its way to Brown-Wynne funeral home in Raleigh Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022. Officer Torres was killed in a mass shooting Oct. 13 Ethan Hyman ehyman@newsobserver.com
A funeral procession for Raleigh Police Officer Gabriel Torres heads down New Bern Ave. while on its way to Brown-Wynne funeral home in Raleigh Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022. Officer Torres was killed in a mass shooting Oct. 13
A funeral procession for Raleigh Police Officer Gabriel Torres heads down New Bern Ave. while on its way to Brown-Wynne funeral home in Raleigh Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022. Officer Torres was killed in a mass shooting Oct. 13 Ethan Hyman ehyman@newsobserver.com
People watch as a funeral procession for Raleigh Police Officer Gabriel Torres passes them on New Bern Ave. while on its way to Brown-Wynne funeral home in Raleigh Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022. Officer Torres was killed in a mass shooting Oct. 13
People watch as a funeral procession for Raleigh Police Officer Gabriel Torres passes them on New Bern Ave. while on its way to Brown-Wynne funeral home in Raleigh Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022. Officer Torres was killed in a mass shooting Oct. 13 Ethan Hyman ehyman@newsobserver.com
Xavier Rodriguez, 5, and his father, Oli, pay their respects as a funeral procession for Raleigh Police Officer Gabriel Torres passes them on New Bern Ave. while on its way to Brown-Wynne funeral home in Raleigh Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022. Officer Torres was killed in a mass shooting Oct. 13
Xavier Rodriguez, 5, and his father, Oli, pay their respects as a funeral procession for Raleigh Police Officer Gabriel Torres passes them on New Bern Ave. while on its way to Brown-Wynne funeral home in Raleigh Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022. Officer Torres was killed in a mass shooting Oct. 13 Ethan Hyman ehyman@newsobserver.com

This story was originally published October 22, 2022 at 10:45 AM.

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Raleigh mass shooting in Hedingham neighborhood

On Oct. 13, 2022, seven people were shot in Raleigh, NC, in the Hedingham neighborhood near the Neuse River Greenway Trail. Five were killed, including a Raleigh police officer. High school student Austin Thompson was charged with their murders. Read The News & Observer’s ongoing coverage of the mass shooting, Thompson’s guilty plea and ongoing civil lawsuit.

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