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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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The Raleigh Police Department has released its report outlining its response to the Oct. 13 mass shooting that left five people dead and two people seriously injured.
The report states that the 15-year-old suspect fired multiple shots from a “barn-like structure” near McConnell Oliver Drive.
The suspect was found with a handgun, “several types of shotgun/rifle ammunition,” a large hunting knife and a shotgun. The Raleigh Police Department is also petitioning the court to release body camera footage from the police officers who fired their weapons and the officer who was injured.
It’s police policy to submit a report within five days to the city manager when a police officer shoots, kills or injures someone.
Read the full report here:
This story was originally published October 20, 2022 at 2:22 PM.
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