Five people were killed, including an off-duty officer, and two more people were injured Thursday in a shooting rampage in an east Raleigh neighborhood, Mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin confirmed at 9 p.m. The suspect who was arrested was a juvenile, Lt. Jason Borneo of the Raleigh Police Department said.
One of the injured was a K-9 officer who had non-life-threatening injuries, officials said. Both of the injured were taken to WakeMed, Baldwin said. The officer was later released.
“This is a sad and tragic day for the City of Raleigh,” the mayor said in one of the two news conferences the city held Thursday night.
Officers were first called Thursday to the shooting call at about 5 p.m. near the Neuse River Greenway in the Hedingham neighborhood near Osprey Cove Drive and Bay Harbor Drive.
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Baldwin said the police department told her around 8 p.m. that the suspect had been “contained” at a residence in the area.
Raleigh police tweeted at about 9:40 p.m. that the suspect was in custody.
“We must do more. We must stop this mindless violence in America. We must address gun violence,” Baldwin said. “We have much to do and tonight, we have much to mourn.”
Multiple law enforcement agencies and first responders were still on the scene well into the night.
Gov. Roy Cooper went to the media staging area and addressed the public at a late-night news conference.
“Terror has reached our doorstep,” Cooper said. “The nightmare of every community has come to Raleigh.”
Chief Stella Patterson was away at a professional conference and she was on her way back to Raleigh, Baldwin said.
Neighbors said the shooter was young, dressed in camo and had a long rifle.
Authorities said that he opened fire along a walking trail.
Another news conference is expected Friday morning.
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Thursday night updates:
10:50 p.m.
10:20 p.m.
9:40 p.m.
9 p.m.
Five people, including a police officer, were killed in a shooting in a residential area, and multiple people had been shot, Mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin said in a news conference.
8:27 p.m.
7:34 p.m.
RPD: This is still an active investigation. Sections of the Hedingham neighborhood remain closed. Residents should follow the directions of law enforcement officials on the scene.
7:30 p.m.
The North Carolina Department of Public Safety has made numerous state resources available in response to the active shooting incident in Raleigh this afternoon. State Highway Patrol aviation and local patrol members, State Capitol Police Officers, and Alcohol Law Enforcement Special Agents have all responded and are assisting the Raleigh Police Department at this time.
”DPS is providing any needed resources as requested in this investigation and working with local law enforcement to stop this shooter,” said NCDPS Secretary Eddie M. Buffaloe, Jr.
6:54 p.m.
6:50 p.m.
Raleigh police: Residents in the area of McConnell Oliver Drive, Tarheel Club Drive, and Old Milburnie Road are being advised to remain indoors. Drivers are advised to avoid the area and seek alternate routes.
6:40 p.m.
Residents in the Hedingham neighborhood are told to stay in their homes and call 911 if they see anything suspicious.
5:50 p.m.
The Raleigh Police Department is currently on the scene of an active shooting in the area of the Neuse River Greenway near Osprey Cove Drive and Bay Harbor Drive. Residents in that area are advised to remain in their homes.
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No further information has been released.
ABC 11 contributed to this report.
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