A 15-year-old is suspected of killing five people, including an off-duty police officer, in a quiet neighborhood of Raleigh, North Carolina on Thursday.
He was later transported via ambulance to a local hospital in critical condition,police said.
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Early Friday morning, policeidentifiedthe victims as Nicole Connors, 52; Susan Karnatz, 49; Mary Marshall, 35; and Gabriel Torres, 29. An unidentified 16-year-old also died.
Marcille Gardner, 59, is hospitalized at Wake Med, as is the suspect, police said.
Officer Casey Joseph Clark, 33, was also injured in the shooting, the authorities added, but he was released from the hospital.
The mass shooting began along the Neuse River Greenway trail at approximately 5 p.m. in the east Raleigh neighborhood of Hedingham, according to Raleigh Police.
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“I know exactly where he was killing people,” Christian Holmes toldThe News & Observer. “I walk my pitbull right there. I see regulars. My dog knows dogs on that trail. There’s dads every quarter mile.
“If there’s a kid with a gun, he’s got a killing field,” he added.
source: people.com
