At least five have been the balance of dead that left this Thursday the irruption of an armed youth on a hiking trail in Raleigh, the capital of North Carolina. According to an agency report APthe author of the massacre eluded the authorities for hours before being cornered and arrested in a house.
An off-duty officer was among the victims of the suspect, whom police described as “a white male minor.” His arrest occurred around 9:37 p.m. and, as it was known then, he was a 15-year-old boy who had to be hospitalized in critical condition, without knowing if his injuries were consequences of the confrontation with the police. policeman. There were also three people injured in the attack.
The suspect has been taken into custody.
— Raleigh Police (@raleighpolice) October 14, 2022
The shooting began around 5:00 p.m. on the Neuse River Trail, in a residential area northeast of downtown, Raleigh Mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin said, quoted by the agency.
The authorities did not offer details about the reason for the shooting, which mobilized several troops from various security agencies. They blocked roads and warned residents to stay safe while they searched for the shooter.
“Tonight, terror has come to our doorstep. Every community’s nightmare has come to Raleigh. What has been committed is a senseless, horrible and frustrating act of violence,” Governor Roy Cooper told reporters.
“We must put an end to this absurd violence in the United States, and we must address the violence with firearms,” said the councilor. “We have a lot to do, and tonight we have a lot to mourn.”
The Raleigh incident was the latest in a week of violence across the country. Five other people were killed Sunday in a shooting at a home in Inman, South Carolina. On Wednesday night, two police officers were shot to death in Connecticut after they were apparently ambushed while responding to a call about a possible domestic violence case.
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In addition, this week there were shootings against police officers in Greenville, Mississippi; Decatur, Ill.; Philadelphia, Las Vegas and Central Florida. Two of them — one in Greenville and one in Las Vegas — died.
Thursday’s was the 25th mass shooting this year in the United States with shooting victims, according to the AP’s joint database.
With information from The Associated Press.
