US shooting: Five people including one police officer who was off-duty, were among five shot dead on Thursday in North Carolina. At least two other people including a police officer were wounded and taken to hospital.
Raleigh Mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin told reporters that multiple people were shot on the Neuse River Greenway around 5:00 pm and that an off-duty police officer was among those killed. She said at least two others were taken to hospitals, including another police officer. Officers from numerous law enforcement agencies swarmed the area, closing roads and warning residents to stay inside while they searched for the gunman.
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Officers eventually contained the suspect in a residence before arresting him sometime before 10:00 pm, authorities said. The suspect’s identity and motive weren’t released by investigators.
“We must stop this mindless violence in America, we must address gun violence,” the mayor said. “We have much to do, and tonight we have much to mourn.”
Earlier, a massive manhunt was launched shutting down part of the North Carolina capital of Raleigh and a suspect was “contained,” said the mayor.
The police “has confirmed five fatalities. One of them was an off-duty Raleigh police officer.” One victim remained in critical condition.
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The injured police officer was taken to the hospital and was discharged after treatment.
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North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper told journalists that: “Tonight terror has reached our doorstep.”
“We must stop this mindless violence in America,” Baldwin said, without providing many details about the shooting spree.
Brooke Medina, who lives in the neighborhood bordering the greenway, was driving home at around 5:15 p.m. when she saw about two dozen police cars, both marked and unmarked, race toward the residential area about 9 miles (14 kilometers) from Raleigh’s downtown. She then saw ambulances speeding the other direction, toward the closest hospital.
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