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4 Hospitalized in Raleigh as Police Respond in Force to ‘Active Shooter’ At Least 5 Killed in Raleigh as Police Respond to Active Shooter
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At least four people were taken to a local trauma center in Raleigh, N.C., on Thursday evening after an episode that the police and the state’s governor described as the work of an “active shooter.” At least five people were shot and killed, including an off-duty Raleigh, N.C., police officer, on Thursday evening in what the police and local authorities described as an ongoing “active shooter” situation.
The conditions of the victims were not immediately known, and it was not clear whether others were wounded as well, said Debbie Laughery, a spokeswoman for WakeMed Health and Hospitals. She did not specify the nature of the injuries. At least two others were shot, including a police officer, whose injuries were described as “non-life threatening,” according to Mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin.
The Raleigh Police Department asked residents of the Hedingham neighborhood, on the city’s east side, to stay in their homes. The situation drew a large response of officers from multiple law enforcement agencies to the residential area near the Neuse River Greenway. “We have much to do and tonight, we have much to mourn,” Ms. Baldwin said.
The authorities said that the “suspect is contained,” but declined to provide further information.
The Raleigh Police Department asked residents of the Hedingham neighborhood, on the city’s east side, to stay in their homes. The situation drew a large response of officers from multiple law enforcement agencies to the residential area near the Neuse River Greenway, a popular bike trail for Raleigh residents.
Gov. Roy Cooper said on Twitter that he had spoken with Raleigh’s mayor and instructed state law enforcement to respond to the active shooter.Gov. Roy Cooper said on Twitter that he had spoken with Raleigh’s mayor and instructed state law enforcement to respond to the active shooter.
“State and local officers are on the ground and working to stop the shooter and keep people safe,” he said.“State and local officers are on the ground and working to stop the shooter and keep people safe,” he said.
This is a developing story. It will be updated. The shootings threw a quiet neighborhood, full of single-family homes and golf courses, into a virtual lockdown.
Traffic was at a standstill on Eagle Trace Drive, a normally quiet road with a plant-filled berm in the middle, about a mile and a half from the site. Sirens whined in the distance as the cars inched forward, and police cars with lights flashing nosed through.
“I’m never going to get home,” Cheryl St. James, a nurse, said as her car inched forward. “I want to get home. I can’t believe this is happening in my neighborhood. It’s scary.”
Ms. Baldwin placed the shooting in the context of mass shootings across the country. “We must stop this mindless violence in America,” she said at a news conference. “We must address gun violence.”
Emily Cataneo contributed reporting.