2022 Raleigh shootings

2022 Raleigh shootings
Golf course view of the Hedingham neighborhood, where the shootings occurred
LocationRaleigh, North Carolina, U.S.
DateOctober 13, 2022
c. 5:00 – 9:37 p.m. (EDT)
Attack type
Mass shooting, stabbing, suspected fratricide
Weapons
  • Shotgun
  • Handgun
  • Hunting knife
Deaths5
Injured3 (including the accused)
AccusedAustin Thompson

On October 13, 2022, a mass shooting occurred in the Hedingham neighborhood of Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. Five people were killed, and two others were injured.[1] The accused, a male juvenile named Austin Thompson,[2] was detained after being cornered by police at a nearby residence and was in critical condition from a gunshot wound to the head sustained during the incident.[3][4][5] Thompson survived his head injury and has begun to receive physical rehabilitation.[6] He was transferred from a hospital to the medical unit of a juvenile correctional facility.[7]

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  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Rehab was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Officer, several others dead at Raleigh active shooting scene, law enforcement sources say". ABC11 Raleigh-Durham. October 13, 2022. Archived from the original on October 13, 2022. Retrieved October 13, 2022.
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  5. ^ Sanches, Ray; Young, Ryan; Sayers, Devon; Elamroussi, Aya (October 14, 2022). "A juvenile suspect is in custody after a shooting leaves 5 dead, at least 2 wounded in Raleigh, North Carolina, police say". CNN. Archived from the original on October 14, 2022. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
  6. ^ Fisher, Joe (October 28, 2022). "Raleigh mass shooter suspect condition injuries". WRAL. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
  7. ^ Fisher, Joe (November 11, 2022). "Raleigh mass shooter out of hospital condition". WRAL. Retrieved November 12, 2022.