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]