At least five shot dead by teenager in Raleigh, North Carolina
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Police urge Raleigh, North Carolina residents to take shelter after at least five people are shot dead — including an officer — as ‘camouflage-clad teen suspect barricades himself in nearby barn’
- Police in Raleigh, North Carolina respond to reports of shooting, with unconfirmed reports saying a police officer has been killed
- Local media sources said five people were killed and the scene is still active
- Residents in the area of McConnell Oliver Drive, Tarheel Club Drive and Old Milburnie Road are advised to stay indoors
- ABC 11 News reported that the white teenage gunman, who was armed with a long rifle, barricaded himself in a shed
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North Carolina police are responding to a shooting in Raleigh, with initial unconfirmed reports suggesting five people have been killed, including a police officer.
ABC 11 reported that an officer was shot and killed, as well as a second officer. The condition of the second officer is unknown.
Raleigh City Councilman Corey Branch told ABC 11 that he knew two officers had been shot but wasn’t sure how many other victims there were. WRAL said four people had been taken to WakeMed hospital.
One of the officers who was shot was off duty and on his way to work when they encountered the armed suspect, the news channel reported.
They said the suspect was a white teenager armed with a long pistol.
Residents of the Eastern District of Raleigh are told to stay indoors, amid reports of an active gunman
ABC 11 said there was a stalemate, with the teenage suspect barricaded in a shed.
A drone was sent into the shed to try to negotiate with the suspect, but the drone was not working properly, the station said.
The police would make a second attempt to communicate with him.
The first reports came in just before 6 p.m. local time.
“Raleigh Police are currently at the scene of an active shooting in the Neuse River Greenway area near Osprey Cove Drive and Bay Harbor Drive,” the police tweeted.
‘Residents in that area are advised to stay in their homes.’