RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — Raleigh Police Chief Estella Patterson, Raleigh Mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin and Gov. Roy Cooper gathered Friday morning to share new details about the mass shooting that killed five and injured two in Raleigh on Thursday.
Patterson identified the five victims killed, including off-duty Raleigh police officer Gabriel Torres, 29, who she said was on his way to work when he was gunned down.
Also killed were Nicole Conners, 52, Mary Marshall, 34, Susan Karnatz, 49, and James Roger Thompson, 16.
Of those injured, one was Raleigh police Senior Officer Casey Joseph Clark, 33. He was treated and released from the hospital, according to police.
Marcille Gardner, 59, was also injured in the shooting and remains in critical condition, Patterson said.
The suspected shooter, a 15-year-old, is also in critical condition as of Friday morning, according to police. The suspect was taken into police custody around 9:37 p.m. on Thursday, putting an end to a search and standoff spanning more than four hours.
Just after 5 p.m. on Thursday, the mass shooting took place on and near the Neuse River Greenway and the Hedingham subdivision of northeast Raleigh, Mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin said in a public statement just after 9 p.m. on Thursday.
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Law enforcement officer walks at the entrance to Neuse River Greenway Trail parking at Abington Lane following a shooting in Raleigh, N.C., Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022. (Ethan Hyman/The News & Observer via AP) -
In this aerial image taken with a drone, Law enforcement work at the scene of a shooting in Raleigh, N.C., Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022. (Travis Long/The News & Observer via AP) -
Law enforcement stand at the entrance to Neuse River Greenway Trail parking at Abington Lane following a shooting in Raleigh, N.C., Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022. (Ethan Hyman/The News & Observer via AP) -
Law enforcement officers block off Old Milburnie Road during a shooting in Raleigh, N.C., Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022. (Robert Willett/The News & Observer via AP) -
Police gather at the Aldi on New Bern Avenue in Raleigh, N.C., Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022. A gunman opened fire along a walking trail in North Carolina’s capital city on Thursday, killing five people before leading police on an hours-long manhunt that forced residents across multiple neighborhoods to take shelter in their homes. (Ethan Hyman/The News & Observer via AP) -
An ambulance believed to be carrying a shooting suspect arrives at Wake Medical Center Emergeny Room in Raleigh, N.C., Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022 surrounded by police. (AP Photo/Karl DeBlaker) -
Police gather at the Aldi on New Bern Avenue in Raleigh, N.C. Thursday evening, Oct. 13, 2022. Raleigh Mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin told reporters that multiple people were shot on the Neuse River Greenway around 5 p.m., and that the police department told her around 8 p.m. that the suspect had been “contained” at a residence in the area. (Ethan Hyman/The News & Observer via AP) -
Raleigh Police Lt. J. A. Borneo takes questions during a press briefing after multiple people were shot, and at least five people were killed on the Neuse River Greenway on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022 in Raleigh, N.C. (Robert Willett/AP)
After approximately three hours of searching for the gunman, Raleigh police Lt. Jason Borneo confirmed the male juvenile suspect had been contained at 8:13 p.m. on Thursday.
Police told CBS 17 that the active shooter suspect they were searching for was a 15-year-old.
During an initial media briefing around 9 p.m., it was confirmed he was contained inside a home.
“[The] Raleigh Police Department has confirmed five fatalities. One of them was an off-duty Raleigh police officer. Two others were also transported to the hospital. One is a Raleigh police K9 officer. Thankfully, he did not have life-threatening injuries,” Baldwin told the public on Thursday night.
The investigation remains active. CBS 17 will update this story with the latest developments.
