Raleigh, North Carolina – Raleigh, North Carolina, officials on Friday identified the victim of Thursday’s shooting. Among them were a 16-year-old boy, a police officer on his way to work, and a woman who had been seriously injured just days before her birthday.
The gunman, a 15-year-old boy, opened fire near Raleigh’s News River Greenway area shortly after 5 p.m., officials previously said. He was taken into custody about three hours after being allegedly “trapped” inside a nearby home. The crime scene stretched “over two miles,” Raleigh Police Chief Estella D. Patterson said Friday.
Patterson identified the deceased off-duty police officer as 29-year-old Gabriel Torres, who was on his way to work at the time. Other victims, she said, include 16-year-old James Roger Thompson, 52-year-old Nicole Connors, 49-year-old Susan Curnuts, and 35-year-old Mary Marshall.
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Two more victims were wounded but survived. They have been identified as a second Raleigh police officer, who has since been released from the hospital, and Marsile Lynn Gerder, who was shot days before his 60th birthday and is in critical condition. He is in critical condition at a nearby hospital.
“My heart is heavy because I can’t find an answer as to why this tragedy happened,” Patterson said. It means standing up and healing and becoming stronger as a result of what happened.
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The police chief refused to discuss any relationship between the victim and the suspect.
“The shooting occurred on a neighborhood street and the suspect fled towards Greenway. There were then several victims who were shot on Greenway.” We asked them to stay inside their homes and call 911 if they saw or heard anything.
Raleigh Police Lt. Jason Borneo said the department had not yet determined a motive for the shooting.
Mayor Mary Ann Baldwin thanked the police for “acting very bravely”.
“There are several families in our community who woke up this morning without their loved ones. Today we grieve for them. Our prayers go out to those injured No one can imagine what they’re going through,” she said. “But please know that we are with you today as a community stand.”
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Police are asking anyone with information related to the shooting to call 919-996-1193.
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