Raleigh mass shooting: What we know about the victims killed and injured

RALEIGH, N.C. — 5 individuals died and two others had been critically injured Thursday night in a mass capturing in Raleigh.

Raleigh Police Division mentioned Friday morning that these 5 individuals had been the victims who died within the capturing:

• Nicole Connors, 52
• Susan Karnatz, 49
• Mary Marshall, 35
• Gabriel Torres, 29
• James Thompson, 16

These two others had been injured and stay at WakeMed:

• Marcille Gardner, 59
• The 15-year-old capturing suspect

Two of the victims had been cops.

Gabriel Torres was an off-duty officer who beforehand served as a Marine. He was married and had a younger daughter. He was on his method to work when he was killed.

“That is an especially, extraordinarily painful occasion for our officers and me,” RPD Chief Estella Patterson mentioned. “I used to be instantly bowled over, shocked by what occurred.”

Casey Joseph Clark, 33, is a Ok-9 handler who was injured within the capturing, however he has since been launched from the hospital.

The 16-year-old sufferer, James Thompson, was a junior at Knightdale Excessive Faculty.

“That is an extremely tough time for our college group in addition to the broader Raleigh group,” Principal Keith Richardson wrote in a press release to oldsters. He went on to say counselors and the District Disaster Group could be out there on campus for the subsequent week to assist anybody who wants help.

Susan Karnatz was married and had three sons aged 10, 13 and 14. She was additionally an avid runner.

Mary Marshall was engaged to be married. She was additionally simply 10 days shy of her thirty fifth birthday.

Her fiancé, Robert Steele, mentioned she was shot and killed whereas strolling their canine.

“She was very nice, at all times nice. At any time when we obtained packages after we weren’t at residence, she would put them in our home and depart a be aware on the door. Go above, ?” neighbor Sherron McDonald mentioned of Marshall.

Nicole Connors’ husband informed ABC11 that he discovered his spouse and his canine, Sammy, each shot lifeless on the street. A neighbor was injured and mendacity on the bottom subsequent to them.

ABC11 crews are gathering extra particulars about all the victims and can proceed to replace this text and share their tales throughout our night newscasts.

“There are a number of households in our group waking up this morning with out their family members,” Raleigh Mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin mentioned. “Nobody can think about what they’re all going via.”

Investigators mentioned the 15-year-old capturing suspect is a male.

SEE ALSO: What we all know concerning the 15-year-old suspect

Investigators mentioned he began capturing round 5 p.m. Thursday close to the Neuse River Greenway within the Hedingham neighborhood close to Osprey Cove Drive and Bay Harbor Drive.

The phobia of an energetic capturing state of affairs lasted a number of hours, with police roping off a two-mile scene to include the state of affairs.

Shortly after 9:30 p.m., the 15-year-old was taken into custody at Outdated Milburnie Street and McConnel Oliver Drive. He had life-threatening accidents when he was introduced in — by Friday morning, investigators mentioned he was in important situation at WakeMed.