Sharjah24 – AFP: A shooting Thursday in North Carolina's capital Raleigh left at least five people dead, including an off-duty police officer, officials in the southeast US city said, adding that a suspect had been captured.
Raleigh Mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin said the shooting occurred near the Neuse River Greenway, a popular trail in the area.
"This is a sad and tragic day for the city of Raleigh. Just after 5:00 pm today, multiple people were shot," she told a press conference.
The Raleigh Police Department "has confirmed five fatalities. One of them was an off-duty Raleigh police officer."
The shooter, a "white male juvenile," was taken into custody shortly after 9:30 pm, Raleigh Police Lieutenant Jason Borneo said in a follow-up press conference.
The mayor had earlier reported that the shooter was being "contained in a residence in the area" by police.
One victim, Borneo said, remained in critical condition.
Also among the wounded was a canine officer who had been taken to the hospital, although Borneo reported that an injured police officer had been released.
When asked about a motive for the shooting, he said it would likely "come to bear" in the coming days.
North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper, who attended the evening press conference, told journalists that: "Tonight terror has reached our doorstep."
"The nightmare of every community has come to Raleigh. This is a senseless, horrific, and infuriating act of violence that has been committed."
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