Five people, including a police officer, have been killed in a shooting in a residential area in North Carolina, a local mayor announced. Raleigh mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin told reporters that multiple people were shot on the Neuse River Greenway around 5pm local time, and that the police department told her around 8pm that the suspect had been “contained” at a residence in the area.
Numerous police vehicles and multiple ambulances had swarmed the Hedingham neighbourhood starting in the late afternoon, and officers remained in place for hours during an apparent manhunt. Details of what happened remained scant by early evening.
“State and local officers are on the ground and working to stop the shooter and keep people safe,” governor Roy Cooper had tweeted shortly before 7pm. Earlier, WakeMed Hospital spokesperson Deb Laughery said at least four people connected to the shooting were being treated at the hospital, but no other information was immediately available.
Police closed off several streets in the area, and numerous law enforcement vehicles could be seen parked both in the street and in the driveways of two-storey homes. The neighbourhood borders the Neuse River Greenway Trail, and is about 9 miles (14 kilometres) from Raleigh’s downtown.
The Raleigh Police Department said it was “on the scene of an active shooting” in a statement via Twitter, and advised residents in multiple neighbourhoods to stay indoors.
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