Shooting rampage in North Carolina leaves 5 dead, including a police officer, suspect held

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. They further said that the suspect hasbeen 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", the mayor informed.

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The suspected shooter is reportedly a white teenage male with a long gun, an ABC News affiliate reported.

There were multiple crime scenes associated with theshooting situation.

Helicopter footage from CNN affiliate WRAL-TV showed more than a dozen emergency vehicles lined up on a road through a wooded area.

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At least four shooting victims were taken to the WakeMed hospital, it said, without providing details on the victims' conditions.

Mayor Baldwin also spoke out on the matter of gun violence that plagues the nation.

"We must do more. We must stop this mindless violence in America. We must address gun violence. We have much to do, and tonight we have much to mourn," she said.

Gun violence is a major problem in the United States where more than 34,000 people have died in shootings so far in 2022 alone, more than half of which were from suicide, according to the Gun Violence Archive website.

(With inputs from agencies)

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