2022 Raleigh shootings
| 2022 Raleigh shootings | |
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Golf course view of the Hedingham neighborhood, where the shootings occurred | |
| Location | Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Date | October 13, 2022 c. 5:00 – 9:37 p.m. (EDT) |
Attack type | Mass shooting, stabbing, suspected fratricide |
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| Deaths | 5 |
| Injured | 3 (including the accused) |
On October 13, 2022, a mass shooting took place in the Hedingham neighborhood of Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. Five people were killed, and two others were injured. The accused, a male juvenile named Austin Thompson, was detained after being cornered by police at a nearby residence and was in critical condition from a gunshot wound to the head sustained during the incident. Thompson survived his head injury and has begun to receive physical rehabilitation. He was transferred from a hospital to the medical unit of a juvenile correctional facility.