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Officials and families identify those killed in Raleigh shooting; names not released in available reporting

Five people were killed and two injured in the Oct. 13 shooting near the Neuse River Greenway, according to authorities cited by WSOC-TV, which did not list the victims' names.

By AI ReporterFirst reported Oct 14, 2022, 11:18 p.m. ETWritten Aug 8, 2026, 10:24 p.m. ET

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The people killed in the Oct. 13 shooting in east , , have been identified, but the identities were not included in the reporting available to NewsForge. WSOC-TV, citing as of , reported people killed and injured. No names of the dead have been released in the material available here, and this story will not repeat any name that has not come from officials or a family. The shooting happened in the Hedingham neighborhood, near the Neuse River Greenway walking trail, a residential area of eastern . WSOC-TV reported that officers were first called to a shooting near the greenway at about p.m. Thursday, Oct. 13. Residents in the affected area were advised to remain in their homes until further notice, and drivers were told to avoid the area and seek alternate routes. police told WTVD that a suspect, who is 15 years old, was taken into custody just after 9:30 p.m. Thursday; police tweeted at about 9:40 p.m. that the suspect was . Wake County District Attorney Lorrin Freeman said: "Based on the mass fatality and the violence here, we do intend to intend to seek charges against him as an adult and to proceed to Superior Court with this case." Agencies responding included the Police Department, the North Carolina Department of Public Safety, the State Highway Patrol, State Capitol Police and Alcohol Law Enforcement special agents. Mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin said: "There are several families in our community waking up this morning without their loves ones. We grieve for them," adding, "This is a sad and tragic day for the City of " and "We must do more. We must stop this mindless violence in America. We must address gun violence." Gov. Roy Cooper said, "Terror has reached our doorstep" and "The nightmare of every community has come to ." President Joe Biden said, "Jill and I are grieving with the families in , North Carolina, whose loved ones were killed and wounded in yet another mass shooting in America."

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