Five people, including a police officer, were killed in a shooting in a residential area on Thursday in North Carolina in USA, reports AFP.
Mayor of Raleigh, North Carolina, Mary-Ann Baldwin told reporters that people were shot on the Neuse River Greenway around 5 p.m.
The police department told her around 8 p.m. that the suspect had been confined at a residence in the area.
Numerous police vehicles and some ambulances had swarmed the Hedingham neighborhood 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,” Gov. Roy Cooper had tweeted shortly before 7 p.m.
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-story homes. The neighborhood borders the Neuse River Greenway Trail, and is about 9 miles (14 kilometers) 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 neighborhoods to stay indoors.
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