Family of Raleigh mass shooting suspect says 'never any indications or warning signs' - ABC News

The parents of the 15-year-old suspected of sidesplitting 5 people, including a constabulary officer, connected a quality way successful Raleigh, North Carolina, said determination weren't "any indications oregon informing signs" their lad "was susceptible of doing thing similar this."

"Words cannot statesman to picture our anguish and sorrow," Alan and Elise Thompson said successful a connection issued Tuesday. "Our lad Austin inflicted immeasurable symptom connected the Raleigh community, and we are flooded with grief for the guiltless lives lost. We commune for the families and loved ones of Nicole Conners, Susan Karnatz, Mary Marshall, and Raleigh Police Officer Gabriel Torres. We mourn for their nonaccomplishment and for the nonaccomplishment of our son, James."

"We commune that Marcille 'Lynn' Gardner and Raleigh Police Officer Casey Clark afloat retrieve from their injuries, and we commune for everyone who was traumatized by these senseless acts of violence," they continued. "We person truthful galore unanswered questions. There were ne'er immoderate indications oregon informing signs that Austin was susceptible of doing thing similar this. Our household volition proceed to cooperate afloat with instrumentality enforcement officials and bash immoderate we tin to assistance them recognize wherefore and however this happened."

Law enforcement astatine the country of a shooting successful Raleigh, N.C., Oct. 13, 2022.

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The 15-year-old was taken into custody with life-threatening injuries pursuing a standoff with constabulary past Thursday aft the shootings occurred, according to a memo issued by the Department of Homeland Security and obtained by ABC News. It's not wide whether the suspect's injuries were self-inflicted, the memo said.

The teen, who has not been named by authorities, was successful the infirmary successful captious information with life-threatening injuries arsenic of Sunday, a instrumentality enforcement authoritative briefed connected the probe told ABC News. Detectives judge responding constabulary fired astatine the suspect, truthful officer-involved-shooting protocols are being followed, the authoritative said.

Law enforcement basal astatine the entranceway to Neuse River Greenway Trail parking astatine Abington Lane pursuing a shooting successful Raleigh, N.C., Oct. 13, 2022.

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Among the victims was serviceman Gabriel Torres, 29, who was connected his mode to enactment erstwhile helium was changeable and killed, according to Raleigh Police Chief Estella Patterson. Torres, a erstwhile Marine, was a hubby with a young daughter, according to ABC presumption WTVD.

The 4 others killed were identified arsenic Nicole Connors, 52; Susan Karnatz, 49; Mary Marshall, 34; and James Roger Thompson, 16.

Two radical were besides injured during the shooting, which took spot successful the vicinity of the Neuse River Greenway Trail, authorities said.

Crime country portion is seen connected Sahalee Way successful the Hedingham vicinity of Raleigh, N.C., Oct. 15, 2022.

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Chief Patterson volition record a five-day study to the metropolis manager connected Thursday, which volition see a elaborate outline of the events during the shooting, Julia Milstead, nationalist accusation serviceman for the metropolis of Raleigh, told ABC News.

The study volition see details connected the suspect's injuries and the benignant of limb that was utilized successful the shooting, Milstead said.

ABC News' Darren Reynolds, Julia Jacobo, Meredith Deliso, Morgan Winsor and Emily Shapiro contributed to this report.