Parents of 15-year-old Raleigh mass shooting suspect are 'overcome with grief' after 5 people were killed - CNN

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The parents of a 15-year-old accused of sidesplitting 5 people successful North Carolina past week accidental they’re devastated by the nonaccomplishment of guiltless lives.

“Words cannot statesman to picture our anguish and sorrow,” Alan and Elise Thompson said successful a connection done their attorneys, which was obtained by CNN affiliate WTVD.

“Our lad Austin inflicted immeasurable symptom connected the Raleigh community, and we are flooded with grief for the guiltless lives lost,” the parents said.

“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,” the connection continued.

“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.”

Austin Thompson remains hospitalized successful captious condition. The teen has not been charged, but Wake County District Attorney Lorrin Freeman has said her bureau intends connected charging the fishy arsenic an adult.

Just similar truthful galore others, his parents accidental they don’t recognize wherefore the wide calamity happened.

“We person truthful galore unanswered questions,” the Thompsons’ connection said.

“There were ne'er immoderate indications oregon informing signs that Austin was susceptible of doing thing similar this.”

The parents said they volition proceed cooperating with instrumentality enforcement “and bash immoderate we tin to assistance them recognize wherefore and however this happened.”

According to the non-profit Gun Violence Archive, determination person been astatine slightest 546 wide shootings successful the US this year. That’s an mean of much than 1.8 wide shootings each day.

Both the Gun Violence Archive and CNN specify a wide shooting arsenic 1 successful which astatine slightest 4 radical are shot, excluding the shooter.