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RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- The parents of the 15-year-old fishy -- and 1 of the victims -- successful the Raleigh wide shooting that near 5 radical dormant and 2 injured released a connection Tuesday done their attorneys.
"Words cannot statesman to picture our anguish and sorrow," the connection from Alan and Elise Thompson began. 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.
"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."
The juvenile fishy remains successful captious condition successful the hospital. He was severely injured erstwhile constabulary recovered him and took him into custody hours aft the shooting, but details of however helium received those injuries person not been released.
In the Hedingham community, neighbors reacted Tuesday evening to the connection issued by the parents.
"I cognize that their hearts are breached due to the fact that of what happened. They're truly hurting, too," said 1 neighbor, who was retired walking her canine connected Castle Pines Drive.
The neighbor, who wanted to beryllium identified lone arsenic Sheila, said she remembered seeing the Thompson sons erstwhile they were younger.
She besides said their begetter did useful enactment for a fewer of her friends.
She said she understands the parent's grief.
"I sympathize with them and what they said successful a statement," Sheila said. "They had nary hint of him doing thing similar that. You can't conscionable blasted them. I conscionable privation to cognize wherever helium got the gun."
Earlier Tuesday, Raleigh Police Chief Estella Patterson briefed Raleigh City Council connected the probe into the shooting that happened Thursday successful the Hedingham neighborhood.
Patterson said further details would beryllium released successful the department's 5-day report, which is expected to beryllium released Thursday. The study volition see a elaborate outline of events during the shooting, including the suspect's injuries and what benignant of limb was used.
She besides said 1 of the shooting victims is showing improvement and a 2nd has been released from the hospital.
The main said the homicide portion has been moving astir the timepiece these past 5 days to "better recognize the series of events that occurred and the imaginable motives down the suspect's actions."
City officials besides announced that a nationalist vigil volition beryllium held astatine 3 p.m. Sunday extracurricular the Memorial Auditorium.
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"The airy that usually shines connected Raleigh does not radiance arsenic bright," Raleigh Mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin said astatine the assembly meeting.
The metropolis besides announced that it is creating a website that volition connection enactment resources to the families and the greater Raleigh community.
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