RALEIGH, N.C. — Multiple people have been shot and killed, including a police officer, in northeastern Raleigh, a Raleigh city official said Thursday, as a massive manhunt unfolds to search for the suspect.
Law enforcement from across the area have descended on an “active shooting” in a residential area off the Neuse River Greenway.
Police have not provided any details, but a spokesperson for WakeMed Hospital said three people are being treated there. Their conditions are not available.
Raleigh Police said about 5:30 p.m. that residents in northeastern Raleigh are advised to remain in their homes and to contact 911 if they see anything or anyone suspicious. The area is near Osprey Cove and Bay Harbor drives in the Hedingham neighborhood.
Raleigh Police said at 6:49 p.m. that residents in the area of McConnell Oliver Drive, Tarheel Club Drive and Old Milburnie Road should remain indoors. Drivers are also told to avoid the area and seek alternate routes.
Gov. Roy Cooper said in a tweet at 6:54 p.m. that he has spoken with Raleigh Mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin and “instructed state law enforcement to provide assistance responding to the active shooter in East Raleigh.”
The North Carolina Department of Public Safety said in a statement that it “has made numerous state resources available in response to the active shooting incident in Raleigh this afternoon.”
State Highway Patrol aviation and local patrol members, State Capitol Police Officers and Alcohol Law Enforcement Special Agents are among those assisting Raleigh Police, DPS said.
“DPS is providing any needed resources as requested in this investigation and working with local law enforcement to stop this shooter,” said NCDPS Secretary Eddie M. Buffaloe, Jr.
Authorities will release additional information on the matter during their investigation.
