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-Lurid Crime Tales-
Raleigh cops release bodycam footage of shootout with 15-year-old who injured cop after murdering his brother, 16, neighbor and three other people - before he sustained gunshot wound to the head
2022-12-02
  • The video, roughly 12 minutes long, shows a portion of officers' heated gun battle with Raleigh resident Austin Thompson, and was released Thursday

  • It shows officers attempting to track down the shooter who had taken up in a barn in Raleigh's Hedingham neighborhood after murdering his older brother

  • Before cops arrived on the scene, Thompson, would also shoot dead his neighbors Nicole Connors, Susan Karnatz, 49, and Mary Marshall, 35

  • Also killed was 29-year-old police officer Gabriel Torres, who was off-duty and on his way into work at the time - as well as Connors' dog, Sami

  • Roughly three hours later, the suspect was taken into police custody - after suffering multiple injuries including a gunshot wound to the head
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Posted by:Skidmark

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Posted by: Skidmark   2022-12-02 06:37  

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Wondering out loud....
How much unrestricted access to violent materials and video games may have played a role in this.

Plus, having looked had his photo. He strikes me as a problem child for some reason.
Posted by: NN2N1   2022-12-02 06:13  

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