2022 Raleigh shootings

On October 13, 2022, a mass shooting occurred in the Hedingham neighborhood of Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. Five people were killed, and two others were injured. The accused, a male juvenile named Austin Thompson, was detained after being cornered by police at a nearby residence and was in critical condition from a gunshot wound to the head sustained during the incident. Thompson survived his head injury and has begun to receive physical rehabilitation. He was transferred from a hospital to the medical unit of a juvenile correctional facility.

2022 Raleigh shootings
Golf course view of the Hedingham neighborhood, where the shootings occurred
LocationRaleigh, North Carolina, U.S.
DateOctober 13, 2022
c. 5:00 – 9:37 p.m. (EDT)
Attack type
Mass shooting, stabbing, suspected fratricide
Weapons
  • Shotgun
  • Handgun
  • Hunting knife
Deaths5
Injured3 (including the accused)
AccusedAustin Thompson
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