At least 5 dead in shooting in Raleigh neighborhood, N. Carolina officials say

A 15-year-old suspect was taken into custody after a "long standoff" with police in connection with a shooting that killed five people and left two others injured Thursday evening in Raleigh, North Carolina, officials said.

A 15-year-old suspect was taken into custody after a "long standoff" with police in connection with a shooting that killed five people and left two others injured Thursday evening in Raleigh, North Carolina, officials said.

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper called the shooting spree "the nightmare of every community."

The shooting unfolded in a neighborhood northeast of central Raleigh and prompted warnings for residents to stay inside. One of the fatally wounded was an off-duty police officer, Mayor Mary-Anne Baldwin said.

In a news conference Friday morning, Raleigh Police Chief Estella D. Patterson said the suspect had been taken into custody and was in critical condition.

He was not identified.

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