The motive remains unknown for the mass shooting along a Raleigh, North Carolina, nature trail that killed five people and injured two others even as police released a five-day report on the incident Thursday.
The suspect, 15-year-old Austin Thompson, was critically injured in the Oct. 13 shooting.
People set up a memorial table with images of the shooting victims for a vigil in the Hedingham neighborhood, Oct. 15, 2022, in Raleigh, N.C.
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The suspect's 16-year-old brother, James Thompson, was among those killed, according to the Thompson family.
Raleigh police said in a new statement Thursday that there's no apparent connection between Austin Thompson and the other victims "other than they lived in the same neighborhood."
"We are overcome with grief for the innocent lives lost ... and we pray for everyone who was traumatized by these senseless acts of violence," the Thompson family said in a statement Tuesday.
"We have so many unanswered questions," the family said. "There were never any indications or warning signs that Austin was capable of doing anything like this."
Flowers lay at the entrance of the Hedingham neighborhood, Oct. 14, 2022, in Raleigh, N.C., after a shooting left five dead.
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A police officer walks along Castle Pines Drive in the Hedingham neighborhood of Raleigh, N.C., Oct. 14, 2022, where 5 people were shot and killed.
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James Thompson's funeral is set for Thursday night.
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
