Police say they believe the shooting rampage that left five dead in North Carolina’s capital city last week began when the 15-year-old suspect shot his older brother
where the shootings began, according to police. Two others were wounded, one of them another community resident who remains in critical but stable condition, the report said.
When officers arrested the teen, he appeared to have a single gunshot wound and had a handgun in his waistband. A shotgun and shells were lying nearby, according to the report. It didn't describe how he obtained the weapons or how he was wounded. When he was younger, James Thompson was a calm and smiling presence at Sunday school but a fierce player in the church's basketball program. He was a child who picked up used golf balls at the golf course, cleaned them and resold them.
The teen had a backpack that contained several types of rifle and shotgun ammunition, the report said, and the sheath for a large knife clipped to his belt. A hunting knife was found at the front of the outbuilding where he was captured, police said.
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