BREAKING UPDATE: At least 5 dead amid active shooter situation in Raleigh, North Carolina --
An off-duty Raleigh police officer was shot and killed. A K-9 officer was also shot but suffered what Baldwin said were non-life-threatening injuries.that he was aware that two officers had been shot but did not know exactly how many other victims there were.WATCH: WakeMed confirms 3 victims were taken thereGov, Roy Cooper tweeted that he had talked to Raleigh Mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin and was deploying state resources to assist at the scene.
"DPS is providing any needed resources as requested in this investigation and working with local law enforcement to stop this shooter," said NCDPS Secretary Eddie M. Buffaloe Jr.The suspected shooter was thought to be a white teenage male with a long gun. No one is in custody. One of the officers who was shot was off-duty and on their way to work when they encountered the armed suspect in the 6000 block of Osprey Drive, sources told ABC11.
Police have reportedly cornered a suspect in a barn off Buffaloe Road, a law enforcement source told ABC11.People who live and work in that area were advised to remain in their homes and to contact 911 if they see anything or anyone suspicious. Residents who were on their way home were allowed to go into the neighborhood Thursday evening after waiting for several hours.
"A lot of police activity, honestly I was actually in the house with my child, my oldest child, and we were hearing a lot of sirens and it was like, kind of alarming because it was more than a couple," Victoria McGraw said.
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