At least 5 dead in shooting along Raleigh nature trail

Law enforcement officials in Raleigh, North Carolina.

(Image credit: AP Photo/Karl DeBlaker)

published 14 October 2022

Five people were shot and killed along a nature trail in Raleigh, North Carolina, on Thursday evening.

One of the victims was an off-duty police officer, Raleigh Mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin said. At least two other people were injured and have been hospitalized. "We must stop this mindless violence in America, we must address gun violence," Baldwin said. "We have much to do, and tonight we have much to mourn."

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Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.

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