Raleigh mom first on scene to find teen son dead after being shot by brother: report

The mom of a 15 year-old North Carolina boy accused of occurring a capturing spree and killing 5 folks in Raleigh was reportedly the primary on the scene after her son allegedly shot his older brother useless.

Austin Thompson’s mom Elise arrived at her household’s dwelling Thursday in a panic – solely to seek out her son James, 16, shot useless in a toilet, the Each day Mail reported Saturday. Photos obtained by the media outlet present the 52-year-old mom’s blue Honda CRV nonetheless parked the place she left it on the road reverse her entrance door.

She didn’t even flip into her driveway earlier than speeding into the house, which was earlier than police had arrived on the scene, neighbors mentioned.

Austin is accused of killing 4 folks – together with an off-duty officer — and injuring two others later the identical day, blasting his victims with a shotgun.

Law enforcement officers block off Old Milburnie Road during a shooting in Raleigh, N.C., Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022.
Austin Thompson is accused of capturing his brother and 4 different folks.
Robert Willett/The Information & Observer by way of AP
Austin Thompson was reportedly wearing camouflage during his attack.
Thompson will likely be reportedly prosecuted as an grownup.

Witnesses mentioned the shooter had been wearing camouflage clothes, with a backpack and black boots. He later barricaded himself in a close-by barn, and was discovered with by authorities with a gunshot wound to his head. 

Wake County District Lawyer Lorrin Freeman advised Fox Information Friday that she's going to prosecute the teenager — who's in vital situation at a hospital after the assault — as an grownup, “assuming he recovers.”

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