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as promised we are here to update you on yesterday's
mass shooting with mayor governor Roy cooper Chief of police
estella patterson north Carolina Department of Public safety Secretary Eddie
Buffalo Raleigh city manager Marshall Adams
David Raleigh fire chief Herbert griffin Raleigh city Parks director
steven Bentley and District Attorney Lorrin Freeman
Also
I want to thank my council members Cory Branch David
cox Nicole Stewart and David Knight for being with us
today
There are several families in our community waking up this
morning without their loved ones
We grieve for them today
Our prayers are also with those who are injured
You know no one can imagine what they're all going
through but please know where's the community stand with you
today
We're also grateful for the dedicated public safety and law
enforcement officers who acted so bravely
But we have doubled our determination now to end senseless
gun violence
That is grips on our country and now on our
city
I know that brings us all sadness and anger
We have to do something all of us and Raleigh
need to come together
We need to support those in our community have suffered
a terrible loss
Yes we have much to do and we're working on
it
May God bless all the victims
May God bless our city
Now
We will hear from Governor Cooper
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Thank you Mayor
Thank you chief
Thank you
Secretary Buffalo thank you to the district attorney and everybody
who is working on this tragic situation today is law
enforcement and prosecutors continue their important work
We'll have to make sense of this infuriating and tragic
act of gun violence
I woke up this morning in the capital city where
I and my family live with a deep sadness for
this community and for our entire state
I won again as I did last night thank the
swift coordinated and courageous law enforcement response
We provided significant state resources to help with this
It was a complex mission and a short amount of
time to stop the shooter and they succeeded
I'm grateful for them every day
No North Carolinians want to know that safety is a
priority
They want to know that law enforcement will work together
at a local state and federal level to fight crime
particularly in dangerous moments
That's what I expect as governor and that's what we
saw yesterday
We'll continue to provide support from the state and are
willing to do anything that you need us to do
We also must support these victims and their families
The depth of their pain is unimaginable
I saw the faces of Raleigh police officers last night
and their pain was evident and I know that that's
happening all over the city
We're standing with you in this moment of unspeakable unspeakable
agony today
We're sad we're angry and we want to know the
answers to all the questions
Those questions will be answered some today and more over
time
But I think we all know the core truth
No neighborhood no parent no child no grandparent No one
should feel this fear in their communities
No one as policymakers
We cannot and we will not turn away from what
has happened here
We must be resolved to make changes and to succeed
I want to thank you again to the first responders
may God be with the survivors the victims and our
entire community after this awful tragedy
Thank you Governor Mayor and all who are standing with
me today
It is with overwhelming sadness that I address you today
My heart is heavy because we don't have answers as
to why this tragedy occurred
But what I can tell you is that the Raleigh
Police Department and the Raleigh community is resilient and we
stand strong and we will heal and we will be
stronger as a result of what has occurred
As you know five individuals lost their lives including off
duty Raleigh Police department officer Two others were injured including
a Raleigh police officer who has been treated and released
from the hospital
The other injured victim is 59 year old Marcel Gardener
who is still in critical condition
A 15 year old White Male suspect was taken into
custody and is in critical condition
We mourn and share the loss of not only our
officer but all the victims of this
Senseless gun crime gun violence prevention and violent crime reduction
has been a priority for me
The deceased has been identified as Nicole Connors 52 years
old
Susan Carnet 49 Mary Marshall 35 Raleigh Police Officer Gabriel
Torres 29 years old And a 16 year old White
Male To the Raleigh community
We are grateful for your immediate 911 calls and continuous
updates and your patience as we continue to conduct this
investigation
We also want to salute the valiant efforts of a
broad coalition of public safety partners who assisted in our
investigation
Yesterday
I'm extremely proud extremely proud of the brave and selfless
acts of our Raleigh Police Department officers joined by our
night dale police wake County Sheriff's Office state capitol Police
in north Carolina State Highway Patrol the State Bureau of
Investigation
Our Federal partners to include the FBI A
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were just instrumental in the successful successful apprehension of the
suspect
It was a team effort and everybody came up together
We want to thank our local partners as well
The Raleigh Fire Department Emergency Communication Center the wake County
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And Raleigh parks for their response as well
In addition we proactively evacuated to community centers yesterday Marsh
Creek and buffalo aquatics as well as lockdown 16 staff
and students at Beaver Creek Elementary School
What I want to leave you with while we are
grieving Raleigh remains a resilient community and we will get
through this together
Please keep the families and loved ones of our victims
in your hearts and in your prayers for the Raleigh
Police Department
Please keep our officers covered and uplifted and we also
want to keep in prayer the family of the suspect
of this tragedy
This investigation is ongoing And if you have additional information
if anyone has any information concerning it please notify our
crime stoppers line at (919) 996 1193
we will continue to update you as the investigation continues
at this time
I will take any questions that you may have Is
the 16 year old
We're unable to share that information this time but as
soon as we have that we will get that to
you
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So the crime scene was pretty um expansive over two
miles
Um we had that that section roped off section off
and we're asking that the public stay away from that
as we continue the investigation
Once we received a 911 call yesterday and we're so
thankful to the community for that and for the continual
updates that we received our officers immediately responded as well
as our other partners
Um once we arrived we did find that there were
two victims and throughout the investigation we ended up with
five victims who were deceased and then our two who
were injured chief can you please explain the circumstances as
to how this all played out This is a situation
that we prepare for that
Our officers are well trained to respond to and they
immediately went into action once we got the call and
we started to get more information on what was occurring
I'm so thankful for the quick response and I'm so
thankful that we were able to apprehend the suspect and
get him into custody very quickly
Um as you see as yesterday we gave you an
update and we provided information
It was a long standoff long situation but the resolution
of it has been successful and I'm very thankful for
that
Are we going to be getting a narrative soon on
how this all played out Yes we will
So um as is protocol with the city of Raleigh
will produce a five day report that will be coming
with all the facts and information that we're able to
provide any information as to why
gunshots and maybe go to the would be appreciated
So again this is ongoing Our investigation is ongoing
But what I can say that officer Torres was on
his way to work obviously in a position of leadership
Tell us about your heart right now
Seriously
You know the liberal what This is an extremely extremely
painful event for officers for me for this entire community
Upon receiving the information
And I was immediately updated by my staff
I was coming from a law enforcement um conference where
we were talking about gun violence talking about making our
community safer
I was immediately taken aback shocked by what occurred
But again we are resilient
We have been training and we're prepared to handle these
situations
I cannot express how proud I am of our officers
and our law enforcement partners
The response was overwhelming and it was just extraordinary
We are still working through those
Um we do have the suspect in custody as stated
And we are working through that
Did the suspect have any previous record And do we
have a gun that's already been recovered And how did
he get the gun That is part of the investigation
that is ongoing
We are still working through that
We do not know at this time
Again I just want to say that you know this
investigation is ongoing
We know how that goes and how that plays out
Once we have more information
We'll be happy to share it with you
But at this time we cannot
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Yeah we don't have that information at this time
We will get that to you
The shootings occurred in the streets in the neighborhood and
then the suspect fled towards the Greenway and then we
had some more victims who were shot in the Greenway
I've got I've got them for you right here
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So we will update you with information as we get
it
But we appreciate you being here
We appreciate you
Chief Patterson
Thank you so much
We ask that you continue to keep the Raleigh Police
Department in this community in your prayers
Thank you
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