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Here to Help: Talk to mental health professionals about Raleigh's mass shooting

WRAL will host a phone bank for people still dealing with emotions from last week's shooting. Call 800-238-7791.
Posted 2022-10-18T15:23:52+00:00 - Updated 2022-10-18T20:00:25+00:00
On Oct. 18, between 4 p.m. and 6:30 p.m., mental health professionals will be on hand to provide support to anyone struggling. Just call 800-238-7791.

WRAL on Tuesday will host a phone bank for people grieving the Oct. 13 mass shooting in an east Raleigh neighborhood, including those trying to figure out how to discuss mass shootings with their children.

Phone bank: 800-238-7791

On Oct. 18, between 4 p.m. and 6:30 p.m., mental health professionals will be on hand to provide support to anyone struggling. Just call 800-238-7791.

Sources tell WRAL News Austin Thompson, 15, opened fire in the streets of the Hedingham community and on an adjacent greenway on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022. Five people were shot to death, including his own 16-year-old brother.

The seven victims ranged in age from 16 to 60. Those who lost their lives were: an off-duty Raleigh police officer, Gabriel Torres, 29, who was on his way to work when he was shot; James Roger Thompson, 16, a junior at Knightdale High School; Mary Marshall, 34; Nicole Connors, 52, and Susan Karnatz, 49.

Another Raleigh police officer, Casey Clark, 33, was treated and released from the hospital. Marcille "Lynn" Gardner, a special education teacher who just turned 60, remains at WakeMed in stable condition Monday with numerous surgeries ahead.

Links, ways to support the Hedingham victims

Other ways to get help

In the wake of tragic and traumatic events, feelings like stress, anxiety, grief and depression are natural. Here is a list of crisis counseling and county-by-county resources in North Carolina, as well as nationally.

These resources are available for you -- just call.

Also, the National Child Traumatic Stress Network compiled a list of resources specifically in response to the Raleigh mass shooting.

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