The Raleigh Police Department is expected to release a narrative on Thursday detailing the response to the mass shooting in Hedingham.
However, 911 calls and police communication logs shed light on the timeline of events that last more than four hours on the evening of Oct. 13.
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5:12 p.m. - First two 911 calls received
A caller on Sahalee Way in Hedingham tells dispatchers, “We heard some shots…There’s two people. There’s somebody lying by the bush and somebody lying by the porch.”
At the same time, dispatchers took a call from a man on Osprey Cove Drive who said off-duty police officer Gabriel Torres was shot in the chest and bleeding.
“Someone ran down and came through with a shotgun and shot my buddy. Get here ASAP,” the man said. “It’s an officer.”
The caller was also able to tell dispatchers the suspect was wearing all camouflage and “went back to the Neuse River Trail.”
5:13 p.m. - Raleigh police dispatched the first officer to Osprey Cove Drive
While en route, RPD received information about the two victims on Sahalee Way.
5:16 p.m. - 5:18 p.m. - Three 911 calls received
Dispatchers continue to gather additional information.
One caller reports, “There is a white kid running around out here with a shotgun. He shot somebody.”
Another caller who stated they were hiding out in a closet said, “I think I heard three or four gunshots.”
At 5:18 p.m., another caller references Torres’ injuries.
“I got one down. One male down,” he said in a panic.
5:20 p.m. - First officer arrived to Osprey Cove Drive
With sirens blaring in the background of a 911 call at 5:20 p.m., a 911 caller on Sahalee Way said, “I just got home. I got home and seen the neighbor that got shot.”
5:21 p.m. - Cyclist calls 911 from Neuse River Greenway
During a five-minute exchange with dispatchers, a man details how he was riding his bike along the Neuse River Greenway when he came across “a lady unconscious along the trail.”
“She is bleeding,” the cyclist said.
Less than two minutes later, the cyclist spotted a second woman who was shot nearby.
“There’s another person,” he told the dispatcher. He then warned other people gathering around him, “We have to get out of the area. [The dispatcher] said there might be an active shooter around here. We have to be careful.”
Towards the end of the call, the cyclist tells the dispatcher that “there seems to be a lot of people outside right now.”
5:29 p.m. - Worried neighbor calls 911 looking for answers
The caller said, “I am inside of my home, but I need to leave to get to work and I am terrified to go outside. Is it safe?”
The dispatcher warned the woman to stay inside: “Right now, I would suggest that — if possible — you go ahead and try to stay inside. It looks like there may be someone in the area shooting.”
5:34 p.m. - North Carolina State Highway Patrol helicopter in the air searching for the suspect
5:35 p.m. - Raleigh police officers on ATVs searching an area near Buffaloe Road Athletic Park
5:38 p.m. - A Raleigh police K9 joins the search to track suspect along the Neuse River greenway
6:01 p.m. - Worried neighbor wants more information
“I just want to know what’s going on,” a woman asked a dispatcher. “Is there like a shooting or something?”
The dispatcher replied, “Stay in your house and lock your doors. If you see a white male with camo gear, call us back and let us know.”
6:12 p.m. - Suspect spotted running into woods near Tarheel Club Road
One hour after the initial 911 call, RPD communication logs show the suspect was seen running into the woods near Tarheel Club and Tarheel Clubhouse roads.
The day after the shooting, Chief Estella Patterson confirmed nearby Beaverdam Elementary School was put on lockdown.
6:44 p.m. - Gunshots ring out, officer down
Reports of multiple gunshots in the area of Abington Lane, which is on the other side of the Neuse River from Tarheel Club Road.
RPD communications shows an “officer down in the field.”
The department later confirmed Officer Casey Clark, 33, was shot during the search for the shooter. Clark was treated and released from the hospital.
7:17 p.m. - Officers locate suspect
A dispatcher told a 911 caller, “They are not looking for [the suspect] right now. They fully have eyes on him. They have a visual on him, just keep your doors locked.”
7:19 p.m. - Suspect cornered in barn
Police report using drones and robots to get a visual of the suspect inside a barn.
The suspect was “sitting with his legs out and gun in his lap” before getting “up and moving” around inside the barn on McConnell Olive Drive.
At 7:28 p.m., police said the suspect was “holding the shotgun up,” but it’s unclear where the gun was pointed.
7:36 p.m. - Neighbors hear screaming, arguing
With the community on heightened alert, one 911 caller on Blackwolf Run Lane said they heard screaming and arguing in the area.
The caller’s townhome is located on the opposite side of the Neuse River from where police were attempting to get the suspect to surrender.
7:38 p.m. - Fifth shooting victim found
EMS responded to a home on Sahalee Way after a victim was found in the bathroom.
James Thompson, the alleged shooter’s brother who lived on Sahalee Way, has been identified as one of the five victims.
7:58 p.m. - More gunshots heard
A 911 caller on Castle Pines Drive, also not far from the standoff location, reported hearing gunshots.
“I swear I feel like I hear gunshots where there is police already, so I am not sure because there is already a lot of police in the neighborhood.”
“I swear if they were gunshots it was like six or seven.”
8:27 p.m. - RPD standoff continues
In a tweet, Raleigh police said “no suspects are in custody at this time” and encouraged people in the area to remain indoors.
9:36 p.m. - Suspect taken into custody
The suspected shooter, Austin Thompson, was taken into police custody 4 hours and 24 minutes after the first 911 call was received.
The standoff with officers last more than two hours.
Sources told WRAL the suspect suffered multiple injuries, including a serious wound to the head.
Chief Estella Patterson said on Tuesday multiple officers fired their weapons while responding to the shooting. It’s still unclear how many officers fired shots and whether the suspect sustained any self-inflicted gunshot wounds.