The parents of the 15-year-old suspected of killing five people on a North Carolina nature trail said there weren't 'any indications or warning signs' their son 'was capable of doing anything like this.'
"Words cannot begin to describe our anguish and sorrow," Alan and Elise Thompson said in a statement issued Tuesday. "Our son Austin inflicted immeasurable pain on the Raleigh community, and we are overcome with grief for the innocent lives lost. We pray for the families and loved ones of Nicole Conners, Susan Karnatz, Mary Marshall, and Raleigh Police Officer Gabriel Torres. We mourn for their loss and for the loss of our son, James.
The 15-year-old was taken into custody with life-threatening injuries following a standoff with police last Thursday after the shootings occurred, according to a memo issued by the Department of Homeland Security and obtained by ABC News. It's not clear whether the suspect's injuries were self-inflicted, the memo said.Travis Long/The News & Observer via AP
Two people were also injured during the shooting, which took place in the vicinity of the Neuse River Greenway Trail, authorities said.
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