Who was James Thompson? Raleigh gunman Austin Thompson killed his elder brother, 16, in shooting spree
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RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA: The 15-year-old suspect gunmen arrested for carrying out a mass shooting in Raleigh, North Carolina, has been identified as one of the younger brothers of the five people killed in the shooting rampage. Austin Thompson shot and killed his 16-year-old brother James Roger Thompson on Thursday, October 13.
In addition to Thompson, three women and a man were killed in the shooting, police said. They were identified as Nicole Connors, 52, Susan Karnatz, 49, Mary Marshall, 34, and off-duty Raleigh Officer Gabriel Torres, 29, who was on his way to work, in a residential area, northeast of downtown Raleigh. The two victims that barely survived are Marcille Gardner, 59, who is fighting for her life, and police officer Casey Clark, 33, who has since been released from the hospital.