North Carolina shooting leaves 6 dead

North Carolina shooting leaves 6 dead

The gunman is thought to be a white teenage male with a long gun.

Law enforcement officers block off a road in Raleigh, North Carolina during the shooting. (AP pic)
WASHINGTON:
Police in Raleigh, North Carolina, responded to a shooting late on Thursday that left up to six people dead, including a police officer, an ABC News affiliate reported, citing law enforcement sources.

Raleigh Police tweeted it was on the scene of an active shooting and urged local residents to stay at home. The tweets did not provide a death toll.

The suspected shooter was thought to be a white teenage male with a long gun, the ABC News affiliate reported, adding no one had been taken into custody yet.

There were multiple crime scenes associated with the active shooting situation, the report added.

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