Police said the gunman shot 5 people in North Carolina was a 15 -year -old teenager.

The Raleigh City Police Department received a notice of the shooting that killed 5 people, 2 injured in the Hiftham residential area on the evening of October 13.

Estella Patterson, Chief of Raleigh City Police, on October 14, announced the suspect was a 15 -year -old teenager but did not mention specific identities.

The city chief of the city of Raleigh Estella Patterson responded to the press conference on October 14.

According to AP, this teenager is a student at Knightdale High School.

I did not expect it to be him, Rosas told the media.

The victims aged 16 to 50, including a police and a student at Knightdale.

North Governor Carolina Roy Cooper called this tragedy as a violent act of tragic bullets.

US President Joe Biden on October 14 shared the pain with the victims' families, and affirmed that the federal government would support local officials to promote the investigation.

The shooting in Raleigh was the latest incident in a week of violence across the United States.

North Carolina police controlled a gunman after the suspect shot dead at least 5 people and injured many victims.