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Raleigh mass shooting: Boxes of ammo, rifles, pistols and letter found inside home of accused teen shooter

Raleigh mass shooting: Boxes of ammo, rifles, pistols and letter found inside home of accused teen shooter
THREATENING INJURIES. NOW TO AN UPDATE ON RALEIGH’S OCTOBER 2022 MASS SHOOTING. SEARCH WARRANTS SHOW THE HOME OF THE ACCUSED SHOOTER, AUSTIN THOMPSON HAD DOZENS OF WEAPONS AND AMMUNITION. AUTHORITIES ALSO FOUND A LETTER DESCRIBING HOW THOMPSON’S BROTHER WAS SHOT AND STABBED TO DEATH. THE REVELATIONS ARE DISTURBING FOR ROBB STEELE, WHOSE FIANCEE WAS AMONG THE FIVE KILLED. WRAL IS AARON THOMPSON HAS MORE SITTING AND SCANNING IN SILENCE. THERE THEN, A MOMENT OF DISBELIEF. I HAD ORIGINALLY THOUGHT THAT THIS WAS JUST LIKE A MENTAL BREAK. NEW REVELATION FOR ROB STEAL HIS FIANCE MARY MARSHALL, ONE OF FIVE VICTIMS SHOT AND KILLED IN A MASS SHOOTING ON OCTOBER 13TH, 2022. SEARCH WARRANTS FOR THE ACCUSED SHOOTER’S CELL PHONE STATES AUSTIN THOMPSON SEARCHED ACTIVE SHOOTER NC WHILE THE SHOOTING SPREE UNFOLDED. CLEARLY, THE EVIDENCE SHOWS THAT HE KNEW WHAT HE WAS DOING. THE WARRANTS HIGHLIGHTED A GRIM DISCOVERY FROM THE HOME OF THE ACCUSED SHOOTER. THIS INCLUDES 11 GUNS, 170 BOXES AND BAGS OF AMMUNITION, 45 OF THEM EMPTY, ALONG WITH MORE. THAN 100 ROUNDS OF LOOSE AMMO TO HAVE SOMETHING LIKE THAT REALLY CONCERNS ME. FORMER WAKE COUNTY SHERIFF DONNIE HARRISON, LOOKING AT THE CASE THROUGH A LEGAL LENS, HE SAYS PARENTS SHOULD BE MORE RESPONSIBLE IN PREVENTING ACCESS TO GUNS. IT STARTS AT HOME AND THE PARENTS HAVE JUST GOT TO DO THEIR JOB AND SAY, YOU’VE GOT TO HAVE RESPECT FOR THIS AND YOU DON’T TOUCH THIS. THOMPSON’S FATHER FACES A MISDEMEANOR CHARGES FOR STORING A FIREARM IN A MANNER ACCESSIBLE TO A MINOR. ROB STILL ACCUSES BOTH PARENTS OF BEING NEGLIGENT AND WANTS MORE SERIOUS CHARGES. MY PREFERENCE WOULD BE TO SEE THEM CHARGED AS ACCOMPLICES TO MURDER. THAT WAS ERIN THOMAS REPORTING. A POTENTIAL TRIAL DATE FOR THOMPSON I
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Raleigh mass shooting: Boxes of ammo, rifles, pistols and letter found inside home of accused teen shooter
Dozens of boxes of ammunition, multiple weapons and a letter describing his brother's death were found in Austin Thompson's home, according to search warrants obtained by our new partner, WRAL.A potential trial date has been scheduled for Sept. 22, 2025, for Austin Thompson, the teenager accused in Raleigh's Oct. 13, 2022, Hedingham mass shooting. Top StoriesKate, Princess of Wales, says she has cancer and is undergoing chemotherapyUNCG police respond to shooting on Glenwood Avenue, Greensboro police investigatingNorth Carolina man found dead after Wilkes County brush fire, deputies sayGet the latest news stories of interest by clicking hereSearch warrants list items seized from the Thompsons' home on Sahalee Way, including 170 boxes and bags of ammunition, 45 already empty, and at least 11 weapons, including three 12 gauge shotguns, five 22 caliber rifles and two 22 caliber pistols. Watch: NOWCAST streaming newscastsThompson, 16, is believed to be in custody in a juvenile facility and was appointed a public defender.For more on this story, visit our news partner, WRAL.Keep up with the latest news and weather by downloading the WXII app hereNAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Watch NOWCAST TV | Local News | National | News We Love |TRENDING STORIES

Dozens of boxes of ammunition, multiple weapons and a letter describing his brother's death were found in Austin Thompson's home, according to search warrants obtained by our new partner, WRAL.

A potential trial date has been scheduled for Sept. 22, 2025, for Austin Thompson, the teenager accused in Raleigh's Oct. 13, 2022, Hedingham mass shooting.

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Search warrants list items seized from the Thompsons' home on Sahalee Way, including 170 boxes and bags of ammunition, 45 already empty, and at least 11 weapons, including three 12 gauge shotguns, five 22 caliber rifles and two 22 caliber pistols.

Watch: NOWCAST streaming newscasts

Thompson, 16, is believed to be in custody in a juvenile facility and was appointed a public defender.

For more on this story, visit our news partner, WRAL.

Keep up with the latest news and weather by downloading the WXII app here

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