BATON ROUGE, LA - JULY 19: Yellow police crime scene tape rests in the grass on July 19, 2016 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The crime scene tape lays in the area where three police officers were killed and several others wounded along Airline Highway Sunday when Gavin Long, who traveled from Kansas City, Missouri, ambushed the law enforcement officers. (Photo by Joshua Lott/Getty Images)
Police officers say that the person responsible for the deadly shooting that took place in North Carolina on Thursday is a 15-year-old in critical condition.
Officers say that they recovered a hand gun and a “long gun,” after the shooting, leaving five dead and two injured.
A source with direct knowledge of the situation tells CNN that the suspect had a camouflage bookbag and wore camouflage clothing at the time of the crime.
President Biden spoke about the incident and stated:
We’ve grieved and prayed with too many families who have had to bear the terrible burden of these mass shootings.
The President added:
We must pass an assault weapons ban. The American people support this commonsense action to get weapons of war off our streets.
Officers have yet to provide a motive but did say police apprehended the suspect after a standoff.
The victims are Nicole Conners, 52; Sue Karnatz, 49; Mary Marshall, 35; James Roger Thompson, 16; and Gabriel Torres, 29, the off-duty police officer on his way to work.
