Raleigh mass shooter civil case reaches impasse, per mediator
wral.com • • nation
Key Points:
- The civil lawsuit related to the 2022 Raleigh mass shooting will proceed to trial after mediation efforts failed to reach a resolution.
- The lawsuit names Austin Thompson, his parents, the Hedingham HOA, and the security company, with families alleging these parties failed to prevent the attack that killed five and injured two.
- Attorneys for the families claim the HOA and Thompson's parents were aware of his threat potential, citing complaints filed against him prior to the shooting.
- Austin Thompson, who was 15 at the time of the shooting, was sentenced to life without parole in February and is currently in restrictive housing at Central Prison.
- The civil trial is scheduled to begin on July 6 and is expected to last approximately two weeks.
