Hedingham mass shooting suspect likely to face trial in 2025, Raleigh prosecutors say

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- There was a status hearing on Thursday for Raleigh teenager Austin Thompson accused in the 2022 mass shooting in the Hedingham neighborhood.

The teenager did not appear in the courtroom for the status hearing. His defense asked for a change of venue.

During the hearing, prosecutors revealed the trial for Thompson is likely to begin in September of 2025. It could last six to eight weeks.

Thompson is accused of killing five people, including his brother, in Oct. 2022 when he allegedly went on a shooting rampage.

Two people, Marcille Gardner and Casey J. Clark, survived the shooting.

Christine Hines lives in Hedingham around the corner from where the shooting happened. She said she knew and walked her dogs with Nicole Connors who was shot and killed.

"It's just really, really sad...and it's a tragedy that won't end or a nightmare you can't wake up from," she said. "Every time you turn around there's something reminding you of it."

Hines said any time the shooting is in the news, it brings back painful memories of what happened.

"We want it to be settled and solved so that we can reconstruct our lives because it never can be the same for the people who died, the families," she said. "It's very important we get this thing resolved and settled for everybody."

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