Dead Shoot Five People, Including A Police, A US Youth Arrested By Security Security Forces

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JAKARTA - Five people, including an off-duty police officer, were shot dead in the North Carolina capital,

In addition to the death toll, two people were injured in the incident, namely a police officer who was treated but later repatriated, and one person is still in critical condition, a police spokesman said.

The shooting sparked massive hunting. Some areas of the city were closed for hours. Several law enforcement agencies took part in the hunt. Residents were asked to take shelter on the spot, until finally a suspected teenager was arrested.

The shooting itself occurred in or near the Nuse River Greenway, a footpath across parts of the city.

Helicopter footage from CNN WRAL-TV affiliates showed more than a dozen emergency vehicles lined up on the road through forested areas, citing CNN.

Many local law enforcement agencies and states are helpingUS police, including the Charlotte Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms and Explosives (ATF).

About three hours later, police said they detained the suspect at a residence near a forested area, for later the suspect, known to be a white teenager, was immediately detained.

Mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin condemned the outbreak of the latest gun violence in the United States, while North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper regretted "terror has reached our threshold."

"Bad dreams from every settlement have come to my mind. This is an act of violence that makes no sense, is terrible and angers what has been done," Cooper said at a late-night press conference.

Media reported the shooter was using a long gun. Police did not provide details on how the shooting occurred or about the state of the suspect's arrest.

Like other sources who briefed reporters, Baldwin looked sad and angry.

"We have to do more. We have to stop this thinkingless violence in America. We have to overcome gun violence," the mayor said.

"We are all in my heart now we must unite. We need to support the people in our community who have suffered a terrible loss. Losing loved ones. We need to support the families of the police who were killed and also the police who were shot," he said.

It is known that at least 531 mass shootings, including Thursday in Australia, occurred so far this year, according to the Weapons Violence Archives. The organization, such as CNN, defines mass shootings as shootings in which at least four people were shot, excluding the shooter.