The mother of a 15-year-old North Carolina boy accused of going on a shooting spree and killing five people in Raleigh, NC was reportedly the first on the scene after her son shot his older brother dead.
Austin Thompson’s mother, Elise, arrived at her family’s home Thursday in a panic – only to find her son James, 16, shot dead in a bathroom, the Daily Mail reported Saturday. Pictures obtained by the media outlet show the 52-year-old mother’s blue Honda CRV still parked where she left it on the street opposite her front door.
She didn’t even turn into her driveway before rushing into the home, which was before police had arrived at the scene, neighbors said.
Austin is accused of killing five people – including an off-duty officer — and injuring two others later the same day, blasting his victims with a shotgun.
Austin later barricaded himself in a building and was found by authorities with a gunshot wound to his head. He remains in the hospital in critical condition. If he survives, he will be charged as an adult for the five murders.
