and remembering the actor who brought a beloved harry potter character to life announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening, we are going to begin with the tragic and frightening story that was breaking in north carolina as we came on the air here last night. we now know five people died, allegedly at the hands of a teenage shooter who held a raleigh neighborhood in fear, forcing residents to barricade themselves inside their homes north carolina s governor calling it the nightmare of every community. authorities say the alleged shooter left a two-mile trail of victims and crime scenes behind him. tonight, the 15-year-old suspect is being held and is in critical condition after a long standoff with police. the dead include an off-duty police officer and range in age from 16 to 52. two other people were injured. and eye-witnesses are now describing to us their own harrowing encounters with the accused shooter. blayne alexander is in raleigh and has
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Officer is a loaner and a drifter. he lived off the grid. no running water. he had two shacks in north carolina and a remote rv in colorado in the middle of nowhere. police combed through it yesterday looking for clues. according to reports, dear had a history of prior arrests some saying he was, the type of guy you had to watch out for. just not really he didn t i didn t talk to him. he didn t say much and he wasn t outgoing where he would talk to you. he kind of stayed to himself. i stayed to myself. pieces of the picture are emerging. investigators trying to figure out why dear opened fire. he remains in jail without bail. court appearance scheduled for tomorrow. we are remembering the officer who was killed in the line of duty. garrett swasey, 44 years old. he leaves behind a wife and two children. we know he was originally from
And gluched in a blanket and trash bag. the answer to the unit. we hoped that her death was not a crime, but the evidence carefully and professionally gathered by the men and women who worked on the investigation suggested otherwise. reporter: bella s mother saw michael mccarthy punching bella in her room before her death. he was charged with murder and the mother accessory. she was involved with the handling of the body and they kept it in the fridge a month before they disposed of it. we allege that mccarthy caused her death intentionally and he and bond took specific steps to keep bella s death a secret. police combed through the home, the very place where bella
And gluched in a blanket and trash bag. the answer to the unit. we hoped that her death was not a crime, but the evidence carefully and professionally gathered by the men and women who worked on the investigation suggested otherwise. reporter: bella s mother saw michael mccarthy punching bella in her room before her death. he was charged with murder and the mother accessory. she was involved with the handling of the body and they kept it in the fridge a month before they disposed of it. we allege that mccarthy caused her death intentionally and he and bond took specific steps to keep bella s death a secret. police combed through the home, the very place where bella