Suspect in North Carolina shooting that injured 4 not in custody: police

Multiple people were wounded Thursday in what authorities described as an ``active shooting'' in a neighborhood in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Police say that a Raleigh shooting suspect is not in custody, contradicting prior information from neighboring community officials.

The Raleigh Police Department said in a tweet around 8:30 that no suspects had been apprehended. That came after neighboring Knightdale tweeted that the suspect had been captured and there was no threat.

WRAL reported that Raleigh Police Department chief of staff Amanda Rolle told the station that they have not apprehended suspect but they have him surrounded in a barn where they believe he is holed up.

North Carolina city officials said a suspect has been arrested after shooting and wounding at least four people in a residential neighborhood on Thursday.

Numerous police vehicles and multiple ambulances swarmed the Hedingham neighborhood starting in the late afternoon, and officers remained in place for hours during an apparent manhunt. Details of what happened remained scant by early evening.

“State and local officers are on the ground and working to stop the shooter and keep people safe,” Gov. Roy Cooper had tweeted shortly before 7 p.m.

At least four people connected to the shooting were being treated at WakeMed Hospital in Raleigh, but no other information was immediately available, hospital spokesperson Deb Laughery said.

The Raleigh Police Department said it was “on the scene of an active shooting” in a statement via Twitter, and advised residents in multiple neighborhoods to stay indoors.