Raleigh (US), Oct 14 (AP) The shooter who killed five people along a walking trail in North Carolina's capital city is a 15-year-old boy who has been hospitalised in critical condition, police said Friday.

Raleigh Police Chief Estella Patterson told reporters that the suspect opened fire Thursday on a greenway in an area northeast of downtown. He then eluded officers for hours before he was cornered in a home and arrested, police said.

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A 16-year-old boy and an off-duty police officer were among those killed.

Authorities didn't offer any details on a motive. (AP)

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