Accused Hedingham shooter intends to plead guilty to all charges

Austin Thompson, the Raleigh teen accused of shooting six people, killing five of them in October 2022, will plead guilty to all charges, his lawyers announced on Tuesday.

The intent to plead guilty was filed one day before Thompson was scheduled for a a hearing ahead of a trial planned for February. That hearing is still scheduled for Wednesday. It's likely Thompson would enter his plea at that time. 

In this episode of the WRAL Daily Download, news reporter Shaun Gallagher talks through what this means for the case and what comes next in court.

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