5 killed, including police officer, in North Carolina shooting, suspected gunman is in custody

Five people have been killed by a gunman who opened fire along a walking trail in North Carolina in the United States and eluded officers for hours before he was cornered in a home and arrested, police said.

An off-duty police officer was among those killed on Thursday by the suspect, who police in state capital Raleigh only described as a white, juvenile male.

He was arrested at about 9:37pm local time (01:37 GMT on Friday), authorities said. His identity and age were not released.