FILE - Law enforcement officers work a crime scene in the Hedingham neighborhood and Neuse River Trail area in Raleigh, N.C., on Oct. 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Allen Breed, file)
FILE - Police work a shooting scene on Osprey Cove Drive in the Hedingham neighborhood in Raleigh, N.C., Oct. 13, 2022.(Ethan Hyman/The News & Observer via AP, file)
Alan Thompson confers with his attorneys Roger Smith, left, and Russell Babb while appearing in court in Raleigh, N.C., Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. (Ethan Hyman/The News & Observer via AP)