RALEIGH, N.C. — The father of an accused Raleigh mass shooter pleaded guilty to improperly storing weapons Wednesday morning, according to court documents.

Alan Thompson pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of improperly storing firearms to protect minors, Wake County court documents show.

What You Need To Know

  • Alan Thompson plead guilty to a misdemeanor charge of improperly storing firearms to protect minors Wednesday, according to Wake County court documents

  • Alan Thompson was sentenced to 45 days in jail, followed by a year of probation, along with paying some court fees. The judge suspended the jail sentence

  • On Oct. 13, 2022, Austin Thompson, then 15, allegedly shot and killed his older brother in their family home. He took a shotgun and a handgun and left the house, killing another four people in Raleigh’s Hedingham neighborhood and injuring two more, police and the district attorney’s office say

  • Austin will be tried beginning Sept. 22, 2025

Alan Thompson was sentenced to 45 days in jail, followed by a year of probation, along with paying some court fees. The judge suspended the jail sentence, documents show.

Police quickly moved to shut down the neighborhood as they searched for the Hedingham shooting suspect Oct. 13, 2022. (AP File Photo)

On Oct. 13, 2022, Austin Thompson, then 15, allegedly shot and killed his older brother in their family home. He took a shotgun and a handgun and left the house, killing another four people in Raleigh’s Hedingham neighborhood and injuring two more, police and the district attorney’s office say.

Five people died that day: Raleigh Police Officer Gabriel Torres, James Roger Thompson, Mary Elizabeth Marshall, Nicole Connors and Susan Karnatz. Marcille Lynn Gardner and Raleigh Police Officer C. Clark were injured in the shooting, according to police.

In August, a grand jury in Wake County returned indictments against Austin Thompson for five counts of murder and two for attempted murder. Multiple guns were found inside the Thompson's home after police served a search warrant.

Austin will be tried beginning Sept. 22, 2025, according to Wake County Chief Public Defender Deonte L. Thomas.