RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — The accused teenage shooter in Raleigh’s Hedingham mass is moving to have testimony from one witness thrown out of court, saying it’s unreliable.

In a new filing this week, Austin Thompson’s team says the testimony of a neighbor, Angel Turner, shouldn’t be allowed in court because when she first spoke with a detective, she did not mention hearing gunshots. When she spoke to police a few days later, though, Turner mentioned hearing the gunshots. She also spoke to police about then 15-year-old Thompson’s behavior in the neighborhood and his father’s, Alan Thompson.

Court documents say on the day of the shooting, October 13th 2022, Turner spoke with Detective Jackson with Raleigh Police. Clippings from the Detective’s report in the court documents say:

“I had encount

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