Two men died in the violence on Democracy Street, in the Renaissance Park neighborhood off Tryon Road, and a Raleigh police officer remained hospitalized after the shooting. A large police truck with a ram attached to its front end remained in the alley on the street’s 600 block, where the garage door was smashed in.

At the Raleigh vigil, the community plans to “celebrate Officer Gillick’s incredible bravery and dedication, and pray for his continued recovery,” said the planner of the event

Raleigh Police Chief Estella Patterson called First Class Officer Max Gillick a hero after he was critically wounded responding to a deadly shooting call.