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When Andrew Graney's mugshot first appeared on the news, a former North Carolina State University student was shocked that the suspected I-40 shooter was someone he knew.

'Just a little quiet': Former student concerned about suspected I-40 shooter's mental health a year earlier

<p>LOCAL NEWS, WRAL NEWS COVERAGE. YOU CAN GO. &gt;&gt; GOOD EVENING AND THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. I'M KEELEY ARTHUR. TONIGHT. WE'RE LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE N C STATE STUDENT AND HOW OTHER STUDENTS RAISED CONCERNS ABOUT THE I-40 SHOOTING SUSPECT'S MENTAL HEALTH AS RECENT AS LAST YEAR. WRAL'S CARLY HAYNES TALK TO FORMER CLASSMATES ABOUT THE 23 YEAR-OLD ANDREW GRAINY AND CARLY, YOU'RE LEARNING A LOT OF NEW INFORMATION ABOUT WHO EXACTLY THIS PERSON IS. &gt;&gt; IN CHILE, THEY TELL ME THEY NOTICED A CHANGE IN HIS BEHAVIOR. SO THEY REPORTED IT TO CAMPUS PREVENTION SERVICES. AND THIS IS RIGHT AROUND THE TIME MENTAL HEALTH WAS TOP OF MIND. FIRST, 8 STUDENTS. &gt;&gt; WHEN A MUG SHOT WENT UP OF THE I-40 SHOOTING SUSPECT CLASSMATES WERE SHOCKED. IT WAS THE SAME PERSON THEY ONCE KNEW. &gt;&gt; I WOULD HAVE NEVER GUESSED THAT THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN SOMETHING ELSE GOING ON BECAUSE HE JUST SEEMED LIKE MAYBE IF NOT SHY, JUST A LITTLE QUIET. THERE'S A LOT OF FOLKS LIKE THAT. A FORMER STUDENT COOPER FIRST GOING BY KEVIN. &gt;&gt; SAW ANDREW GRAINY FREQUENTLY AT A FRIENDS MOVIE NIGHT. KEVIN RECALLS EARLY LAST YEAR WHEN GRAINY SENT CONCERNING MESSAGES AND A GROUP CHAT SIGNALING A DECLINE IN HIS MENTAL HEALTH. ANYTHING THAT MIGHT HAVE INDICATED VIOLENCE OR THAT HE WAS THINKING ABOUT VIOLENCE, NOTHING LIKE THAT OR NO. ABSOLUTELY NOT. YOU KNOW, WHEN AND IF. &gt;&gt; YOU KNOW, IF THERE WERE IF THERE WAS ANYTHING, I THINK IT WOULD'VE BEEN OUT OF, YOU KNOW, OUR CONCERN FOR ANDREWS HEALTH, NOT INVOLVEMENT OF OTHER PEOPLE'S HEALTH AND WELLBEING. &gt;&gt; THAT'S WHY KEVIN SUBMITTED AN NC STATE CARES REPORT REQUESTING THE SCHOOL DO A WELFARE CHECK. KEVIN DOESN'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED FROM THERE. THE LAST TIME HE SAW GRAINY WAS EARLIER THIS SUMMER. I DON'T KNOW WHAT DRIVES SOMEONE TO DO THIS &gt;&gt; AND, YOU KNOW, I HOPE THAT HE GETS THE KIND OF HELP THAT HE NEEDS AND THAT EVERYONE AFFECTED COMES OUT. ALL RIGHT. &gt;&gt; AND WE DID REACH OUT TO NC STATE PREVENTION SERVICES, ASKING THEM IF THEY HAD RECEIVED ANY ADDITIONAL REPORTS AND HOW THEY DECIDE WHETHER TO BRING IN MORE AUTHORITIES.</p>

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PHOENIX -- President-elect Donald Trump has won Arizona and its 11 electoral votes, The Associated Press said Saturday night, flipping yet another swing state and bringing his final Electoral College tally to 312. With his victory in Arizona, Trump has now won all seven of this year's battleground states.

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Bryce Young has never been to Europe. The 23-year-old quarterback will break open a pristine passport and make his first trip overseas as the Carolina Panthers face the New York Giants on Sunday in a battle of 2-7 teams.

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A registered sex offender was arrested for being on the premises of Durham's North Carolina School of Science and Math last month.

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According to the New Hanover County Sheriff's Office, Mark Thomas Paz and several co-workers at the Walmart in Monkey Junction were trying to stop a man from stealing from the store when that man pulled a gun and shot Paz, killing him.

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According to the Raleigh Police Department, at least eight vehicles and four buildings were shot at beginning on Monday.

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Many of those who survived Hurricane Helene have not only lost their homes, but also the artifacts of their past and the sense of belonging they had found among their neighbors.

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A woman posted on Facebook about photos she found after Helene ravaged the Appalachian Mountains. The photos belonged to Kayla Ward, who lived eight miles away in Jonesborough, Tennessee. 

Helene ripped through western North Carolina on Sept. 27 after making landfall the day before in Florida as a Category 4 hurricane. 102 people died in North Carolina as a result of Helene, and hundreds more lost their homes and possessions from the storm's flood waters.

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Veterans Day is on Monday, and there are plenty of ways you can honor veterans around central North Carolina.

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There is a lot to do this weekend, including holiday markets, comedy, foodie festivals and more.



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Apparently, this is a trend: Americans are decorating even earlier this fall as a way to cope with the stress of the election.


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Golf, Golf, Golf: New indoor golf lounge opens in downtown Raleigh with unique simulators 

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WRAL anchor/reporter Dan Haggerty compares Raleigh's string of shootings compares to the 2002 "Beltway snipers" in Washington, D.C. and the 2003 shootings in Columbus, Ohio.

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Democrat Mo Green appears to have topped Republican Michele Morrow in the race to be North Carolina's next public school leader, and Morrow has conceded the race to Green.

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