Atlanta mass shooting – latest: Midtown attack victim named as suspect charged with murder after manhunt
Amy St Pierre was killed when suspected gunman Deion Patterson opened fire at Midtown Atlanta’s Northside Hospital
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The woman killed in the mass shooting at an Atlanta medical centre has now been identified as a 38-year-old CDC worker.
Amy St. Pierre was killed on Wednesday when suspected gunman Deion Patterson opened fire at Midtown Atlanta’s Northside Hospital.
The shooting unfolded when Mr Patterson, who used to be in the US Coast Guard, was attending an appointment with his mother. He allegedly pulled out a handgun and opened fire in the waiting room, shooting five women.
St Pierre died while the four other victims – aged 25 to 71 – are fighting for their lives in hospital.
Mr Patterson, 24, fled the scene by carjacking a vehicle close to the hospital, police said.
A huge manhunt ensued before he was tracked down to Cobb County, just northwest of Atlanta, where he was arrested
A local resident told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that the suspect was found hiding near a condo complex’s pool after dogs began barking at him.
Mr Patterson’s mother, Minyone Patterson, said her son had “some mental instability going on” from medication he received from the Veterans Affairs health system that he began taking on Friday.
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Manhunt seemingly moves to Cobb County
Cobb County Police are now also assisting in the search for Deion Patterson, according to 11Alive.
“Portions of Cobb County that border Atlanta may see heavier than normal presence,” Cobb Police said.
*Cobb PD Assist Search for Atlanta Suspect*
— Cobb County Police Department (@CobbPoliceDept) May 3, 2023
Officers in Cobb search for shooting suspect after reports he may have come to Cobb County. Portions of Cobb County that border Atlanta may see heavier than normal presence. @wsbtv @ajc @ATLNewsFirst @11AliveNews @FOX5Atlanta @CNN
Reward of $10,000 for capture of Deion Patterson
Crime Stoppers has put up a $10,000 reward for information leading to Deion Patterson’s arrest and indictment, according to the Atlanta Police Department.
Atlanta gunman shot five women in medical centre waiting area, police chief says
The suspect in the Atlanta shooting was in the waiting room of a medical centre when he shot five women, killing one of them, the Atlanta Police Department Chief Darin Schierbaum has said.
Police were called to Northside Hospital Medical in Midtown Atlanta at 12.08pm ET.
The chief said officers are still searching for the suspect, who has been identified as Deion Patterson, 24.
The gun used is also being looked for.
“Credible leads” are being followed up on in the city of Atlanta and in Cobb County, he added, according to CNN.
Patterson fled as police ‘were descending on this area'
Atlanta Police Department Chief Darin Schierbaum said on Wednesday afternoon that law enforcement thinks that the suspect may have stolen a car near the area of the shooting.
The chief said that suspect Deion Patterson fled as police “were descending on this area,” according to CNN.
“We believe he has left the area,” the chief said, adding that Patterson “may not still be in that vehicle”.
Video from Atlanta shooting
Raphael Warnock says his children were on lockdown
Georgia Democratic Senator Raphael Warnock took to the senate floor on Wednesday to push congress to take action on gun control.
“If we refuse to act while our children are dying and in a moment when no one is safe, then shame on us. Shame on us if we allow this to happen and we do absolutely nothing,” Mr Warnock said, according to CNN.
“My own two children were on lockdown this afternoon ... They are there, I’m here, hoping and praying that they are safe – but the truth is none of us is safe,” he added.
Slamming the gun lobby, he said, “those who want to convince us that common-sense gun reform is somehow a call to take everybody’s guns, this is not the cost of freedom … it is the cost of greed”.