Atlanta mass taking pictures: Police seize suspected gunman after manhunt

A suspect within the lethal Atlanta medical facility taking pictures on Wednesday has been arrested, in line with county law enforcement officials.

“Investigators have been capable of get hold of surveillance footage of the suspect and finally have been capable of establish the suspect as 24-year-old Deion Patterson,” a assertion from the Atlanta Police Division learn.

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Police reported Patterson was detained in Cobb County in a condominium advanced close to Truist Park at round 7:45 p.m. Police launched a sequence of pictures of the suspect earlier Wednesday in a tweet.

The gunman opened fireplace within the ready room of Northside Hospital in Midtown round 12:40 p.m. The shooter was accompanied by his mom to the medical facility, who was not injured, police mentioned. 5 girls have been shot, one being a 39-year-old who was pronounced lifeless on the scene. The opposite 4 girls, ages 71, 56, 39, and 25, have been taken to Grady Memorial Hospital. At the very least three of them have been severely injured.

Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA) spoke on the ground of the Senate shortly after the taking pictures.

“That is what makes this explicit taking pictures ironic and deeply upsetting as a result of it underscores the truth that none of us is secure regardless of the place we're. This occurred in a medical facility the place individuals are looking for therapeutic,” he mentioned.

Northside Hospital introduced in a tweet that will probably be closed on Thursday and instructed sufferers to reschedule their appointments.

"Throughout the preliminary investigation, investigators discovered a car was carjacked from 14th Road and Williams Road, not lengthy after the taking pictures," the police assertion learn. "We imagine the suspect seemingly carjacked that car and left the Midtown space, not lengthy after the taking pictures. The car has since been situated by our regulation enforcement companions in Cobb County."

The APD hosted a press convention at 8:15 p.m.

Democratic Mayor Andre Dickens known as for stricter gun management legal guidelines on the convention with the APD and Cobb County police, arguing that America has an epidemic of gun violence.

“Earlier than right this moment, we have been down 26% in violent crimes throughout our metropolis, and people usually are not simply stats — these are actual folks, actual people who find themselves not going to be victims of violence,” Dickens mentioned. “However we all know there may be extra that must be executed.”