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Atlanta mass shooting suspect Deion Patterson was angry at his “messed up” medication before he allegedly killed one woman and injured four others at a hospital in the city.
The victim killed in the mass shooting at an Atlanta medical centre has been identified as a CDC worker. Amy St. Pierre, 38, was killed on Wednesday when a gunman opened fire at Midtown Atlanta ...
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The shooting took place on May 3, 2023, at approximately 12:00 p.m. EDT.Police were dispatched at 12:08 p.m. [5] The Atlanta Police Department (APD) issued a tweet at 12:37 p.m. urging residents to shelter in place near Northside Hospital's Midtown facility, following up reports of an active shooter situation inside the building with multiple confirmed injuries. [6]
Atlanta has seen more than 100 homicides in 2024 so far but officials say the trend is down from the year prior. In 2023, the city announced there had been 100 murders by September.
In 2022, Atlanta police investigated 170 homicides which is the most since 1996. [26] In 2023, the Atlanta Police Department implemented Operation Heatwave which is a strategic initiative to remove more dangerous drugs, guns, and gangs from the streets of Atlanta. [27] In 2023, homicides dropped to 135, down 22% from 2022. [28]
The day after the shooting, federal officials filed criminal charges against him including performing an act of violence at an international airport, using and carrying a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence and causing the death of a person through use of a firearm.
The victim killed in the mass shooting at an Atlanta medical centre has been identified as a CDC worker. Amy St. Pierre, 38, was killed on Wednesday when a gunman opened fire at Midtown Atlanta ...