Atlanta, GA
What we know about the Midtown Atlanta shooting suspect
ATLANTA – Police are persevering with to seek for the suspected energetic shooter within the lethal taking pictures at a Midtown Atlanta’s Northside Hospital.
Authorities with the Atlanta Police Division say the suspected shooter is Deion Patterson. The 24-year-old is accused of killing one lady and hospitalizing 4 different girls contained in the Northside Medical constructing on the 1100 block of West Midtown Road.
In surveillance photographs shared by police, the suspect was seen carrying darkish pants and a light-colored hoodie with the hood pulled up. In a lot of the photographs he has a masks on, however in a single, taken in one of many constructing’s elevators, the masks is off revealing what seems to be facial hair. Patterson additionally seems to be carrying a bag throughout his entrance.
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At 2:46 p.m., police shared a photograph of Patterson’s face, displaying a person with brown eyes, black hair, and a full black beard.
Police say no extra photographs have been fired for the reason that taking pictures occurred shortly after midday Wednesday.
Deion Patterson (Atlanta Police Division)
Atlanta police stated they’re conscious of a carjacking that occurred close to 14th and Williams streets not lengthy after the taking pictures. They stated the automobile was believed to have been recovered in suburban Cobb County, however that turned out to not be the case. Cobb County investigators say they’re persevering with their search in Vinings, Cumberland, and the world round Truist Park. They’re advising residents that parts of Cobb County that border Atlanta may even see heavier than regular police presence.
The 24-year-old suspect is taken into account armed and harmful. Anybody who has details about the place he could possibly be ought to name 911 instantly and never method him.
Atlanta Mayor: Midtown taking pictures victims had been girls
Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens condemned the actions of a person who police say opened hearth in Midtown Atlanta, killing no less than one individual and injured 4 others. Dickens went on to say that all the victims of the taking pictures had been girls.
Investigators haven’t launched any details about a doable motive within the taking pictures.
Authorities are providing a reward of as much as $10,000 for any info that results in Patterson’s arrest and indictment.