UPDATE: Atlanta police have apprehended suspect Deion Patterson, who allegedly opened fire in a hospital waiting room, killing one woman and leaving five other women fighting for their lives.
Atlanta police apprehended a suspect Wednesday who allegedly opened fire in a hospital waiting room, killing one woman and leaving five other women fighting for their lives.a 24-year-old who had “minimal” prior run-ins with police. “DO NOT approach him,” the department said in a tweet while he was on the loose. “He is considered Armed and Dangerous.”
In an earlier briefing, police said Patterson went to Northside Hospital Medical on Wednesday morning, accompanied by his mother, and became enraged for some reason, prompting him to pull out a handgun. The mother was assisting investigators in the search for her son, Atlanta Police Chief Darin Schierbaum said.
The shooting unfolded around 12:08 p.m. at a general outpatient facility on the 11th floor of Northside Hospital, Schierbaum said. All five victims were women, he said, but it was too early to say what Patterson’s motive was or “why these individuals were chosen.”
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