Police Capture Suspect In Atlanta Shooting

May 3, 2023 4:18 am

ATLANTA (AP) — Police say they have apprehended a man who allegedly opened fire inside the waiting room of an Atlanta medical practice, killing one woman and injuring four others. Authorities had swarmed the city’s bustling midtown neighborhood in search of the suspect, who fled after the shooting. Police say the gunman was captured Wednesday evening. They identified him as 24-year-old Deion Patterson. Authorities did not immediately release additional information about where Patterson was found. A 39-year-old woman was pronounced dead at the scene of the shooting. The four injured victims were also women, aged 25, 39, 56 and 71.