Jansen said the hospital issued a call for a mass casualty event and had multiple surgeons and trauma staff in the trauma bay within minutes, anticipating up to 12 patients. It was not immediately clear if the victims were patients or staff, Schierbaum said. He declined to share details about the patients' wounds. The most seriously injured patient was still in the operating room late Wednesday, he said. Three of the four injured women were in critical condition from gunshot wounds, and one was stable, said Robert Jansen, chief medical officer at Grady Health System, in an afternoon news conference. The four injured women – ages 71, 56, 39 and 25 – were taken to a Grady Memorial Hospital, which is close to Northside Hospital's Midtown location, Schierbaum said. One woman, 39, died at the scene, he said. Three of four injured victims in critical condition There had been no other sightings of him since then, Delk said, adding that the carjacked vehicle had been recovered by Atlanta Police Department. on a surveillance camera but Cobb County police didn't review the footage until about 2:30 p.m. Wayne Delk said at a press conference.ĭelk said the suspect was seen at about 12:30 p.m. "We actually went back and did discover that the vehicle had entered Cobb County," Cobb County Sgt. Officials in Cobb County said the suspect was believed to have been in Cobb County about 10 miles away soon after the shooting. Suspect spotted in Cobb County after shooting Our hearts are with her family, friends, and colleagues as they remember her and grieve this tragic loss," Haynes said in a statement. "CDC is deeply saddened by the unexpected loss of a colleague killed today in the Midtown Atlanta shooting. Pierre worked as a public health adviser for the CDC. According to a public LinkedIn profile, St. She was an employee with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, spokesperson Benjamin Haynes confirmed to USA TODAY. The woman killed in the shooting was identified by the Fulton County medical examiner’s office as Amy St. “Apparently it’s not.” Woman killed in shooting was a CDC employee It’s one of the reasons why I chose this building,” he said. Nikita Rapoport, who attends Savannah College of Art and Design, told USA TODAY he lives in the apartment building across from the hospital and was told to stay inside after the shooting. Today is a day that we can go home and rest easy that the individual that caused harm in our community is under arrest," Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens said. "We've had a successful end to a traumatic day. Police had lifted a shelter-in-place advisory for midtown Atlanta earlier Wednesday afternoon but advised community members to avoid the area and remain alert. Secret Service were involved in the search, Schierbaum said. Several law enforcement agencies were involved, including Atlanta and Cobb County police, the FBI and U.S. Cobb County Police Chief Stuart VanHoozer said license plate-surveilling cameras and other technology was instrumental in the search. The hourslong investigation, which officials said was at times chaotic, included tips from community members and information given by Patterson's family members. Hampton said after the arrest that the handgun Patterson used was recovered. He exited the building after only a couple minutes and went on foot to a nearby gas station, where he commandeered a pickup truck that had been left unattended and left the area, Hampton said. Patterson had an appointment at the facility and started shooting in the waiting area, Atlanta Deputy Chief of Investigations Charles Hampton said. Police received a call of shots fired on the 11th floor of Northside Hospital's Midtown location just after noon Wednesday, Atlanta Police Chief Darin Schierbaum said in a news conference. He was booked at Fulton County Jail and faces one charge of murder and four counts of aggravated assault, jail records show. The Atlanta Police Department confirmed the suspect, Deion Patterson, was apprehended in Cobb County. The 24-year-old man suspected of fatally shooting one woman and injuring four others inside a waiting room at a hospital in Atlanta before carjacking a vehicle and fleeing the scene was apprehended Wednesday evening after an hourslong search, police said. Watch Video: Suspect arrested in deadly Midtown Atlanta hospital shooting
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