deon patterson opened fire at a medical facility in atlanta. a 39 year old woman is dead and four other women remain hospitalized. local, state, and federal law enforcement were all involved in the search. earlier this evening, atlanta s mayor joined police officials to discuss the shooting and the arrest. another cover officer was the one that originally saw and confronted this individual, and was able to then have backup from uniformed officers that came in and took him into custody without incident. there s a lot of talk about second amendment rights. we need more actions about the rights of our citizens to go about their lives, to be able to go to a doctor s office, to a supermarket, to a gas station, to their school, without the threat of being gunned down. the shooting happened during the lunchtime hour in one of the busiest sections of atlanta. nbc s catie beck has more. active shooter, person shot. female s shot. she is seriously bleeding. shot in the side of the back.
him into custody. the only thing atlanta police are saying right now is they have had minimal contact with patterson prior to this shooting taking place. no motive shared at this point in time. we do know when he entered this clinic, he was accompanied by his very own mother. law enforcement source sharing he had attended this hospital for an unknown medical appointment. we re hoping to learn more about that. but patterson had been recently discharged from the coast guard as recently as this past january after serving for five years. you mentioned those charges against him. one count of murder, four counts of attempted murder, and no official response from this 24-year-old at this time. jose. and so, you know, mayor, you said that atlanta is more like a small town than a big city, and you have a personal connection to some of those affected by this tragedy. i m just wondering how the city
38-year-old woman and injuring four otherse. one of them is in stable condition. according to police, patterson took off running. he stole an unattended car at a nearby gas station. and according to police, technology really played a part in helping capture this suspect b 20 minutes after he stole that vehicle, a license plate tag was caught on camera alerting police that he was in a northwest s suburb in cobb county. it was a plain clothed police officers that found paterson hiding in a pool area inside an apartment complex after neighbors alerted police to suspicious activity ending eight hours long manhunt here in the city of atlanta and beyond. later this morning, patterson is expected to make his first court appearance at 11:00 a.m. local time. charged with four counts of aggravated assault, one count of felony murder. his mother is still cooperating with police as is the coast guard. we should mention that paterson was a member of the coast guard between 2018 to 2023 and january
a female shot. she is seriously bleeding. shot in the black. black male, 6 feet tall wearing a black hoodie. he is between 20 and 25. dionne paterson. woman on the line said it is her son. police captured the 24-year-old deon patterson after eight hours of a manhunt. the attack left one woman dead and four others injured in the hospital. nick valencia is in the hospital where that shooting took place. of course, this was a dramatic scene. everyone is watching this play out. the city of atlanta was kind of in a stand stichltll. what is the latest on this investigation? it was an absolutely terrifying day here in atlanta. it all unfolded at this medical facility north side medical in midtown atlanta during a very busy lunch time rush. according to police, 24-year-old deon patterson showed up to get
station and fled the area. law enforcement was able to locate the 24-year-old after the vehicle was captured on transportation department cameras. the woman killed in this shooting has now been identified, 39-year-old amy san-pierre. the others in the attack, all women ranging from 25 to 70 years of age are now recovering in the hospital. joining us now the former white house senior adviser and former mayor of atlanta. what are we learning about the investigation into this tragedy and the victims? reporter: we anticipate an update on the condition of those four victims recovering in that atlanta hospital within an hour or so. investigators are very clear to say the investigation is incredibly active at this time and important to note the 24-year-old suspect, the only suspect in this case, deon