he s in custody. gary, what have we learned? reporter: just about ten minutes ago, a police officer here in cobb county, georgia, said the alleged gunman is under arrest. this gated community behind me in smyrna, georgia, northwest of the shootings, waterford place, there are police cars behind the gates. we were following them as we arrived. about five minutes down the road we saw the police cars zooming by. we followed them here, a police officer was sitting outside here. i asked him what was going on, he told me we have apprehended the suspect alive, no shootout, it appears he surrendered peacefully. there were about 100 police officers and s.w.a.t. vehicles next to the park where the atlanta braves play baseball. they re on the road tonight. the boundary, there are shops, restaurants and theaters next to the stadium. full of s.w.a.t. vehicles and police officers looking for the suspect. earlier in the day, the car believed this man hijacked was found in a parking lot in
the day is now in police custody. authorities say the 24-year-old, dion patterson, a coast guard vet, was arrested in a condominium complex. patterson is accused of killing one and injuring four others just afternoon local time inside a waiting room in a hospital facility in midtown atlanta. gary tuchman is there. you ve been at the scene of the capture. what do you make of what police revealed and what are you learning from sources how it transpired? reporter: all right. we can give you additional information you haven t heard from the news conference. this man was captured in this waterford place condo community, gated, upscale community. because people had heard already it was likely this man was in cobb county, georgia, this is 11 miles northwest where the shooting happened, everyone was on alert. we talked to a woman inside here. we walked inside the complex and she heard two dogs barking inside loudly. they weren t stopping. she s heard them before but they kept barki
apprehended by local authorities. and so we breathe a sigh of relief for now. but sadly, these kinds of mass shootings happen every day in america so far this year. and you mentioned today in a really powerful and impassioned speech on the senate floor, you are two children, who were actually in a lockdown today, as this unfolded. how are they doing? and really, what did you tell them as a father? but also as a lawmaker who is in a body that potentially has the power to do something about all this? that s right. they are physically safe. but you asked me how are my children doing how or any of our children doing? do we really know the answer? what are the long term traumatic effects of, basically telling our children, we can t protect you? and the best we can do is to tell you to hide. we are a nation living in fear. and some seem to think that this is the price that we have to pay for freedom. i reject that. it s a strange kind of freedom that causes our children to ha
businesses groups in northern ireland have expressed hope over the windsor framework the new deal meant to simplify their post brexit trade with the rest of the uk. until now, some imports have been complex to manage others have been outright banned under the so called northern ireland protocol, intended to protect the eu s single market. the british prime minister rishi sunak has been in belfast to meet politicians and business leaders to build support for the framework. speaking to workers at one business, he said the new arrangements would help northern ireland become the world s most exciting economic zone with unique access to both eu and uk markets. if we get this framework implemented, we get the executor back up and running here, northern island is in the unbelievable special position, unique position in the entire world, european continent and having privileged access, not just to the uk home market which is enormous the fifth biggest in the world but also th
russia s claim that it fewas behind an attempted drone strike on the kremlin allegedly targeted putin for assassination. cnn is analyzing the video as theories emerge about who and who not to blame. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. let s get right to the news. a suspected gunman is on the loose and considered armed and very dangerously police. ryan, give us the latest. we ve been talking to our sources throughout the afternoon here in atlanta to figure out what happened but the focus is on the building behind us. it s up there on the 11th floor where the shooting happened and of course people here in the midtown area have been shocked by this. that shooting happening in the waiting room. the family was upset because they believe the man was having a terrible time getting help from the va. he used to be a coast guard member, served four years and at some point, went to the va for help and when