stuff that might be more present here. so all of that s going on behind the scenes, but i m always intrigued by the decision making to shelter in place, release people and how confident you can be when you re releasing citizens into a safe area. tough decisions. for anybody just joining us, the top of the hour, we are following report of an active shooter in the midtown atlanta area. we have one person who has died at the scene. four people injured and taken to the hospital. the suspect still on the run. let s go ahead and listen to our local affiliate there, wxia. they are conducting an interview right now with sate senator josh mclauren who was having lunch in the area at the time. before i took this call, i was downstairs, there was an atlanta police officer who came through and reminded everyone we re still on lockdown. i m glad some people were able to be evacuated. we have seen cars leave the area. confusion, it s uncertainty, it s fear, and we re going to wait and
Brown by a police officer. National correspondent craig melvin has more. Good morning. Reporter good morning to you. Now sources tell nbc news that 12member grand jury will rec reconvene tomorrow behind me. We dont know whether they will actually vote tomorrow and if they do, we dont know if they will announce the decision tomorrow. They could continue listening to testimony and looking at evidence. The waiting continues. Albeit relatively small, so do the protests. Cold and rain did not stop the nightly ritual in from you the Ferguson Police department. Where a small group of protesters confront police officers. The mans whose son started it all gave thanks. People looked out for my son by putting on social media to expose whats happening it in this community. Hes thankful for the gift but he and his fiancee will be most grateful when calm is restored to ferguson. Sometimes, i cant sleep because i dont know whats going on outside. Its really hard, and the stress level is beyond the sc
chief harvin, i wanted to ask you about an alert we have gotten from atlanta public schools, and i m going to read it to everybody. until the suspect is contained their schools, midtown and washington cluster, along with stanton, king, wesley international and dunbar will hold on dismissal. they re telling parents to stay home. they re saying right now schools are on hold, they will not release students to leave until the lockdowns are lifted. they say the buildings are secure, and as long as students are inside, they are safe. how common is that for something like this, for schools in the area and, you know, as i haven t looked to see exactly how close these schools are. we just got this in, but for this to be the type of protocol that they would follow? absolutely, not that this individual is any indication of targeting schools, but certainly officials don t want more people out on the streets right now, and so having children and staff say in schools, keeping them off the street
Claude Verbal Sr., age 79, passed away peacefully at his home in Fountain Hills on Feb. 2, 2022, surrounded by his family. Claude was born in North Carolina, the son