wxia there in atlanta as they interviewed a state senator who is having lunch and currently sheltered in place there. to catch everybody up to speed, an active shooter situation in midtown atlanta here. we have one person who has tragically died on scene. four were taken to the hospital. the alleged shooter, police believe is on the left side of the screen is still yet to be apprehended. i want to go ahead and bring in frank figliuzzi who has been with us as this has been unfolding. we have north side hospital which we have discussed is in the area that police have said was in their area where they have been looking at. north side hospital here, cooperating with law enforcement, following the shooting at our midtown atlanta location earlier this afternoon. we urge people in the area to shelter in place. they say this tragedy is affecting all of us, and we ask for patience and prayers at this time. frank, this is the first action we are getting that the shooting did, in fact, by all rep
see if they can see the other roof tops to ensure that the shooter s not there. so that s a battle for the high ground that s going on tactically. you also heard the mention of the local affiliate reporter, grady hospital. absolutely the trauma center you want to be in if you have that unfortunate situation of being shot. i mentioned i served in fbi lineup for five years, we knew that s where we were going if god forbid we had been severely wounded. grady is the place to be. people might find it ironic, wait a minute, this started in the hospital, they re being sent to the level one trauma center at grady, and that s the place for them to be. i want to go ahead and bring in georgia state senator josh mclauren who had been talking to our affiliate, wxia who is now joining us and sheltering in place. senator, first of all, i want to make sure you re safe, in a place where you can, in fact, talk to us.
other means. we re gathering and confirming information as we can, and making plans to provide sound to media. be patient and responsible with reporting. they are seeing inaccurate reporting. they can t keep up with demand. up dates will be provided at the same time, and to monitor social media, which we of course are doing. and we heard from katy tur, who spoke with the pio that the suspect was with his mother for the a medical appointment, that she is safe and police know his identity and are not yet releasing it. let s go ahead and listen to some part of an interview that our affiliate wxia got with a witness. let s listen. i was meeting a friend for lunch, and saw atlanta police rush in the building, and there was a very heavy and quick response, and they asked us to stay put in the restaurant until the situation was under control and everything i never felt like i was personally in any danger. they did a great job.
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