Atlanta City Council president explains the city’s response to the Midtown Atlanta mass shooting
A shooting unfolded on Wednesday, May 3, 2023, inside a building on West Peachtree Street, between 12th and 13th Streets, a commercial area with many office buildings and high-rise apartments. (Matthew Pearson/WABE)
Cobb County police have arrested Deion Patterson. Authorities say the 24-year-old is the gunman who shot and killed one woman and injured 4 others at a Northside Medical building in Midtown on Wednesday.
Authorities say Amy St. Pierre, 38, who worked for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, died on the scene.
Authorities say Patterson, who was booked into the Fulton County Jail, faces one count of murder and four counts of aggravated assault.
On Thursday’s edition of “Closer Look,” Atlanta City Council President Doug Shipman talked about how the city responded and what it can do to strengthen public safety.
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