Listen to this articleWorld News, May 4, 2023. There is a shootout in the US city of Atlanta. Multiple people have been injured in this “active shooter situation” in Midtown in Atlanta. At least one of the victims is confirmed dead and four others have been taken to the hospital, according to the Atlanta PD.
Victims, all women, were located on West Peachtree St. between 12th & 13th Streets. Injured victims are aged 25, 39, 56, and 71.
Georgia police said the shooting unfolded inside a building on West Peachtree Street between 12th Street and 13th Street. Multiple people in the northside medical building in midtown Atlanta please or asking everyone to remain to shelter in place as the shooter remains at large.
Shooting in Atlanta, presumably, was opened by a former military man. Suspected gunman captured in Atlanta after a tragic shooting spree leaves. Shooting took place “near Northside Hospital Medical.” Police believe that the man captured later may be the shooter. Police say “The suspect is believed to be armed and dangerous and should not be approached.” The Suspect Identifed As 24-Year-Old Deion Patterson.
Authorities confirmed 4 have been taken to the hospital. It’s still considered an ‘active shooter’ situation.
Mass shooting suspect Deion Patterson is in now custody, being transferred from Cobb county PD to Atlanta PD. Look the story below :
US Mass Shooting History :
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University of Texas Tower shooting (1966) – On August 1, 1966, a former Marine named Charles Whitman climbed to the top of the University of Texas Tower in Austin and opened fire with a rifle, killing 16 people and injuring dozens more.
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McDonald’s shooting in San Ysidro (1984) – On July 18, 1984, a man named James Huberty entered a McDonald’s restaurant in San Ysidro, California, and opened fire, killing 21 people and injuring 19 others before being shot and killed by police.
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Columbine High School massacre (1999) – On April 20, 1999, two students named Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold opened fire at Columbine High School in Colorado, killing 13 people and injuring 21 others before taking their own lives.
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Virginia Tech shooting (2007) – On April 16, 2007, a student named Seung-Hui Cho shot and killed 32 people and injured 17 others on the Virginia Tech campus before taking his own life.
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Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting (2012) – On December 14, 2012, a man named Adam Lanza entered Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, and shot and killed 26 people, including 20 children, before taking his own life.
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Pulse nightclub shooting (2016) – On June 12, 2016, a man named Omar Mateen opened fire at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida, killing 49 people and injuring 53 others before being shot and killed by police.
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Las Vegas shooting (2017) – On October 1, 2017, a man named Stephen Paddock opened fire on a crowd of concertgoers from the 32nd floor of a hotel in Las Vegas, killing 58 people and injuring hundreds more before taking his own life.
These are just a few examples of the many tragic mass shootings that have occurred in the United States over the years.
