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US: There is a report of a shooting in a building in the city of Atlanta in the state of Georgia, USA. One person was killed and at least four others were injured in a shooting incident in a building in midtown Atlanta in America on Wednesday. Atlanta police said the shooting happened at a building on west peachtree street.
Police said in an email that no suspects have been taken into custody and that this is an “unexpected situation”.According to media reports, one person died in the shooting incident, while several people were injured. A picture of the suspected shooter roaming the building has emerged. The police are trying to catch him.
Atlanta police said the suspect seen in the CCTV footage with the gun in his hand has been identified as 24-year-old Dion Patterson.A shooting has taken place in a building in the midtown area of Atlanta, in which several people have been injured, police said. We are trying to identify the shooter. No suspect has been taken into custody yet.
The Atlanta Police Department tweeted that the shooter was inside the building. No suspect has been taken into custody at this time. Atlanta Police have advised local people to stay away from the area and not to leave their homes.According to a report, police said the incident happened inside a building on West Peachtree Street between 12th Street and 13th Street in the Midtown area. Three people were taken to hospital for treatment and the fourth was pronounced dead at the scene, police tweeted.
Northside Hospital said in a tweet that it is cooperating with law enforcement agencies following the shooting incident. The hospital wrote in a tweet, “We appeal to the people of the area to shelter in place and follow the instructions of the law enforcement agencies at the scene.”Police have released four photos of a suspect on social media. In which the suspect is shown armed.
