ATLANTA ACTIVE SHOOTER LIVE UPDATES: Suspected Cobb County shooter arrested – WSB-TV Channel 2

ATLANTA — An active shooter situation in downtown Atlanta Wednesday afternoon has left at least one person dead and four others injured.

Atlanta police have identified the shooter as 24-year-old Deion Patterson. He was arrested just before 8pm in Cobb County after an hours-long manhunt that saw officers from multiple jurisdictions swarm across the city.

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8:50 p.m

Video obtained by Channel 2’s Cobb County Bureau Chief Michelle shows the suspect on the ground with his hands over his head, with his back to officers. He crawls slowly back in her direction before being stopped.

8:47 p.m

Channel 2’s Larry Spruill spoke with a woman who said she had a hunch and suggested police search her resort’s pool house.

“A shower area with no windows or anything,” he said. “It was the perfect place to hide.”

8:31 p.m

NewsChopper 2 was on the freeway as Atlanta police were escorting Patterson back to Fulton County.

8:02 p.m

The gunman suspected of shooting five people downtown, killing one, has been arrested, according to Atlanta police.

Patterson was arrested shortly before 8 p.m. in the pool area of ​​an apartment complex on Killarney Drive in Cobb County, according to the city of Atlanta.

Cobb County police confirmed the arrest and said they would hold a joint press conference with Atlanta police and Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens at 8:15 p.m.

6:24 p.m

We just got this photo of the truck Patterson was driving as it loaded up a gator in Cobb County. (Credit: ATLLiveWell)

Truck recovered in Cobb County

6:08 p.m

Channel 2’s Michael Seiden confirmed that APD SWAT units just searched an apartment in Buckhead that is rented by the suspect’s brother, but he was not found there.

BREAKING: Multiple APD sources have just confirmed that APD SWAT just searched the Buckhead apartment rented by the suspect’s brother, but did not find him there. @wsbtv pic.twitter.com/aFEMw5R00B

— Michael Seiden (@SeidenWSBTV) May 3, 2023

6:05 p.m

Cobb County police said they were able to determine Patterson was in the area after reviewing surveillance cameras. The car was recovered from a parking garage on a street at the intersection of Windy Ridge Parkway and Heritage Court near the battery.

Police are still looking for Patterson and believe he may be in Cobb County. The last time police saw him on camera was around 12:30 p.m

5:48 p.m

Police now confirm that a vehicle they believe the shooter stole shortly after the shooting has been located in Cobb County.

5:21 p.m

Northside Medical Midtown announced that offices will be closed on May 4th. All patient appointments are cancelled.

5 in the afternoon

Grady officials said two of the shooting victims underwent surgery and remain in critical condition. One of them was still in surgery at 5pm. Another patient had a procedure to repair blood vessels and will also remain in the intensive care unit. The fourth patient is still in the trauma unit, but is stable.

4:42 p.m

Police are currently searching for cars at the entrance to an apartment complex near Truist Park in Cobb County.

4:26 p.m

Cobb Police say reports of shots fired at a building at 200 Galleria are false.

4:07 p.m

The Coast Guard says Patterson was a Coast Guardsman and enlisted in 2018. He was discharged from active duty in January 2023.

The Coast Guard issued a statement, saying:

“Our deepest condolences go out to the victims and their families. The Coast Guard Investigative Service is working closely with the Atlanta Police Department and local authorities in the investigation. Mr. Patterson entered the Coast Guard in July 2018 and last served as an Electrician’s Mate Second Class.

15:59

Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens says all of the shooting victims were women. They were between 25 and 71 years old. The woman who was killed was 39 years old.

The shooting took place in the waiting room.

3:46 p.m

Cobb Police now say reports of a stolen vehicle near Campbell Middle School are incorrect.

Officers are still assisting in the search in the Vinings, Cumberland and Truist Park areas.

3:36 p.m

Cobb County police said they were asked to search for suspected shooter Deion Patterson in areas of the county bordering metro Atlanta.

Onlookers reported seeing dozens of officers in the area of ​​Windy Hill Road near the battery.

3:30 p.m

Smyrna Police said they received credible information that a vehicle possibly connected to the downtown shooting was seen in the area of ​​Campbell Rd and Atlanta Rd.

The officers intervened in the area to collaborate in the search, but the vehicle was not there.

15:25 – Senator Raphael Warnock speaks about the Atlanta shooting on the floor of the US Senate in Washington, DC

3:07 PM – Atlanta Public Schools say they have lifted the lockdown and will begin dismissing students.

2:54 pm – APD lifts shelter-in-place order in downtown Atlanta, but asks everyone to stay out of the area.

2:46 pm – Atlanta Public Schools says dismissal will be delayed for all Midtown and Washington cluster schools, as well as Stanton Elementary School, King Middle School, Wesley International Charter School and Dunbar Elementary School. Parents are asked to stay home instead of coming to school.

2:32 PM – APD identifies the suspect as 24-year-old Deion Patterson

2:25 PM – Grady Memorial Hospital holds a press conference. The doctor confirms that four people were taken to the hospital. Three of them are in critical condition. Two of these three patients are in surgery and the third in the emergency room.

1:40 pm – Whole Foods next to the hospital sends out a statement saying they are closed.

1:35 pm – Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens says he is in contact with APD.

I am in close contact with the Atlanta Police Department as they are responding to an active shooter situation in Midtown near 1100 W Peachtree. Those in the area should take shelter in place. keep going @Atlanta_Police for updates. Stay tuned.

— Andre Dickens (@andreforatlanta) May 3, 2023

1:31 pm – Update from Atlanta police to confirm that one person is dead and four others are injured.

1:30 pm – Atlanta Public Schools announces that several schools are closed externally for the remainder of the day.

1:06 pm – Atlanta police release photos of the unidentified suspect and confirm he is still “at large.”

12:49 pm – Channel 2 Action News begins LIVE wall-to-wall coverage.

12:46 pm – APD places a shelter-in-place order, asking everyone in the area to stay where they are.

12:43 pm – The APD confirms that there are several people injured.

12:37 pm – APD tweets they are investigating an active shooter in the area of ​​110 W. Peachtree St. NW.

12:11 pm – Channel 2 Action News is contacting the Atlanta Police Department about people possibly being shot in downtown Atlanta.

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