At around 12:08 p.m., Deion Patterson, 24, allegedly shot at least five people, all women between the ages of 25 and 71, in an 11th floor waiting room at the Northside Hospital Midtown medical office, according to Atlanta Police Chief Darin Schierbaum. A 39-year-old woman was killed and pronounced dead at the scene.
Schierbaum said the vehicle Patterson allegedly stole was later recovered, but a gun has not yet been found. Police were following leads in parts of Cobb County that neighbor Atlanta late Wednesday afternoon, Schierbaum added.
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Three of the victims in the Atlanta shooting remain in critical condition after undergoing medical procedures, a Grady Health System spokesperson told The Washington Post. The fourth patient is in stable condition. Police did not disclose if the victims were patients, employees or a mix.
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