Atlanta police: 1 dead, 4 injured in shooting; manhunt for suspect

The Lead with Jake Tapper

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🗓️ 3 May 2023

⏱️ 80 minutes

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At least one person is dead and at least four others were injured, three critically, after a shooting in Atlanta. All the victims were female, the police said. According to law enforcement, the shooting happened after a man, who was accompanied by his mother, became enraged during a visit to a Midtown medical facility and opened fire. The suspect, Deion Patterson, is still at large. Also, former secretary of defense and former CIA director Leon Panetta joins to discuss Russian allegations that Ukraine attempted to assassinate Putin. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the lead I'm Jake Tapper and we are going to continue our breaking news coverage
0:09.2	just moments ago.
0:10.2	We got an update from Atlanta police about the manhunt underway for the man accused
0:14.5	of a deadly mass shooting at a medical center.
0:17.6	Police say the 24-year-old Dion Patterson should be considered armed and dangerous.
0:22.3	A source says Patterson was at the building for an appointment when he became agitated.
0:26.9	The Atlanta police chief says Patterson started shooting in the waiting room, at least one
0:31.3	person has been killed, four others injured, all of the victim's women.
0:36.0	Within the last hour, Atlanta police lifted the shelter in place order for the areas around
0:40.0	the medical center.
0:41.0	Police say they believe Patterson's car-jacked vehicle near the scene of the shooting
0:45.4	as police were responding.
0:47.0	Investigators say they have since found that car, but Patterson was not in it.
0:53.5	They are dealing with someone that is armed and dangerous.
0:57.9	This is a deadly situation.
0:59.6	This individual has just, indeed, conducted an act that we want to make sure that you
1:05.6	know that if you see him, do not approach what you are to call 911.
1:12.2	CNN's Ryan Young is live for us now near the crime scene in Midtown.
1:15.6	Atlanta Ryan tells us more about we know about the suspect who remains on the run.
1:21.4	That is what has been confirmed to us at this point that he is still on the run after that car-jacking.
1:27.4	We have been able to move closer to the scene at this point.
1:30.4	This is the hospital complex that the shooting happened.
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