{{Short description|Mass shooting in Georgia, U.S.}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2023}} {{Use American English|date=May 2023}} {{Infobox civilian attack | title = 2023 Atlanta shooting | image = Law enforcement at the scene of the Northside Hospital Midtown mass shooting.jpg | image_size = | alt = | caption = Law enforcement officers at the hospital approximately one and a half hours after the shooting | map_size = | map_alt = | map_caption = Location of shooting in Atlanta | location = [[Midtown Atlanta]], Georgia, U.S. | target = | coordinates = {{Coord|33.7852|-84.3883|type:event_dim:50|display=inline,title}} | date = {{Start date and age|2023|05|03}} | time = c. 12:00 p.m. | timezone = [[Eastern Time Zone|UTC−4]] | type = [[Mass shooting]] | fatalities = 1 | injuries = 4 | weapons = Handgun | accused = Deion Duwane Patterson<ref name="cnn.com"/> | motive = }}
On May 3, 2023, a [[mass shooting]] occurred at a [[Northside Hospital]] facility in [[Midtown Atlanta]], Georgia, United States. Five people were shot, one fatally and three critically, before a male suspect fled the scene. The suspect, Deion Patterson, was apprehended eight hours later and charged with one count of murder and four counts of aggravated assault.<ref name="CNNLive3rd">[https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/atlanta-midtown-shooting/h_490a58e841ff702873fe2a7989c8bda2 Midtown Atlanta shooting suspect arrested, police say] CNN</ref><ref name="CNN">{{cite news |title=Live updates: Atlanta Midtown shooting news |url=https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/atlanta-midtown-shooting |access-date=May 3, 2023 |work=CNN |date=May 3, 2023 |language=en |archive-date=May 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230503183911/https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/atlanta-midtown-shooting |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Li |first1=David K. |last2=Arkin |first2=Daniel |title=Suspect at large in shooting at Atlanta medical facility that left 1 dead and multiple injured, police say |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/suspect-large-active-shooter-situation-atlanta-leaves-multiple-injured-rcna82692 |access-date=May 3, 2023 |work=NBC News |date=May 3, 2023 |language=en}}</ref>
==Shooting== The shooting took place on May 3, 2023, at approximately 12:00 p.m. [[Eastern Time Zone|EDT]]. Police were dispatched at 12:08 p.m.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/atlanta-midtown-shooting/h_29cd103bbcad71549c62fcafe7591d07 |title=Police chief: 5 women were shot in medical center waiting room |date=May 3, 2023 |publisher=[[CNN]] |access-date=May 3, 2023}}</ref> The [[Atlanta Police Department]] (APD) issued a tweet at 12:37 p.m. urging residents to shelter in place near Northside Hospital's Midtown facility, following up reports of an active shooter situation inside the building with multiple confirmed injuries.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/atlanta-midtown-shooting/h_e581eee4c91a30c844fae9e1399a4e26 |title=Multiple people injured in shooting in midtown Atlanta, police say |date=May 3, 2023 |last=Riess |first=Rebekah |publisher=[[CNN]] |access-date=May 3, 2023}}</ref> The facility is located in a commercial district within [[Atlanta]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/atlanta-midtown-shooting/h_ad863bbd4628b27b9e43cb3d065bf1f6 |title=What we know about the area where the Atlanta shooting unfolded |date=May 3, 2023 |last=Williams |first=Ashley |publisher=[[CNN]] |access-date=May 3, 2023}}</ref> According to police, the suspect was there for an appointment and was accompanied by his mother. At some point, he became agitated and pulled out a handgun. The nature of the appointment has not been disclosed due to [[HIPAA]] regulations.<ref name="CNNSuspect">{{Cite web |url=https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/atlanta-midtown-shooting/h_d44a7e12519066354132b44d6924568a |title=Suspected shooter was going to a medical appointment, police say |last=Riess |first=Rebekah |date=May 3, 2023 |publisher=[[CNN]] |access-date=May 3, 2023 |archive-date=May 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230503213749/https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/atlanta-midtown-shooting/h_d44a7e12519066354132b44d6924568a |url-status=live }}</ref> The APD began a manhunt for the suspect several minutes later, tweeting a photograph of the suspect.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/atlanta-midtown-shooting/h_d5c0c69af24785dd35a3fb85692fccaa |title=Police are searching for the suspect |date=May 3, 2023 |publisher=[[CNN]] |access-date=May 3, 2023}}</ref> Atlantic House apartments, located near the hospital, was put under lockdown.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/atlanta-midtown-shooting/h_e9b9226148e54ffe2f77699102c10cfd |title=Atlanta resident says her apartment building was placed on lockdown |date=May 3, 2023 |last=Sykes |first=Jillian |publisher=[[CNN]] |access-date=May 3, 2023}}</ref> The shelter-in-place was lifted an hour later.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/atlanta-midtown-shooting/h_f45309926f4407916950fb5e43a1ce26 |title=Police lift shelter-in-place advisory as search for suspect continues |date=May 3, 2023 |last=Smart |first=Sara |publisher=[[CNN]] |access-date=May 3, 2023}}</ref>
According to APD chief Darin Schierbaum, the suspect stole a white [[Toyota Tacoma]] truck at a nearby [[Shell USA|Shell]] gas station and was able to flee the scene.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/atlanta-midtown-shooting/h_540668b7aca3a03d41dbbc080ba636fa |title=Suspect carjacked a vehicle and was able to flee the scene of the shooting, police chief says |date=May 3, 2023 |publisher=[[CNN]] |access-date=May 3, 2023}}</ref> Police in [[Cobb County]] increased their presence in [[Vinings, Georgia|Vinings]], [[Cumberland, Georgia|Cumberland]], and the area surrounding [[Truist Park]] in an effort to find the suspect.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/atlanta-midtown-shooting/h_304441a43f22636a09801eba33ec2971 |title=Police ramp up law enforcement presence in areas of Cobb County |date=May 3, 2023 |last=Smart |first=Sara |publisher=[[CNN]] |access-date=May 3, 2023}}</ref> According to a license plate reader, the suspect was near Truist Park and [[The Battery Atlanta|The Battery]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/atlanta-midtown-shooting/h_6efd15934e48b1bc13306d3479302cc4 |title=Atlanta shooting suspect may be near Truist Park, according to license plate reader |date=May 3, 2023 |last1=Morris |first1=Jason |last2=Tuchman |first2=Gary |publisher=[[CNN]] |access-date=May 3, 2023}}</ref> The stolen vehicle was recovered at a parking garage with a nearby camera recording the suspect around 12:30 p.m.<ref name="NYTimesInfo">{{Cite web |last1=Tumin |first1=Remy |last2=Diaz |first2=Johnny |date=May 3, 2023 |title=One Dead and 4 Injured in Shooting at Atlanta Medical Building, Police Say |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/03/us/atlanta-shooting.html |access-date=May 3, 2023 |work=[[The New York Times]] |archive-date=May 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230503182112/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/03/us/atlanta-shooting.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/atlanta-midtown-shooting/h_490a58e841ff702873fe2a7989c8bda2 |title=Midtown Atlanta shooting suspect arrested, police say |date=May 3, 2023 |publisher=[[CNN]] |access-date=May 3, 2023}}</ref>
[[Atlanta Public Schools]] dispatched officers at the schools it administrates and held students for dismissal.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/atlanta-midtown-shooting/h_cacebdf15544e206290a1ba79a3eccc0 |title=Atlanta school district is clear to dismiss students near Midtown shooting, police say |date=May 3, 2023 |last=Riess |first=Rebekah |publisher=[[CNN]] |access-date=May 3, 2023}}</ref> All patient appointments at the facility were canceled for May 4.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/atlanta-midtown-shooting/h_7e36ef97c8a873d4109f39fd82291dad |title=Northside Medical will be closed Thursday and all patient appointments have been canceled |date=May 3, 2023 |last=Smart |first=Sara |publisher=[[CNN]] |access-date=May 3, 2023}}</ref>
Nearly eight hours later, at 7:40 p.m. police arrested 24-year-old Deion Patterson<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-04 |title=Shooting inside Atlanta building leaves 1 dead, 4 injured, suspect identified|url=https://www.41nbc.com/police-multiple-injured-in-shooting-inside-atlanta-building/|access-date=2023-05-04 |website=WMGT-TV |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="fox5atlanta.com">{{Cite web |date=2023-05-04 |title=Midtown Hospital Shooting Timeline: Atlanta's manhunt for active shooter ends |url=https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/atlanta-midtown-hospital-shooting-northside-timeline-deion-patterson |access-date=2023-05-04 |website=FOX 5 Atlanta |language=en-US}}</ref> in [[Smyrna, Georgia|Smyrna]]'s Waterford Place neighborhood,<ref>{{cite web |title=Midtown Atlanta shooter who killed 1 and injured 4 arrested, charged, police say |url=https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/atlanta-police-issues-warning-about-possible-active-shooter |website=FOX 5 Atlanta |date=May 3, 2023 |access-date=May 4, 2023 |archive-date=May 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230503193011/https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/atlanta-police-issues-warning-about-possible-active-shooter |url-status=live }}</ref> {{convert|13|mi|km}} from the scene of the shooting.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.wsbtv.com/news/new-video-shows-midtown-mass-shooting-suspect-surrender-police-cobb-county/M4T6UBX46JDNNIRN2ZCFR75BK4/|title=New video shows the Jonesboro native suspect in Midtown Atlanta shooting captured by Cobb County Police in Smyrna|publisher=[[WSB-TV]]|access-date=May 3, 2023}}</ref>
==Victims== The victims were all women, with ages ranging from 25 to 71. The deceased was identified as 39-year-old Amy St. Pierre, who was employed by the Atlanta-based [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]].<ref name="cnn.com"/> She had been shot point blank in the head.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Journal-Constitution (TNS) |first=Alan Judd The Atlanta |date=2023-05-05 |title=Atlanta mass shooting suspect’s mother says he is mentally ill, couldn’t get his medicine |url=https://www.al.com/news/2023/05/atlanta-mass-shooting-suspects-mother-says-he-is-mentally-ill-couldnt-get-his-medicine.html |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=al |language=en}}</ref> A reward of $10,000 was offered for information that led to the indictment of the suspect.<ref name="AP3rd">{{Cite web |last=Amy |first=Jeff |last2=Brumback |first2=Kate |date=2023-05-06 |title=Police arrest suspect in Atlanta shooting; 1 dead, 4 wounded |url=https://apnews.com/article/atlanta-shooting-midtown-0dadef247e62aa87e9d3422816e995a2 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230503201507/https://apnews.com/article/atlanta-shooting-midtown-0dadef247e62aa87e9d3422816e995a2 |archive-date=3 May 2023 |access-date=2024-06-14 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref> The suspect's mother was also inside the hospital at the time of the shooting but left uninjured.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Graziosi |first=Graig |date=2023-05-04 |title=Deion Patterson: Everything we know about Atlanta mass shooting suspect |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/atlanta-mass-shooting-deion-patterson-suspect-explained-b2331930.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230503203427/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/atlanta-mass-shooting-deion-patterson-suspect-explained-b2331930.html |archive-date=3 May 2023 |access-date=2024-06-14 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref>
Victims were treated at [[Grady Memorial Hospital]]. According to the Associate Chief of Neurosurgery [[Sanjay Gupta]], three victims arrived in critical condition and required surgery.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/atlanta-midtown-shooting/h_53f471a2383f3d4a99d667e53a0b6958 |title=3 people remain hospitalized in critical condition, and 2 of them are in surgery, hospital says |date=May 3, 2023 |last=Gupta |first=Sanjay |author-link=Sanjay Gupta |publisher=[[CNN]] |access-date=May 3, 2023}}</ref> The fourth victim arrived in stable condition and was not expected to require surgery.<ref name="cnn.com">{{cite news |title=Police detail the hourslong manhunt that ended in the Atlanta shooting suspect's arrest |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/03/us/atlanta-midtown-shooting/index.html |access-date=May 4, 2023 |work=CNN |date=May 4, 2023 |language=en |archive-date=May 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230503202139/https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/03/us/atlanta-midtown-shooting/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Two of the victims were able to be released within a week of the shooting, with the other two leaving the hospital on May 11 and May 15.<ref>[https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/midtown-atlanta-shooting-victims-out-of-hospital/85-a743abdc-6902-4025-b76d-f10eeec6149c Midtown Atlanta shooting victims who were injured now out of Grady Hospital, officials say] [[WXIA-TV]]</ref> One of the wounded victims had been shot in the head.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Stevens |first=Alexis |title=Grief, recovery and a push for change one year after Midtown Atlanta shooting spree |url=https://www.ajc.com/news/crime/grief-recovery-and-a-push-for-change-one-year-after-midtown-shooting-spree/N4DBVEPGTRHTDKL6BK5TLTT3MM/ |access-date=2024-12-16 |work=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution |language=English |issn=1539-7459}}</ref>
==Aftermath== Northside Medical Midtown would remain closed until May 8, when it partially reopened for most services.<ref name="WANF-2024">[Northside Medical Midtown working to reopen as hospital navigates deadly shooting https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2023/05/08/northside-medical-midtown-working-reopen-hospital-navigates-deadly-shooting/] [[WANF]]</ref> All locations of Laureate Medical Group closed for two days following the shooting,<ref>[https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/providers/1-killed-4-injured-atlanta-medical-office-mass-shooting One killed, 4 injured in Atlanta medical office mass shooting] [[Fierce Healthcare]]</ref> with the Midtown location where the shooting took place remaining closed.<ref name="WANF-2024"/><!--Unclear when LMG Midtown reopened-->
===Investigation=== The Atlanta Police Department and [[United States Coast Guard]] worked together to investigate the shooting.<ref name="CNNCG">{{Cite web |url=https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/atlanta-midtown-shooting/h_dc267a9f5819384fd31cc8f0c1048498 |title=Atlanta shooting suspect is a former Coast Guard member |date=May 3, 2023 |last=Britzky |first=Haley |publisher=[[CNN]] |access-date=May 3, 2023}}</ref> The family of the suspected gunman assisted law enforcement.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/atlanta-midtown-shooting/h_47bc8d2aac6f6b688c447b02d8607d5e |title=Shooting suspect's family cooperating with law enforcement, Atlanta police chief says |date=May 3, 2023 |last=Smart |first=Sara |publisher=[[CNN]] |access-date=May 3, 2023}}</ref>
The suspect was indicted in late July on the original charges of murder and aggravated assault. The suspect was also indicted on additional charges of felony murder, attempted murder, aggravated battery, criminal damage to property, theft by taking, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. Investigators claimed that the suspect had an appointment at a doctor's office inside Northside Medical Midtown, but was not seen due to being late to the appointment.<ref>[https://www.ajc.com/news/crime/midtown-atlanta-shooting-suspect-indicted-on-murder-16-other-charges/WNBUDUF3XJH7TFLW2GJNGCOM6Y/ Midtown Atlanta shooting suspect indicted on murder, 16 other charges] [[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]</ref><ref>[https://www.news-journal.com/atlanta-shooting-suspect-being-held-in-jail-s-medical-observation-unit/article_99a2aa74-eae8-11ed-9a00-ff46f07be8dd.html Atlanta shooting suspect being held in jail's medical observation unit] [[Longview News-Journal]]</ref>
==Accused== Deion Duwane Patterson was born in [[Hanover, Maryland]] on October 19, 1998,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://fcsoga.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Media-Advisory-Mugshot-of-Deion-Patterson-Suspect-in-Hospital-Shooting-May-4-2023.pdf|title=Media Advisory Released By Fulton Clerk — Deion First Appearance|date=May 4, 2023|access-date=May 4, 2023}}</ref> and raised in [[Jonesboro, Georgia]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.npr.org/2023/05/03/1173723661/atlanta-shooting-police-updates-medical-building |title=Atlanta police search for a gunman who killed 1 and injured 4 in a medical building |date=May 3, 2023 |last1=Diaz |first1=Jaclyn |last2=Hagen |first2=Lisa |publisher=[[NPR]] |access-date=May 3, 2023}}</ref> He is a former Coast Guard [[electrician's mate]] second class, serving from July 2018 until January 2023. He had previous criminal histories in both [[Henry County, Georgia|Henry County]] and [[Clayton County, Georgia|Clayton County]] dating back to 2015.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Darnell |first=Tim |last2=Polansky |first2=Rachel |date=May 3, 2023 |title=Who is Deion Patterson, the Jonesboro man in Midtown Atlanta's mass shooting? |url=https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2023/05/03/who-is-deion-patterson-suspect-midtown-atlantas-mass-shooting/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230503210454/https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2023/05/03/who-is-deion-patterson-suspect-midtown-atlantas-mass-shooting/ |archive-date=May 3, 2023 |access-date=May 3, 2023 |website=[[WGCL-TV]] |publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=May 3, 2023 |title=What we know about the Midtown Atlanta shooting suspect |url=https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/midtown-atlanta-active-shooting-suspect-deion-patterson-information |access-date=May 3, 2023 |website=[[WAGA-TV]] |publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Diaz |first1=Jaclyn |last2=Hagen |first2=Lisa |date=May 3, 2023 |title=Atlanta police search for a gunman who killed 1 and injured 4 in a medical building |url=https://www.npr.org/2023/05/03/1173723661/atlanta-shooting-police-updates-medical-building |access-date=May 3, 2023 |website=[[NPR]] |publisher=}}</ref><ref name="CNNSuspect"/><ref>{{Cite web |last=Stevens |first=Alexis |date=May 4, 2023 |title=Patterson's court records, including a St. Louis traffic violation in 2020 |url=https://www.ajc.com/news/who-is-deion-patterson-what-we-know-so-far-about-the-suspect/BDIGLT7P3JEDDPY7V7R4JGBWZE/ |access-date=May 4, 2023 |website=[[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution]] |publisher=}}</ref> He was subsequently charged with one count of murder and four counts of aggravated assault.<ref name="fox5atlanta.com" />
==Reactions== [[President of the United States|President]] [[Joe Biden]] and [[Vice President of the United States|vice president]] [[Kamala Harris]] were made aware of the shooting. White House press secretary [[Karine Jean-Pierre]] told reporters that Biden is "frustrated about what we're seeing in our communities and in our schools and our churches".<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/atlanta-midtown-shooting/h_b7f91b19aa82378ce3e3bbb12c9e00bd |title=White House is monitoring search for suspect in Atlanta medical center shooting |date=May 3, 2023 |last=Judd |first=DJ |publisher=[[CNN]] |access-date=May 3, 2023}}</ref> Governor [[Brian Kemp]], following the capture of Patterson, said: "We are heartbroken by today's tragedy in Midtown Atlanta and join all Georgians in praying for those impacted and their loved ones...also thanking God for the brave local and state law enforcement who responded forcefully and without hesitation".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bunch |first=Riley |title=Kemp thanks law enforcement involved in shooting investigation |url=https://www.ajc.com/news/kemp-thanks-law-enforcement-involved-in-shooting-investigation/XQDIL4TSLNHANJP5BTSDKYV5YU/ |access-date=2023-05-05 |website=ajc |language=English |archive-date=May 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230505132043/https://www.ajc.com/news/kemp-thanks-law-enforcement-involved-in-shooting-investigation/XQDIL4TSLNHANJP5BTSDKYV5YU/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Georgia senator [[Raphael Warnock]], whose children were put under lockdown during the shooting, addressed [[United States Congress|Congress]] to demand action on gun legislation.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/atlanta-midtown-shooting/h_5233d0d993aff5d9a781c66c3a268566 |title=Sen. Warnock: ''My own two children were on lockdown'' after Atlanta shooting |last=Robertson |first=Nicky |date=May 3, 2023 |publisher=[[NPR]] |access-date=May 3, 2023}}</ref> Atlanta mayor [[Andre Dickens]] said it was a "traumatic day" for the city and called for stricter gun laws.<ref name="cnn.com"/>
[[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention|CDC]] spokesperson Benjamin Haynes said in an email that the organization was deeply saddened to learn of the death of Amy St. Pierre, who was an employee of the Atlanta-based CDC headquarters, and the only fatality of the shooting.<ref name="cnn.com"/>
==See also== {{Portal|Crime|Georgia (U.S. state)}} * [[List of mass shootings in the United States in 2023]] * [[Buffalo, Minnesota clinic attack]] * [[2022 Tulsa hospital shooting]]
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{Atlanta history}} {{Mass shootings in the United States in the 2020s}}
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