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News Articles: shooting

Authorities say a gunman who opened fire, Wednesday, May 3, 2023, at an Atlanta medical facility, killing one, stole a vehicle shortly after the shooting in order to flee from police. The vehicle was later found at a Cobb County parking garage, pictured here on Monday, that is part of the Battery, a mixed-use development near the stadium where the Atlanta Braves play.

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Suspect in Atlanta shooting, which killed 1 and injured 4, is now in custody

A 39-year-old woman was killed and four other women were injured after a gunman opened fire in a downtown Atlanta medical office building, police said.

May 03, 2023
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz and
  • Lisa Hagen
Law enforcement officers run near the scene of an active shooter on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 in Atlanta. Atlanta police said there had been no additional shots fired since the initial shooting unfolded inside a building in a commercial area with many office towers and high-rise apartments.

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1 dead, 4 hurt in shooting inside Atlanta medical facility

Police say a shooter opened fire inside the waiting room of an Atlanta medical facility, killing one and injuring four others as authorities swarmed the city's bustling midtown neighborhood in search of the 24-year-old suspect. Atlanta police said the shooting occurred inside a Northside Medical building on Wednesday afternoon.

May 03, 2023
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  • Associated Press
Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens leads press conference with multiple agencies to announce that shooting suspect Deion Patterson has been arrested.

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Press conference: suspect arrested after Midtown Atlanta shooting left 1 dead, 4 injured

Police say one person has been fatally shot and at least four others injured in a shooting in a Midtown Atlanta building. The Atlanta Police Department said on Twitter that the active shooter was inside a building on West Peachtree Street, between 12th and 13th Streets. No suspect was in custody.

May 03, 2023
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  • Associated Press and
  • GPB News Staff
Kinsley White, 6, shows reporters her wound on Thursday in Gastonia, N.C.

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The N.C. man accused of shooting a 6-year-old and her parents was arrested in Florida

Authorities say Robert Singletary turned himself in to the sheriff's office in Tampa on Thursday, two days and some 600 miles away from the shooting. One victim is still in the hospital.

April 21, 2023
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  • Rachel Treisman
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Political Rewind: SCOTUS continues abortion drug access, DeKalb autopsy of slain protestor complete

Thursday on Political Rewind: The Supreme Court is temporarily allowing access to the abortion drug mifepristone while it decide if it will permit the medication's use. Meanwhile, the DeKalb County autopsy of Manuel Teran, the activist killed at the planned police training center, shows no gunpowder residue on their hands.

April 20, 2023
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 1 more
Robert Louis Singletary, 24, is facing four counts of attempted first-degree murder and other charges after Tuesday night's shooting.

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A suspect is wanted for shooting a 6-year-old after a basketball rolled into his yard

Authorities are looking for the North Carolina man they say shot a kindergartner and three others. It's the fourth high-profile incident this week in which apparent mistakes were met with gunshots.

April 20, 2023
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  • Rachel Treisman
Police in Elgin, Texas say 25-year-old Pedro Tello Rodriguez Jr. faces a third-degree felony count of deadly conduct after an early-morning shooting in an H-E-B parking lot.

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2 Texas cheerleaders were shot after 1 tried to get in the wrong car after practice

The shooting happened just after midnight in the grocery store parking lot the cheerleaders use when carpooling to practice. One of them, described as an all-star cheer icon, was critically injured.

April 19, 2023
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  • Rachel Treisman
Messages of support for teacher Abby Zwerner, who was shot by a 6-year-old student, grace the front door of Richneck Elementary School Newport News, Va. on Jan. 9, 2023. Zwerner said Monday, March 20, that she has had four surgeries and has gone through a challenging recovery.

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The mom of the 6-year-old who shot his teacher is being charged with child neglect

The child has not been charged in the shooting of Abby Zwerner, 25, a teacher at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Virginia.

April 11, 2023
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  • Ayana Archie
A Sig Sauer P320 handgun is held at a store.

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6 major takeaways from the ATF's first report in 20 years on U.S. gun crime

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives released a major report that details how stolen guns and emerging technology like "ghost guns" play a factor in gun violence in the U.S.

February 13, 2023
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  • Jaclyn Diaz
A law enforcement officer exits the Starts Right Here building, Monday, Jan. 23, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa. Police say two students were killed and a teacher was injured in a shooting at the Des Moines school on the edge of the city's downtown.

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Police say 2 students were killed and 1 man hurt in a Des Moines shooting

Police said Monday that one man had been charged and two other people remained in custody in a targeted shooting at an alternative educational program designed to keep at-risk youth away from trouble.

January 24, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Flowers are placed near the scene of a deadly mass shooting in Monterey Park, Calif., on Sunday.

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A suspect in the California mass shooting is dead, sheriff says

A gunman killed 10 people and wounded 10 others in the mass shooting in Monterey Park on Saturday. The incident took place near one of Southern California's largest Chinese New Year street festivals.

January 22, 2023
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  • Emma Bowman and
  • Juliana Kim
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A woman was arrested for killing her terminally ill husband at a Florida hospital

Police said the two had made a pact weeks beforehand. She could be charged with first-degree murder.

January 21, 2023
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  • Giulia Heyward

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Violence at Cop City; More voices back sports betting; Who's helping the economy?

Thursday on Political Rewind: During a police clearing of a proposed Atlanta training facility, a Georgia state trooper was shot and a protestor was shot and killed. Few details are currently public and the GBI is investigating the site.

Our panel has the latest from "Cop City" and more.

 

January 19, 2023
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 1 more
An officer stands inside Nordstrom at Mall of America after a shooting, Friday, Dec. 23, 2022, in Bloomington, Minn. A suspect wanted in connection with the fatal shooting at the mall in December was arrested in Georgia on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023.

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Police in Georgia arrest suspect in Mall of America shooting

A suspect wanted in connection with a fatal shooting at the Mall of America in December was arrested in Georgia on Tuesday. Bloomington, Minnesota, Police Chief Booker Hodges says the 17-year-old suspect was taken into custody in Decatur, Georgia, by federal and state law enforcement officials.

January 18, 2023
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  • Associated Press
Police say that Solomon Peña, left, sent a co-conspirator this image showing himself in a car with José Trujillo, an accused gunman in several drive-by shooting attacks on Democratic officials' homes in Albuquerque.

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A losing Republican candidate in N.M. is charged over shootings at homes of Democrats

A former candidate for the state legislature was arrested Monday for allegedly orchestrating the shootings at the homes of local Democratic officials.

January 18, 2023
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  • Ayana Archie and
  • Bill Chappell
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