Pierre according to arrest warrants released Thursday. Patterson used a semi-automatic handgun to shoot St. Generous supporter of worthy causes, she was the social conscience of our family.” "Amy was selfless always, she wanted more for others but never for herself. “She was driven by compassion, both in her work in the field of maternal mortality, and in her everyday life,” her family said in a statement issued Thursday. That research involved a CDC program called “Enhancing Reviews and Surveillance to Eliminate Maternal Mortality.” A key aim of the initiative is to work toward “the elimination of preventable maternal mortality in the United States.” Pierre has done research aimed at reducing pregnancy-related deaths, according to a 2021 research report she co-authored. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, where she worked, “is deeply saddened by the unexpected loss of a colleague,” spokesperson Benjamin Haynes said in a statement. She left behind a husband and two young children. Pierre, 38, was pronounced dead at the scene. Patterson then went to a Shell gas station and took a pickup truck that had been left running and unattended, authorities said.Īmy St. Patterson had an appointment at a Northside Medical building and opened fire shortly after arriving in an attack that lasted about two minutes, law enforcement officials said at a news conference Wednesday night. declined Wednesday to discuss any details of the investigation or a possible motive, saying, “Why he did what he did, all of that is still under investigation.” “My team is investigating the details and circumstances of the charges to provide him with zealous, effective, and timely representation.”Ītlanta Police Deputy Chief Charles Hampton Jr. “He is a veteran and suffers from apparent mental health issues,” Hoover wrote in an email.
Shawn Hoover, an attorney appointed to represent him, said he met with Patterson Thursday morning. Patterson, 24, was captured hours later in Cobb County, just northwest of Atlanta, after several residents there called 911 to report seeing someone who matched his description. Authorities swarmed the city’s midtown neighborhood shortly after noon Wednesday in search of the shooter.
ATLANTA – The suspect in a mass shooting in Atlanta that left one woman dead and four others wounded has been charged with one count of murder and four counts of aggravated assault, Fulton County Jail records show.ĭeion Patterson waived his first court appearance Thursday, a day after police say he opened fire in the waiting room of an Atlanta medical practice.
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