The 38-year-old woman killed in a shooting at an Atlanta medical facility has been identified as Centers for Disease Control and Prevention employee Amy St. Pierre.
The Fulton County Medical Examiners’ Office confirmed her death to Fox News Digital hours after suspect Deion Patterson was captured in Cobb County following the Wednesday afternoon attack. He has since been charged with one count of murder and four counts of aggravated assault.
“CDC is deeply saddened by the unexpected loss of a colleague killed today in the Midtown Atlanta shooting,” the health agency said in a statement. “Our hearts are with her family, friends, and colleagues as they remember her and grieve this tragic loss.”
A LinkedIn profile purportedly belonging to St. Pierre listed her as being a CDC Public Health Advisor.
ATLANTA SHOOTING SUSPECT CAPTURED IN COBB COUNTY
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. Patterson then went to a Shell gas station and took a pickup truck that had been left running and unattended, authorities said.
Atlanta Police Deputy Chief Charles Hampton Jr. declined 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.”
The other victims were identified by police as being a 39-year-old female, a 71-year-old female, a 56-year-old female and a 25-year-old female, according to Fox5 Atlanta.
The station reports that three of the patients sent to a local hospital are in serious condition and are recovering in an intensive care unit. Two of those people had to undergo surgery.
The fourth victim is reported to be doing well.
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