There is a confirmed active shooter in midtown Atlanta. Because details are so few, I will link some tweets before I start digging.
I must emphasize that police are asking civilians to stay away from the scene. More as details warrant.
-ROC
Update: Authorities believe at least one dead with three injured, but this is preliminary.
Here are what is said to be images of the suspect:
-ROC
CNN has more details:
One person is dead and four others have been taken to the hospital, the Atlanta Police Department said Wednesday, as authorities continue to search for a gunman who they said shot multiple people at Northside Hospital Medical in Midtown.
Police issued a “be on the lookout” for the suspect, telling CNN the suspect is known to them and remains at large.
..The shooting occurred after a man became enraged during a trip to the medical facility, according to police. A source told CNN the man was visiting the medical facility with his mother Wednesday.
-ROC
According to the link provided by Mathy Kathy below, (Thank you) there have been:
229
U.S. mass shootings in 2023
5364
mass shootings since 1/1/2013
0
days since last mass shooting
In 2023 alone, the United States has had more mass shootings than the other 9 countries below it combined.
# |
Country |
Number of Mass Shootings |
1 |
United States of America |
101 (229) |
2 |
Russia |
21 |
3 |
France |
8 |
4 |
Germany |
5 |
5 |
Canada |
4 |
6 |
Finland |
3 |
7 |
Belgium |
2 |
8 |
Czech Republic |
2 |
9 |
Italy |
2 |
10 |
Netherlands |
2 |
For comparison, Austraila has had less than 20 in almost 27 years.
Imagine a country where a trip to the store or movies did not require you to tell your children, “this is what you do if.”
There is one. Actually there are more than a few countries where this is the case.
We just have to elminate unfettered access to firearms.
-ROC
Update: Unfathomably, it seems this shooting, while the most publicized, is not even the worst event of its kind, since Tuesday.
The suspect in a quadruple homicide in Lake Wales early Tuesday morning was killed in a shootout with police as they attempted to take him into custody, Wednesday.
According to Lake Wales Police Department officials, Al Joseph Stenson fled to Slumberland Motel in Sanford, after shooting and killing a mother and her three children.
While police have released few details about the crimes, Stenson has been described as one of the victim's boyfriend and that they all knew each other. The names of the victims were not released because of Marsy’s Law.
The victims were 40, 21, 17, and 11. Three female, one male.
Update:
This is bad, obviously, if he is near schools, or a Major League Stadium.
This is also unconfirmed, however some believe this is the man here:
Please be careful in this area as clearly, the man is extremely dangerous.
At various times I have asked myself if just sitting in my “office” (Ikea desk in front of a picture window) writing is enough, and I know it is not.
-ROC