Category: Georgia

Atlanta Shooting Suspect Has Been Charged With Murder

ATLANTA—The suspect in a 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. Deion Patterson waived his first court appearance Thursday, a day after police say he opened fire in the waiting room…


Official: Gunman Kills 3, Then Self in Rural Georgia Town

A Georgia man shot two of his relatives and a fast food worker dead before killing himself on Thursday in rural south Georgia, the local coroner said. The shooter killed his mother and grandmother at two neighboring homes and killed a woman at a McDonald’s restaurant in downtown Moultrie, Colquitt County Coroner C. Verlyn Brock…


Historic, Spirited Blairsville Offers an Endless Supply of Georgia’s Mountain Culture

By Mary Ann Anderson From Tribune News Service Blairsville—Spring had come to the Blue Ridge Mountains. The rhododendron and mountain laurel were popping out in unreal shades of pink, and the massive hardwoods of birch and maple only recently bare-leafed in winter had begun their seasonal metamorphoses with emerald-green new growth. Somewhere in those forest-covered…


1 Dead, 4 Wounded in Atlanta Shooting; Suspect Arrested

One woman was killed and four others were injured on May 3 in a shooting at a medical facility in Atlanta, police said. The shooting took place around noon inside a waiting room at Northside Hospital on West Peachtree Street Northwest, according to the Atlanta Police Department. The four injured women were rushed to Grady Hospital,…


Shooter at Large After Shooting Multiple People in Atlanta, Authorities Say

Multiple people have been injured in an active shooting in downtown Atlanta, authorities in Georgia said on May 3. The Atlanta Police Department said it was investigating an active shooter around 1110 West Peachtree Street Northwest, the site of a hospital. “We are aware of multiple people injured. No suspect is in custody,” police officials…


1 Dead, 3 Wounded in Atlanta Shooting: Police

Multiple people have been injured in an active shooting in downtown Atlanta, authorities in Georgia said on May 3. The Atlanta Police Department said it was investigating an active shooter around 1110 West Peachtree Street Northwest, the site of a hospital. “We are aware of multiple people injured. No suspect is in custody,” police officials…


1 Dead, 4 Wounded in Atlanta Shooting: Authorities

Multiple people were shot in downtown Atlanta on May 3, authorities in Georgia said. The shooting took place at 1110 West Peachtree Street Northwest, the site of a hospital facility, according to the Atlanta Police Department. Police said one person died at the scene and at least three others were injured. Officials at a nearby hospital said…


1 Dead, 4 Wounded in Atlanta Shooting; Suspect Identified

Multiple people were shot in downtown Atlanta on May 3, authorities in Georgia said. The shooting took place around noon inside the waiting room at a Northside Hospital on West Peachtree Street Northwest, according to the Atlanta Police Department. One person died on the scene and four others were rushed to Grady Hospital, authorities said. All…


CDC Probing COVID-19 Outbreak After Health Agency’s Annual Conference in Georgia

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has launched a rapid investigation after more than 30 of its own staff members tested positive for COVID-19 following a conference in Atlanta, Georgia. A spokesperson for the CDC confirmed to The Hill that the 2023 Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) conference began on April 24 in Atlanta, where…


Georgia Inmate Pleads Guilty to Scamming Hollywood Producer out of $11 Million

A Georgia inmate pleaded guilty in federal court on Tuesday to scamming a Hollywood movie producer out of $11 million with a contraband cellphone he had smuggled into his cell. In 2020, Arthur Cofield—who is serving time at a Georgia Correctional Facility—was indicted for conspiracy to commit bank fraud and money laundering, according to a…