The mom of the person accused of taking pictures 5 individuals in midtown Atlanta stated he was offended that docs wouldn’t give him Ativan, an anti-anxiety drug.
Deion Patterson, 24, is accused of opening fireplace within the ready room of a Northside Hospital medical workplace, killing one girl and wounding 4 others.
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Channel 2′s Sophia Choi spoke to Patterson’s mom off-camera after the taking pictures. She advised Choi that docs wouldn’t give her son the tranquilizer, which treats anxiousness however which may also be addictive.
Channel 2 Motion Information realized that Patterson was a Coast Guardsman, however that he had been discharged in January. It’s unclear why he was discharged.
Police stated he was solely within the medical workplace for 2 minutes earlier than he opened fireplace.
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Patterson was arrested hours later after he was discovered hiding in a pool home at a Cobb County house complicated. Video exhibits him give up to officers earlier than being handcuffed.
Surveillance video from close by companies confirmed Patterson operating from the medical workplace.
Police stated Patterson ran from the medical workplace after the taking pictures and stole a truck that was operating and empty at a close-by Shell station.
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The girl who was killed has been recognized as 39-year-old Amy St. Pierre, who was employed on the U.S. Facilities for Illness Prevention and Management.
The opposite 4 victims, three of whom stay in vital situation, haven’t been recognized.
Patterson has been charged with one depend of homicide and 4 counts of aggravated assault.