The woman, who killed two people and injured a third, at two separate locations in Midtown on Monday afternoon specifically targeted her victims.
Just two hours after the last shot was fired, the woman who investigators say killed two people and injured a third at two separate Midtown locations was arrested trying to board a flight.Investigators say the woman suspected of killing two people and injuring a third, at two separate locations inThe shootings essentially locked down the Midtown neighborhood in the heart ofThe name of the woman arrested or how she is connected to the victims have not yet been released.
Around 2 p.m., a second 911 call was placed, again reporting a shooting. This time it was at 1100 Peachtree Street. Officers arrived at the Eleven Hundred Peachtree executive office building to find one person injured by apparent gunfire. The victim was also rushed to an area hospital. Law enforcement officers from multiple federal, state, and local agencies descended into the heart of Midtown and an alert was put out asking people to avoid the area as well as residents and workers to shelter in place.A nearly 100-acre section of Midtown was flooded with officers all searching for the suspect. As officers were arriving at the scene, technicians at Atlanta police headquarters were already on the job.
"Now, we receiving various tips that gave a possible scenarios that may have been unfolding that the shooter could still be in the area or the shooter could have left the area, and that’s why you saw a city-wide search transpiring," Chief Schierbaum said.