Atlanta shooting suspect charged with murder, aggravated assault
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The Atlanta shooting suspect has been charged with one count of murder and four counts of aggravated assault, Fulton County Jail records show. One woman was killed and four others were wounded in Wednesday's shooting at a medical building in Atlanta's Midtown neighborhood.
Deion Patterson was awaiting his first court appearance Thursday after police say he opened fire in the waiting room of a medical practice Wednesday. Workers and others in the bustling commercial district took shelter for hours during the manhunt.
Authorities swarmed the area shortly after noon in search of the shooter. The 24-year-old suspect was captured in Cobb County, just northwest of Atlanta.

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