Crane collapse injures four people

On Monday afternoon in Midtown Atlanta, the unthinkable happened. A crane collapse left four people injured and buildings in the area destabilized. Multiple individuals, including a construction worker and passersby, described the incident and its aftermath. The drama began just before 2:30 pm, as Katerina Mathis, a resident in the neighborhood, heard a loud crash. This was followed by tremendous shaking of the ground and the construction worker’s explanation that a portion of a crane …

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Atlanta hospital shooting leaves one dead and four injured, gunman still on the loose

A gunman opened fire at Northside Hospital Medical Midtown in Atlanta on Wednesday afternoon, resulting in one death and at least four injuries. The suspect, identified as 24-year-old Deion Patterson, remains at large. Police are actively searching for him and consider him to be “armed and dangerous.” Patterson reportedly became enraged while at the hospital with his mother for an appointment. Following the shooting, one victim was pronounced dead at the scene, while the other …

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