2 Dead, 1 Hurt In Midtown Shooting Were Targeted: Atlanta Police

ATLANTA, GA — A woman suspected of shooting three people — killing two — was taken into custody Monday after the attacks in Atlanta’s Midtown neighborhood, according to police.

The shootings occurred around 2 p.m., when officers were called to the 1200 block of West Peachtree Street, where they found two people shot, before responding to the 1100 block of Peachtree Street, police said, where they discovered another victim. The lone survivor remained hospitalized as of Monday afternoon, according to police.

“We do not believe these were random acts of violence,” Interim Chief of Police Darin Schierbaum said Monday at a press conference live-streamed by the Atlanta Police Department. “We do believe that individuals were likely targeted that were harmed today.”

The shooting triggered a shelter-in-place alert for the area, according to police, and the search for the attacker led emergency personnel to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, where the woman was taken into custody about 4 p.m. Her weapon, a handgun, was also recovered at the airport, police said. The woman was not in a controlled section of the airport when she was apprehended, according to Mayor Andre Dickens.

“You are safe at this time,” Dickens said, addressing community members while at the press conference. “The suspect has been apprehended and all is back to normal.”

The section of Midtown where the shooting took place is a busy commercial area, with businesses, restaurants, offices and hotels.

Tips from the public and an extensive camera network had a role in the woman's swift apprehension, according to police. Numerous agencies took part in the response, including the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office; the Fulton County Marshal’s Department; the MARTA Police Department; the Georgia State University Police Department; the Georgia Tech Police Department; the Atlanta Fire Rescue Department; and Grady EMS.