Photos: Four people shot at Peachtree Center in downtown Atlanta

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Photos: Four people shot at Peachtree Center in downtown Atlanta

Four people were injured June 11, 2024, during a shooting in a busy downtown Atlanta food court, police said.

Peachtree Center in downtown Atlanta is seen Wednesday morning after a shooting on Tuesday afternoon left the suspect and three other people injured.

Peachtree Center is seen Wednesday morning after four people, including the suspect, were shot at its food court in downtown Atlanta Tuesday afternoon, police said.

Peachtree Center is seen Wednesday morning after four people, including the suspect, were shot at its food court in downtown Atlanta Tuesday afternoon, police said.

Peachtree Center is seen Wednesday morning after four people, including the suspect, were shot at its food court in downtown Atlanta on Tuesday, police said.

Four people were injured Tuesday afternoon during a shooting in a busy downtown Atlanta food court, police said. MIGUEL MARTINEZ / AJC

The incident took place at Peachtree Center’s The Hub, located at 235 Peachtree Street, Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens confirmed on social media. MIGUEL MARTINEZ / AJC

Authorities said one of the four people injured is believed to be the suspect, and all of them were alert. MIGUEL MARTINEZ / AJC

Few other details have been released, and police are working to determine what led to the gunfire. MIGUEL MARTINEZ / AJC

The building at Peachtree Street and John Portman Boulevard was placed in a lockdown and residents were asked to avoid the area immediately after the shooting, but all roads have since reopened. DAVID AARO / AJC

Firefighters and other law enforcement personnel also responded to the scene. DAVID AARO / AJC

“At this time, the scene is still open and active as officers are working to determine the circumstances surrounding the incident,” police spokesman Officer Aaron Fix said. DAVID AARO / AJC

The Peachtree Center MARTA station, which is a short walk from the shooting location, is not impacted. DAVID AARO / AJC

Spokeswoman Sgt. Deneya Littles added that MARTA police’s special operations response team and its tactical field officers are assisting Atlanta police officers and are patrolling the station. MIGUEL MARTINEZ / AJC

Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens (center, in white jacket) arrives at the incident scene. DAVID AARO / AJC

Mayor Andre Dickens speaks to the media outside Peachtree Center in downtown Atlanta. “A 34-year-old suspect armed with a handgun had entered the food court, and after a brief altercation with an individual, he shot that individual. And then that perpetrator continued on to shoot two others that were in the food court,” Atlanta Police Chief Darin Schierbaum (center left) said. MIGUEL MARTINEZ / AJC

Among those injured are a 47-year-old man from Grayson, a 69-year-old woman from East Point and a 70-year-old woman from Atlanta. Two victims were taken to Grady Memorial Hospital and were said to be in critical condition. The two others were taken to Emory Memorial Hospital. MIGUEL MARTINEZ / AJC

Peachtree Center is a 2.5 million-square-foot complex consisting of six office towers and a mall developed by famed Atlanta architect and developer John Portman. MIGUEL MARTINEZ / AJC

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Credit: John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com

Peachtree Center in downtown Atlanta is seen Wednesday morning after a shooting on Tuesday afternoon left the suspect and three other people injured.

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