Two of the people injured in Tuesday's shooting at a Fedex facility in Kennesaw have what officials consider life-threatening injuries.
Six men and women between the ages of 19 and 52 have been taken to WellStar Kennestone Hospital.
Two of the patients have injuries that are considered life-threatening and one is on a ventilator, according to Dr. Michael Nitzken with WellStar Kennestone Hospital.
The unidentified suspect is dead, Cobb County police Sgt. Dana Pierce told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Hospital officials were among those who took part in a briefing at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday.
There is still “quite a bit of work to do” with the two people in surgery, Dr. Michael Nitzken said. One of the critical patients required “advance life support.”
“We were in the middle of shift change,” he said, which “proved to be to our benefit because we had double staff.
“As a level 2 trauma center, WellStar Kennestone is well-prepared for this. Patients I was responsible for were conscious. One of the critical patients required advanced life support; put on medical ventilation.”
Just before 7 a.m., WellStar Kennestone Hospital received six patients: a 28-year-old man and a 52-year-old woman currently in critical condition and in surgery; a 22-year-old man in critical condition; a 38-year-old man in stable condition; a 42-year-old woman who has been treated and released; and a 19-year-old man who has been treated and release is currently pending, Nitzken said.
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