PHOTOS: Police searching for alleged Midtown shooter in Cobb

May 3, 2023

Gunshots were first reported around noon at the Northside Hospital medical building in Midtown Atlanta. Since then, officers have been searching for the alleged shooter.

The manhunt crossed into Cobb County after 24-year-old Deion Patterson was spotted around 12:30 p.m. in the area in a vehicle police said he stole. That vehicle has since been recovered near The Battery Atlanta.

Photos from the scene in Cobb show a white pickup truck being towed away from a private parking lot near the intersection of Windy Ridge Parkway and Heritage Court. Officers have not confirmed if that is the vehicle Patterson is accused of stealing.

Cobb County Police cars are seen leaving at the Cobb Gallery Centre after The Cobb County Police Department said reports of shots fired near the Cobb Galleria were a “false alarm.” On Wednesday, May 3, 2023.
Miguel Martinez /miguel.martinezjimenez@ajc.com

Cobb County Police cars entered a restricted area at the intersection of Heritage Ct SE and Windy Ridge Pkwy by Truist Park as the manhunt continued for the individual who had shot five people in Midtown on Wednesday, May 3, 2023.

Miguel Martinez /miguel.martinezjimenez@ajc.com

A white pickup truck is seen taking out from a private parking lot across the street from the Green Parking Deck by Truist Park as the search continues for the person that shot five people in Midtown.

Miguel Martinez /miguel.martinezjimenez@ajc.com

Several agents from various Cobb County agencies are seen at a private business near Truist Park. They continue searching for the individual who had shot five people in Midtown on Wednesday, May 3, 2023Wednesday, May 3, 2023. Miguel Martinez /miguel.martinezjimenez@ajc.com

A pickup truck is removed from the area on a flat bed truck, Wednesday, May 3, 2023, in Atlanta. Metro Atlanta area police searched near the intersection of Windy Ridge Parkway and Heritage Court. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

Metro Atlanta area police ride in a mini-van near the intersection of Windy Ridge Parkway and Heritage Court, Wednesday, May 3, 2023, in Atlanta. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

A Cobb County Police officer blocks the intersection of Windy Ridge Parkway and Cobb Parkway, Wednesday, May 3, 2023, in Atlanta. Metro Atlanta area police searched near the intersection of Windy Ridge Parkway and Heritage Court. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

A police officer is seen taping the street at the intersection of Heritage Ct SE and Windy Ridge Pkway by Truist Park as the manhunt continued for the individual who had shot five people in Midtown on Wednesday, May 3, 2023.

Miguel Martinez /miguel.martinezjimenez@ajc.com

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Cobb County Police cars are seen leaving at the Cobb Gallery Centre after The Cobb County Police Department said reports of shots fired near the Cobb Galleria were a “false alarm.” On Wednesday, May 3, 2023. Miguel Martinez /miguel.martinezjimenez@ajc.com

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