Police: Video circulating showing person on roof was not suspect

Atlanta police have said that a video circulating on social media showing a person on the roof of an unspecified building was not the suspect in the active shooter situation.

The video showed a man wearing clothes that resembled what the suspect was wearing in security footage stills that were released by police.

We are aware of this video circulating on social media. This is not the suspect. https://t.co/lkFGyLnwJo
— Atlanta Police Department (@Atlanta_Police) May 3, 2023

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