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May 4, 2023 Atlanta: Northside Medical Midtown, along with all locations of the Laureate Medical Group, was closed Thursday, May 4, 2023 after a gunman opened fire at the medical office building, killing one woman and injuring four others. “All patient appointments are canceled,” Northside Hospital wrote in a statement. “Please follow up directly with your provider to reschedule.” The 12-story facility, located at 1110 West Peachtree Street, was opened by the Northside Hospital health system in 2018 and primarily houses doctor’s offices, as well as urgent care. It was quiet Thursday morning as Midtown residents carried on about their day, jogging or walking their dogs by its bare entrance. There were no displays of flowers or other memorials to mark the nightmare that unfolded just a day earlier. The gunfire was reported shortly after noon Wednesday in the Laureate Medical Group’s office on the 11th floor. The suspect, 24-year-old Deion Patterson, was a Laureate patient, according to witnesses who watched in horror as the five women were gunned down in the office’s waiting room shortly after noon. Patterson had arrived late for his appointment and was told he would have to come back another time, witnesses said. He allegedly became enraged, drew a handgun from his satchel and opened fire. One woman, 38-year-old Amy St. Pierre, an employee of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, was killed. Three others remain in critical condition and a fourth was described as stable late Wednesday. The surviving women were identified in court documents as Lisa Glynn, Georgette Whitlow, Jazzmin Daniel and Alesha Hollinger. Patterson was taken into custody in Cobb County after a massive manhunt. (John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)