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YIR: Midtown Shooting Affects Jewish Atlanta

One killed and four injured in tragic scene in Midtown Atlanta.

By Compiled by AJT staff December 27, 2023, 10:44 am Edit
This screenshot, taken from a CNN telecast and posted to Twitter, shows the crime scene outside of Dr. Scott Kleber’s medical office in Midtown.
This screenshot, taken from a CNN telecast and posted to Twitter, shows the crime scene outside of Dr. Scott Kleber’s medical office in Midtown.

On May 3, a tragic scene unfolded as mass shooting took place in the offices of Dr. Scott Kleber, a Jewish internist.

One person in Kleber’s office was killed while four others were injured. The Fulton County Medical Examiner’s office identified the deceased victim as 38-year-old Amy St. Pierre, an employee at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. The other shooting victims were identified by authorities as Lisa Glynn, Georgette Whitlow, Alesha Hollinger, and Jazzmin Daniel – all women. The police say Glynn was shot in the abdomen, while Whitlow was shot in the arm and Hollinger was shot in the face.

Atlanta Chief of Police Darin Schierbaum identified the shooter as Deion Patterson, 24. According to news reports, his mother had taken him to a doctor at Northside Midtown to try to obtain a prescription for a drug to handle his anxiety. He had been a member of the U.S. Coast Guard until earlier this year and had previously sought care through Veterans Affairs.

The shooting victims ranged in age from 25 to 71. Northside Medical Midtown officially reopened on May 8, while the Laureate Medical Group offices reopened soon after. According to Northside Hospital, two of the shooting victims were Northside employees who work at the Laureate Medical Group. The Northside Hospital Foundation has established a fund to support those affected by the shooting.

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