Atlanta Shooting Suspect Captured After Hourslong Manhunt

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Atlanta Shooting Suspect Captured After Hourslong Manhunt
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Deion Patterson, a US Coast Guard veteran, has been arrested and charged with one count of murder and four counts of aggravated assault after a mass shooting at a medical facility in Atlanta that left one person dead and four injured. Patterson's mother has apologized to the victims' families and urged people to take mental illness seriously. The suspect had sought treatment at the facility and became angry when he was denied medication. He fled the scene on foot, stole a truck, and was caught after an eight-hour manhunt aided by police technology. The attack is one of 192 mass shootings in the US this year.

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