Social media post leads to arrest of man threating attack on Atlanta airport
A man is charged with terroristic threat after police in Atlanta say he planned to use an assault rifle at the world's busiest airport.
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A man is charged with terroristic threat after police in Atlanta say he planned to use an assault rifle at the world's busiest airport.
A man is charged with terroristic threat after police in Atlanta say he planned to use an assault rifle at the world's busiest airport.
Police say they have prevented a possible mass shooting at the Atlanta airport thanks to the hard work of multiple officers and a call from the suspected gunman's family.
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Police said the gunman, identified as Patrick White, fired close to 200 shots at multiple buildings at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. A DeKalb County, Georgia police officer was killed.
Police identified the shooter as 30-year-old Patrick Joseph White. They said just before 5 p.m. Friday, he fired at four buildings on the campus.
Police in Atlanta say the suspect is dead after a shooting near Emory University and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters.
Atlanta police said the guman is dead after an active shooting Friday near Emory University outside CDC headquarters. A police officer was shot and killed. Officials believe the shooter may have been targeting the CDC, as he may have been sick and blamed it on the COVID-19 vaccine.
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In a strange twist, the suspect in the hijacking spoke to TV stations a few hours earlier, claiming to be a witness to a shooting at a downtown Atlanta food court.
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Burglars left with $10,000 from a mini mart in Chicago's North Center neighborhood early Thursday morning.
Firefighters responded to a building fire in West Englewood early on Christmas Day.
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Burglars left with $10,000 from a mini mart in Chicago's North Center neighborhood early Thursday morning.
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