At least one person was killed and two others were wounded during a shooting in Midtown Atlanta on Monday, according to local police.
The two wounded were transported to a nearby hospital, where they are receiving treatment, per police. After a search, police said they apprehended a female suspect identified as Raissa Kengne.
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“We are currently working an active situation in Midtown. Preliminary information indicates three people have been shot,” the police department said. “We are actively investigating the circumstances surrounding the shootings.”
Police released a photo of the suspect and said the last shots appear to have been fired around 2:15 p.m. local time. Police did not immediately disclose where the suspect was detained. Posts to social media indicate it occurred near Atlanta’s main airport, though that has not been confirmed by authorities.
Police have not shared a suspected motive for the attack.
3. The last shot appears to have been fired around 2:15 PM.
4. The attached photos depict the individual we believe is responsible for the shootings pic.twitter.com/iW3IHvxbvw— Atlanta Police Department (@Atlanta_Police) August 22, 2022
Just got off a flight at ATL airport and it looks like they have the suspect in the midtown shooting in custody pic.twitter.com/bXfPRVm2LR
— Brian Moote (@MootePoints) August 22, 2022
The shootings took place at 1280 W. Peachtree Street, where two of the victims, including the deceased, were shot, and 1100 Peachtree Street, where one of the victims was shot, police said.
Authorities are investigating whether there was a connection between the two locations where the shootings took place and are trying to determine whether the victims were targeted or “shot randomly.”
Police had advised locals to steer clear of the “areas between 12th St and Peachtree St NE and 15th St and W. Peachtree St NW.” Police first responded to the incident at 1:45 p.m. local time, according to a statement.
3. The last shot appears to have been fired around 2:15 PM.
4. The attached photos depict the individual we believe is responsible for the shootings pic.twitter.com/iW3IHvxbvw— Atlanta Police Department (@Atlanta_Police) August 22, 2022
#BREAKING: Multiple agencies responding to the mass shooting scene. Atlanta Police advise people in the Midtown area to shelter in place as the investigation and manhunt remains ongoing. pic.twitter.com/sfxzwaKqHV
— Indictment Watch ???? (@IndictmentTime) August 22, 2022
.@11AliveNews is LIVE on air now covering manhunt for woman who’s accused of shooting three people in Midtown. @Atlanta_Police advising people to avoid the area between 12th Street and Peachtree St NE and 15th St and W Peachtree Street NW pic.twitter.com/mHJxc99cmC
— Cody Alcorn (@CodyAlcorn) August 22, 2022
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