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Shots fired at CNN HQ in Atlanta | Shots fired at CNN HQ in Atlanta |
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One person has died and another person is critically wounded after a shooting at the CNN Center complex in Atlanta. | |
Atlanta police described the incident as a "domestic situation" involving a man who shot a woman after a row, the Associated Press news agency reports. | |
The armed man was shot by a CNN security guard, police said. It was not immediately clear which person died. | |
The CNN.com newsroom and other areas in the complex were evacuated. No-one within the newsroom was hurt. | The CNN.com newsroom and other areas in the complex were evacuated. No-one within the newsroom was hurt. |
One of the people taken to Grady Hospital was pronounced dead on arrival, hospital spokeswoman Denise Simpson said. | |
CNN said the incident happened near the Omni Hotel, attached to the CNN Center. | |
Laura Bernardini, a producer for the television network, described how she had gone for lunch in the complex when she heard screaming and saw people running for cover. | |
"People were saying 'we've heard gun shots, we've heard gun shots'," she said. | |
As well as the CNN newsroom, the complex includes a large atrium and food court and is connected to Philips Arena, the home of the National Basketball Association's Atlanta Hawks. |