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Shots fired at CNN HQ in Atlanta Fatal shooting at CNN Atlanta HQ
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One person has died and another person is critically wounded after a shooting at the CNN Center complex in Atlanta.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.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 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.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. Witnesses reported seeing a woman being shot in the face following an argument by escalators near the main entrance to the complex.
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. 'Big boom'
Laura Bernardini, a producer for the CNN 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."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. As well as the CNN newsroom, the complex includes the Omni Hotel, a large atrium and a food court, and is connected to Philips Arena, home of the National Basketball Association's Atlanta Hawks.
Atlanta resident Trina Johnson, 44, told AP she was in the food court with her family at the time of the incident.
She said: "All of a sudden we heard a big boom. We thought it was an explosion. We didn't see the gun. Everybody just started running."