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Fatal shooting at CNN Atlanta HQ | Fatal shooting at CNN Atlanta HQ |
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A woman has died and the suspected gunman is critically injured after a shooting at the CNN Center 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. | |
The CNN.com office was briefly evacuated but no-one within the newsroom was hurt. Parts of the complex remain closed as officers investigate. | |
Witnesses reported seeing a woman being shot in the face following an argument by escalators near the main entrance to the complex. | Witnesses reported seeing a woman being shot in the face following an argument by escalators near the main entrance to the complex. |
Police spokesman James Polite said the woman had been treated by paramedics but had died on arrival at Grady Hospital. | |
'Big boom' | '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. | 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 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. | 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. | 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." | 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." |