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Map: How the Midtown shooting manhunt unfolded

May 5, 2023 Atlanta: West Peachtree Street. Atlanta police and a multi jurisdiction police force swarmed midtown Atlanta on Wednesday, May 3,2023 after 5 people were shot by an active shooter. The suspect tied to the shooting in Midtown that killed one person and injured four was identified by authorities. Deion Patterson, 24, remains at large and police said residents should not approach him, but instead immediately call 911. Those who may know him or know of his whereabouts are also advised to call police. Surveillance photos of the suspect were previously released by officials and depict a man wearing a gray sweatshirt, dark pants and a medical mask carrying what appears to be a black gun. A bag or some other item is strapped to his chest. (John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)

Credit: John Spink

Credit: John Spink

May 5, 2023 Atlanta: West Peachtree Street. Atlanta police and a multi jurisdiction police force swarmed midtown Atlanta on Wednesday, May 3,2023 after 5 people were shot by an active shooter. The suspect tied to the shooting in Midtown that killed one person and injured four was identified by authorities. Deion Patterson, 24, remains at large and police said residents should not approach him, but instead immediately call 911. Those who may know him or know of his whereabouts are also advised to call police. Surveillance photos of the suspect were previously released by officials and depict a man wearing a gray sweatshirt, dark pants and a medical mask carrying what appears to be a black gun. A bag or some other item is strapped to his chest. (John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)
By , Mandi Albright and Emily Merwin DiRico
May 4, 2023

In the hours after Wednesday’s shootings in Midtown, police in Atlanta and Cobb County investigated a number of leads across the metro area as they searched for the suspected shooter. Eight hours later, the suspect was finally captured on the grounds of a condominium complex near Truist Park in Cobb County.

Tap on each point below for more information on each stage of the investigation and the suspect’s movements.

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Pete Corson is a Presentation Specialist for the Digital Storytellers team and works closely with the Enterprise and Investigative teams. He has worked at the AJC since 1998. He enjoys bringing the best of the paper's journalism to life on your digital devices and finding new ways to tell the stories that make Atlanta unique.

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Mandi Albright writes the AJC's Deja News feature and is an online presentation specialist with the AJC's Digital Presentation team.

Emily Merwin DiRico has been doing information design and news application development at the AJC since she arrived as a summer intern in 2009. Her mission is to help readers understand complex data and how it affects them.

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