Female suspect arrested at Atlanta airport after city centre shootings
Police arrested a female suspect at Atlanta's international airport on Monday, ending an hours-long search after shootings in the city centre that left two dead and a third wounded.
The Atlanta Police Department said it was trying to determine whether the victims were targeted by the suspect or shot at randomly.
Responding to a report of a shooting at around 1:45 PM (17.45 GMT), police found two people at an upscale condominium building near Colony Square, an office and shopping complex in Atlanta's Midtown area. One of them died while the other was taken to a hospital, police said.
While at the first location, officers received another call about a shooting less than a mile to the southeast at a high-rise office building, where police found the third victim.
That person also appeared to have been shot and later died at a hospital, police said.
Officers were investigating the connection between the two locations. Initial information indicated that a female suspect was responsible for both incidents, police said.
Before the suspect was located at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and taken into custody, police blocked off multiple blocks in Midtown, and people in some buildings were directed to shelter in place.
