The 24-year-old man who was arrested for the attack on a medical center in Atlanta was sentenced to pretrial detention

He was sentenced to pre-trial detention today 24 year old Dion Pattersonwho was arrested as the main suspect in the murder attack at a medical center in Atlantaas A Fulton County court denied a request to be released on bond.

A former member of the Coast Guard, Patterson is accused of opening fire at Northside Medica Medical Center Wednesday afternoon.l killing 39-year-old Amy St-Pierre, employee of the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the US), and injuring four women (two of them are in critical condition).

Subsequently, the perpetrator fled in a car he stole from a nearby gas station. It was located eight hours later in Cobb County and was arrested without resisting, according to a police statement.

According to Atlanta Police Chief Darin Schierbaum, the gunman visited the medical center for a scheduled appointment, accompanied by his mother, who was not injured in the attack.

The 24-year-old’s mother claimed that her son was suffering from psychological problems and that he was taking anti-anxiety drugs.but doctors refused to prescribe him other drugs, according to US network reports.

Source: News Beast

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