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| Woman dead after CNN Center shooting |
| 2007-04-04 |
| (CNN) -- A woman was shot to death at CNN Center in Atlanta Tuesday in what Atlanta police called a "domestic situation." The victim, identified as Clara Riddles, 22, of College Park, was an employee of the Omni Hotel at the CNN Center complex, according to an investigator with the Fulton County Medical Examiners Office. Riddles, who witnesses said appeared to be pregnant, was shot and the gunman was then shot by Capt. Odell Adams, who joined Turner Security in 1996, according to a Turner spokesperson. Preliminary reports indicate the man was shot in the face, a law enforcement source said on condition of anonymity because the investigation is ongoing. The man and Riddles were taken to Atlanta's Grady Memorial Hospital Tuesday. The shooter was undergoing surgery and was in "severely critical condition," the hospital said. Grady spokeswoman Denise Simpson said the family of the dead woman arrived at the hospital. "They were having a tough time accepting the news of her death," Simpson said. A witness saw a man dragging a woman by her hair one level above where the shooting occurred. The suspect told him to get out of the way. The witness went to get a guard, and then saw the suspect apparently take the woman downstairs. The witness heard gunshots less than a minute later. |
| Posted by:Fred |