(Washington) A person opened fire on Wednesday in a building in Atlanta, killing one and injuring three before fleeing, according to the police of this large city in the south of the United States.
“Three people were taken to hospital for treatment and a fourth died,” law enforcement said on Twitter, adding that the suspect was “at large”.
Police released footage of the man suspected of being the shooter, asking “anyone with information” to contact them.
ATLANTA POLICE PHOTO, SUPPLIED BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
This photo released by Atlanta police shows a suspected shooter.
“We think the suspect is armed and dangerous,” she said, warning that no attempt should be made to “approach him”.
A large police force has been deployed around the area, according to images broadcast on American television, on which many ambulances are also visible.
It is a building of the Northside Hospital, according to local channel WSB.
The United States pays a very heavy price for the spread of firearms in its territory and the ease with which Americans have access to them.
The country has more individual weapons than inhabitants: one in three adults owns at least one weapon and nearly one in two adults lives in a home where there is a weapon.
The consequence of this proliferation is the very high rate of firearm deaths in the United States, unmatched by that of other developed countries.