One person confirmed dead after CNN Center shooting

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One person confirmed dead after CNN Center shooting


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ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- One person has died following a shooting Tuesday at the CNN Center complex, in what Atlanta police called a "domestic situation," according to hospital spokeswoman Denise Simpson.

A woman was shot and the gunman was then shot by a Turner Security officer, Maj. Lane Hagin of the Atlanta Police Department said.

The man and the woman were taken to Grady Memorial Hospital. Simpson did not say which had died, citing the need to notify next of kin. The other is in "extremely critical condition," the hospital said. (Watch bleeding victim on floor, suspect at gunpoint )

A witness who is a CNN employee saw the man shoot the woman twice in a street-level lobby area at the northeast end of the building. (Scenes from the shooting)

In a message to employees, Turner Broadcasting said the shooting took place at approximately 1:30 p.m. at an entrance near the Omni Hotel, which is part of CNN Center.

The CNN.com newsroom, near the Omni, was temporarily evacuated. Some workers had already scrambled out of the building seeking cover after hearing shots.

Turner Security said the man and woman were engaged in an argument before the shooting.

Charles Williams, who works in technology services for Turner, saw a man dragging a woman by the hair one level above where the shooting occurred. The man told him to get out of the way. Williams went to get a guard, and then saw the man apparently take the woman downstairs. He heard gunshots less than a minute later.

CNN.com writer Brad Lendon said he heard a loud bang, and then saw a woman on the ground next to a potted plant near a back entrance to the CNN.com newsroom. A man stood over her "and fired at least two shots into her," he said.

After the shots, Lendon said, the gunman "looked around, his head turning in my direction. I don't know if he saw me, but at that moment the gravity of what I'd witnessed hit me. I turned away and tried to find the safest way I could out of the CNN.com newsroom."

[TropicalTroubador]

Apparently the woman has died, according to the last CNN.com article I read.

I try not to be a violent or vindictive sort...but I'd *much* rather it had been the gunman.

Ah well...day's not over yet.