Police arrest suspect in Atlanta medical practice shooting

Police on Wednesday evening arrested a man accused of opening fire inside the waiting room of an Atlanta medical practice, killing one woman and wounding four others earlier in the day. (Arvin Temkar/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

Police have arrested a man accused of opening fire inside the waiting room of an Atlanta medical practice on Wednesday, killing one woman and wounding four others.

Authorities were in the city’s midtown neighbourhood shortly after noon in search of the suspect, who fled after the shooting.