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Personnel down there just beyond where those vehicles are is actually the cross street where that carjacking supposedly happened. and that carjacking, the street that it supposedly happened on that intersection is the road that connects to i-85, which is a major highway. so this is all very -- the proximity of where that carjacking occurred is very close to where the scene is and very close to the highway. as i said, we are not hearing the choppers in the sky. we are not seeing sort of vehicles rushing around. we are not seeing people with weapons drawn, sort of the intensity that we felt here...

We have one female down in the stairwell, black elderly female, gunshot wound to the left arm. the suspect's description is mentioned. they say it's deion patterson, the suspect's name is deion patterson and the suspect at this point for the 911 call had not left the building. they were expecting quite a number of patients tharks got four of them or five of them. one was deceased. three patients in critical condition and one is in stable condition. four currently injured. one deceased. joining me now from atlanta is nbc news correspondent catie beck. what's it like down there? >> reporter: the...

I haven't gotten a word back on that. have you heard anything about her? >> no, and actually we have been talking to people on the street that were in or around that medical building and a lot of people, you know, they obviously knew that there was something going on. they heard gunshots, they were, you know, in the area. but no, we have no indication anymore on the mom at this point. >> and no gunshots after the start of this incident. they heard a cluster of them, but then not again. jim, i want to bring you in and just jump off of what catie is saying about where she is and the level of int...

Blocks surrounding that hospital. but they're not releasing a whole lot more information to the public right now, and that's because they say they are overwhelmed and part of it is the flood of people who are saying they have spotted the guy. clint, when you're trying to go through this and sort out what's a legitimate spotting, what's a legitimate lead and what is not, how do you do that from a law enforcement perspective? how do you do that quickly? >> yeah, i think in a lot of these cases it's also qualifying the source of the lead. so when you get a massive flood like this. you oftentimes ...

Atlanta, and everything here was on hold as the search was ongoing. as i said now, it seems that the temperature has come down at least here in this area for now. and police are putting out that information and trying to get as many tips and leads as they can from it. in terms of this scene, though, certainly not as intense as it was two hours ago. >> they know the suspect's name. they do know his age, 23-year-old deion patterson. this is a much clearer image of his face. they are telling the public again to be careful, that he is armed, he is considered dangerous, do not approach, call 911 in...