November 22, 2024 04:02 AM

MALL PARKING LOT SHOOTING IN ATLANTA KILLS 2 PEOPLE: EVEN TRIPS TO THE MALL CAN BE DANGEROUS. TIPS TO SURVIVE AN ACTIVE SHOOTER EVENT [VIDEO]

Mall parking lot shooting in Atlanta killed 2 people Tuesday. The mall parking lot shooting in Atlanta happened at a locall mall in the city, and two have recently been pronounced dead in the malls shooting.

After the local mall parking lot shooting in Atlanta suburban area, one of the victims, a woman, unfortunately surrendered to her injuries and died. According to what police said Tuesday, the suspect also apparently killed himself after the mall parking lot shooting in Atlanta.

The victim who died and the suspect who killed himself in the mall parking lot shooting in Atlanta apparently knew each other before the incident. According to Cobb County police reports, the two had a disagreement Monday afternoon in a parking lot at Cumberland Mall, northwest of the city, a day before the mall parking lot shooting in Atlanta.

The victim's name from the mall parking lot shooting in Atlanta is Violet Lambert. 55-year-old Lambert died at a hospital from an injury incurred during the incident. Meanwhile, the suspect of the mall parking lot shooting in Atlanta was 59-year-old Danny Wray Brown. Brown lives in East Point, and he was found dead inside a home. According to police, Brown, who is the suspect of the mall parking lot shooting in Atlanta, apparently died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.


The scene after the mall parking lot shooting in Atlanta incident Tuesday was gruesome. It took place in the afternoon at the parking lot of Macy's. The shocking event took place in broad daylight right outside the store. According to witnesses who saw the mall parking lot shooting in Atlanta, a woman was shot in the face and afterwards was taken by ambulance to the Wellstar Kennestone Hospital. This woman, Violet Lambert, unfortunately died of the injury she sustained from the mall parking lot shooting in Atlanta.

Cobb Police Sgt. Dana Pierce said Monday afternoon at the crime scene, "He very casually drove from this area after the shooting." After the shooting, Cobb Police chased down leads on the white van.

The gunman of the mall parking lot shooting in Atlanta also fired a shot at a bystander at the Atlanta mall who tried to help save Lambert. According to the Marietta Daily journal, the bystander who helped Lambert was not seriously injured.

The Marietta Daily journal also reported that both the woman's purse and shopping bags were covered with blood. Blood was also found on the left rear panel of her red Cadillac, along with a bullet hole located just above her gas tank from the mall parking lot shooting in Atlanta.

Witnesses of the mall parking lot shooting in Atlanta said the gunman escaped the scene in a white van with a ladder rack on the top. According to Cobb County police, the white van was eventually found parked at an East Point home, 15 miles south of the Macy's parking lot where the incident happened.

Mall parking lot shooting in Atlanta eventually had the authorities obtaining a search warrant for the home, however, they instead of capturing the suspect alive, Brown's lifeless was discovered in the home. Brown was pronounced dead of evident suicide.

Incidents like shootings in public places like malls cannot be foreseen, as such, here are useful survival tips for to prepare for shooting emergencies.

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