On May 3, 2023, Amy St. Pierre, 38, was fatally shot in the waiting room of a Northside Hospital medical facility in Midtown Atlanta. She was one of five women struck when a gunman opened fire; the other four victims, ages 25 to 71, were hospitalized with critical injuries. St. Pierre was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police say the shooter fled by stealing a pickup truck from a nearby gas station, triggering a multi-agency manhunt and a shelter-in-place advisory for the Midtown area. The stolen vehicle was later found in Cobb County and, after an extensive search lasting nearly eight hours, 24-year-old Deion Patterson was apprehended in Smyrna. Patterson, a former member of the U.S. Coast Guard, was at the medical facility for an appointment and was accompanied by his mother; authorities allege he became agitated and opened fire. He was charged with one count of murder and four counts of aggravated assault.

St. Pierre worked at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on maternal mortality and had been involved in the global AIDS response. She was a wife and the mother of two young children, remembered by family and colleagues as brilliant, compassionate, and the family’s social conscience. Does anyone have memories of Amy or information that could help shed more light on that day?