🌱 Officials Rescue Man Who Fell + Atlanta Shooting Victims Identified

Hi, everybody. I'm back in your inbox this morning to walk you through the most important things happening in Marietta.

But first, your local weather:

• Friday: A shower in the afternoon. High: 68 Low: 57.
• Saturday: A morning shower; cloudy. High: 74 Low: 58.

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Here are the top 3 stories in Marietta today:

1. On Wednesday, Cobb and Marietta firefighters carried out an early morning rescue of a person who had fallen 20 to 30 feet through a narrow opening of a parking garage at The Battery. According to the agency, the rescue effort began at around 1 a.m. at The Battery's yellow deck and lasted for almost an hour. In a Facebook post, Cobb Fire reported that the workers were able to reach the 2-foot opening, stabilize the patient, provide painkillers, and make a rescue harness to remove the patient to a Metro Atlanta Ambulance. There are no updates on the status of the individual as of Thursday. (MDJOnline.com)
2. Efren Jimenez Padron, 43, is accused of beating and killing Lorenzo Tatum with a piece of two-by-four lumber with exposed screws during an altercation on Sunday, Apr. 30. As stated by Marietta Police Spokesperson, Officer Chuck McPhilamy, Tatum’s body was discovered by people in the area behind the Latinos Beauty Salon in the Westside Shopping Center on Sandtown Road. Although there were no witnesses to the altercation, people did see the suspect afterward and exchanged information with police, which resulted in a quick arrest. Padron was arrested and put into the Cobb Adult Detention Center on Monday, May 1, without bond, and is charged with murder and aggravated assault. (MDJOnline.com)
3. Following an eight-hour manhunt sprawling into metro Atlanta, 24-year-old Deion Patterson, the alleged shooter in Midtown’s tragic shooting, was arrested in Cobb County on Wednesday. Patterson faces a murder charge and four counts of aggravated assault in the attack that left one woman dead, and four others injured on Wednesday. Atlanta Police Chief Darin Schierbaum has confirmed that 39-year-old Amy St. Pierre, who was an employee of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, died from her injuries. Arrest warrants identified the injured victims as Lisa Glynn, Georgette Whitlow, Jazzmin Daniel, and Alesha Hollinger; three of those women suffered critical injuries, two of them have undergone surgery, and another underwent radiology. (WSB Atlanta)

Today and tomorrow in Marietta:

Friday, May 5

• Professional Women of East Cobb Lunch At Tijuana Joe's Cantina (11:30 AM)
• Giggles And Grown Folks Comedy Show At Monticello ATL (5:00 PM)
• Marietta Square Art Walk At Marietta Square (5:00 PM)
• Spring Revival At Mountain View Church (7:15 PM)

Saturday, May 6

• May-retta Daze Arts, Crafts, And Music Festival At Glover Park (10:00 AM)
• Marietta Food Tour At Marietta Square (11:00 AM)
• Junior League of Cobb-Marietta Mint Julep Mingle: Derby Party At Boxwell Social Hall (5:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• SRO Youngblood of the Marietta Police Department is organizing a blood drive with the Red Cross on Saturday, May 13 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Fire Department Headquarters in Marietta. She needs your help and is asking for blood donations. For more information and to register to donate blood, visit redcrossblood.org. (Marietta, Georgia Police Department via Facebook)
• Marietta Art in the Park, a Labor Day weekend tradition, is looking for artists! This three-day Fine Art Festival takes place on the historic Marietta Square in Glover Park from Sep. 2-4 and attracts over 45,000 guests. The application deadline is May 17. To learn more visit artparkmarietta.com. (City of Marietta, Ga., Government via Facebook)
• Friendly reminder that school will be out for the summer in less than a month! Register and reserve your child's spot for Gem City Summer Camp. For costs, schedules, and more information, visit: here (Marietta Parks and Recreation via Facebook)

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Featured events:

• Spring Revival (May 5)
• May Market at Rose Lawn (May 6)
• Comedy Wine Down (May 6)
• Live Music Cinco De Mayo Latin Night Atlanta Sat May 6, 2023 (May 6)
• CHRIS WILLIS a Jazzy Mother's Day, BRUNCH and SHOW, Sunday, May 14th (May 14)
• Veteran Block Party! Veterans eat free! (May 20)

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— Danielle Fallon-O'Leary

About me: Danielle Fallon-O’Leary is a content manager with content creation agency Lightning Media Partners and assists Patch.com with community newsletter curation. Danielle also holds a Master’s Degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders and works part-time as a pediatric speech therapist.