‘The best of the best:’ Family releases statement about mother killed in midtown mass shooting

WSBTV.com News Staff
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The family of a woman shot to death in the midtown Atlanta mass shooting said she was the ‘best of the best’ in a new statement.

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Amy St. Pierre was one of five women shot in a doctor’s office on West Peachtree Street on Wednesday. Police said another patient who was turned away, 24-year-old Deion Patterson, opened fire in the waiting room, killing St. Pierre and wounding four other women. Three of those victims remain in critical condition.

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St Pierre’s family said she was a loving wife and mother of two and the beloved middle sister to two brothers.

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“Our beloved Amy was brilliant, kind, big-hearted and simply the ‘best of the best’. An Emory honors graduate and Georgia State MBA, Amy traveled the world with curiosity and courage. She was driven by compassion, both in her work in the field of maternal mortality, and in her everyday life. Amy was selfless always, she wanted more for others but never for herself. Generous supporter of worthy causes, she was the social conscience of our family.”

Patterson was arrested in Cobb County Wednesday night after an hours-long manhunt. He’s been charged with one count of murder in St. Pierre’s death and four counts of aggravated assault.