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Police seek person of interest in deadly Sandy Springs house fire
Fire investigators say they are looking for a person of interest after they found a body at the scene of a house fire. Hammond Drive continues to the be blocked off as firefighters and police continue to investigate the fire that killed one person along the usually quiet street. We’re speaking with a neighbor who lives across the street from the home that caught fire, for the Channel 2 Action News Nightbeat at 11 p.m. “We got a report of a fire that came into dispatch around 11:26 a.m. for a neighbor’s house that was on fire.' Capt. Craig Miceli with the Sandy Springs Fire Department said. Fire officials told Channel 2’s Lauren Pozen when firefighters got to the home, smoke was coming from the roof. When fire crews searched the home, officials said they found one person dead. TRENDING STORIES: Teen, teacher shot at Indiana school; student shooter in custody, police say Cobb County police officer shot in arm while serving warrant; suspect arrested Wet holiday: Alberto forms one week before the start of hurricane season It's unclear if the fire is what caused that person to die. Officials say that won't be known until the medical examiner’s report. Pozen watched as agents of the Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Bureau and the fire marshal continued its investigation into how it all started. This is who police are looking for in the Sandy springs fire. More details ahead. pic.twitter.com/0jhHXxlNgQ — Lauren Pozen WSB (@LaurenPozenWSB) May 26, 2018 “It is an active scene, not really any information. We have investigators that are checking into the cause of the fire,” Miceli said. Investigators said Saturday evening that they are searching for Patrick Nolan, 43. He was last seen driving a blue 2006 Ford Explorer with Georgia tag PYZ1420. Fire in 500 block of Hammond Dr- Road is closed. Please route around pic.twitter.com/XPCDi6FWgP — Sandy Springs, GA (@SandySpringsGA) May 26, 2018 500 Block Hammond Drive in Sandy Springs still closed. One person dead. House fire. ATF on scene, along with Sandy springs police and fire. pic.twitter.com/NPdoJaIdxk — Lauren Pozen WSB (@LaurenPozenWSB) May 26, 2018 Road still closed at Hammon. Kayron and Brookgreen are still blocked. pic.twitter.com/n5RRHrjJoh — Lauren Pozen WSB (@LaurenPozenWSB) May 26, 2018
3 injured in shooting near Grant Park
Three people were shot near Grant Park Friday, police said. Atlanta police said it appears a dispute escalated to gunfire at 520 Park Avenue in southeast Atlanta. Two people traveled by private vehicle to Grady Memorial Hospital, police said. The extent of their injuries has not been released. The other person, who was shot in the leg, traveled by private vehicle to Atlanta Medical Center, police said. Police said one suspect has been detained, and an investigation is ongoing. TRENDING STORIES: Subtropical Storm Alberto forms in the Gulf of Mexico Atlanta Humane Society removes 80 dogs from home HCobb County police officer shot in arm while serving warrant; suspect arrested
Trump's 'phony' source turns out to be White House official
President Donald Trump accused The New York Times on Saturday of inventing a source for a story who, in fact, was a White House official conducting a briefing for reporters under the condition that the official not be named. Trump tweeted that the Times quoted an official 'who doesn't exist' and referenced a line in the story about a possible summit with North Korea, which read: 'a senior White House official told reporters that even if the meeting were reinstated, holding it on June 12 would be impossible, given the lack of time and the amount of planning needed.' Said Trump: 'WRONG AGAIN! Use real people, not phony sources.' The Times reported in a story about the tweet that it had cited 'a senior White House official speaking to a large group of reporters in the White House briefing room.' The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Trump has repeatedly criticized the use of unnamed sources and labeled information related by unnamed officials 'fake news.' Still, his White House regularly arranges briefings with officials who demand anonymity before relaying information, a practice also used by previous administrations. While Trump asserted the official did not exist, he also took issue with how the Times paraphrased the remarks. When asked at the briefing, which was attended by The Associated Press, if it was possible for the summit to go forward by June 12, the official cast doubt, but did not give a definitive answer. 'I think that the main point, I suppose, is that the ball is in North Korea's court right now. There's really not a lot of time,' the official said. 'There's a certain amount of actual dialogue that needs to take place at the working level with your counterparts to ensure that the agenda is clear in the minds of those two leaders when they sit down to actually meet and talk and negotiate and hopefully make a deal. And June 12 is in ten minutes.' The White House press office invited reporters to the background briefing, both to attend in person or to call-in and insisted that the official not be named. The AP reporter in attendance questioned why the briefing was not on the record — meaning that the official's name could be used. The official said the president had been talking publicly during the day, as well as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, and that the briefing was intended to provide 'background context.
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