"Officers had responded to a report of shots fired at the clinic, the chief said. The suspect was shot outside the clinic, he said. 'Everybody in there, as far as I know, nobody else is injured, the people inside, just one victim,' Dawkins said."
"The gunman who was killed is from the Jasper area, Jasper Police Chief Matt Dawkins told reporters at the scene. But details about him were not immediately released. 'We don't know what led up to it,' Dawkins said."
"The outpatient clinic in Jasper offers services that include primary care and specialty health services, including laboratory, telehealth and mental health care, according to its website. Jasper, a town of about 5,000 people, is roughly 60 miles north of downtown Atlanta."
A shooting occurred at a Department of Veterans Affairs clinic in Jasper, Georgia, a town of approximately 5,000 people located 60 miles north of Atlanta at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Police responded to reports of shots fired around 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Officers confronted the gunman outside the clinic and shot and killed him. The suspect was from the Jasper area, though specific details about his identity and background were not immediately released. One victim was reported inside the clinic, with no other injuries among staff or patients. The Federal Bureau of Investigation and Georgia Bureau of Investigation will conduct investigations into the incident.
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