1 Killed, 3 Hurt in Shooting at Atlanta Mall

A man in a business suit opened fire today in the food court of a suburban shopping mall, killing one man and wounding three other people, authorities said.

James Calvin Brady, 32, of Atlanta was charged with one count of murder and three counts of aggravated assault, DeKalb County Public Safety Director Thomas Brown said.

As officers led Brady away he muttered, “You don’t know what all these people have done to me,” Brown said.

He said police had not established a motive for the attack.

“We don’t believe it was directed toward the individuals who were shot; we think it was directed toward people in general,” Brown said.

Todd Smith, assistant manager of a deli at Perimeter Mall, said he looked up when he thought he heard a balloon pop about 11:30 a.m. and saw a man in a suit firing off about four rounds.

“It appears to be random,” he said, adding that the diners in the area panicked. “Everybody just . . . dispersed. He threw the gun in the trash can and then he walked off.”

One man, wounded in the chest, was taken to Northside Hospital, where he died about 1 1/2 hours after the shooting, hospital spokeswoman Carol King said. His identity was not released.

Three more victims--two women and a man--were taken to Shallowford Hospital. Hospital spokeswoman Cathy McAfee said the man, in his 20s, suffered a leg wound that was not life-threatening and was listed in stable but critical condition.

The two women were in stable condition.