2 people shot at Atlanta hotel connected to CNN's headquarters

• Authorities say a "highly intoxicated" man shot two people inside a downtown Atlanta hotel that is connected to CNN’s headquarters.
• The shooting occurred on the 28th floor of the Omni Atlanta Hotel at CNN Center.
• Authorities say a 31-year-old man and a 37-year-old man were hospitalized and are in stable condition.
• In October, a suspicious package was addressed to the same CNN center and was intercepted at a local post office.

ATLANTA (AP) — Authorities say a "highly intoxicated" man shot two people inside a downtown Atlanta hotel that is connected to CNN’s headquarters.

Atlanta police spokeswoman Officer Stephanie Brown tells the Atlanta Journal-Constitution that the victims had been trying to help 31-year-old Sedarius Dennis back to his room after a party when Dennis shot them early Sunday.

The shooting occurred on the 28th floor of the Omni Atlanta Hotel at CNN Center. Authorities say a 31-year-old man and a 37-year-old man were hospitalized and are in stable condition.

Police say Dennis was captured by CNN security personnel in a nearby parking deck. He is charged with two counts each of aggravated assault and possession of a weapon during the commission of a felony. It’s unclear whether he has an attorney who could comment.

In October, a suspicious package was addressed to the same CNN center and was intercepted at a local post office. An explosive device was mailed to CNN's New York headquarters just a week prior to the incident. 

On Sunday night, President Donald Trump railed against the so-called "Fake News Media," a term he has used to describe CNN in the past, and called it the "enemy of the people."

Democrats and other Trump critics have blamed an uptick in political violence on the president and other Republican leaders for both explicitly or indirectly condoning violence against media.

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