Patient of dermatology office reportedly waved gun, held hostages there before he was killed by police - Gainesville Times

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Patient of dermatology office reportedly waved gun, held hostages there before he was killed by police

Two women are escorted away from the scene of an officer-involved shooting at Lanier Dermatology in Sherwood Plaza on Monday, Jan. 14. A man is dead after being shot by police officers responding to a report of a gunman at Lanier Dermatology on South Enota Drive in Gainesville. - photo by Scott Rogers

01152019 SHOOTING 1.jpg — Two women are escorted away from the scene of an officer-involved shooting at Lanier Dermatology in Sherwood Plaza on Monday, Jan. 14. A man is dead after being shot by police officers responding to a report of a gunman at Lanier Dermatology on South Enota Drive in Gainesville. - photo by Scott Rogers

A Dahlonega man took hostages at Lanier Dermatology in Gainesville, where he was a patient, before he was shot and killed by police mid-morning Monday, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.