ATLANTA (AP) — In a story published May 3, 2023, about shootings at an Atlanta medical practice, The Associated Press erroneously reported, based on a statement from Atlanta Police Chief Darrin Schierbaum, that a woman named Amy St. Pierre who was killed was 39. She was 38.

Police say they have arrested a man accused of opening fire inside the waiting room of an Atlanta medical practice. One woman was killed and four were wounded. Authorities swarmed the city’s …{ai:summary}<p>Well sir, it appears that The Associated Press has made a bit of a blunder in their reporting. They done went and told folks that a woman by the name of Amy St. Pierre was 39 years old when she was killed in some shootings at a medical practice down in Atlanta. But it turns out, they was a year off on her age - she was actually 38.</p><p>Now, I don't reckon this mistake is all that significant in the grand scheme of things, but I do believe it's important for news organizations to get their facts straight. People rely on reporters to give them the truth, and when they get something wrong, it can cause all sorts of confusion. So let us hope that The Associated Press makes sure to double-check their information in the future, so as to avoid any more misguided reports.</p>

Correction: Atlanta Shooting story

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