Shootings leave 2 dead outside Bank of America building

ATLANTA - A man shot and killed a woman and then turned the gun on himself outside Atlanta's tallest building Friday in what police say is an apparent murder-suicide.

The incident happened at a picnic table in the courtyard outside the Bank of America office tower around 3:30 p.m.

The man and woman got into a verbal argument that soon turned physical, said Atlanta Police Officer Ron Campbell. The man then held the woman down and shot her before shooting himself, Campbell said.

Police arrived at the scene to find two bodies. Neither have been identified, although Campbell said they appear to be in their 30s or 40s. He said police did not know whether the two were in a relationship or whether they worked in the building.

The west entrance to the 1,023-foot-tall building was draped in yellow tape Friday afternoon. Campbell said witnesses described a ``pretty panicked scene'' in the shooting's aftermath, as workers alarmed by the gunfire scrambled to call authorities.