Atlanta Four Seasons staff reveal what caused shooter to open fire from midtown hotel balcony as bloodied suspect is arrested

The gunman, named as Jay Steven Berger, 70, was seen with blood across his face as he was taken into custody on a stretcher on Tuesday afternoon, following a tense hours-long standoff with cops.

At a press conference after the shooting, authorities said Berger lives in a 33rd floor apartment at the Four Seasons, and staff were called to his room on Tuesday morning after some kind of mental health episode.

The exact nature of the 'crisis' was not clear, however footage from the same moment captured by witnesses across the street showed the shooter throwing furniture off his balcony.

SWAT teams were called and residents were evacuated after staff discovered Berger was allegedly armed, and the footage showed the gunman firing across the street after apparently realizing he was on camera.

Berger, who was reportedly wearing a Halloween mask, allegedly shot from his balcony and through walls, with one officer also sustaining non-life-threatening injuries.

The shots sparked a massive law enforcement response that sent the hotel into lockdown and led to a standoff, which ended as cops arrested the gunman shortly after 4:35pm.

During the standoff, police said Berger fired through walls and off his balcony, and Berger threw one of his guns onto the street below.

Officials said officers exchanged fire with Berger, and the gunman was hospitalized after the shooting and appeared with blood on his face, however his condition or nature of any injuries is not clear.

Police sent a heightened response to the hotel as they understood Berger had firearms in his unit. Officials later said they found three firearms - a shotgun, a rifle, and a handgun - inside the apartment.

Police sent a heightened response to the hotel as they understood Berger had firearms in his unit. Officials later said they found three firearms - a shotgun, a rifle, and a handgun - inside the apartment.

In the footage of the shooting unfolding, a man and a woman stood filming the standoff from across the street in their high-rise apartment, with the man at first only throwing furniture off from his balcony.

Things took a dark turn when he whipped out a gun and began firing it towards them. The clip ended rapidly - likely as the people in the apartment ducked for cover, but shots could be heard ricocheting close to them.

Officials said at the press conference that Berger also fired through the walls of his unit and at buildings across the street, but said only one other officer was hit.
Officials said at the press conference that Berger also fired through the walls of his unit and at buildings across the street, but said only one other officer was hit.

By Joe Hutchinson and Will Potter For Dailymail.Com