One shot dead, one arrested after bus leads police on wild chase in Atlanta
One person died after being shot on a commuter bus Tuesday afternoon that led officers on a wild chase for miles from Atlanta into an outlying suburb, striking several vehicles as it barrelled through rush hour traffic with frightened passengers aboard, authorities said.
Atlanta police said the bus was eventually stopped kilometres away in neighbouring DeKalb County and that Joseph Grier, 39, was arrested as police vehicles swarmed all around. As officers cleared the bus of passengers, they found an adult victim with a gunshot wound. Authorities said that person, whose name was not immediately released, was taken to a hospital and died from their injuries.
Officers were following the bus when another 911 call came in from a family member of a bus passenger who said he was getting text messages that there had been a hijacking and people were being held hostage, Schierbaum said. It was not known Tuesday night if Grier had an attorney who could comment on his behalf. And there was no immediate announcement by authorities of possible charges in the case.
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