ATLANTA (AP) — 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 barreled through rush hour traffic with frightened passengers aboard, authorities said.
Associated PressATLANTA — 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 barreled through rush hour traffic with frightened passengers aboard, authorities said.
The helicopter footage showed the bus striking multiple vehicles during the chase and crossing onto the wrong side of a road with police in pursuit. At one point an officer could be seen waiting on a highway and then throwing a device under the bus trying to stop it. The bus continued on, weaving in and around other vehicles.
Atlanta Police Chief Darin Schierbaum told reporters that an officer arrived on the initial scene in the downtown area about a minute after the initial 911 call came in. When the officer confronted the suspect, the man forced the bus driver to drive off, he said. Grier, whose last known address was in suburban Stone Mountain, had previously been arrested 19 times and had felony convictions, meaning he shouldn't have had a gun, Schierbaum said.
Schierbaum said investigators do not believe there is a link between the food court shooting and the bus hijacking.
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