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4 days ago
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2 Atlanta transit police officers injured in shooting at downtown station
ATLANTA (AP) — Two Atlanta transit police officers were shot after they tried to confront a man urinating in a train station, investigators say. Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority Police Chief M. Scott Kreher tells local news outlets that officials are looking for the man, who got away after shooting at the officers as they tried to arrest him late Thursday. The shooting happened just before midnight at MARTA's Five Points station, the downtown transfer point for the system's trains. Kreher told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that the man became irate and refused to cooperate when officers approached him. Officers decided to arrest the man, but Kreher said he pulled out a handgun and shot over his shoulder at the officer. He grazed a female officer in the knee and struck a male officer in the arm. The female officer has been released from the hospital but is also reporting hearing loss because she was so close when the gun was fired. Kreher said she is expected to fully recover. The male officer was undergoing surgery Friday for his arm injury. Cameras show the man then got on a train and rode two stops south, throwing his gun on the roof of the West End station. Police haven't publicly identified the man but say they know who he is and the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force is looking for him. The gun has been recovered. The Five Points station reopened when trains started running Friday morning.
Associated Press
4 days ago
- Associated Press
2 Atlanta transit police officers injured in shooting at downtown station
ATLANTA (AP) — Two Atlanta transit police officers were shot after they tried to confront a man urinating in a train station, investigators say. Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority Police Chief M. Scott Kreher tells local news outlets that officials are looking for the man, who got away after shooting at the officers as they tried to arrest him late Thursday. The shooting happened just before midnight at MARTA's Five Points station, the downtown transfer point for the system's trains. Kreher told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that the man became irate and refused to cooperate when officers approached him. Officers decided to arrest the man, but Kreher said he pulled out a handgun and shot over his shoulder at the officer. He grazed a female officer in the knee and struck a male officer in the arm. The female officer has been released from the hospital but is also reporting hearing loss because she was so close when the gun was fired. Kreher said she is expected to fully recover. The male officer was undergoing surgery Friday for his arm injury. Cameras show the man then got on a train and rode two stops south, throwing his gun on the roof of the West End station. Police haven't publicly identified the man but say they know who he is and the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force is looking for him. The gun has been recovered. The Five Points station reopened when trains started running Friday morning.
Yahoo
20-05-2025
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MARTA police train for active shooter scenario at Lindbergh Center Station
Police wrapped up active shooter training at MARTA headquarters in Northeast Atlanta late Monday night. The exercise began at 7:00 pm inside MARTA headquarters across from the Lindbergh Center Station. 'Could be a big startle for a lot of people,' said Lowanda Wheaton. Wheaton was catching the train there Monday evening where people could hear the simulation which included lifelike gunshots and shouting. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] 'You always take back something you can improve upon, you can share with other departments, that was a good lesson,' said MARTA Police Chief Scott Kreher. Kreher said the training exercise was already planned before Sunday's double shooting at the East Point train station. 'I feel very strongly that we'll make an arrest in that case,' said Kreher. Kreher said that case started as a pick-pocketing attempt. A passenger said they noticed someone rummaging through their bag and confronted them. That suspect shot them as they tried to exit the train at the East Point stop. A stray bullet grazed a second passenger's neck. Both survived. TRENDING STORIES: 4 charged with murder after shooting in Walton County Parents sue after they say 6-year-old daughter was racially attacked at school: 'It's disturbing' Cobb Co. teacher, wife accused of denying their children food and bathroom, confining them At the active shooter training event Monday night, Channel 2's Courtney Francisco asked the chief what passengers should do if faced with violence on a moving train. He said if you see an altercation starting to heat up, jump off. 'Sometimes, you can't. Sometimes, you might have to sit through, and you might have to fight it out,' said Kreher. He said he would like to conduct another emergency training simulation on a train or bus. Passengers liked that idea and said they will practice, too. 'There's never enough training. Always continue to train no matter what, and practice what you're learning in the training,' said Wheaton. [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
