US: One Passenger Shot Dead, Suspect in Custody After Hijacked Bus Pursuit in Georgia; Watch Videos
US: One Passenger Shot Dead, Suspect in Custody After Hijacked Bus Pursuit in Georgia; Watch Videos - At least one bus passenger was fatally shot after a bus hijacking that prompted a police chase through two ... Get Latest News on International only on lokmattimes At least one bus passenger was fatally shot after a bus hijacking in downtown Atlanta, Georgia, prompting a police chase through two Georgia counties. The incident occurred when police responded to a report of gunfire on a Gwinnett County Transit bus and a possible hostage situation. The bus fled the scene and a police pursuit ensued, with the suspect holding the bus driver at gunpoint. Atlanta Police Chief Darin Schierbaum said there were 17 people on the bus at the time of the hijacking, including the driver. During the chase, a 911 call from a family member of a hijacked passenger indicated that text messages had been sent indicating there had been a hijacking and individuals were being held hostage against their will.
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At least one bus passenger was fatally shot after a bus hijacking that prompted a police chase through two Georgia counties in the United States on Tuesday, June 11.
The incident occurred in downtown Atlanta at around 4.35 PM (local time), when police responded to a report of gunfire on a Gwinnett County Transit bus and a possible hostage situation, reported by ABC News.
"Upon the officers' arrival at the scene, the bus fled the location, and a pursuit ensued," the Atlanta Police Department said in a press release. The suspect held the bus driver at gunpoint during the hijacking, according to Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens.
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According to Atlanta Police Chief Darin Schierbaum, there were 17 people on the bus at the time of the situation, including the bus driver. During the chasing, Atlanta Police received a 911 call from a family member of a passenger who was in a hijacked bus "saying he was receiving text messages that there had been a hijacking and that individuals were being held hostage against their will," Schierbaum during a media conference on Tuesday.
Police then received another 911 call made from the bus, which remained open throughout the pursuit and provided information that helped "craft an end of this hostage situation," the chief said.
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