Gunman’s Bus Hijacking and Wild Police Chase Ends With 1 Dead

A gunman shot dead a passenger on board a commuter bus in Georgia on Tuesday and held a firearm to the driver’s head during a terrifying police chase, authorities said.

Law enforcement responded to a 911 call made at around 4:30 p.m. about an armed suspect on a bus in Atlanta holding hostages and the possible discharge of a weapon, Atlanta Police Chief Darin Schierbaum said. Around a minute later, an officer confronted the perpetrator who “then forced the bus driver to drive off,” Schierbaum said.

The chief said another 911 call came in from a relative of one of the 17 people who were on board the Gwinnett County Transit bus who had received text messages saying a hijacking had taken place and hostages were being held against their will. TV news choppers following the police chase captured the bus smashing into other vehicles and driving into oncoming traffic before it was finally disabled and penned in by a BearCat in DeKalb County.

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