A chase involving a Gwinnett County Transit bus is currently underway in metro Atlanta.
A hijacked Gwinnett County Transit bus, with 17 people on board, barreled through traffic in multiple jurisdictions, finally stopping just east of Tucker. One person was killed and another, 39-year-old Joseph Grier, was taken into custody.The person who was killed was identified on Wednesday as 58-year-old Ernest Byrd Jr.According to the Atlanta Police Department, moments after a 4:30 p.m.
Officials have not released their name at this time.During a press conference around 7 p.m., Atlanta Police Chief Darin Schierbaum identified the suspect as being 39-year-old Joseph Grier.Chief Shierbaum says Grier has had 19 arrests, some of which involved the use of a handgun.According to the Georgia Department of Corrections, Grier was last released from Baldwin State Prison a decade ago after serving time for a 2011 aggravated assault in Fulton County.
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