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Suspect accused of shooting 2 MARTA officers who was caught in Alabama expected to be extradited back to Atlanta today
A man accused of shooting two MARTA officers at the Five Points station last week, who was then later caught in Alabama, is expected to be extradited back to Atlanta on Monday. MARTA said it expected Christopher Daniels, 26, to be sent back to Georgia today in a statement to 11Alive on Monday morning.
Suspected gunman captured after 2 MARTA officers shot at Five Points shooting
The gunman, 26-year-old Christopher Daniels, was captured by U.S. Marshals in Guntersville, Alabama, on Friday morning. He is being charged with two counts of aggravated assault, two counts of obstruction, public indecency and gun possession.
Man accused of shooting 2 Atlanta transit police officers is captured in Alabama
ATLANTA (AP) — A man was arrested Friday in Alabama after investigators said he shot two Atlanta transit police officers who were confronting him for urinating in a train station. Officials said Christopher Daniels, 26, was captured in Guntersville, Alabama, and was being held in jail there pending extradition back to Georgia.
Suspect arrested in shooting of two Atlanta transit police officers
Officials in Atlanta announced Friday that the man suspected to have shot two transit police officers in the city's downtown area has been taken into custody.
Suspect in shooting of 2 Atlanta MARTA officers arrested in Alabama
The suspect in the shooting of two Atlanta transit police officers was captured in Alabama Friday morning. The U.S. Marshal’s Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive Task Force and Marshall County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested 26-year-old Christopher Daniels, according to U.S. Marshal Marty Keely.
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2 Atlanta transit officers shot; suspect arrested in Alabama
Two Atlanta transit police officers were shot after they tried to confront a man urinating in a train station, and the suspect was later arrested in another state.
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2 men, teen hurt in 3 separate Atlanta shootings since Sunday afternoon

Atlanta police are investigating two separate overnight shootings in Atlanta that left two men injured and hospitalized. Also ...

2 MARTA officers arresting a suspect for public urination injured in Five Points MARTA shooting

The incident began around 11:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 7, when two MARTA police officers spotted a man urinating near a platform ...

MARTA temporarily suspending Atlanta Streetcar service

MARTA will halt Atlanta Streetcar service starting Sept. 8 for at least three months due to Georgia Power infrastructure work ...
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MARTA’s expansion plans for Atlanta: A detailed look

These are the projects recommended for the "More MARTA" half-penny sales tax Atlanta voters approved in 2016. MARTA offered voters a menu of possible projects before the vote.

Beyoncé Fan Startled by Insect Causes ‘Stampede’ After Atlanta Concert, Leaving 11 Injured

Fans leaving night four of Beyoncé's Atlanta shows on her 'Cowboy Carter' tour were trampled when a 'stampede' was caused ...
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More MARTA fund owed $865,000, not $70 million, says KPMG audit ...

Another audit has been completed for More MARTA Atlanta, the transit expansion program supported by a half-penny sales tax approved by voters. The capital reserve fund for Atlanta's transit ...

Police scene at MARTA Five Points station

ATLANTA — There's an active police scene unfolding at the MARTA Five Points station. MARTA called the scene an "emergency ...

Carter Work Project returning to Atlanta Habitat for 2026

For the first time in decades, the Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Project is returning to Atlanta Habitat for Humanity.