It was a dispute over a $2.50 bus fare. Now a bus driver is dead and 3 teens are charged.
Three juvenile suspects linked to the fatal shooting of a Georgia bus driver are now in police custody, officials say. Leroy Ramos, a 47-year-old driver, was shot multiple times on Friday night amid an argument over refusing to pay the $2.
‘We stand with you in sorrow:’ MARTA CEO responds to driver being killed over $2.50 bus fare
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — Leroy Ramos, a 47-year-old MARTA bus driver, was killed last week after getting into an argument with three teenagers who refused to pay the $2.50 bus fare. On Wednesday, MARTA General Manager, CEO Collie Greenwood released a statement where he spoke about the “unprecedented tragedy.”
Teen accused of killing bus driver over $2.50 fare turns self in, Georgia cops say
According to MARTA police, three juveniles argued with Ramos on Jan. 3 at the Decatur Station. The dispute was suspected to be over a $2.50 fare, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and other news outlets reported.
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In his first remarks since the fatal shooting of one of his bus drivers last week, MARTA’s general manager and CEO said the transit agency is devastated.
Third juvenile accused in killing MARTA driver over fare surrenders to police
The third juvenile wanted in connection with the shooting death of MARTA bus operator Leroy Ramos over a $2.50 fare surrendered to DeKalb County police on Monday evening.
MARTA releases name of bus driver killed over $2.50 fare, police still searching for suspect
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — MARTA officials have released the name of the driver who lost his life Friday following a dispute with a group over a $2.50 bus fare. They said Leroy Ramos, 47, was shot multiple times outside the Marta Station along Church Street in Decatur.
‘He was a provider’: Family and friends mourn MARTA bus driver shot and killed over a $2.50 bus fare
Some of the requests include more transit police presence, and better driver shields. “I’m asking MARTA to kind of step up. Make this a priority so that safety... our operators, our employees feel safe,
Husband, father, MARTA driver killed over fare; Loved ones call for justice, third arrest
MARTA employees are rallying around the family of a driver shot to death Friday during a dispute police say started over the $2.50 bus fare.
Police charge a third juvenile suspect in the fatal shooting of MARTA bus driver
DECATUR, GA — MARTA police announce they’ve charged a third suspect in the shooting death of bus driver Leroy Ramos. The 47-year-old Ramos and three juveniles got into an altercation last Friday evening in the bus loop at the Decatur Station. Two of the suspects were immediately arrested and charged with murder.
Suspected shooting MARTA bus driver murder arrested
The third juvenile wanted in connection to the shooting death of a MARTA bus operator, who was shot and killed at the Decatur MARTA Station on Friday, has surrendered to DeKalb County police on Monday.
Third teen in custody for killing bus driver over $2.50 fare
A third teen has been charged in connection to the shooting death of a bus operator in DeKalb County, Georgia. He turned himself over to the authorities on Monday evening.
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