Midtown MARTA station shooter arrested in Douglasville

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ATLANTA - A multi-agency manhunt ended Sunday morning when authorities tracked down and arrested a suspect wanted for a shooting that occurred on a transit train at the Midtown MARTA Station on Friday night.

Members of the FBI AMMO Task Force, Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, Douglasville Police Department, Haralson County Sheriff’s Office and Georgia State Patrol captured the suspect, identified as Anthony Tyrone Gresham, around 10 a.m. Sunday.

The search began after a shooting occurred just after 7 p.m. Friday. MARTA officers patrolling inside the Midtown Station reported shots fired on a train that had stopped at the southbound platform. When officers arrived, they found a man who had been shot in his left arm and leg.

Investigators discovered both the victim and the shooter paid their fares to enter the station before heading toward separate railcars.

The two individuals made eye contact across the station, prompting the suspect to walk over to the victim's railcar and fire gunshots from the southbound platform, according to a statement released by MARTA police Saturday.

A suspect wanted in connection with a Friday night shooting on a transit train at the Midtown MARTA Station has been arrested.
Law enforcement officers tracked down the suspect on Lee Road before he ran into the woods, sparking a massive multi-agency search.
The suspect faces several felony charges, including aggravated assault and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and is currently booked into jail.

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