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GWINNETT COUNTY TRANSIT BUS CHASE: 1 DEAD, 1 IN CUSTODY FOR HIJACKING

By FOX 5 Atlanta Digital Team
Updated  June 11, 2024 7:58pm EDT
Atlanta
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RAW: GWINNETT COUNTY TRANSIT BUS CHASE PRESS CONFERENCE

The Atlanta Police Department gave an update on a chase involving a Gwinnett
County Transit bus that left Downtown Atlanta, rode through Norcross, and ended
up just east of Tucker.

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.





END OF GWINNETT COUNTY TRANSIT BUS CHASE

Law enforcement officers chase a Gwinnett County Transit bus from Downtown
Atlanta to Hugh Howell Road just east of McCurdy Road, where at least one person
surrendered.


GWINNETT COUNTY TRANSIT BUS HIGH-SPEED CHASE



According to the Atlanta Police Department, moments after a 4:30 p.m. press
conference in Downtown Atlanta regarding an active shooter incident at The Hub
at Peachtree Center, 911 calls started to come in about a fight on a Gwinnett
County Transit bus at 45 Ivan Allen Jr. Boulevard NE.

Upon arrival, Atlanta police say the man fired at least one shot, hitting a
passenger on board. He then forced the bus driver to take off, police say.
Multiple police officers began chasing the bus.

From Downtown Atlanta, the bus got onto the Downtown Connector and continued
north on Interstate 85.

GWINNETT COUNTY TRANSIT BUS CHASE KEY MOMENTS

A Gwinnett County Transit Bus led law enforcement officials on a high-speed
chase from Downtown Atlanta to the Norcross area and through Tucker before being
stopped by a SWAT team along Hugh Howell Road.

The bus traveled along the busy interstate around the start of the rush hour
traffic. 

Police officers from Atlanta, DeKalb County, and Gwinnett County, as well as
troopers from the Georgia State Patrol were in tow.

Officers formed a barricade at Jimmy Carter Boulevard, where the bus exited and
headed east.

Law enforcement officers block I-85 at Jimmy Carter Boulevard to stop a fleeing
Gwinnett County Transit bus on June 11, 2024. (Georgia Department of
Transportation)

Officers attempted to use stop sticks multiple times to stop the bus.

Eventually, the bus crossed back into DeKalb County, where the road turned into
Mountain Industrial Boulevard. 

Once in Tucker, the bus turned east again, heading along Hugh Howell Road
towards Stone Mountain.

The bus eventually stopped around 5:09 p.m. in the 5100 block of Hugh Howell
Road, just pasts McCurdy Road. The DeKalb County SWAT team immediately placed a
Bearcat transport in front of the bus to prevent it from fleeing the scene
again.

The end of a high-speed chase involving a Gwinnett County Transit bus on June
11, 2024. (DeKalb County Police Department)

Several people immediately stepped off the bus, their hands in the air.

A few minutes later, a person could be seen being led away by police. Atlanta PD
confirmed shortly after that a suspect had been taken into custody. 

GWINNETT COUNTY TRANSIT BUS CHASE

Law enforcement officers chase a Gwinnett County Transit bus from Downtown
Atlanta to a Gwinnett County suburb on June 11, 2024.

First responders could then be seen giving aid to someone on the ground outside
the bus. 

Atlanta police say one person was found shot on the bus. They were rushed to an
area hospital where they were pronounced dead from their injuries.

RAW: SUSPECT TAKEN INTO CUSTODY AFTER BUS CHASE

Police place a suspect in handcuffs and lead them away from the Gwinnett County
transit bus.


WHO HIJACKED A GWINNETT COUNTY TRANSIT BUS?

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. In addition to the two counts of aggravated assault,
Grier also served time for a possession of a knife during the commission of a
crime.

Joseph Eric Grier (Courtesy: Georgia Department Corrections) 

GDOC records indicate, he also served time for a 2008 aggravated assault in Cobb
County and child molestation in 2005 in DeKalb County.

The chief said his last known address was in Stone Mountain.

Grier's charges for Tuesday's incident have not been announced.

Chief Shierbaum added that too many people are getting guns that have no legal
business owning a gun.

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Law enforcement lead a man away from a Gwinnett County Transit bus after a chase
on June 11, 2024. (FOX 5)


WIFE'S FRANTICAL CALL DURING BUS HIJACKING

A wife frantically called her husband to tell her what was going on inside the
bus as it drove up I-85. 

"Apparently, they were talking about something. I have no idea what they were
talking about," the man told FOX 5. "But one guy shot the other guy, and I told
her to hang the phone up because the guy might think she was calling the
police." 

He said he was able to track her using her locator on her cellphone. 

"Never thought about somebody getting on the bus in the afternoon and shooting
somebody," he said. 

"It was just gut-wrenching," he added. 

This story is breaking. Check back for details. If you have additional
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