Suspect in Oakland City MARTA stabbing identified – WSB-TV Channel 2 - California News Beep

ATLANTA — MARTA Police Chief Scott Kreher said a suspect is in custody for a deadly stabbing on a train on Saturday.

Channel 2 Action News reported when a woman was stabbed and killed on a train at Oakland City Station around noon.

Chief Kreher said 25-year-old John Elijah Matthews was in the Fulton County Jail as a suspect in the murder.

The reason behind the stabbing is still unknown. Police said Saturday it was a random attack.

The incident has other MARTA riders on edge, as it was the second stabbing on a MARTA train in less than a week.

Suspect in Oakland City MARTA stabbing identified – WSB-TV Channel 2