Officers were seen with guns drawn inside an apartment complex nearby as the search continues for the alleged shooter.
ATLANTA — The search is on for multiple suspects after a deadly shooting killed a man at the Oakland City MARTA Station in southwest Atlanta on Monday afternoon as he was stepping off the bus.
MARTA Police said the shooting happened just after 6 p.m. at the station’s bus loop. Police told 11Alive’s Cody Alcorn on scene that one person has already been detained. Police are searching for three men wanted in connection to the shooting.
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Police said they set up a perimeter in the area of 1165 Oakland Lane and Oakland Terrace, extending from Avon Avenue to Oakland Lane.
Officers were seen with guns drawn inside the Oakland West End Apartments close by. A police helicopter was seen flying above the area as the search continues for the suspect.
Early indications show that this might have been a shootout between two groups at the station. A MARTA Police officer was patrolling the parking lot and heard the shots ring out. MARTA’s Real Time Crime Center helped get the first suspect’s info fast in order to get him detained, police said.
