2 arrested after deadly shooting at East Point MARTA station
EAST POINT, Ga. - A man was shot and later died after a shooting at the East Point MARTA station late Sunday afternoon.
Police say they arrested two people of interest, but are not yet sure what their exact role in the incident was.
MARTA Police Maj. Matthew Carrier told FOX 5 first responders got to the scene of the shooting around 3:30 p.m. where they found a man had been shot.
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East Point MARTA Station (FOX 5 Atlanta)
Witnesses told FOX 5 the station was packed with Taylor Swift concert-goers at the time.
"When I got here, it was a lot of people, and they said the guy had got shot in the head," MARTA rider Ronnie Lloyd explained.
The unidentified victim was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
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East Point MARTA Station (FOX 5 Atlanta)
The station was shut down for about two hours. Now that it's reopened, investigators are zeroing in on the train station's surveillance video system in hopes of figuring out what exactly happened.
Police have not released any further information on the victim, the two people of interest or a possible motive.
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