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Gwinnett County bus hijacking: Atlanta police release dashcam, bodycam video of chase
Gwinnett bus hijacking on dash, bodycam video
The Atlanta Police Department has released new bodycam and dashcam footage showing their efforts to stop the Gwinnett County transit bus hijacking in June.
ATLANTA – Atlanta police have released a series of videos that show their efforts to stop the deadly Gwinnett County transit bus hijacking on June 11.
The dash camera footage shows police weaving between lanes to try and keep up with the rogue bus. Body camera footage shows two separate officers hopping out of their squad cars with stop sticks to try and stop the bus.
These videos supplement the high speed chase that FOX 5 Atlanta viewers watched in real time as SKYFOX 5 flew over the hijacking.
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.
Media reports showed that 39-year-old Joseph Grier was at the scene of a shooting at a food court in downtown Atlanta before hopping on the transit bus and shooting a passenger that he had gotten into an argument with.
Police said after 58-year-old Ernest Byrd Jr. was shot, Grier held the bus driver, Ernst, at gunpoint and forced him to drive all the way to Stone Mountain.
Joseph Grier (Fulton County Sheriff’s Office)
Grier’s family told FOX 5 that he had recently lost his job and wasn’t taking medication that was prescribed to him for mental health issues.
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ATLANTA – Atlanta police are investigating an overnight shooting that left a man injured.
What we know:
According to authorities, the man was shot at a convenience store before driving with at least two other people in the car to a fire station on Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway to seek help.
Officers said the victim was taken to a hospital with a gunshot wound to his leg. His condition has not been released.
What’s next:
Police have not identified a suspect, and the investigation remains ongoing.
Police investigate a deadly shooting at 8 Cleveland Avenue SW in Atlanta on March 19, 2026. (FOX 5 Atlanta)
ATLANTA – A 19-year-old man has been arrested in the shooting death of a man outside a Glenrose Heights neighborhood convenience store last month in southwest Atlanta.
What we know:
Najai Swain was charged with felony murder, aggravated assault (two counts), and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony.
According to the Atlanta Police Department, he was booked into the Fulton County Jail after being arrested Thursday at a business near the intersection of Jonesboro Road and Forest Parkway.
Police investigate a deadly shooting at 8 Cleveland Avenue SW in Atlanta on March 19, 2026. (FOX 5 Atlanta)
The backstory:
The shooting happened around 7:20 p.m. on March 19 near the corner of Cleveland Avenue SE and Macon Drive SW, in front of the 24/7 Food Mart.
Atlanta Police say responding officers found a man down on the sidewalk with an apparent gunshot wound to the head. Medics pronounced him dead at the scene.
Police investigate a deadly shooting at 8 Cleveland Avenue SW in Atlanta on March 19, 2026. (FOX 5 Atlanta)
What we don’t know:
Police have not released a motive for the shooting or indicated if Swain and the victim were known to one another.
The Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office has not yet released the name of the deceased man, pending notification of next of kin.
Police investigate a deadly shooting at 8 Cleveland Avenue SW in Atlanta on March 19, 2026. (FOX 5 Atlanta)
Authorities have not confirmed if the firearm used in the incident was recovered.
The Source: The details in this article come from the Atlanta Police Department and previous FOX 5 Atlanta reporting.
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