MARTA Chief of Police Scott Kreher said the shooting, which stemmed from a fare disagreement about getting on the bus, happened after 6:30 p.m. at the Decatur Station.

The Brief. A MARTA bus operator was fatally shot during a fare dispute at the Decatur MARTA station. The incident involved three suspects; two are in custody, while the third remains at large.

A MARTA bus driver who was fatally shot Friday evening in Decatur had been working in Atlanta for only a few months, officials said. The driver was identified by police as 47-year-old Leroy Ramos.

In his first remarks since the fatal shooting of one of his bus drivers last week, MARTA’s general manager and CEO said the transit agency is devastated.

MARTA driver killed just months after starting job. Leroy Ramos was shot and killed while driving a MARTA bus in Decatur. Officials say the juvenile suspects shot him over the $2.50 bus fare.

The bandstand was built around 1996 as part of improvements to the Square and Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority ...

DECATUR, Ga. — A MARTA bus driver is dead after police said he got into a fight over a $2.50 fare with three other people. MARTA police said it happened just after 6:30 p.m. at the Decatur ...

DECATUR, Ga. — The deadly shooting of a MARTA bus driver over a $2.50 fare has reignited calls for increased security measures on metro Atlanta buses. The operator, Leroy Ramos, a recent hire ...

Dozens of MARTA bus drivers, friends, and family gathered Sunday outside the MARTA bus stop in Decatur to honor 47-year-old Leroy Ramos, who lost his life on Friday over a $2.50 fare.

Leroy Ramos, 47, was shot and killed during a “fare dispute” at the Decatur station just after 6:30 p.m. Friday, MARTA officials said.

MARTA police said the operator was shot and killed during a “fare dispute” at the Decatur station just after 6:30 p.m. Friday.