A 39-year-old suspect is in custody and a passenger is dead after a chaotic chase involving authorities and a Gwinnett County transit bus on June 11, 2024, according to the Atlanta Police Department. Atlanta Police Chief Darin Schierbaum said that when police received the first 911 call, an officer responded to 45 Ivan Allen Junior Boulevard one minute later, and when the officer arrived, he saw the suspect inside the bus, but the suspect forced the driver to drive off at gunpoint. That's when officers were alerted and responded to follow the bus, which had 17 passengers on board when it was hijacked. The suspect, identified on Wednesday as 39-year-old Joseph Grier, allegedly held the driver at gunpoint across multiple jurisdictions, Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens said in a Tuesday evening press conference. Dickens said the suspect has 19 prior arrests, including cycles where he was armed with a handgun. The Fulton County medical examiner has identified the man killed as 58-year-old Ernest Byrd Jr. FULL STORY: https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/crime/gwinnett-transit-bus-leads-authorities-on-chase/85-bb2541cf-49a7-4a50-b027-f2f6a514ad08