'Kind-Hearted' Bus Driver Who Overcame 'All Types of Adversity' Is Fatally Shot Over $2.50 Fare
Leroy Ramos was "the type of man that would show up for anyone and everyone, even if he didn’t know them," his family wrote on a GoFundMe page.
'A Life That Was Worth So Much More Than $2.50!' Bus Driver Fatally Shot Over Fare
Family members of the victim are raising money and rallying for support against violence impacting public service workers nationwide.
Bus Driver Shot Dead Following Dispute Over $2.50 Fare
Leroy Ramos was working his bus route for the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) when an argument ensued between him and a group of three juveniles at Decatur Station.
It was a dispute over a $2.50 bus fare. Now a bus driver is dead and 3 teens are charged.
Three juvenile suspects linked to the fatal shooting of a Georgia bus driver are now in police custody, officials say. Leroy Ramos, a 47-year-old driver, was shot multiple times on Friday night amid an argument over refusing to pay the $2.50 fare, according to a MARTA press release.
Bus Driver Is Fatally Shot Over $2.50 Fare
A bus driver in Georgia was tragically shot and killed during an argument over a $2.50 fare, prompting his family to call for action to address gun violence. On January 3, Leroy Ramos was driving his usual bus route for the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) when an argument broke out between him and
Third teen in custody for killing bus driver over $2.50 fare
A third teen has been charged in connection to the shooting death of a bus operator in DeKalb County, Georgia. He turned himself over to the authorities on Monday evening.
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MARTA police absent from route on which driver was shot
Ramos’ family said he had been threatened by a passenger on a different route just a day before he was fatally shot. His daughter, Timmaya Ramos-Beavers, told the AJC that he was substituting for ...
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Atlanta dad-of-three bus driver killed in argument over $2.50 ride fee
An Atlanta bus driver and father of three was reportedly shot to death after an argument erupted over the $2.50 fare for ...
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Husband, father, MARTA driver killed over fare; Loved ones call for justice, third arrest
MARTA employees are rallying around the family of a driver shot to death Friday during a dispute police say started over the ...
Teen accused of killing bus driver over $2.50 fare turns self in, Georgia cops say
According to MARTA police, three juveniles argued with Ramos on Jan. 3 at the Decatur Station. The dispute was suspected to ...
‘We stand with you in sorrow:’ MARTA CEO responds to driver being killed over $2.50 bus fare
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — Leroy Ramos, a 47-year-old MARTA bus driver, was killed last week after getting into an argument with three teenagers who refused to pay the $2.50 bus fare. On Wednesday, MARTA ...
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Third juvenile accused in killing MARTA driver over fare surrenders to police
The two juveniles accused of killing a MARTA driver over bus fare will remain in police custody following their first ...
Man accused of killing MARTA driver has turned himself in to police, charged with murder
MARTA police said the man who shot and killed a bus driver has turned himself in to police and has been charged with murder.
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MARTA CEO: ‘We’re devastated’ by bus driver’s fatal shooting in Decatur
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.
Cell phone video shows moments leading up to MARTA driver’s deadly shooting
“We encourage customers to use the MARTA See & Say app to report crimes or suspicious activity anonymously. The app allows ...