'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.
Vigil held for MARTA driver killed over $2.50 bus fare
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.
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 General Manager and CEO speak out after fatal shooting of driver
MARTA police say a third suspect has been charged with the murder in the shooting death of bus operator Leroy Ramos.
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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 ...
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 ...
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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 ...
‘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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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.
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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 ...
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Police charge a third juvenile suspect in the fatal shooting of MARTA bus driver
DECATUR, GA — MARTA police announce they’ve charged a third suspect in the shooting death of bus driver Leroy Ramos. The ...
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MARTA Mourns the Loss of Bus Operator Leroy Ramos
MARTA General Manager and CEO Collie Greenwood addressed the community in a YouTube message, speaking out about the tragic ...