5 things to know tonight: Atlanta business exec died from gunshot wound in the back

Atlanta executive Diane McIver died from a gunshot wound in the back, according to the Fulton County medical examiner.

Atlanta executive Diane McIver died from a gunshot wound in the back, according to the Fulton County medical examiner.

1. Atlanta business exec died from gunshot wound in the back. A prominent Atlanta businesswoman fatally shot inside a vehicle near Piedmont Park died from a gunshot wound to the back, according to officials with the Fulton County Medical Examiner's Office. [Read more]

2. Woman carjacked at McDonald's drive-thru in Brookhaven. Authorities are seeking two men who carjacked a woman at gunpoint early Thursday at a McDonald's drive-thru in Brookhaven, police said. The men crashed her BMW in Atlanta after leading Georgia State Patrol officers on a chase. [Read more] 

3. Man's body found in Lake Lanier. The body of a man in his 60s was found Thursday in Lake Lanier at Gainesville Marina. [Read more]

4. Train crashes at New Jersey station; 1 dead, 74 hurt. A rush-hour commuter train crashed through a barrier at the busy Hoboken station and lurched across the waiting area Thursday morning, killing one person and injuring more than 100 others. [Read more] 

5. Atlanta schools issue national call for help. The Atlanta school district is putting out a national call for help, seeking your best idea on how to transform local schools from one of the lowest performing districts in the state. [Read more]