MARTA shooting on train delays service

Officials with MARTA shut down several rail stations Sunday after someone was shot on a train.

Officials with the transit agency confirmed to Channel 2 Action News that someone was shot in the leg on an eastbound MARTA train, headed toward the Kensington station, around 6:30 p.m.

Officials with MARTA said the shooter ran off the train once it stopped at the station. The shooter was not immediately apprehended, officials told Channel 2.

The victim was taken to a hospital for treatment.

MARTA reported that rail service started running again shortly before 7:30 p.m.

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