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1 fatally shot on Atlanta area transit bus that led officers on wild rush hour chase, police say
![Uncredited In this image taken from video, Joseph Grier speaks with reporters about a shooting in the food court of the Peachtree Center development in downtown Atlanta, Tuesday, June 11, 2024. (AP Photo)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/41ed534f200e477e989fa11fb4eb18e9/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
In this image taken from video, Joseph Grier speaks with reporters about a shooting in the food court of the Peachtree Center development in downtown Atlanta, Tuesday, June 11, 2024. (AP Photo)
![Uncredited In this image taken from video, Joseph Grier speaks with reporters about a shooting in the food court of the Peachtree Center development in downtown Atlanta, Tuesday, June 11, 2024. (AP Photo)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/1a922d63b97142569f11e26d216e74ed/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
In this image taken from video, Joseph Grier speaks with reporters about a shooting in the food court of the Peachtree Center development in downtown Atlanta, Tuesday, June 11, 2024. (AP Photo)
![Ben Gray A Gwinnett County, Ga. commuter bus sits in the road where it was stopped in Smoke Rise, Ga., on Tuesday, June 11, 2024. Atlanta police say the transit bus fled from officers responding to a dispute on board, leading them on a wild and lengthty chase into a neighboring county before it was stopped. (AP Photo/Ben Gray)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/fd7238d486c74e4cae3bfff39b68c282/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
A Gwinnett County, Ga. commuter bus sits in the road where it was stopped in Smoke Rise, Ga., on Tuesday, June 11, 2024. Atlanta police say the transit bus fled from officers responding to a dispute on board, leading them on a wild and lengthty chase into a neighboring county before it was stopped. (AP Photo/Ben Gray)
![Ben Gray A Gwinnett County Ga. commuter bus sits in the road where it was stopped in Smoke Rise, Ga., on Tuesday, June 11, 2024. Atlanta police say the transit bus fled from officers responding to a dispute on board, leading them on a wild and lenthty chase into a neighboring county before it was stopped. (AP Photo/Ben Gray)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/319d4cc7ad8346e59193ca95874dd23e/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
A Gwinnett County Ga. commuter bus sits in the road where it was stopped in Smoke Rise, Ga., on Tuesday, June 11, 2024. Atlanta police say the transit bus fled from officers responding to a dispute on board, leading them on a wild and lenthty chase into a neighboring county before it was stopped. (AP Photo/Ben Gray)
![Bryanna Byrd This undated photo provided by Bryanna Byrd shows Ernest Byrd, right, his daughter Bryanna, center, and his ex-wife Keira Benson. Ernest Byrd was fatally shot by Joseph Grier who hijacked a commuter bus ordering the driver at gunpoint to hit the gas and panicking the passengers on Tuesday, June 11, 2024, in Atlanta. (Bryanna Byrd via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/1e0b983acb6c44eab7f3a1b578ecbec0/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
This undated photo provided by Bryanna Byrd shows Ernest Byrd, right, his daughter Bryanna, center, and his ex-wife Keira Benson. Ernest Byrd was fatally shot by Joseph Grier who hijacked a commuter bus ordering the driver at gunpoint to hit the gas and panicking the passengers on Tuesday, June 11, 2024, in Atlanta. (Bryanna Byrd via AP)
![Ben Gray A Gwinnett County, Ga. commuter bus sits in the road where it was stopped in Smoke Rise, Ga., on Tuesday, June 11, 2024. Atlanta police say the transit bus fled from officers responding to a dispute on board, leading them on a wild and lengthty chase into a neighboring county before it was stopped. (AP Photo/Ben Gray)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/9fe5ec90cb3e4f8ea4e16bf4332445b3/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
A Gwinnett County, Ga. commuter bus sits in the road where it was stopped in Smoke Rise, Ga., on Tuesday, June 11, 2024. Atlanta police say the transit bus fled from officers responding to a dispute on board, leading them on a wild and lengthty chase into a neighboring county before it was stopped. (AP Photo/Ben Gray)
![Uncredited In this image taken from video, Joseph Grier speaks with reporters about a shooting in the food court of the Peachtree Center development in downtown Atlanta, Tuesday, June 11, 2024. (AP Photo)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/5cf03e39a4874a9cb3b14c6f5e5378f9/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
In this image taken from video, Joseph Grier speaks with reporters about a shooting in the food court of the Peachtree Center development in downtown Atlanta, Tuesday, June 11, 2024. (AP Photo)
![Ben Gray A Gwinnett County, Ga. commuter bus sits in the road where it was stopped in Smoke Rise, Ga., on Tuesday, June 11, 2024. Atlanta police say the transit bus fled from officers responding to a dispute on board, leading them on a wild and lengthty chase into a neighboring county before it was stopped. (AP Photo/Ben Gray)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/4dba8702191044b7a915391fc96365f7/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
A Gwinnett County, Ga. commuter bus sits in the road where it was stopped in Smoke Rise, Ga., on Tuesday, June 11, 2024. Atlanta police say the transit bus fled from officers responding to a dispute on board, leading them on a wild and lengthty chase into a neighboring county before it was stopped. (AP Photo/Ben Gray)
![Bryanna Byrd This undated photo provided by Bryanna Byrd shows Ernest Byrd. Byrd was fatally shot by Joseph Grier who hijacked a commuter bus ordering the driver at gunpoint to hit the gas and panicking the passengers on Tuesday, June 11, 2024, in Atlanta. (Bryanna Byrd via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/cca7e9116239494ca198619a96fde848/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
This undated photo provided by Bryanna Byrd shows Ernest Byrd. Byrd was fatally shot by Joseph Grier who hijacked a commuter bus ordering the driver at gunpoint to hit the gas and panicking the passengers on Tuesday, June 11, 2024, in Atlanta. (Bryanna Byrd via AP)