Earnest Byrd Jr

Death by Force

On June 11, 2024, Earnest Byrd Jr., a 58-year-old Black male from Atlanta, Georgia, was fatally shot during a violent bus hijacking that unfolded across multiple jurisdictions. The incident began around 4:20 p.m. when Joseph Grier, a 39-year-old male passenger, boarded a Gwinnett County Transit bus on Ivan Allen Boulevard in downtown Atlanta. Grier engaged in a confrontation with Byrd, during which Byrd produced a firearm. Grier seized the weapon from Byrd, shot him in the leg, and then held the ...Read More

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