Federal charges filed against suspect in MARTA bus shooting

DOJ: Man whose gun went off on MARTA bus in Sandy Springs was not legally in the country and is facing federal charge

Federal charges filed against suspect in MARTA bus shooting

Guillermo Cruz Velazquez, 53, originally from Iztapalapa, Mexico, was riding a MARTA bus when a gun inside his bag allegedly discharged. The bullet passed through his arm, and then hit a woman on the bus.

Illegal Immigrant Charged After Gun Fires on MARTA Bus, Wounding Passenger

ATLANTA, Ga. – A 53-year-old Mexican national who authorities say was living in the United States illegally is facing a federal firearms charge after a handgun allegedly discharged inside a MARTA bus in Sandy Springs, wounding both him and another passenger. Guillermo Cruz Velazquez, of Iztapalapa, Mexico, appeared in federal court on a criminal complaint charging him with unlawful possession of a firearm by an alien illegally or unlawfully pres…