Man accused of shooting 2 Atlanta transit police officers is captured in Alabama

A shooting occurred at the Five Points MARTA station in downtown Atlanta on Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025. (Courtesy of MARTA)

Updated on Friday, Aug. 8, at 4:09 p.m.

A man was arrested Friday in Alabama after investigators said he shot two Atlanta transit police officers who were confronting him for urinating in a train station.

Officials said Christopher Daniels, 26, was captured in Guntersville, Alabama, and was being held in jail there pending extradition back to Georgia.