17-year-old arrested for shooting at Holmes MARTA station
Gabriel Webb-Williams. Photo courtesy of MARTA
ATLANTA - MARTA police announced Thursday that a 17-year-old has been arrested in connection with a shooting earlier this month at the H.E. Holmes rail station.
The incident happened on Aug. 13, just before 2 p.m., when officers responded to reports of two men fighting in the taxi pick-up area outside the station. The confrontation escalated, and one man was shot in the abdomen. The victim was rushed to Grady Memorial Hospital, where he was treated for his injury.
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Authorities identified the suspected shooter as Gabriel Webb-Williams, who fled the scene before officers arrived.
On Thursday morning around 7:45 a.m., MARTA’s Criminal Apprehension Team spotted a man matching the suspect’s description at the same rail station. Officers arrested Webb-Williams, who was carrying a handgun at the time.
He was booked into the Fulton County Jail on charges of aggravated assault, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime and criminal use of an article with an alternate ID mark.
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MARTA officials said the quick work of the specialized team helped bring the suspect into custody and prevent further violence.