SO GLAD you posted this, as I had the TV / Radio news off all day yesterday and did not see it or hear of it until I read your post last night.
Found a video today (partially blanked out) that shows an apparently young man running from the area who looks black. The blanked-out part is something
on the ground, which I do not understand since the video above posted shows the woman lying in a pool of blood INSIDE the MARTA train, near a door (that's where those side-seats are, by each door for the convenience of handicapped riders). So--
how did her body get outside?--if that's what the blanked-out portion is---it doesn't match the earlier video?
Anyway, the guy is going to be arraigned in court around noon today--"25 year old John Elijah Matthews is charged with murder in the death of 66-year-old Margaret Swan."
Here's the clip---if y'all could watch especially at the
33-second mark and tell me what you think--after watching it a couple of times I believe he is black, but am confused about her body being shown
outside in the sunlight on the station platform, when the X video showed a woman
inside the train on the floor--?
1min 47 secs
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oRZkf1Hz4c
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ETA -- now
this is even more confusing--
The video above shows "something" lying on the ground (blanked out) outside on the station platform and the suspect running from the scene--
BUT the Atlanta Journal Constitution reports the stabbing WAS ON THE TRAIN WHILE IT WAS IN MOTION--
The fatal stabbing of a 66-year-old woman on a MARTA train Saturday was a “completely random” attack, MARTA police Chief Scott Kreher said.
Atlanta’s Margaret Swan was identified as the victim by the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office on Sunday.
John Elijah Matthews, 25, has been arrested and charged with murder in the incident, Kreher told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Sunday. Fulton County Sheriff’s Office records show he was booked in the jail overnight.
Kreher said Matthews stabbed Swan on the train as it traveled between the Lakewood and the Oakland City stations. He was taken into custody at the Oakland City station.
Kreher said he isn’t aware of any prior incidents involving Matthews and the MARTA police.
“We believe it’s completely random,” the chief said.
A 66-year-old Atlanta woman was fatally stabbed on a MARTA train in what officials called a “senseless” incident. A 25-year-old was arrested.
www.ajc.com
The police / media are going to GREAT PAINS to use the words "Senseless act of violence" and "completely random"--which makes me wonder if the woman WAS white, after all.