1 Dead, 3 Wounded In Shooting At MARTA's West Lake Train Station

ATLANTA, GA -- Atlanta police have launched an investigation after one person was killed and three wounded in a shooting at the West Lake MARTA station in northwest Atlanta, officials said.

A suspect was detained by law enforcement officers, bringing an end to the incident about 4:30 p.m., according to news reports. Images from news choppers showed paramedic trucks on the scene outside the MARTA station, which is located at 80 Anderson Avenue near Martin Luther King Boulevard.

The West Lake MARTA station was shut down during the brunt of the evening rush hour Thursday after the quadruple shooting. Instead of rail service, MARTA was making ground transportation available to riders en route to other destinations, the agency said.

"Due to police activity, Blue Line trains will not service Holmes and West Lake," the transit agency said on Twitter. "A bus bridge is in effect for travel between Holmes, West Lake, and Ashby stations. Normal Blue Line service resumes eastbound at Ashby."

The identity of the suspect has not been released, nor have names of the wounded or deceased, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Witnesses told WAGA-TV that they heard a string of gunshotsand were told to leave the station.

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