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Man Arrested at Atlanta Airport for Threatening Shooting

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Man Arrested at Atlanta Airport for Threatening Shooting
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TL;DR

A man at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson Airport was stopped from carrying out a mass shooting thanks to his family's quick action and police intervention. Billy Joe Cagle, armed with a semi-automatic weapon, was arrested after threatening to attack the airport, with authorities discovering the weapon and ammunition in his truck. The family’s prompt report led to his arrest within 15 minutes, preventing a tragedy.

Topics:nationlocal#atlanta-airport#cagle-arrest#family-intervention#local#mass-shooting-thwarted#terroristic-threats
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  1. Mass shooting at Atlanta airport thwarted by would-be shooter’s family  WSB-TV
  2. Man arrested inside Atlanta airport after planning to shoot up terminal with AR-15, police chief says  11Alive.com
  3. Police arrest man at Atlanta airport after getting tip he was planning to ‘shoot it up’  The Guardian
  4. Man with gun arrested at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta airport after making threats  FOX 5 Atlanta
  5. Man arrested for allegedly threatening to shoot up Atlanta airport  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos

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