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Police identified 21-year-old Jahmare Brown as the suspect in a deadly stabbing on the Atlanta Beltline; 23-year-old Alyssa Paige died after the attack. Brown is in custody on murder, aggravated assault, aggravated battery and weapons charges, and authorities say he also assaulted a USPS worker with a rock before the stabbing. Investigators are continuing to learn more about the victim and the suspect.
The Fulton County Medical Examiner identified 23-year-old Alyssa Paige as the woman killed in an Atlanta Beltline stabbing. Police say the suspect attacked a U.S. postal worker before fleeing on a bike and was arrested hours later in Midtown near St. Luke's Episcopal Church. Officials have not released a motive, but the suspect may have been experiencing a mental health crisis; a second stabbing victim’s condition is unknown.
Police say a random, deadly stabbing on the Beltline in Atlanta is part of what they call a crime spree; a suspect on a bicycle wearing black is sought after an earlier rock attack on a USPS worker. Nearby Midtown High and Howard Middle Schools were put on lockdown with students escorted to buses as authorities, including drones and multiple units, scour the area for the suspect under a Be On the Lookout alert.
Police launched a large manhunt after a woman was killed and another person injured in a series of random attacks that began at a USPS post office and ended on the Atlanta Beltline; investigators say the suspect attacked a postal worker with a rock, then rode a bicycle to the Beltline where the female victim died at Grady Memorial Hospital and a second person survived the stabbing; authorities believe the assailant may have been experiencing a mental-health crisis and have released surveillance images while urging the public to help identify and locate him.
A suspect in a fatal hit-and-run crash on the Beltline had their bond set at $10,000.
Jules Tougna Tamen, 59, of Madison, turned himself in and was charged with hit-and-run resulting in death after allegedly striking and killing a woman running in the middle of the Beltline near Fish Hatchery Road. The incident occurred on Jan. 26, and Tougna Tamen left the scene, parking at his home about a mile away. His blue 2005 Lexus was found at his home, and he now faces up to 25 years in prison for the charges.
The Madison Police Department is searching for a suspect after a hit-and-run incident on the Beltline resulted in the death of a person just before 10:30 p.m. The vehicle, believed to be a blue 2003-2009 Lexus GX 470, was found in Madison on Saturday afternoon, and investigators are seeking information from the community. The victim was not hit while on the side of the road and was not inside a car at the time of the impact. The MPD does not suspect road rage to have played a role in the incident and urges anyone with information to contact them.
The medical examiner has identified a man who died after a motorcycle crash on the Beltline. The accident occurred in an unspecified location, and the man's identity has not been disclosed.