Two injured in late-night MARTA bus shooting along Roswell Road

Authorities have identified an undocumented immigrant from Mexico as the suspect facing federal charges after an accidental weapon discharge inside a MARTA bus left two people injured last week.Guillermo Cruz Velazquez, 53, originally from Iztapalapa, Mexico, was riding a MARTA bus when a gun inside his bag allegedly discharged. The bullet passed through the 53-year-old's arm and struck a female passenger in the knee at the intersection of Roswell Road and Glenridge Road on July 22. Federal authorities said that after the shooting, Cruz Velazquez allegedly ran away from the scene. A bloody trail led Sandy Springs police officers to a nearby parking lot, where they located the suspect.Authorities found a handgun in the bushes that was loaded and jammed, according to the U.S.

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