A man died Monday after being repeatedly stabbed in the neck and beaten at a downtown Atlanta MARTA station, according to an arrest warrant obtained Tuesday.
Marcus Harris, 42, was on the northbound platform of the Five Points station around 8 a.m. when he was attacked, MARTA officials confirmed.
The suspect, Jason Harris, 46, is accused of “knowingly and intentionally” stabbing him about seven times with a pocket knife, the warrant stated. Surveillance footage then allegedly showed him stomping and kicking the victim several times in the head as he was lying on the ground, police said.
After the attack, Harris was taken into custody, police said, though a motive is unclear. He allegedly confessed to the killing during an interview with MARTA police detectives, according to the warrant. The two men were not related, police added.
Credit: Fulton County Sheriff's Office
Credit: Fulton County Sheriff's Office
Rail service was temporarily disrupted as police investigated the scene.
Harris was booked into the Fulton County jail on charges of murder, possession of a firearm/knife during the commission of or attempt to commit certain felonies, and two counts of aggravated assault, according to online records.
No other details have been shared by police.
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