Possible mass shooting stopped at Atlanta airport, police say

Police say they have prevented a possible mass shooting at the Atlanta airport thanks to the hard work of multiple officers and a call from the suspect’s family.

At a press conference on Monday afternoon, Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens said that a Cartersville man who was having a mental health crisis drove to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport with a semi-automatic weapon in his truck.

“Twenty-seven or more lives could have been lost today,” Dickens said during a press conference…

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