Man Arrested After Entering Atlanta Grocery Store With Five Guns, Body Armor: Police
Published Date: 3/25/2021
Source: Bloomberg Quicktake: Now
Authorities said police have arrested a man who walked into an Atlanta grocery store with five guns and body armor, just days after the mass shooting at a Colorado supermarket. An Atlanta Police Department spokesman said officers were called shortly after 1:30 p.m. Wednesday to the Atlantic Station Publix where the manager told them an armed man entered the store and headed straight to the bathroom. Officers held the man for questioning. According to police, his weapons included two long guns and three pistols, all concealed. Police identified the man as Rico Marley, 22, and said he has been charged with reckless conduct, the The Atlanta Journal-Constitution newspaper reported. Police said the 22-year-old man has been charged with reckless conduct and is undergoing a psychiatric evaluation. Atlanta TV station WSB-TV reported that Charles Russell saw one of the guns in the bathroom and immediately notified store employees. "I see an AR 15, and I was like, you know, this kind of startled me just again with the events that recently happened in the grocery store up in Colorado," Russell said, adding "the weapon was leaned up against the stall in the bathroom behind the toilet, and it was not in the case or anything." Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2TwO8Gm Bloomberg Quicktake brings you live global news and original shows spanning business, technology, politics and culture. Make sense of the stories changing your business and your world. To watch complete coverage on Bloomberg Quicktake 24/7, visit http://www.bloomberg.com/qt/live, or watch on Apple TV, Roku, Samsung Smart TV, Fire TV and Android TV on the Bloomberg app. Have a story to tell? Fill out this survey for a chance to have it featured on Bloomberg Quicktake: https://cor.us/surveys/27AF30 Connect with us on… YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Bloomberg Breaking News on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/BloombergQuickTakeNews Twitter: https://twitter.com/quicktake Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quicktake Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/quicktake