‘Kind-Hearted’ Bus Driver Who Overcame ‘All Types of Adversity’ Is Fatally Shot Over $2.50 Fare

Leroy Ramos was “the type of man that would show up for anyone and everyone, even if he didn’t know them,” his family wrote on a GoFundMe page

A Georgia bus driver who was fatally shot in a dispute over a $2.50 fare is being remembered for his resiliency and compassion for others.

Leroy Ramos was working his regular bus loop for the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) on Jan. 3 when the three juveniles got in an argument with him at Decatur Station, say police. The trio allegedly refused to pay the bus fare of $2.50, local station WSB-TV 2 reported , citing police. The altercation escalated from one teen threatening to spit on Ramos to another producing a gun and shooting the bus driver multiple times, say police.

Two of the juveniles were immediately arrested. The third — who is the suspected shooter — fled and remained missing until Jan. 6, when he turned himself in to DeKalb County Police, local outlet Fulton Neighbor reported . All three have been charged with murder…

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