🌱 Officer Arrested + Mary Lin Elementary To Be Investigated

Hi all. It's me, Danielle Fallon-O'Leary, your host of the Atlanta Daily. Keep reading for the most important things happening around town, including updates on...

• A Grady Hospital Public Safety officer was arrested for shooting at a driver on I-20.
• The Department of Education is launching a federal investigation on an Atlanta public elementary school.
• Takeoff's murderer was found and arrested.

But first, today's weather:

Mainly cloudy, showers around. High: 64 Low: 41.

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Here are the top five stories today in Atlanta:

1. According to the Douglas County Sheriff's Office, an armed man — still in his public safety uniform at Grady Hospital — was shooting at a driver on I-20. The officer, Alfred Stevenson Watkins, was arrested for shooting at another car; however, no one was injured. (FOX 5 Atlanta)
2. The Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights is investigating Mary Lin Elementary School after allegations the principal was assigning students to certain classes based on race. The department is also investigating whether the school district retaliated against the complaint sent in 2021 by parent Kila Posey saying Black students were placed in separate classrooms from other classmates based on race. (CNN)
3. Houston police have arrested a man for the murder of Atlanta-based rapper Takeoff. Patrick Xavier Clark, 33, has been charged with murder. The incident occurred at a private event in a bowling alley on Nov. 1. (WSB Atlanta)
4. Police are working to identify skeletal remains found in a wooded residential area earlier this week in DeKalb County. According to authorities, the remains belonged to a man between the ages of 18 and 30 who had been dead for about six months. The cause of death has yet to be released, but police are investigating the incident as a homicide. (Subscription: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
5. Police are investigating a fatal shooting near the C&S Food Mart in Atlanta's Greenbriar neighborhood. Officials do not know the victim's identity or what caused the shooting. (11Alive.com WXIA)

Today in Atlanta:

• Cookies With Santa At Zoo Atlanta (9:00 AM)
• 46th Annual Christmas Parade At City Of College Park (10:30 AM)
• Family Movie: The Grinch At DeKalb County Public Library (11:00 AM)
• A Christmas Carol At Shakespeare Tavern (7:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• Congratulations to Vincent Tapia IV and Denielle Wilson, winners of the first annual Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Talent Development Program Spark Award! (Reporter Newspapers + Atlanta Intown)
• Did you know? Oakland Cemetery is Atlanta's oldest public park — the entrance was built in 1896! (City of Atlanta Government via Facebook)
• A new protected bike lane in District 1 is up and ready! The safety lane allows bicyclists to ride without traffic interference. (Atlanta City Council via Facebook)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Saturday off right! See you tomorrow morning for another update.

— Danielle Fallon-O'Leary

About me: Danielle Fallon-O’Leary is a senior writer with content creation agency Lightning Media Partners and assists Patch.com with community newsletter curation. Danielle also holds a Master’s Degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders and works part-time as a pediatric speech therapist.