Potential mass shooting at Atlanta airport gets thwarted with arrest, police bodycam footage shows

From USA TODAY.

Police arrested Billy Joe Cagle, 49, of Cartersville, Georgia, who police say made terroristic threats to "shoot up" Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta on Oct. 20. Police made the arrest after being tipped off by Cagle’s family, according to Atlanta Police Chief Darin Schierbaum.

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