Officers responded to the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport where they located a male who sustained an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. The male was alert, conscious, breathing, and was transported to the hospital for treatment. Please be advised that airport operations were not affected. The arrestee is Douglas E. Smith 59YO Charges: •Possession of a firearm by a Convicted Felon •Reckless Conduct •Possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime | City of Atlanta Po

A Cartersville man allegedly having a mental health crisis threatened to “shoot up” the Atlanta airport before he was apprehended by police. Although 49-year-old Billy Cagle made it to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport with a semiautomatic weapon, his family had already called the Bartow County law enforcement, who notified Atlanta police about a livestreamed social media threat. Security video shows Cagle parking his truck just outside the South terminal and walking inside. Cagle