WSB-TV reports that while at the station, three teens engaged in an argument with Ramos because they refused to pay their $2.50 bus fare for the ride. Things got heated as one teen threatened to spit on Ramos. Eventually, the three got into a physical altercation, per the Fulton Neighbor.

A MARTA bus driver was fatally shot in downtown Decatur after arguing with three people over the $2.50 fare. According to police officials, the incident occurred around 6:30 p.m. on Friday at Decatur Station.

A MARTA bus driver was shot and killed at the Decatur Station on Friday evening, according to MARTA Police Chief Scott Kreher.

Family members of the victim are raising money and rallying for support against violence impacting public service workers nationwide.

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

Leroy Ramos was working his bus route for the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) when an argument ensued between him and a group of three juveniles at Decatur Station.