Woman Sexually Assaulted Near MARTA Bus Stop

Atlanta police are warning residents to be on the lookout for a man who allegedly sexually assaulted a woman near a northwest Atlanta MARTA bus stop last weekend.

The woman was walking from a gas station to the Chattahoochee Avenue/Ellsworth Industrial Boulevard stop at approximately 6 a.m. Saturday when a man asked her for directions, then pulled out a gun. The man then pushed the woman into a ditch and sexually assaulted her, police told WSB-TV. The armed man then stole the woman’s cell phone and backpack.

The victim gave the police a vague description of her attacker, but said he had multiple letter X’s tattooed around his eye.

If you have any information on this incident, please contact Crime Stoppers Greater Atlanta by calling 404-577-TIPS (8477), texting “CSA Tip” to CRIMES (274637), or by submitting a tip online. All tips can be made anonymously.