Atlanta airport shooting: Who is Douglas Smith, man who shot himself causing chaos? Police reveal details
Posted on: Dec 22, 2025 07:22 IST | Posted by: Hindustantimes
A adult male was reportedly injured after shot himself interior Hartsfield-Jackson capital of georgia International aerodrome on Sunday, December 21, causing chaos, Atlanta Police said. The man was identified as 59-year-old Douglas Smith, according to Atlanta News First. He was alert, conscious, breathing, and had to be transported to the hospital for treatment following the shooting, police said.
Smith entered the airport, went up the escalator and shot himself in the upper torso intentionally, police said. No other injuries were reported.
Smith is a convicted felon, who is facing multiple felony charges after the incident. He will be charged with reckless conduct, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime, according to Fox 5 Atlanta. He will be taken to the Clayton County Jail after being released from the hospital.
Atlanta Police Major D. Wilson said that the incident took place moments after Smith reached the top of an escalator platform. Officers, who were called just after 3:34 pm to the upper-level baggage claim area of the South Terminal, found him with a self-inflicted gunshot wound to his left arm.
"He pulled out a handgun, intentionally shot himself in the upper left torso," Wilson said.
Smith fell to the ground after the shooting before a bystander managed to take the handgun away from him.
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