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On Thursday, an unforseen, very random tragedy occurred on the popular
, a fatal While some see as a cause, look at the fact the suspect knew how to carry out one attack after another while riding a bike and maneuver from each scene. Majority of crimes are "not" random. RIP Condolences to her loved ones. No excuse for this. Suspect arrested for murder & other offenses. - The Beltline Killer.

Via: FOX 5 Atlanta
ATLANTA - The woman stabbed to death on the Beltline has been identified as 23-year-old Alyssa Paige, according to the Fulton County Medical Examiner.

The backstory:

Paige was killed by a 21-year-old man Thursday afternoon while she was on the Beltline. Officials confirmed to FOX 5 that the stabbing happened near the 1700 block of Flagler Avenue NE.

Atlanta Police Chief Darin Schierbaum said the department was alerted around 12:10 p.m. that a woman had been stabbed just north of the Montgomery Ferry Drive overpass. She was rushed to Grady Memorial Hospital where she later died.

According to officers, the man responsible attacked a U.S. Postal worker prior to the stabbing before getting away on a bike. He then used that bike to flee the scene of the stabbing as well.

The suspect was arrested near St. Luke's Episcopal Church on Peachtree Street in Midtown around 5:25 p.m.... Oxygen Investigation Discovery Law&Crime Nancy Grace