A man being escorted into court for his rape trial yesterday stole a deputy’s gun, killed the judge and two other people and carjacked a reporter’s vehicle to escape, setting off a massive manhunt and creating widespread chaos across Atlanta.

A JUDGE was gunned down in his court yesterday by a man accused of rape, who also killed a stenographer and shot two policemen before hijacking a car and fleeing.

A judge presiding over a rape re-trial was shot dead in his court by the defendant today who then killed two others while fleeing.

A judge was gunned down in his court today by a man accused of rape, who also killed a stenographer and shot two policemen before hijacking a car and fleeing.

Several people were shot in an Atlanta court today.