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Los Angeles bus hijacking suspect kills passenger, leads police on chase through downtown area
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A gunman hijacked a city bus in Los Angeles on September 25, resulting in the death of a passenger. The incident occurred in South Los Angeles around 1 am, when the suspect boarded the Metro bus with the driver and two passengers on board. The suspect, who was not behind the wheel, held the driver at gunpoint and shot one of the passengers. Police responded quickly, deploying a SWAT team and using spike strips to puncture one of the bus's tires, causing it to stop. The suspect's actions were described as an argument with the driver followed by a hijacking.
Every Angeleno has the right to go about their lives safely — especially on our public transportation systems and I will be urgently working with the members of the Metro Board as well as our Chair and Metro CEO to enhance the safety strategies that we implemented earlier this year.
This operator continued to operate the bus in as safe a manner as he could under the circumstances, with the police trailing him for an hour before the spike strips finally took effect.
Metro is grateful for the LAPD's swift action regarding this morning's bus hijacking incident and is grateful the operator was unharmed. Metro is providing the operator with the support he needs.
This is still an active investigation being led by the LAPD.
