This is the latest act of violence to shake the Metro transport system, which is already striving to enhance security and improve passenger safety.
US police reported that a bus hijacking occurred in Los Angeles in the early hours of September 25th (local time), leading to a police chase. The hijacking resulted in one fatality, and police apprehended the suspect. Police confirmed that a passenger was shot at the beginning of the hijacking. The passenger was taken to the hospital but did not survive.
According to ABC News, Lamont Campbell, 51, hijacked a southbound Route 81 bus carrying the driver and two passengers. During the chase, police deployed spike strips, puncturing the bus's right tire. The bus eventually stopped at the intersection of 6th Street and Alameda Street in downtown Los Angeles. Once the bus was stopped, police disabled it to prevent further movement. The SWAT team used diversion techniques to board the bus and apprehend the suspect. The driver climbed out of the bus through the driver's side window.
This is the latest act of violence to shake the Metro transportation system, which is striving to enhance security and improve passenger safety. Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn, who is also the Chair of the Los Angeles Metro Board of Directors, issued a statement Wednesday morning calling the robbery "a nightmare."
At an afternoon press conference, Ms. J. Hahn praised the bus driver, calling his actions "heroic." She noted that the bus was fortunate to be equipped with a barrier that separated and protected the driver from the suspect. Metro had previously ordered hundreds of such barriers to enhance driver protection after a series of attacks. The transport agency plans to install the barriers on all of its buses by the end of this year.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, a member of the Metro board of directors, also condemned the violence and supported the deployment of a weapon detection system and increased law enforcement on the subway system.
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