Suspect in Los Angeles Metro bus hijacking He was identified and arrested on suspicion of murder.the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) reported.
Authorities said that Lamont Campbell, 51, was the subject who hijacked the Line 81 bus shortly before 1:00 a.m. this Wednesday at the intersection of Figueroa Street and Manchester Avenue in South Los Angeles, a case that ended with the shooting death of one person.
At the time the public transport hijacking occurred, There were two passengers in the vehicle, in addition to the driver..
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The researchers They described the incident as a kidnapping situation. and authorities were alerted after the emergency panic button was activated.
After the operator pressed the alarm button, the electronic display on the front top of the bus said, “Call 911,” which motivated people to contact the emergency line to report the incident.
“These radio calls consisted of a disturbance on a bus, An unknown problem on a bus and potentially an assault with a deadly weapon “what was happening in transportation,” said Deputy Chief Donald Graham of the LAPD’s Transit Services Division.
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The officers arrived at the area where the public transport was, who was stopped at the intersection of 117th Street and Figueroa Streetbut began to move forward slowly as officers approached.
The bus operator was traveling when he was threatened at gunpoint while authorities pursued the vehicle for an hour.
As part of attempts to stop the bus, authorities They deployed several strips of nails to puncture the tires of the hijacked vehicle..
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Finally, the Metro bus stopped at the intersection of East 6th Street and South Alameda Streetin downtown Los Angeles.
When the vehicle stopped, SWAT team officers disabled it to prevent it from moving again. and deployed a stun device, allowing the driver to escape through one of the bus windows.
The suspect He finally gave up and turned himself in to the authorities.
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Officers searched the interior of the bus and They found a man with multiple gunshot woundsThe victim was taken to a hospital, but was determined to be deceased.
His identity is still being kept under wraps by the authorities and It was only reported that he was a 48-year-old resident of Los Angeles..
So much The driver and the second passenger were not injured. because of the shooting on the bus.
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Campbell is reportedly in custody. with a bail of $2 million dollars.
Metro Los Angeles officials said in a statement that the bus operator was fine and that the transit agency I was giving him all the support he needed.
“Metro is grateful for the Los Angeles Police Department’s quick response following the bus hijacking early this morning (Wednesday) and Also grateful that our driver was not hurt.“the agency said in its statement.
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“Metro will provide all necessary support to the bus operator. Metro expresses its deepest condolences to the family and friends of the deceased victim after being transported to a local hospital,” the public transport agency added.
The Los Angeles Police Department praised the bus driver’s performance in the face of the hijacking of transport.
“This driver continued to drive the bus as safely as he could under the circumstances, while being followed by police for an hour. We thank the driver and bus drivers in general. for the work they have to do,” the LAPD said.
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