By The opinion
31 Oct 2023, 1:25 PM EDT
Moments of true terror were experienced by the passengers of a bus in the municipality of Tlaquepaque, in the Mexican state of Jalisco, because as if it were a movie, an armed man entered the unit and kidnapped it, also forcing three people to jump of her, causing the death of one, while The rest saw in horror how their lives were in the hands of the criminal..
The bus was traveling near the border with Tlajomulco de Zúñiga when the subject boarded the unit, knife in hand He threatened the driver and passengers, and held them hostage for an hour and a half., according to the newspaper Milenio. People lived the most terrifying 90 minutes of their lives, in which anxiety accompanied them at every moment, until things got even worse.
When the unit was traveling at 60 kilometers per hour, the assailant forced three passengers to jump out of it while it was still moving. According to Millennium, Those who jumped were a young man, a woman and a man of approximately 35 or 40 years old.. One of the victims had already died when she was treated by paramedics, as a result of a direct blow to the head.
The rescue
The subject had already stolen the belongings of the passengers of the bus, after making the three people on board jump, only the driver, a 65-year-old woman and her 12-year-old granddaughter were left, the minor had a gun pointed at her head by the assailant, who also threatened to sexually assault heraccording to the weekly Proceso.
A motorcyclist passed by the public transport unit and noticed what was happening inside it, so he notified the police, thus starting a chase. The criminal forced the driver to drive at excess speed to free the authorities.
Meters later, the police applied the corresponding security protocols, managing to disarm the 21-year-old criminal, who had a firearm in his possession, as well as a knife with which he had threatened the passengers to strip them of their belongings.
Support from medical services was requested, as the girl had lacerations on her neck, and she and her grandmother were also having a nervous breakdown. Meanwhile, the subject was placed at the disposal of the authorities.
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