Authorities are seeking the public's help in identifying a suspect and victim in a possible kidnapping at a bus stop in East Los Angeles.
The incident occurred shortly after 8:30 p.m. Monday at a bus stop on E. Third Street, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. The possible kidnapping was captured on surveillance video, but the department has not released the footage.
Authorities say a woman was trying to board a bus when she was confronted from behind by a male suspect. The bus driver and a passenger attempted to intervene before the man broke a window on the bus and retrieved a handgun from a nearby car.The department says the man pointed the weapon at the bus driver and "appeared to coerce the female into the nearby vehicle," which then sped away east on Third Street toward the eastbound 60 Freeway.
Anyone who may have witnessed the incident or may have additional information is urged to contact the department's Major Crimes Bureau Tip Line at 946-7893, or the East L.A. sheriff's station at 264-4151.
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