Police investigators are applauding the actions of the Metro bus driver who was held at gunpoint for over an hour as the suspect ordered him to drive as police pursued.
A Metro bus passenger who was shot in an early Wednesday morning downtown Los Angeles bus hijacking has died, and the suspect is in custody.Police investigators are applauding the actions of the Metro bus driver who was held at gunpoint for over an hour with 'Emergency' and '911 Call Police' flashing on the bus's front light display as the suspect ordered him to drive, triggering a slow police pursuit.The incident unfolded around 12:45 a.m.
Police investigators said there were two passengers that remained on the bus, and its believed the passenger who died from his wounds was shot at the beginning of the incident. The driver hit the panic button, which also alerted police, and triggered the emergency messages on the light display. Police threw down spike strips several times during the pursuit, eventually causing the bus to slow down and stop at Figueroa Street and 117th Place, with the two hostages still on board, and the driver.
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