A Seattle bus driver was tragically murdered after being attacked by a passenger. The Amalgamated Transit Union 587, representing King County transit operators, is demanding increased police presence and safety measures on buses, including secure compartments for drivers.
Leaders of Amalgamated Transit Union 587, which represents transit operators in King County, have called for increased police presence and safety upgrades on buses. Around 3 a.m., bus driver Shawn Yim, 59, was maced by a passenger, then dragged from the bus and stabbed to death in an alley near University Way Northeast and Northeast 41st Street, according to police. The incident was captured on the bus cameras, but police are not releasing images of the suspect for now.
Seattle police said the investigation is still active, and they are searching for the man, who was only described as 6’1” and wearing a blue jacket. Hours after the murder, ATU 587 President Greg Woodfill called a press conference with leaders of King County Metro, the King County Council, and the Seattle City Council.“We are not going to sit idly by while our members are murdered,” Woodfill said. “I don’t have all the answers, but I do know we need a more secure area for the transit operator, and we need more dedicated Metro transit police officers.” Woodfill said the Union is now demanding secure compartments for drivers on buses, similar to trains, to protect them from assaults. “The whole community needs to get involved, and I need the public to help me hold the leaders accountable and help me with this demand,” Woodfull said. “It is all going to be for not if our operators don’t feel safe operating a vehicle and our riders don’t feel safe to ride.”Seattle bus driver says fentanyl smoke makes him sick; health dept. says it's no real risk Yim’s murder is the first time in 26 years that a Metro bus driver has been killed on the job. In November 1998, a passenger shot a driver in the head, causing the bus to drive off the Aurora Avenue bridge in Seattle. “It’s all been in the back of minds - when is the next one going to be, and here we are now,” Woodfill said
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