Los Angeles Metro bus hijacked after on-board shooting, sparking wild police chase.

A suspect fatally shot a passenger on a Los Angeles MTA bus early Wednesday before hijacking the vehicle and then leading police on a wild chase for over an hour before he was apprehended by a SWAT team.

The incident started around 12:45 a.m. when police received a 911 call about a shooting and subsequent bus hijacking at Figueroa Street and Manchester Avenue.
The suspect shot at least one person before holding the driver at gunpoint and forcing him to drive towards Downtown.

Police deployed spike strips to slow it down and it eventually came to a stop around 2:05 a.m. near South Alameda Street and 6th Street.

After SWAT made entry to the bus the suspect was taken into custody and the injured victim was transported to a nearby hospital in critical condition but later succumbed to his injuries.



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Date filmed: Sept 25 2024