Man dead after Metro bus hijacked at gunpoint in LA

[@daveandval]

Metro needs to do something, they have watched their drivers get assaulted time and time again and done nothing

[@culasings5806]

My daughter was a bus driver for years, and finally quit this year for that very same reason. The drivers are not kept safe and they are blamed when incidents occur.

[@sophieca6906]

They have to sue the city officials for their suffering.

[@Freyja123]

BIDEN HARRIS AMERICA IS GETTING WORSE BY THE DAY. 😮 The Venezuelan turf wars are just starting, too.

[@AAANDN1]

True, but the drivers (some) can then go on leave or workmans comp up to a year . They also have a card to play later ( around retirement time) . Ask me how I know 😁

[@ladyrose3285]

@@culasings5806 I have not been on a bus MTA since I left NYC in 1992 and moved to Cali and got a car most cars were used but tha that is the fun of it.

[@lockedin24]

I live in LA, but I will never take public transportation. I went to Ireland last year and felt super safe on public transportation. There were hardly any homeless people. People were kind. Here in LA, you'll get stabbed just for looking at someone wrong.

[@Freyja123]

BIDEN HARRIS AMERICA IS GETTING WORSE BY THE DAY. 😮 The Venezuelan turf wars are just starting.

[@ladylee27]

I lived both in downtown LA near where this happened and Phoenix, and here is the same homeless problem but just spread all over from the west, north and south parts..even in suburban areas there's tents/carts in the parks, along the road, and gas stations are the worst because people just hang out 24/7. I've been followed and shouted at by homeless guys for not giving them money, as soon as you park they'll walk right up to you with their sob story begging for money when they are obviously high and looking for a fix, and have no care for how they approach. I've had to become very selective about where I go, for some reason they don't enforce loitering laws.

[@jameshall915]

White countries have little to no crime.. sorry jooz, it's true.

[@TransitAndTeslas]

Change LA to “United States” and it’s accurate. I hate this. I want to be safe using my favorite form of getting around.

[@hihello8771]

that's because Ireland is still mostly white while LA is a multiracial mess. No one wants to talk about this though.

[@DerrickW30]

And city officials want you to believe it's perfectly safe to ride the public transportation in LA every day. Right.......

[@mikedavis6711]

Some of them expect you to give up your cars and ride the buses into the city instead.

[@hrs2044]

Okay so one incident and all of a sudden you're afraid of buses? That's like one plane crashing and then saying "Oh well I guess they expect us to think flying is safe!" Do you also stop driving your car because you see one story of a car crash on the news? 🙄

[@SU_Plata]

​@@hrs2044 "one"

[@Bailey-cx7zz]

Do you believe in the second amendment?

[@cagal1066]

Retracting my comment below because I checked and apparently yes it has gotten worse than when I used to ride on LA buses. This is from USC and their campus is very close to downtown LA- Safety on Metro transit has worsened since 2019. According to an ABC News report, violent crime on buses and trains and in stations increased by nearly 55% between 2020 and 2023. This could account for why the majority of both returning and non-returning riders do not perceive public transit as safe.Jun 5, 2024 Retracting -Wow one incident and this is what your response is? I rode one of the busiest routes in the Los Angeles area for a few years. And rarely did I feel unsafe. However this is a major metropolitan and in absolutely every city center you take a risk if you're out at this time of night. So don't just point it LA because they're all like this..

[@thatsbrujaafrikana]

That poor driver 😢 Folks can't even do their jobs in peace no more 😢 I'm never taking metro again!!

[@ReGenMed83]

You took it before? Never would I.

[@Freyja123]

This is what Biden Harris AMERICA has come too. We can't even take a bus to work or home without getting killed. 😢

[@kevingarcia685]

@@ReGenMed83don’t be a scary regardless if you own a vehicle their is carjacking and road rage. Did you not see the case in east Hollywood? Were a man tried to carjack a telsa driver.

[@chainsawteddybear]

I’ll see you there tomorrow morning girl LMAOOO BROQE’ AHHH

[@ocfloydian]

Of all officers to set up spike strips they pick Gorda.

[@eric1302]

Women doing police work 🤦

[@ericwilliam1280]

😂

[@DrSpoculus]

Lol right? That was a shit throw

[@Mikemikeswehomenow]

Dei

[@113krynn]

🤣

[@megamanjoe]

DRIVERS NEED PROTECTION!!!

[@thefox47545]

2A

[@waikeetwong]

Newsom just praised about the violence crime rate decline 😂 what a slap in the face

[@Freyja123]

We know he lies if his mouth is open.

[@ericwilliam1280]

Shows you not to believe what nuisance says.

[@Stellectis2014]

It's like a little kid being told to clean his room and sweeping everything under the bed. It's an election year and has done nothing and in the last couple of months decided he needed to make it look like he has a job. Millions of dollars in retail theft and encouraging riots and then tried to scoop up votes after the media surprised that Biden's lost his mind.

[@tymcfadden8496]

interesting way to admit you don't know that "decline" and "eliminate" have completely different meanings.

[@jonnuanez7183]

LA isn't giving crime statistics out.

[@BabeRuth1978]

Well, the invisible man strikes again no picture, no physical description, no name..,hmmm..... y'all be on the lookout for the "invisible man" after he is released this afternoon with meal vouchers...

[@stephenw.9647]

His mugshot🤡

[@heatherklein7448]

Right like who the fuck is this it could be fuckin anyone and we will never know

[@debbiesantiago1243]

Prayers for the man's family 😢

[@bobroberts2371]

Even if he turns out to be a criminal and this was a targeted act?

[@madlyn792]

Watched this live from a stringer, crazy how many cops were following that bus! Only in LA.

[@sunyata1016]

Sorry but when I saw the female overweight police I'm like sigh smh

[@Freyja123]

That's what you take from this horrific crime???? Very sad. God bless that female cop, for putting her life at risk every time she leaves her house to go out there fighting crime, and working to protect us. Shame on you. 😮

[@zacktyler2810]

@sunyata That's F'd up!

[@sunyata1016]

@Freyja123 protecting us?....yeah....just keep watching the movie a little longer. I. Sure the money and maybe only way out had nothing to do with it. Let me tell you something about people. They ain't out there thinking of you to protect

[@Freyja123]

@sunyata1016 so you have never called the cops for any reason every???? You don't want the cops until it's in your own backyard. Do you have any idea how many cops get killed on duty daily in this crime riddled up America? They don't get paid nearly enough.

[@Ryan.E92]

Let me guess, you’re too scared to be in their shoes. That’s why you’re on KZbin yapping doing nothing with your life

[@RaineStudio]

Interesting that they have a preset for "EMERGENCY CALL 911" to run on the sign boards.

[@bobroberts2371]

This goes back decades on busses that have electronic signs. There is a hidden button that the driver presses.

[@dannyastourian8054]

Now that's very handy to call an Emergency.

[@oceanblueheart1472]

RIP 😢 Condolences to the Metro Bus passenger Life cut short.

[@Uzeyoureyez]

Pay attention. The driver is okay. A passenger on board was killed

[@cisco1026]

​@@Uzeyoureyezto the Metro Bus passenger read before you write

[@episodebeats2817]

@@cisco1026Notice the original post was edited. He probably did post driver instead of passenger initially.

[@caiuspostumiusturrinus1024]

​@@episodebeats2817 You people need to move along

[@Frank-n9j]

Here is a June 25, 2020 article from the LA Times. "Transportation officials on Thursday pushed Los Angeles County’s transit system to start a reform of policing on buses and trains, including no longer sending armed officers to respond to nonviolent crimes. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s directors voted 9 to 2 to approve a package of reforms, including hiring unarmed ambassadors to work at stations, expanding fare discounts, finding alternatives to armed law enforcement and shifting funds to homeless outreach. Those initiatives could be paid for by cutting some funding to policing, the measure said"

[@carly4513]

Thanks. The comment section is always more informative than the mass media.

[@Sam-wd9ly]

2020 B-HELL-M and AINTIFA ruined everything

[@Transitlady59]

Omg I drive transit bus😮But thank gawd I drive for a small calm city. So sad

[@spideysensestimewasted3692]

Calm small neighborhoods still house a few psychopaths. It’s the law of nature of humans

[@allybearbear]

Who shot him dead? The passive reporting makes it seem like the cops shot and killed the passenger.

[@mrblanco50blanco]

Bus videos need to be released to the public. What is going on inside these buses. It’s attack on drivers passenger elderly. What is going on !!! It needs to get fixed.

[@ClaudiaPettinato]

Condolences 💐 rest in peace

[@leighdavis9522]

Anthony Rivera, 48

[@llGzUsll]

I drive for Metro in Hou. Horrible, horrible, demons, mixed in with good people. You can never tell who is who. I'm glad the Holy Spirit is with me. I need her to help me with judgement of passengers. I also keep my trusty ... by my side as well. I can always get another job. Not another life.

[@thefox47545]

Amen brother, stay strapped. You can get out of jail but you CAN'T get out of the grave.

[@user-op9mv5lq1u]

@@thefox47545that’s hilarious

[@thefox47545]

@@user-op9mv5lq1u Nope, just true, unless you can get out of the grave.

[@TheMancYank]

They’d crucify you for having a gun on you like that in LA. I take bus everyday and am extremely grateful for all you folks do.

[@thecuriouscurlz]

I pray you stay safe. Thank you for your service.

[@soufwesthoustontx]

Smart to have the bus text notify people to call 911.

[@musicsound1120]

It's not the first time Metro busses get hijacked. Why does Anabel Muñoz look much older on this news report?

[@CodyWu929]

Bro Playing GTA 5

[@pharoah1200]

Well, the game is over now.

[@Elvis-m3i]

Don’t have to do paperwork and extensive hours in court. Keep it in gta v people. The aftermath in real life is not fun.

[@CaliLifeTCG]

LA is now officially a GTA 5 Server lol

[@mittenil2972]

I'm sure it was the Irish

[@stephenpmurphy591]

Damn Irish.

[@vengeancewillbemine3440]

😂funny without context.

[@TheMancYank]

Norwegian

[@eacomedy]

WHAT BUS ROUTE NUMBER WAS THIS

[@leighdavis9522]

81

[@Freyja123]

Who was this maniac???

[@kimberlyaguilar9958]

Real life speed!!! I’ve officially live through it all.

[@exsxpx1]

Call the national guard already

[@beforeyourimmigrants8471]

Ruiz Gonzalez Garcia Rodriguez Cruz Espinoza Jimenez

[@WeSayFunny]

Remember crime is down

[@TheHuskyK9]

Almost sounds personal and targeted. The suspect only shooting that one passenger and not the other one and the bus driver makes me think they had previous beef

[@thefox47545]

Yeah, most crime in LA is not random. I'm waiting for more info.

[@LiamWitt1]

I don't think maybe the guy was telling him to stop ​@thefox47545

[@MostDopeVisuals]

LMAO “ THAT SLOW SPEED PURSUIT” I AM DEAAADDD😂😂😂😂😂

[@GIRLSDAD24]

Real life speed

[@michaelmadness7892]

You only have a couple of weeks before you are living in an episode of Fear the Walking Dead.

[@Mimi89_7]

This is horrible 🤦🏾‍♀️GOOD PLEASE HELP US IM SCARED

[@j.b.delaney3444]

Bus driver's already signed a contract with Sony.

[@SimplySergMX_arts]

This is why I’m buying a freaking scooter , violence in metro buses and light rails is ridiculous and stressful.

[@KyleSmith-d3u]

stay off public transportation

[@rekababa6671]

And another comes on and another comes on Another one rides the bus Hey, he's gonna sit by you, another one rides the bus

[@AAANDN1]

And the perp was ,,,,,,

[@crackkillspuppies7261]

Since they're slow on releasing details, likely non-white.

[@carly4513]

A mystery - so the only thing we can know so far is that it was not a white male.

[@XeniasWorld]

We can't even catch the bus 😲😩

[@OvertIntelligence]

Which bus # was that?

[@loveplurlovemolly]

Probably the 81 since it was coming down Figueroa street. But I could be wrong

[@Unknowner01]

LACMTA 5858 was in route 81, everything went normal until the incident occurred at Figueroa / Manchester heading southbound.

[@itsnotyourplanet8758]

In California? Im shocked, just shocked. Didn't that guy who tried to fact check Trump say that crime rates were down?

[@28th_St_Air]

It’s a horrible incident, but you have zero clue what “rates” mean if you’re going to suggest that this one incident is evidence of a higher crime rate. Trump will claim anything to try and get elected. “They’re eating cats and dogs”, “COVID will go away in a few weeks”. Go ahead, vote for that guy.

[@snozcocram]

@@28th_St_Airno, don’t for that guy.

[@XeniasWorld]

Since when does "down" equate to eradicated? Stop being obtuse

[@itsnotyourplanet8758]

@@XeniasWorld We all know it isnt down. Just down on the reporting. Especially since California likes to fine stores for calling 911 too much.

[@thefox47545]

​@itsnotyourplanet8758 Proof? I want to believe you but I need proof.

[@supervivo7069]

This would never fly in China.

[@bobroberts2371]

Snake Plissken is like I'm outta here .. ..

[@israelcuevas7563]

Man this some GTA sh.. what the hell going on w Metro

[@MrDarkhorse747]

Remember that movie speed came out 30 years ago 😮

[@heatherklein7448]

That’s crazy

[@yoyo8303]

People are going sick people are not safe ridingvthe bus.

[@rhondamorgan7970]

Just a sad situation Los Angeles is completely out of hand

[@NerdyRed23]

LA is a big joke

[@user-op9mv5lq1u]

Is it that bad, I’m in Canada

[@Winterstorm2145]

GTA 5 isn’t a parody of LA, seems like it’s the other way around.

[@Limon-dk3xv]

I told him to do that. Arrest me instead.

[@yazdan77]

ngl I live in LA and i’m always on high alert now

[@MarGoLuv]

I only take the Metro link. I stopped taking the bus a LONG time ago.

[@Elvis-m3i]

Metro needs to up their security

[@sunyata1016]

I know younger people think it's normal but it aint...living In Times when people are broke and nearly on the edge which also makes people on edge. All this will get worse but like I've always said, we get what we deserve as a whole society

[@vengeancewillbemine3440]

I'm 34 lived here all my life here to tell you that this is the normal for this city. My youngest memory is me and my mom i was 5yrs old on bus and gunman held whole bus hostage. Every time I get on La transportation system I watch everyone and stay ready full of ptsd because I regularly seen enough to know better .

[@Vans3151]

Yet they want tourists to ride the bus transportation during the Los Angeles Olympics Game lmao

[@erictorres8749]

LA Gets crazy every day man smh

[@2ification]

This is kinda like a scene out of a movie

[@vengeancewillbemine3440]

You must be new here , because someone who was raised here would be like "just another day ".

[@joncarlos716]

Use to do this in gta 4/5 Come on people have some self control

[@cletp758]

Things will crazier as we get closer to elections. 🤔

[@slapshot68]

Look at what’s goin on in Missouri right now, a controversial execution happened n there’s goin to be unrest soon

[@funnyvideos-km5zb]

I feel bad for the passenger 😕 😢😢 cause I am a daily bus rider and because that's sad in general 😞 😢😢😢

[@user-op9mv5lq1u]

Sorry for you

[@thefox47545]

Get strapped. Level the playing field.

[@SiziSays]

I swear it’s the food people eat that’s making them crazy plus the music they consume .

[@omarm798]

The only time public transport will ever be safe is when the Olympics come to town.

[@ronoconnor8971]

The bus engine is in the back and easily disabled.

[@DrSpoculus]

Tires are cheaper to replace

[@deloreswilliams1027]

Tell us something about the suspect 😢

[@socalwildlifeencounters2349]

Metro is unsafe.

[@SilentShadow07]

LA truly is a GTA server.

[@ed284thewin3]

And that’s why is stopped riding the bus

[@dreyjames272]

Bus drivers should be allowed to carry a weapon or have security

[@savannahmatcham7633]

The fact that some chick in the comments this is fake is hilarious never been to La i see😂

[@hottmancanelas1797]

We have no protection at all! It takes Cop’s 30min or more *if they show up at all🤬The Barrier does absolutely nothing for the Operator other then delay the inevitable😠😡

[@Shadow-ek6qb]

What? The police is literally what saved everyone else within the bus. It was a active hostage situation

[@justinbeynon7980]

This is wild. Right out of movie

[@ivandragomiloff2356]

And politicians wonder why no wants to take public transportation

[@sukottoshinobe7360]

Whatta ya do Jack?! Whatta you do!!?

[@Stellectis2014]

Please identify who the suspect was that hijacked a bus.

[@beforeyourimmigrants8471]

Ruiz Gonzalez Garcia Rodriguez Cruz Espinoza Jimenez

[@leighdavis9522]

Lamont Campbell, 51

[@sangnam3664]

Wow, Cameron Taylor! WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN? :)

[@energyvampire1672]

that spike strip toss was wack ! LOL she needs to lay off those donuts

[@igfromthe323]

One of many reasons I resigned after 12 years.

[@Zen-bv3sk]

To think I used to take the bus by myself when I was 18 for over an hour

[@ladyrose3285]

Only in LA baby, only in LA Like the movie Speed with Keanu Reeves 🤣🤣

[@Humble_Legend]

Usual suspects.

[@Lifeislove2]

Bus drivers, arm yourselves!

[@arielsantaisabel5470]

"We're safe. Crime is down."

[@Ezero8]

I see they're already training for the 2028 LA Olympics.

[@VistaHomeBoysfk]

Dodgers fan mad padres won

[@thefox47545]

Why?

[@RTD8481]

LA is out of control!!!

[@caiuspostumiusturrinus1024]

It's like the speed movie

[@user-op9mv5lq1u]

😂

[@victorfontaine4943]

But crime is down…

[@latinaparfait]

Not when the thirteen_% exist.

[@Freyja123]

More lies by the demoncRats. Just like the recent unemployment rate.😮

[@didforlove]

this is the apocalypse book of revelations

[@louskunt2.020]

Usual suspects

[@bostonblackie9503]

The world has gone crazy!

[@TigerLoviez]

Speed 3!!!

[@malsimus]

How's that Defund the police going Karen Bass?

[@Abcdefg-fl9td]

Thank nugretta Bass

[@luisloks2139]

Stop using metro second death this year I believe

[@andrewmiller6780]

People learn your lessons and get the heck out of California time to go to Nebraska.

[@SA-hz1rs]

Lol Red states are full of crime 😅😅

[@zaccarman6683]

But guns arent a problem.