1 dead after hijacked bus speeds through Los Angeles with driver held at gunpoint

A rider connected the autobus was fatally changeable during the incident.

LOS ANGELES -- One idiosyncratic is dormant aft a Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority autobus was hijacked and the operator was forced to fly constabulary astatine gunpoint earlier authorities were yet capable to apprehend the suspect, according to authorities.

The incidental began astatine astir 12:45 a.m. Wednesday erstwhile the Los Angeles Police Department received vigor calls astir a disturbance connected a autobus successful the country of Manchester Street and Figueroa Street successful confederate Los Angeles, Deputy Chief Donald Graham said successful a property briefing.

Initial reports said that determination was a imaginable battle with a limb earlier officers discovered the autobus stopped astatine 117th Street and Figueroa Street.

However, erstwhile the LAPD tried to marque interaction with the radical connected the bus, it started to propulsion distant from the responding officers. The concern led to an hourlong pursuit into the downtown area, officials said.

The autobus yet stopped astatine Alameda Street and 6th Street astatine astir 2:10 a.m. aft constabulary deployed aggregate spike strips and were capable to puncture a tyre connected the close broadside of the vehicle.

Police said determination were 2 passengers, the operator and the fishy connected the bus.

A SWAT squad was instantly called successful to assistance successful the hostage concern and were capable to get connected the autobus and rescue 2 radical -- the operator and a passenger, Graham said.

The fishy surrendered instantly and was brought into custody. However, erstwhile constabulary were clearing the bus, the 2nd rider was recovered with aggregate gunshot wounds.

The unfortunate was taken to a section hospital, wherever helium aboriginal died from his injuries. The operator and different rider declined treatment, authorities said.

The probe is presently unfastened and ongoing.