One idiosyncratic was fatally changeable erstwhile an MTA autobus was hijacked and past pursued by constabulary from South Los Angeles to downtown aboriginal Wednesday morning.

Officers responded to a "Call 911" motion seen flashing connected the autobus astir 12:45 a.m. astatine South Figueroa Street and Manchester Avenue successful the Vermont Knolls vicinity of South Los Angeles, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles Police Department confirmed.

The autobus operator had posted the exigency aft a fishy pulled retired a weapon during immoderate benignant of dispute.

Several passengers rapidly exited the autobus but astatine slightest 2 others were inactive connected committee erstwhile the autobus operator took disconnected with the fishy past holding a weapon to his head.

Officers deployed spike strips, which flattened the tires of the autobus and the pursuit came to an extremity astatine East 6th Street and South Alameda Street successful downtown L.A., the spokesperson said.

SWAT officers arrived astatine the country and deployed flash-bang devices during a standoff with the suspect.

Video showed the autobus operator getting retired of the autobus done a model with the assistance of police. At slightest 1 rider was besides rescued from the bus.

The Los Angeles Fire Department said it evaluated 3 patients. One was initially successful captious information and 2 were treated and declined transport.

The captious patient, aboriginal identified arsenic a rider connected the bus, was pronounced dead, an LAPD spokesperson said during a quality conference.

The suspect, who has not been identified, was taken into custody.

There was nary connection connected a motive for the incident.