2 Officers, Suspect Shot After Man With Rifle Hijacks Occupied Bus In Texas

[mountaineer]

2 Officers, Suspect Shot After Man With Rifle Hijacks Occupied Bus In Texas
April 19, 2020

ROWLETT, Texas — A man armed with a rifle hijacked an occupied bus in the city of Rowlett Sunday afternoon.

Around 11:00 a.m. local time, the gunman boarded the Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) bus and fired multiple rounds, shattering windows. The suspect demanded the driver of the bus flee and they led cops on a chase through Garland and Rowlett.

The chase ended on President George Bush turnpike where the suspect exchanged gunfire with police. At least two officers and the suspect were shot–conditions unknown. ... Breaking 911

[Elderberry]

Suspect dead after opening fire on DART bus, prompting chase from Richardson to Rowlett, officials say

Dallas Morning News By Dana Branham and Nataly Keomoungkhoun 4/19/2020

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/2020/04/19/dart-passenger-opens-fire-after-boarding-bus-in-richardson-wounding-officer-officials-say/

DART spokesman Gordon Shattles said the suspect was dead, but he did not have details on that person’s age or gender or how the person died.

Garland police spokesman Lt. Pedro Barineau said gunfire was exchanged between the suspect and officers, but he couldn’t confirm which agency the officers belonged to.

Hernandez said that while the bus was in Rowlett, the suspect leaned out the window and fired at officers chasing the bus.

A DART officer was wounded in the leg, and a Rowlett officer was also hurt, officials said. Their injuries were not expected to be life threatening.

Another Rowlett officer had the window of her police car shot out, but she was not injured, Hernandez said.

No injuries of passengers on the bus were reported, Shattles said.

More at link.

[Elderberry]

https://www.khou.com/article/news/crime/dart-bus-incident-stolen-richardson-officers-shot/285-eed3cbe4-e8cf-4ff1-a6cf-46a6187b58db

There was also one other passenger on the bus, officials told WFAA. Authorities said they did not know if or how they were connected to the incident.

The incident began sometime before 11 a.m. when the suspect got on the bus in Richardson on Buckingham Road and fired a riftle, shattering several windows, officials said.

The suspect then ordered the bus driver to drive them somewhere, though authorities did not know where. Police began to chase the bus through multiple jurisdictions and an active shootout between officers and the suspect occurred as the bus continued down PGBT, Barineau said.

Authorities used spikes to slow down the bus near Rockwall and Rowlett, according to officials. It came to a stop between State Highway 66 and Liberty Grove on the northbound side of the turnpike. 

The suspect then exchanged gunfire with police as he got out of the bus, officials said. Both the passenger and bus driver were not physically harmed.

[Idiot]

But what about social distancing?

[Elderberry]

There were only 3 people on the bus. They could have maintained social distancing.

[mountaineer]

There were only 3 people on the bus. They could have maintained social distancing.

Thank goodness for that! Someone might have gotten sick!