Man dies after suspect pepper-sprays him on Metro bus

Man faces murder charges in the death of a woman who was lit on fire in New York City subway

A man is facing murder charges in New York City for allegedly setting a woman on fire inside a subway train and then watching her die after she was engulfed in flames, police said Monday. New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch described the case as “one of the most depraved crimes one person could possibly commit against another human …

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4 days, 13 hours ago

Suspect in 3 deaths was killed by police in far-right influencer’s Chicago-area neighborhood

Associated Press

BERWYN, Ill. — A man suspected in the killings of three people in Illinois was fatally shot by police in west suburban Chicago while in the neighborhood of a far-right political influencer. Nick Fuentes said on X that the man, wearing a motorcycle helmet, was outside his home in Berwyn with a gun and another weapon, rang the doorbell and …

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1 week, 5 days ago

L.A. man arrested for allegedly shooting his ex-girlfriend, a Metro bus driver, in the face

LA Times

An L.A. Metro bus driver had parked and was on a break when authorities say a man arrived unannounced and shot her on Nov. 16. A man has been arrested on suspicion of shooting his ex-girlfriend in the face while she was working as an L.A. Metro bus driver in East Hollywood, authorities said. Police responded to a call at …

Metro Bus Driver

2 weeks, 3 days ago

Tamil Nadu bus driver attacked on busy street, murder caught on CCTV

India Today

Three masked men hacked a bus driver to death by attacking him with sharp weapons in Tamil Nadu's Thanjavur, police said on Sunday. According to the police, 28-year-old Siva from Papanasam died on the spot after he was brutally attacked by the bike-borne assailants in the middle of a busy street in the town's Ayyampettai area on Saturday. CCTV footage …

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2 weeks, 4 days ago

New York Police finds bag carried by gunman who killed UnitedHealthcare’s CEO

Hindustan Times

The gunman who killed the CEO of the largest US health insurer likely left New York City on a bus soon after the brazen ambush that has shaken corporate America, police officials said Friday. Security camera still images showing the shooter reportedly involved in killing of the CEO of United Healthcare, Brian Thompson, in Midtown Manhattan are displayed on the …

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2 weeks, 5 days ago

Police believe the gunman who killed UnitedHealthcare’s CEO left NYC on a bus

LA Times

This image provided by the New York Police Department shows a man wanted for questioning in connection with the investigation of the killing of UnitedHealthcare Chief Executive Brian Thompson. The gunman who killed the chief executive of the largest U.S. health insurer this week may have quickly left New York City on a bus after escaping on a bicycle and …

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3 weeks, 1 day ago

Launceston: Man is shot dead by police after threatening members of the public with a knife

Daily Mail

A man has died after being shot twice in the chest by a police officer after allegedly threatening people with a knife in central Launceston. Six police officers arrived at the scene shortly after 10am after receiving an emergency call about an armed man threatening members of the public. Assistant Commissioner Adrian Bodnar said the man ignored repeated warnings by …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

BMTC driver dies of heart attack, conductor saves passengers

Deccan Chronicle

A tragic incident occurred in Bengaluru on Wednesday when 40-year-old Kiran Kumar, a driver with the Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation, suffered a fatal heart attack while operating bus route 256 M/1 from Nelamangala to Dasanapura. Despite feeling some discomfort, Kumar continued driving until he suddenly collapsed, causing the bus to veer off course. The quick-thinking conductor, Obalesh, took immediate action, …

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1 month, 4 weeks ago

MTC Conductor Dies After Passenger Assault in Chennai

The Hindu

A passenger assaulted an MTC conductor, leading to his death in Chennai. The victim, J. Jagan Kumar, 52, was allegedly arguing with a passenger, V. Govindan, 53, on a bus. Govindan punched Jagan, causing his death. The police have arrested Govindan and booked a case of murder against him. The family of the deceased has been announced to receive a …

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2 months, 4 weeks ago

Renewed promises to improve safety after the second Metro bus hijacking in 6 months

LA Times

Metro riders were already uneasy using the system during off hours or at certain locations. “I’m angry and frustrated,” Metro Chief Executive Stephanie Wiggins said about the incident on Metro Bus 81. “I think if you ask most riders, they will say they haven’t seen as many uniformed law enforcement officers on the system as they would like to,” Metro …

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2 months, 4 weeks ago

Passenger killed when gunman hijacks city bus, leads police on chase through downtown Los Angeles

The Independent

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3 months ago

Fatal hijacking of L.A. Metro bus was ‘a real-life nightmare’

LA Times

Disturbing details emerged Wednesday concerning a gunman accused of hijacking a Los Angeles Metro bus, fatally shooting a passenger and leading police on a pursuit that ended in a dramatic predawn standoff with SWAT officers downtown. L.A. County Supervisor and Metro Board Chair Janice Hahn called the incident a “real-life nightmare” and lauded the bus driver and law enforcement during …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Man shot dead in Florida McDonald’s parking lot after a road rage confrontation in drive-thru led to gunfire

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

One person stabbed, another injured in altercation on Metro bus in South L.A.

LA Times

The victim of a stabbing aboard a Metro bus in South Los Angeles is loaded into an ambulance on Friday. Police have arrested a man in his 70s in connection with a stabbing that took place on a Metro bus Friday afternoon in South Los Angeles. California Man arrested in fatal stabbing of Metro passenger near Universal City station Police …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Man charged with murder of bus driver after being stopped at Notting Hill Carnival

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Two stabbings near Union Station and South L.A. station among latest violent incidents around Metro stops

LA Times

Two stabbings at or near different Metro bus stations Wednesday are the latest in a string of violent attacks around L.A. County’s public transit system in recent months. Officials received a call from Union Station security just after noon Wednesday that a man had been stabbed near the bus turnaround area on the east side of the station. Metro spokesperson …

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5 months, 1 week ago

Pedestrian fatally struck by Metrolink train in Northridge

LA Times

A Metrolink train sits on tracks at Union Station in downtown Los Angeles. The Los Angeles Police Department is investigating the death of a pedestrian who was hit early Monday by a Metrolink train in Northridge. The Los Angeles Police Department is investigating the incident, which occurred on the tracks near Corbin Avenue and Bahama Street, according to Officer Norma …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Nine killed in Seoul after car hits pedestrians

Raw Story

At least nine people were killed and four others were injured when a car struck pedestrians near Seoul city hall on Monday, police said. There were six fatalities at the scene, while three others were pronounced dead after being rushed to hospital, firefighter Kim Chun-soo said. South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reported that a 68-year-old driver crashed into people who …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Metro bus tagged with graffiti in downtown L.A. street takeover, second in 48 hours

LA Times

A Metro bus was tagged during a street takeover around 3:15 a.m. Monday near West Olympic Boulevard and Flower Street in downtown Los Angeles. A street takeover in downtown Los Angeles early Monday left a Metro bus vandalized with graffiti and sparked reports of gunshots after police said people set off fireworks during the incident. A large group of vehicles …

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5 months, 4 weeks ago

Latest violence linked to Metro: Man fatally stabbed after exiting South L.A. bus

LA Times

Police at the scene of the fatal stabbing of a man after he stepped off a Metro bus in South Los Angeles. A man was fatally stabbed Tuesday after exiting a Metro bus in South Los Angeles, police said, the latest incident in a string of violence that has plagued L.A. County’s public transit system. “Violence in the communities we …

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6 months ago

Man fatally shot on Metro train in South L.A., police say

LA Times

Police investigate the scene of a shooting at the Metro La Cienega/Jefferson station on Friday. A 39-year-old man was fatally shot on a Metro train in the Baldwin Hills area Friday evening, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Police were called to the 5600 block of Jefferson Boulevard — near the La Cienega/Jefferson station of the E Line — …

Metro Bus Madison

6 months, 1 week ago

Unidentified man crushed to death under BEST bus at Mahim depot

Hindustan Times

MUMBAI: An unidentified 30-year-old individual was crushed to death under a BEST bus in Mahim on Tuesday. The victim was sleeping outside the Mahim bus depot when the bus, exiting the depot, crushed them. He mentioned being on night duty when informed by a police constable about an accident near Mahim bus depot, requiring police assistance. Thombre, along with several …

Mahim Bus

6 months, 1 week ago

1 fatally shot on Atlanta area transit bus that led officers on wild rush hour chase, police say

Associated Press

ATLANTA — One person died after being shot on a commuter bus Tuesday afternoon that led officers on a wild chase for miles from Atlanta into an outlying suburb, striking several vehicles as it barreled through rush hour traffic with frightened passengers aboard, authorities said. Afterward, a lighted digital sign above the bus windshield still read: “EMERGENCY” and “CALL POLICE …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

Minneapolis police officer dies in ambush shooting that killed 2 others, including suspected gunman

Associated Press

MINNEAPOLIS — A Minneapolis police officer responding to a shooting call was ambushed and killed Thursday when he stopped to provide aid to a man who appeared to be a victim. The death of Officer Jamal Mitchell happened during a chaotic situation involving two crime scenes two blocks apart that left three people dead, two others hospitalized in critical condition …

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6 months, 4 weeks ago

New York man pleads guilty to snatching officer’s pepper spray during US Capitol riot

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — An upstate New York man has pleaded guilty to charges that he snatched away a police officer’s can of pepper spray during a chaotic clash with officers guarding the U.S. Capitol building during the Jan. 6, 2021 riot. On Jan. 6, Weeks worked his way through a crowd to a line of police stationed at a Capitol entryway, …

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7 months, 1 week ago

Bus rider fatally shot amid spate of violence on L.A. Metro

LA Times

Mayor Karen Bass has ordered an increase in law enforcement presence on L.A. Metro buses and subways. A Metro passenger was fatally shot on a bus Thursday afternoon in the City of Commerce hours after Mayor Karen Bass ordered a “surge” in law enforcement amid alarming incidents of violence on the region’s bus and subway system. “The tragic incident this …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

Metro guard shoots, kills man who stabbed him at Hollywood station, police say

LA Times

Authorities work at the scene where a man who allegedly stabbed a security guard at a Metro B Line Station in Hollywood was fatally shot on Tuesday. A knife-wielding man was shot and killed after stabbing a security guard at a Hollywood Metro station Tuesday morning, authorities said. Los Angeles Police Department officers responded about 9:10 a.m. to 1500 North …

Security Man Drivers Hollywood Metro Guard

7 months, 2 weeks ago

DASH bus driver was pushed, punched by passenger, video shows

LA Times

A woman pulled a DASH bus driver from her seat and the fight spilled onto the sidewalk Sunday. A female Los Angeles city bus driver was attacked by a woman trying to ride DASH on Sunday — just two days after hundreds of Metro bus drivers staged a sick-out protesting safety concerns. Video shows the passenger pushing and punching the …

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8 months ago

Man accused of killing woman on L.A. subway is linked to earlier violence on Metro train

LA Times

Commuters make their way up an escalator at the North Hollywood Metro station. Elliot Tramel Nowden was arrested Monday not long after a woman was found mortally wounded on the ground at the Universal Studios train platform, interim Los Angeles Police Chief Dominic Choi announced Tuesday during a Police Commission meeting. During Tuesday’s Police Commission meeting, Commissioner Maria Lou Calanche …

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8 months ago

New York commuter repeatedly stabbed in unprovoked attack

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8 months ago

Man arrested in fatal stabbing of Metro passenger near Universal City station

LA Times

Police investigate after a woman was found stabbed at the Universal City Metro station on Monday. A man was arrested Monday in the death of a woman who was fatally stabbed on a Metro train, Los Angeles police said. The passenger, a woman in her 50s whose name has not been released, was found stabbed at the throat at the …

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8 months ago

‘Help me, help me’: Metro bus driver stabbed, reviving fears about safety

LA Times

A Metro bus in Encino in May 2023. “It has got to stop, it has got to stop,” said John Ellis, who represents six union locals that account for 5,000 bus and rail operators working at Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. “Sexual assaults and stabbings are the types of assaults we hear about nationwide.” Metro’s recently fired chief of …

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9 months ago

Metro bus hits cars and the Ritz-Carlton as hijacker fights driver for control

LA Times

Passengers and police stand outside the Ritz-Carlton hotel in downtown L.A. after a bus crashed into it. A man armed with an airsoft gun hijacked a Metro bus Wednesday night, causing the bus to crash into several vehicles before slamming into the side of a Ritz-Carlton hotel in downtown Los Angeles, police said. The man boarded the bus at 7th …

Metro Bus Ritz Hits Cars

9 months, 1 week ago

Man shot with his own gun, critically wounded in fight aboard New York City subway, police say

Associated Press

NEW YORK — A man was shot multiple times and critically wounded on a New York City subway train as it arrived at a busy station in downtown Brooklyn on Thursday, panicking evening rush hour passengers. Authorities said Thursday’s shooting involved two men who police have not identified and who got into a confrontation, and then a physical fight, aboard …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

Man dies after Fullerton police shoot him multiple times with ‘less-lethal’ beanbag rounds

LA Times

A man who was acting erratically outside a McDonald’s in Fullerton died after police officers shot him with a beanbag shotgun. A man died this week after Fullerton police shot him multiple times with “less-lethal” beanbag rounds after confronting him outside a McDonald’s restaurant where he had been acting erratically, police said. Officers arrived at about 3 a.m. at the …

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9 months, 4 weeks ago

Metro rider died after fight involving pepper-spray, police say. Now, suspect is in custody

LA Times

Trayvon Isiah Willingham has been arrested in the death of a Metro rider. A 30-year-old man was arrested Monday on suspicion of murder after an incident on a Metro bus in which a 63-year-old man died after being hit with pepper spray, authorities announced. Trayvon Isiah Willingham was arrested and booked after he was interviewed by Los Angeles police detectives …

Metro Pepper Spray

10 months, 1 week ago

Tamil Nadu Man, Son Killed After Speeding Bus Hits Their Bike From Behind

News 18

A 32-year-old man and his three-year-old son were killed after a bus hit their bike and ran over them in Tamil Nadu’s Coimbatore district. The incident occurred last Friday, on the city’s Mettupalayam Road, when victim Ashok Kumar, with his wife Susheela and their son Sharvanth, was travelling towards the Periyanaickenpalayam area. The CCTV footage of the incident went viral …

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10 months, 1 week ago

Man ‘threatens Croydon bus passengers with unknown substance’ in three-hour stand-off with police

The Independent

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10 months, 3 weeks ago

In Delhi, man jumps in front of Metro train at INA station, dies

Hindustan Times

A 30-year-old man died by suicide after jumping in front of a moving Metro train at Delhi's INA station, the police said on Sunday. The incident took place around 7pm on Saturday, when the man, identified as Ajitesh Singh, jumped in front of a Samaipur Badli-bound train from platform number 2, news agency PTI reported citing the police officials. Footage …

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1 year ago

Man dies a day after exchange of gunfire with St. Paul police officer

Associated Press

A man who was shot in the head during an exchange of gunfire with a St. Paul police officer died early Friday, the state Bureau of Criminal Apprehension announced. Police said Thursday night that the shooting happened after a woman called 911 and said a man was following her, violating a restraining order she had obtained against him. The BCA …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Man accused of spraying officers with chemical irritant in Capitol riot makes 1st court appearance

Associated Press

A New Jersey man accused of spraying police officers with a chemical irritant in the 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol made an initial federal court appearance Monday and was ordered held without bail until trial. The FBI released photos at the U.S. District Court hearing in Trenton, saying they showed Gregory Yetman spraying the liquid on officers during the …

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1 year, 1 month ago

SHOCKING! Man crushed to death in South Korea after robot misidentifies him as box of vegetables

India TV News

In a shocking development, a man was crushed to death by a robot in South Korea after it mistook the person for a box of vegetables it was handling as per reports. According to South Korea's Yonhap news agency, the robotic arm confused the man for a box of vegetables, proceeding to grab and push him against the conveyor belt. …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Black man was not a threat to Tacoma police charged in his restraint death, eyewitness says at trial

Associated Press

TACOMA, Wash. — Eyewitness testimony Tuesday in the continuing trial three police officers, who are white and Asian American, charged with the 2020 death of Manuel Ellis, a Black man, starkly contradicted the picture the officers’ lawyers painted. Keyon Lowery, 26, told the jury in Pierce County Superior Court that Ellis didn’t act aggressively toward the Tacoma, Washington, police officers …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Video of cops slapping bus driver goes viral

Deccan Chronicle

HYDERABAD: A video of traffic cops kicking and slapping a bus driver during a vehicle check at IDPL X roads under Cyberabad commissionerate on Saturday night has gone viral. Cops said that the bus driver escaped vehicle check at three points and when he was stopped at the barricaded fourth location, he got down from the vehicle and started behaving …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Man dies after a driver and biker group exchange gunfire in road rage dispute near Independence Hall

Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA — A motorcyclist died over the weekend after being shot by a Cadillac driver in the heart of Philadelphia’s historic area after a group of bikers blocked the driver’s way, according to Philadelphia police. The Saturday night shooting steps from the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall, the nation’s birthplace, focused new attention on the gun violence plaguing the city …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Man dies after being hit by train following police chase

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1 year, 4 months ago

Delhi: 40-year-old man jumps in front of Metro at AIIMS station, dies

India TV News

A 40-year-old man allegedly committed suicide by jumping before an incoming metro train at AIIMS station in Delhi on Friday. More suicide cases On Monday, a 31-year-old librarian died killed after allegedly jumping before a moving metro train at Delhi's Najafgarh station. Earlier this month, a 25-year-old man died by suicide after he allegedly jumped in front of a metro …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Man dies after hours after police interrogation in Chennai

The Hindu

A 25-year-old man died hours after being interrogated by police personnel of the MGR Nagar police station, in connection with a theft case. When the police were investigating a burglary case reported on Wednesday, July 12, 2023, under the MGR Nagar police limits, they found CCTV images showing Sridhar at the scene of occurrence. Later, he came to the police …

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1 year, 5 months ago

25-year-old kills self by jumping in front of Delhi Metro train

India TV News

A 25-year-old man died by suicide on Saturday after he allegedly jumped in front of a metro train at the Kailash Colony station, said police. Earlier in June, a man died allegedly after he jumped in front of a metro train here. According to police, the incident took place at the Sector 52 station on the Blue Line of the …

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Man dies after suspect pepper-sprays him on Metro bus

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