3mo ago

King County Metro bus driver fatally stabbed in Seattle’s U District

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Every Metro bus has multiple internal cameras, but no photos or videos have been released by police. This murder happened early on 12/18, but more than 24 hours later the only public description of the killer is a UW Police tweet: "The man was described as 6-foot-1, wearing a blue jacket."

In NYC this led to our buses having thick polycarbonate between passengers and the driver. I think it was for the same bus models.
Rip, bus driver dude. This shouldn't have happened, and I hope that perp gets picked up soon.

The SPD released photos and a name early on Thurs morning. The sooner the better. Sorry that this will probably wind up with drivers in a safety cage.
They were having so many problems in one part of town that they just quit stopping at those locations.

I realize that there are people who work odd hours, but maybe it's a little dangerous to be running the buses at 3:00 a.m.
- Like closing down the 12th/Jackson bus stops the day before, do we surrender, or do we have a society?
  
  That one didn't make any sense to me. Yes, there is a lot of criminal activity in that vicinity, but it hasn't spilled into the buses and the streetcar. Why does that need to be closed down 24 hours a day now? It would be better for safety to not run buses as late as they do.

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