King County Metro bus driver fatally stabbed in Seattle’s U District
King County Metro bus driver fatally stabbed in Seattle’s U District
Metro and Sound Transit have struggled with violence in recent years, mainly against passengers. The driver’s killing comes days after Metro closed four bus stops, citing safety concerns.
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?