The driver reported the incident to police, who later arrested 50-year-old suspect Danial Gonzales. This comes days after a man was arrested for flashing a weapon at a moving school bus filled with children in Sanger, California.Ī school bus driver was traveling near Faller and Annadale when they spotted the man flashing a weapon Wednesday, KMPH reported. As our community processes these events, please keep a watchful eye on each other and reach out if you need us.”įurther details about the incident have not yet been released. “We are deeply saddened by the events of today. Please don’t hesitate to reach out to your student’s school counselor or principal if you or your child need support,” Whitney continued. “Events like these can trigger strong and unexpected emotional reactions. The Pasco School District sent school district counselors to Longfellow and the transportation office to support students and staff.Ĭounselors will be available this weekend and on Monday at both locations to provide support to students and employees, Parramore said. Parents were called by the school to pick up their kids following the incident. “Our focus right now is on supporting our students and staff who are deeply impacted by this tragedy.” “We are devastated by the tragic loss of one of our own,” Pasco School District Superintendent Michelle Whitney said in a statement following the incident.
No motive for the stabbing has been provided. No kids were harmed in the incident, police confirmed.Īuthorities said the bus driver did not know the suspect. He added that detectives will continue to investigate the scene of the attack. Students on the bus were brought back to the school immediately, along with students who were outside at the time of the attack, Captain Bill Parramore said. The bus driver was rushed to the hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. Police arrived at the scene within moments of the incident and arrested the stabbing suspect. The school bus jumped a curb and crashed into some nearby hedges during the attack. The man then attacked the bus driver and stabbed him at least once, police said. The unidentified attacker got on the bus as the students were boarding the vehicle at the elementary school. The attack happened after the bus driver, whose identity was not released, picked up the children at Longfellow Elementary School, located in the area of West Shoshone Street and North 9th Avenue, on Friday afternoon, KEPR reported. Nelson Oliveira / New York Daily News (TNS) A school bus driver was fatally stabbed in front of students after picking them up from a Washington state elementary school Friday afternoon.
His children, who range in age from 13 to 22, arrived from Nigeria in December. Orji was the father of five children and had come from Nigeria 10 years ago to start a better life for his family. "It's a very dangerous job, a very dangerous business," said Fernando Mateo, president of the New York State Federation of Taxi Drivers.Ĭommunity activists are asking a UPS driver who may have witnessed the incident to come forward, D'Auria reported.
The 42-year-old MTA employee was stabbed once in. Four students suffered stab wounds and a 15-year-old male was stabbed to death in a fight with another group of students in front of a Manhattan high school. This is just a guy just trying to make a buck to probably feed himself and his family, only to have his life taken for less than $10 or maybe $20, which is close to the average fare one would pay for a local ride inside Brooklyn," Herbert said. BROOKLYN (PIX11) Police are searching for a suspect who stabbed an MTA bus driver in Brooklyn on Monday.
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The New York State Federation of Taxi Drivers is offering a $3,000 reward the group 100 Blacks in Law Enforcement Who Care is offering another $2,000.
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