Washington, DC : Pedestrian struck and killed after Metrobus hijacked in northeast DC on Tuesday, May 3, 2016
Washington, District of Columbia
A man taking out the trash at a Northeast D.C. gas station was struck and killed by a Metrobus that had been hijacked by a man during its route. The incident began around 10:30 a.m. Tuesday when the suspect entered the bus as it stopped on the 3800 block of Jay Street.
Police said the suspect, identified as 30-year-old Keith James Loving of Northeast D.C., remained unseated and stood at the front of the bus near the driver. At the next stop, which was on Kenilworth Avenue, the man attacked the driver with an unknown weapon. D.C. Police Chief Cathy Lanier said the passengers and the driver were able to flee the vehicle.
In less than three minutes, the suspect then took control of the bus. He drove it to the intersection of Nannie Helen Burroughs Avenue and Minnesota Avenue where he ran over several curbs and then struck 40-year-old Anthony Payne near a dumpster at a Crown gas station.
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Metrobus hijacked in northeast DC; pedestrian struck and killed