Crime & Safety
Man Arrested After Striking Metrobus Driver In Face With Pistol: Police
A man who struck a Metrobus driver in the face several times with a pistol Tuesday night has been arrested, according to Metro Police.
WASHINGTON, DC — A man who struck a Metrobus driver in the face several times with a gun Tuesday night has been arrested, according to the Metro Transit Police Department.
Shortly before 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, a man tried to open the rear door of a Metrobus operating on the A2 route near the Southern Avenue Metro Station in Southeast D.C.
The suspect then walked to the front door, boarded the bus with a gun drawn, and struck the bus driver numerous times in the face with the weapon, Metro Police said.
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The bus driver was able to get off the bus and was then taken to a nearby hospital with injuries that are not considered life-threatening, according to police.
The Metro Police arrested a suspect and recovered a gun shortly after the incident, the department said.
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