Multiple victims injured after suspect armed with BB gun kidnaps driver of public bus

Multiple people were hospitalized following a bus hijacking in California that ended when the vehicle crashed into a luxury hotel this week, according to reports.

The harrowing incident unfolded just after 11 p.m. in downtown Los Angeles.

A man boarded a Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority bus and “approached the Metro bus operator, made verbal threats, reached into his waistband as if he had a gun and stated, ‘Just Drive!’” the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) explained in a press release.

While the transport was moving, the suspect grabbed the steering wheel, causing it to collide with multiple vehicles before proceeding onward.

Footage captured by multiple surveillance cameras has been circulating on social media.

A Metro bus was carjacked in DTLA, resulting in several crashes before the driver eventually plowed into a luxury hotel.

According to a statement from Metro, the suspect fled the scene and left the BB gun behind, but he was later arrested by police. https://t.co/NULxuu7qVK pic.twitter.com/8QuJKkdeKq

— ABC7 Eyewitness News (@ABC7) March 21, 2024

The bus eventually slammed into a wall outside the Ritz-Carlton hotel on West Olympic Boulevard and came to a stop.

Hijacked bus collides with 3 cars before smashing into the Ritz Carlton hotel in Downtown Los Angeles. pic.twitter.com/VYXWKjhxWL

— LA County Unleashed (@LACUnleashed) March 21, 2024

The suspect fled on foot but was later apprehended.

Officers recovered a handgun that turned out to be a BB pistol at the scene of the crash.

LAPD News: Metro Bus Operator Kidnapped in Downtown Los Angeles pic.twitter.com/wYSB89Ws5A

— LAPD PIO (@LAPDPIO) March 21, 2024

The bus driver and an occupant of a vehicle involved in one of the collisions were both hospitalized in stable condition.

Anai Lindsey, a resident of Nevada, was charged with kidnapping and is being held on $100,000 bond.

InfoWars has been documenting the surge of crime across the United States, including carjackings‘street takeovers,’ smash-and-grab loot mobshome invasions, and physical attacks on innocent victims.

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