San Antonio

Rider Shot, Killed Aboard San Antonio Transit Bus

Police say an armed man terrorized riders aboard a San Antonio transit bus before shooting one man dead.

Police Sgt. Javier Salazar says the incident happened about 2:30 p.m. Tuesday aboard a VIA bus near Crockett Park, north of downtown.

Witnesses told police that a man boarded the bus and began initiating confrontations with each of the 10 passengers. Finally, he sat down, looked to the seat opposite his and asked the man seated there, "What are you looking at?" Salazar says the man denied looking at him when the suspect pulled out a gun and shot him fatally.

The gunman demanded the driver stop and left him off, then fled with a woman who was with him.

No other injuries were reported. No identities have been released.

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