In a dramatic incident reminiscent of a movie scene, a Los Angeles Metro bus was hijacked at gunpoint by a suspect armed with a BB gun. The hijacker forced the driver to speed through downtown Los Angeles, resulting in the bus crashing into multiple vehicles before ultimately slamming into the Ritz-Carlton Hotel. The suspect, who had forced the driver to visit multiple locations during the ordeal, was later arrested by police on a kidnapping charge. According to statements from Metro and local authorities, the suspect fled the scene leaving the BB gun behind but was subsequently apprehended and ID'd. The incident caused significant disruption and damage, but there were no immediate reports on injuries.
A man who indicated he had a gun hijacked a transit bus in downtown Los Angeles and then grabbed the wheel, causing the bus to collide with several vehicles and crash into a hotel, police said Thursday. https://t.co/pPlkR5Uz7A
Metro bus hits cars and the Ritz-Carlton as hijacker fights driver for control https://t.co/Vj24FK0od2
Suspect arrested on kidnapping charge after allegedly hijacking LA bus with BB gun https://t.co/NND5ZheNNf https://t.co/9lEHJIMbCg
A suspect has been arrested on a kidnapping charge for allegedly hijacking a Los Angeles public bus with a BB gun, police said. https://t.co/8wbIP58EfL
A suspect has been arrested on a kidnapping charge for allegedly hijacking a Los Angeles Metro bus with a BB gun, authorities say. https://t.co/EfnTPPFzcJ
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 https://t.co/8QuJKkdeKq
LA Metro passenger carjacks bus driver, slams into Ritz-Carlton hotel and parked cars. https://t.co/b01ubYwQFJ Click the image to read more:
Bus hijacked in downtown Los Angeles collides with several vehicles and crashes into a hotel https://t.co/wnbuCH8fIJ
Bus hijacked in downtown Los Angeles collides with several vehicles, crashes into a hotel https://t.co/KUpwd1S87R
JUST IN: Suspect ID'd after Metro bus hijacked at gunpoint, slams into cars and hotel in downtown LA https://t.co/L7ukIDOGnq
Suspect armed with a BB gun hijacks bus and forces driver to visit multiple locations before crashing into Ritz-Carlton https://t.co/5Kqr6i5cY5 https://t.co/30d0CMLXj1
Hijacked downtown L.A. Metro bus strikes multiple vehicles, slams into famed Ritz-Carlton Hotel https://t.co/biolIcRyHX
Suspect hijacks LA bus with BB gun, smashes into Ritz-Carlton https://t.co/x7M7WUCrma
Suspect armed with a BB gun hijacks Los Angeles Metro bus and forces driver to visit multiple locations before crashing into Ritz-Carlton https://t.co/KRdNu3FQf1 https://t.co/r3ungUIpkc
Carjacked Metro bus plows into Ritz-Carlton hotel in downtown LA. https://t.co/PLn6zyQjZv Click the image to read more:
Hijacked at gunpoint: Metro bus speeds through DTLA, crashing into multiple cars before slamming into Ritz-Carlton Hotel. Video now on ABC7 https://t.co/NULxuu7YLi
DEVELOPING: Hijacked Metro bus crashes into Ritz Carlton in Los Angeles https://t.co/vPGf35G3p7 https://t.co/FTvfVsBJXU
It looked like the movie "Speed." A Metro bus is hijacked at gunpoint, with the suspect forcing the driver to speed through downtown. The bus smashing into cars on its reckless ride before slamming into the Ritz-Carlton. New details on the suspect - This morning at 6 from ABC7 https://t.co/iVtkiniVRI