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on Tue May 3 12:42:01 2016
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Man Hijacks DC Metrobus; Pedestrian Fatally Struck, Police SayThe bus then struck a person, who is now in critical conditionBy Pat Collins and Erica Jones
May 03, 2016A man attacked a Metrobus driver with a weapon and hijacked his bus Tuesday morning, D.C. police said. The bus then drove into a gas station parking lot and struck a pedestrian, who later died.
Police say the suspect got on the bus in the 3800 block of Jay Street in Northeast D.C. at about 10:30 a.m. When the bus arrived at its next stop, the suspect got up and attacked the driver with a weapon, which some described as a tool such as needle-nosed pliers or a screwdriver.
The driver managed to get off the bus, but suffered a back injury in the process. He is expected to recover.
D.C. Police Chief Cathy Lanier said the passengers on the bus also ran off the bus when they saw the attack happening.
The suspect then drove the bus a short distance, causing several crashes along the way. Lanier said the hijacker then drove the bus into the parking lot of a gas station at the corner of Minnesota and Nannie Helens Burroughs avenues, where the bus went over the curb and struck a pedestrian.
The pedestrian, who police say was a man, was pronounced dead at the hospital.
The suspect was distraught and violent when he was taken into custody, according to D.C. Police Chief Cathy Lanier.
"It's a bizarre incident," Lanier said. "The whole incident occurred in less than three minutes."
Lanier would not identify the weapon that was used, but said that police have it in their possession.
Police initially indicated that juveniles were involved in the hijacking, but later stated it was just one man.
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