A bus ride turned deadly Thursday afternoon when a man allegedly opened fire on other passengers, killing two people and injuring two more, but more lives may have been lost were it not for the bus driver’s quick thinking, authorities say.
Just before 3:30 p.m. Thursday, “several gunshots” rang out inside a Broward County Transit bus driving through Fort Lauderdale, Fla., according to authorities. Rather than stopping the vehicle, the bus driver stepped on the gas, steering passengers over a median and directly into the parking lot of a nearby police station for assistance.
The bus struck two vehicles in the process of entering the parking lot, leaving three people minorly injured, but Fort Lauderdale Police Chief Luis Alvarez still took a moment to commend the driver during a media briefing Thursday, telling the public that their actions ultimately “saved lives” by allowing for swift intervention, ABC News reports.
On Friday afternoon, Fort Lauderdale Police identified the two victims who succumbed to their wounds as Gregory L. Campbell Jr., 32, of Lauderdale Lakes, and Danny Colon, 41, of Tamarac. The names of the two surviving victims are not being released under state law.
Shortly after the bus driver pulled up to the police station, the suspected shooter, identified as 34-year-old Jamal Meyers, was taken into custody without incident, according to a probable cause affidavit obtained.
He is charged with two counts of premeditated murder, two counts of attempted murder, possession of a weapon by a convicted felon, and four counts of violating probation or community control.
According to the affidavit, video surveillance from the bus appears to show Meyers withdraw a semiautomatic handgun from his front pocket before firing 12 rounds at the four victims, who were seated in the rear of the vehicle. The video then allegedly shows him reload his weapon and fire an additional nine rounds.
Police continue to investigate a possible motive for the shooting, and it is unclear at this time if he knew his alleged victims.
Meyers has not yet entered a plea to the charges against him and attorney information was not available Friday afternoon.
Could he be one of the Obamamessiah’s sons?
This is the B-LIDEN AMERICA, Criminals are set free in this country to Commit more sinister CRIMES, we have Seated officials that pat Rapest and pedophiles on the back & they release them, so they can continue there crime sprees – then they Commit more sinister crimes against others!! MURDER- ROBBERY- you name it. They figure if they get off Once, they will again walk free
you can tell by looking at it’s picture, he’s a killer, born and raised to kill and use the system, “that’s what they do”
YEP……
Why doesn’t the article clearly state that the Mass Assailant is BLACK and also the colors of all of his victims since the fake news media includes this ANYTIME the alleged suspect is WHITE or Partially WHITE? Double-standard, racist and black privilege at work here at the Left’s insistence! Check to see if this murderer was released with low or no bail, and/or reduced charges for his previous Felony offenses and hold the prosecutor liable if so. Have Florida’s great Governor, Ron pass a law removing “immunity” for all prosecutors and Leftist judges who commit the above abuses of authority! (Was this worthless human a BLM supporter? I’m betting it’s very likely.