A passenger was shot in the back aboard a Foothill Transit bus in Baldwin Park on Monday, according to police.
Officers were dispatched to the westbound lanes of I-10 near the Puente Avenue on-ramps around 6 p.m., according to the California Highway Patrol.
Other passengers on the bus say two passengers got into an argument as the bus was traveling along the highway, and the bus driver stopped to try to de-escalate the situation.
At one point, one of the two passengers opened fire and someone was hit. The suspect fled the area after the shooting and has not been back since.
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As a result of their investigation, officers issued a SigAlert for the westbound I-10 Freeway on-ramps at Puente Avenue. The area is expected to be closed for several hours.
Los Angeles County Fire Department paramedics took the passenger to a nearby hospital for treatment for injuries that were not life-threatening.
The suspect is described as “a Hispanic male in his 30s,” according to CHP Lt. Saul Gomez. They haven’t identified him yet.
Despite earlier reports from CHP investigators that the bus driver had been shot, they later clarified that it was actually a passenger who suffered the wound. The driver was not injured in the incident.
There were about 20 other passengers on the bus at the time of the shooting. After the scene was cleared by investigators, a second bus was sent to the scene to complete their journey.
Foothill Transit is a publicly funded transit agency that provides travel between the San Gabriel and Pomona Valleys, according to their website.
