Los Angeles Metro bus rider stabbed in neck; Suspect arrested
LA Metro bus stabbing suspect arrested
Police have arrested the Metro stabbing suspect after a days-long search for the man.
LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Calif. - A passenger riding a Los Angeles Metro bus was stabbed in the neck near the South Gate neighborhood.
What we know:
According to a statement released by Los Angeles Metro, a fight broke out on bus line 117 Saturday evening. The passenger was then stabbed in the neck by the suspect who took off running.
An LA County Sheriff’s Watch Commander told FOX 11 it appeared to be an "unprovoked, random attack" by a complete stranger.
The stabbing suspect got off the bus in the 3400 block of Tweedy Boulevard and then took off running.
On Tuesday, Oct. 14, the LA County Sheriff's Department announced the arrest of 36-year-old Edgar Espinoza, who was taken into custody around 3:30 a.m. at the Irwindale Passenger Station.
Espinoza was arrested for attempted murder. He is scheduled to appear in court on Thursday, October 16th at Downey Court.
While the attack was captured on surveillance video, the transit services bureau is not releasing the video or a photo of the suspect, saying it's still an active investigation.
The Source: This report used information provided by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the LA County Sheriff's Department.