A Seattle man charged with shooting a passenger on a King County Metro bus could face life in prison as a three-strike offender.
Rashad Mackey, 36, is accused of firing into the bus near Fifth Avenue South and South Lander Street on July 5, hitting a man in the chest. At last check, the victim was in critical condition.
Suspect threatened to ‘smoke’ people on Metro bus, witness says
Prosecutors said Mackey accused people on the bus of taking his cell phone. He threatened, according to one witness, to “smoke” people on the bus. He got off the bus and opened fire as it pulled away, according to charging documents.
On bus surveillance video, the victim said, “‘I have been shot.’ He can be seen grabbing his chest and pulling down his shirt collar to see the wound,” the documents stated…