A California dad who worked as a bus driver was shot dead by a passenger after he refused to stop to let the man out due to “heavy traffic,” according to prosecutors.
Jose Antonio Zayas, 55, “grabbed his bike from the front rack of the bus and fled” after allegedly killing 42-year-old Culver CityBus driver Bruce Rodriguez on the evening of Oct. 1, according to a Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office press release. Authorities found Zayas the following day and arrested him on charges of murder with the special circumstance allegation of murder of transportation personnel and a special allegation that he personally used a firearm, as well as one count of felon in possession of a firearm.
“Bruce Rodriguez was a valued colleague, a beloved father and husband who was tragically killed by a passenger aboard his bus,” Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman said in a statement. “People relied on him every day to get them to where they needed to go. Our transit systems must be safe for every driver, commuter and community member, and this office will hold individuals fully accountable if they brazenly and violently break the law and shatter that sense of safety.”…