LOS ANGELES – A Metro bus driver was shot during a layover in Hollywood Saturday morning in what the agency is calling a domestic violence attack.
The shooting occurred at about 7:30 a.m. Saturday in the 1600 block of North Vermont Avenue, according to the Los Angeles Police Department’s Media Relations Division.
“The victim was on her break and had parked the bus at the location to meet with the suspect, who is her ex-boyfriend,” the department said. “There were no other occupants on the bus at the time of the incident. Although the victim was on duty as an MTA bus driver, her duties were not a factor in the incident.”
She was standing on the sidewalk when a man walked up to her, pulled out a handgun and fired, police said.
The suspect was later identified as 45-year-old Dorian Holt, the ex-boyfriend of the victim. Police said Holt was last seen fleeing the scene on foot, wearing a black sweatshirt, dark pants, and a black baseball cap with a white LA Dodgers logo.
“Metro is deeply saddened by the act of domestic violence that seriously injured a Metro employee while she was on the sidewalk during a bus layover near Hollywood and Vermont streets,” Metro spokesman Jose Ubaldo said. “Metro appreciates the quick response by the Los Angeles Fire Department, which transported our employee to a nearby hospital.”
Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics responded to the scene and rushed the victim to a hospital, where authorities said she was in critical condition.
Anyone with information about the shooting was urged to call the LAPD’s Northeast station at 323-561-3211. Callers who wish to remain anonymous may call Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477 or visit lacrimestoppers.org.
