New York City bus driver stabbed to death in Brooklyn Monday, December 1st 2008, 4:13 PM
A 46-year-old city bus driver was stabbed to death on his Brooklyn route Monday in a dispute with a passenger, police said.
The rare slaying happened just after 12 p.m., when the B46 bus made a stop at Malcolm X Blvd. and Gates Ave. in Bedford-Stuyvesant.
Witnesses said the killer demanded to board the bus free and then stabbed the driver in the chest when he refused to hand over a transfer.
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NYPD Report:
ON MONDAY 12/01/08, AT APPROXIMATELY 1228 HRS, POLICE RESPONDED TO REID AVE AND GATES AVE WITHIN THE CONFINES OF THE 081 PCT FOR CALLS OF A MTA BUS DRIVER ASSAULTED. UPON ARRIVAL OFFICERS FOUND A M/B/46 (BUS DRIVER) WITH STAB WOUNDS TO THE TORSO ON BOARD THE B-46 NYC BUS. THE DRIVER WAS REMOVED VIA EMS TO WOODHULL HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS PRONOUNCED DOA. THE SUSPECT IS DESCRIBED AS A M/B/20'S WEARING A BLACK HOODIE AND BLUE JEANS THAT FLED ON FOOT. THERE IS NO ARREST AT THIS TIME AND THE INVESTIGATION CONTINUES.
THE VICTIM HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS EDWIN THOMAS, M/B/46
THE NEW YORK CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT IS OFFERING A $12,000 REWARD FOR INFORMATION LEADING TO THE ARREST AND CONVICTION OF THE SUSPECT WANTED IN CONNECTION WITH THIS CASE. $10,000 IS OFFERED BY THE NYPD, AND $2,000 IS OFFERED BY CRIMESTOPPERS. ANYONE WITH INFORMATION IS ASKED TO CALL CRIMESTOPPERS AT (800) 577-TIPS (8477). ALL CALLS ARE STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL. THE PUBLIC CAN ALSO TEXT THEIR TIPS TO CRIMES (274637), THEN ENTER TIP577.
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