Fatal shooting aboard Culver CityBus, witness says; suspect at large – Los Angeles Times

Fatal shooting aboard Culver CityBus, witness says; suspect at large  Los Angeles Times

A fatal shooting occurred Thursday evening in Mar Vista, police say. According to a witness, a man with a head wound was taken off a Culver CityBus following the shooting. Multiple bullets were fired in the incident and a man in his 40s was killed, according to police, who said the suspected gunman was at large. The incident took place around 5:15 p.m. near the intersection of South Centinela and Mitchell avenues, said Officer Charles Miller, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles Police Department. Multiple outlets have reported that the individual killed was the driver of the bus. Besides age and gender, police declined to share details about the victim to The Times on Thursday night.

"This loss is deeply personal for our Culver CityBus team and will be felt across our entire City organization," Culver City Mayor Freddy Puza said in a statement shared with The Times. He called the incident a "senseless act of violence." Katty Garcia, who lives near the scene of the shooting, told The Times that she heard three shots and came outside to investigate, then subsequently saw the man pulled from the bus. "I couldn't believe it," Garcia said. She had gone outside expecting to see a car crash. Instead, she was greeted by a scene that "didn't look good at all" — with