Hartford, CT – Man Stabbing People On Passenger Bus Fatally Shot By Police

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    Law enforcement investigate the scene of a stabbing aboard a tour bus late Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014 in Norwalk, Conn.   A man who stabbed passengers on the casino-bound tour bus on Interstate 95 was fatally shot by state police, officials said Wednesday. The unidentified man began attacking passengers around 10 p.m., state police spokesman Lt. Paul Vance said. The bus driver flagged down a trooper at a construction site. The suspect acted aggressively toward the trooper and was shot when he refused to drop his weapon.  (AP Photo/The Hour, Jeff Dale)Hartford, CT – A man who stabbed two passengers in a rampage aboard a casino-bound tour bus was shot to death on Interstate 95 by a Connecticut state trooper, who accidentally shot a third passenger, authorities said Wednesday.

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    The mayhem on the Dahlia bus carrying about 24 passengers from Chinatown in New York City to the Mohegan Sun casino in southeastern Connecticut began around 10 p.m. Tuesday, state police spokesman Lt. J. Paul Vance said. The bus driver pulled over in a highway construction zone in Norwalk and flagged down a state trooper on duty at the site.

    Several people on the bus called 911, and the trooper was aware of the situation before confronting the man, Vance said.

    As the trooper approached the bus, the suspect and a passenger “were engaged in physical combat, rolled off the bus and onto the pavement of the highway,” Vance said. The man, who has not been identified yet, also intentionally injured himself, Vance said.

    The trooper was forced to open fire when the suspect came at him with a “cutting instrument” and refused to drop the weapon, Vance said.

    The man died at a hospital. Two people were stabbed and another person suffered non-life threatening injuries when a bullet from the officer’s gun ricocheted off the pavement.

    The three injured passengers were brought to Norwalk Hospital. Their conditions haven’t been released. A hospital spokeswoman referred questions to state police.

    The trooper wasn’t injured. His name hasn’t been disclosed.

    The incident forced police to shut down the northbound lanes of I-95 for more than seven hours from late Tuesday to early Wednesday morning.

    Many people on the bus were Asian and state police were dealing with a language barrier in interviewing them, Vance said. A trooper was brought in to interpret.

    Police will “get all the facts and circumstances” from the passengers as part of the investigation, Vance said.

    A man who answered the phone at a listing for Dahlia in New York declined to comment Wednesday morning.

    Law enforcement investigate the scene of a stabbing aboard a tour bus late Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014 in Norwalk, Conn.   A man who stabbed passengers on the casino-bound tour bus on Interstate 95 was fatally shot by state police, officials said Wednesday. The unidentified man began attacking passengers around 10 p.m., state police spokesman Lt. Paul Vance said. The bus driver flagged down a trooper at a construction site. The suspect acted aggressively toward the trooper and was shot when he refused to drop his weapon.  (AP Photo/The Hour, Jeff Dale)


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    bennyt
    bennyt
    9 years ago

    Was the stabber a member of the peaceful religion – Islam?

    HankM
    HankM
    9 years ago

    Hope the purp was white, I’m not in the mood for three weeks of rioting helmed by Mr. Al the real deal Sharpton

    AlbertEinstein
    AlbertEinstein
    9 years ago

    #1 and #2 : Before you use your fingers to type your racist, troglodyte reactions, make sure your brains are engaged.

    You might also want to read the article again.

    formercrownheightser
    formercrownheightser
    9 years ago

    As long as we’re engaged in bashing, ‘purp’ is spelled ‘perp’