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Washington school bus driver stabbed to death by suspect while elementary kids watched in horror: police

A knife-wielding suspect in Washington state boarded a school bus and fatally stabbed the driver while several elementary schoolchildren watched in horror last week, police said.

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A knife-wielding suspect in Washington state boarded a school bus and fatally stabbed the driver while several elementary schoolchildren watched in horror last week, police said.

The police department in Pasco, located in Franklin County, Washington, responded at 3:09 p.m. Friday to Longfellow Elementary School to reports that a bus driver had been stabbed. Officers who arrived at the scene confirmed that the driver had been assaulted with a knife, and the suspect, who remained at the scene, was taken into custody without incident, Capt. Bill Parramore said at a press conference.

The driver was transported to an area hospital and later died

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[Cabelaz]

Ah, the world is returning to normal. I missed articles like this.
No conspiracy, lessons to be learned, or even a conclusion. It soley exists to make you go whatthefuck.

 

[Disheveled Human]

Only reason I can think of is the driver molested some kid or something.

 

[Billy Beer]

Time to ban assault knives.

 

[Super-Chevy454]

The suspect dindu nuffin I presume?

 

[JohnDoe]

I love how this article gives almost zero information. Its great (not really.) Even the cops are being cagey. I wonder why?

Parramore said there were students on the bus at the time of the assault – though none were hurt. Students on the bus, as well as students who were outside the school at the time for dismissal, were brought back inside and parents were called to pick up their children, he said.

"The Pasco Police Department will work in close partnership with the Pasco School District through this investigation," he said. "The Pasco School District sends school district counselors to Longfellow and the transportation office to support students and staff."

Police did not disclose the identities of either the driver or the suspect, and Parramore said the next update would be provided Monday. Detectives would be processing the crime scene overnight, he added.

EDIT: I was wrong as fuck and so I have removed my shitty, incorrect semi-dox.

 

[NyQuilninja]

What no video ?

 

[JohnDoe]

Pasco police detail deadly attack on school bus driver; no motive known​

Posted: September 27, 2021 2:15 PM
Updated: September 27, 2021 2:39 PM

by Matt Van Slyke
iPASCO, Wash. — Police on Monday released new information regarding the deadly stabbing of a Pasco School District bus driver who was getting ready to drive dozens of kids home from Longfellow Elementary School in Pasco.

The Pasco Police Department announced Monday afternoon that 34-year-old Joshua D. Davis of Richland was arrested at the scene last Friday and is in Franklin County Jail on suspicion of first-degree murder.

Davis is accused of stabbing 72-year-old Richard Lenhart in front of 35 students after approaching the bus as it was parked outside Longfellow Elementary. The attack was recorded on security video, police said.

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“The bus driver opened the doors, presumably to see what the man wanted, and the man stepped in, empty-handed, to ask if the bus went to Road 100,” Pasco PD wrote in a statement. “On an active street in the middle of the afternoon, in view of others, opening the door to see what the man wanted would not normally be considered a risky action.”

“Once the driver told the man that it does not go to Road 100, the man turned to leave, then appeared to arm himself with a knife, turn, and suddenly attack the driver, who was still belted into his seat. The attack and the driver’s struggle caused the driver’s foot to come off the brake. The bus lurched forward over a curb line and a sign, stopping when it hit some landscaping and a tree. The suspect stopped the attack and jumped off the moving bus as it approached the tree.
“The suspect did not need transportation to Road 100. Davis had driven to the scene in a private vehicle, had parked nearby, and approached the area of the school on foot. After the attack, he had headed back toward that vehicle, but then returned to be within sight of the scene as officers were arriving. He was quickly pointed out and was arrested without incident.”

No students were injured. Lenhart later died at the hospital, but was responsive at the scene and “was aware that the children left in his charge were safe and being cared for after the attack.”

Pasco School District No. 1 is offering counseling and care to Longfellow students and others within the school district.

Police do not know if Davis knew Lenhart: “Investigators are currently unaware of any connection between the victim and the attacker, but they are persisting with efforts to uncover background information,” according to the Pasco PD statement.

Davis did have previous contact with law enforcement, police said: “Most recently, in 2019, he had been referred to resources and transported to a medical facility after a Pasco officer and one of our Mobile Outreach Team, MHP’s, checked on his welfare.”

Police added that Davis lives in Richland and is not “homeless” as rumored on social media.

Pasco PD stressed that its investigators want to know why the suspect attacked but they just don’t know why at this point in the investigation.

If you know something that may help the investigation, Pasco police want you to call (509) 628-0333 or email Detective Julie Lee at leej@pasco-wa.gov about case 21-28540 Homicide.

 

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Pasco police detail deadly attack on school bus driver; no motive known​

Posted: September 27, 2021 2:15 PM
Updated: September 27, 2021 2:39 PM

by Matt Van Slyke
iPASCO, Wash. — Police on Monday released new information regarding the deadly stabbing of a Pasco School District bus driver who was getting ready to drive dozens of kids home from Longfellow Elementary School in Pasco.

The Pasco Police Department announced Monday afternoon that 34-year-old Joshua D. Davis of Richland was arrested at the scene last Friday and is in Franklin County Jail on suspicion of first-degree murder.

Davis is accused of stabbing 72-year-old Richard Lenhart in front of 35 students after approaching the bus as it was parked outside Longfellow Elementary. The attack was recorded on security video, police said.

PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Pasco bus driver stabbed, killed with Longfellow Elementary students onboard

“The bus driver opened the doors, presumably to see what the man wanted, and the man stepped in, empty-handed, to ask if the bus went to Road 100,” Pasco PD wrote in a statement. “On an active street in the middle of the afternoon, in view of others, opening the door to see what the man wanted would not normally be considered a risky action.”


No students were injured. Lenhart later died at the hospital, but was responsive at the scene and “was aware that the children left in his charge were safe and being cared for after the attack.”

Pasco School District No. 1 is offering counseling and care to Longfellow students and others within the school district.

Police do not know if Davis knew Lenhart: “Investigators are currently unaware of any connection between the victim and the attacker, but they are persisting with efforts to uncover background information,” according to the Pasco PD statement.

Davis did have previous contact with law enforcement, police said: “Most recently, in 2019, he had been referred to resources and transported to a medical facility after a Pasco officer and one of our Mobile Outreach Team, MHP’s, checked on his welfare.”

Police added that Davis lives in Richland and is not “homeless” as rumored on social media.

Pasco PD stressed that its investigators want to know why the suspect attacked but they just don’t know why at this point in the investigation.

If you know something that may help the investigation, Pasco police want you to call (509) 628-0333 or email Detective Julie Lee at leej@pasco-wa.gov about case 21-28540 Homicide.

I was expecting the driver to be younger, maybe a "sleeping with his wife" type of situation. But 72? Doubts. Still a possibility of being a kiddy fiddler, or just some psycho doing what the voices in his head told him to.