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Florida bus driver fatally shoots two passengers, police say

Published:Monday | March 31, 2025 | 12:51 PM
In this image taken from video provided by WPLG-TV, police cordoned off the site where a Miami-Dade transit bus driver fired his weapons in Miami Gardens, Florida, Sunday, March 30, 2025. (WPLG-TV via AP)
In this image taken from video provided by WPLG-TV, police cordoned off the site where a Miami-Dade transit bus driver fired his weapons in Miami Gardens, Florida, Sunday, March 30, 2025. (WPLG-TV via AP)

MIAMI GARDENS, Florida (AP) — A bus driver fatally shot two passengers over the weekend in a Miami suburb but authorities were still sorting out the circumstances that led to the shooting, police said Monday.

The driver was arrested and questioned but has not yet been charged. An investigation is ongoing.

The shooting took place at around 3 a.m. Sunday as the two men were riding the bus in Miami Gardens, according to the city's police department.

Miami-Dade bus drivers are not allowed to be armed while on the job, according to Deborah Souverain, a spokesperson for the county's Transportation and Public Works Department.

The two men were pronounced dead after being airlifted to Aventura Hospital just over 10 miles away. They haven't yet been identified.

Miami Gardens is home to around 110,000 people and is located north of downtown Miami.

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