A Metro bus driver was shot during a layover in Hollywood Saturday morning in what the agency is calling a domestic violence attack.
The shooting occurred at about 7:30 a.m. Saturday in the 1600 block of North Vermont Avenue, according to the Los Angeles Police Department’s Media Relations Division.
She was standing on the sidewalk when a man walked up to her, pulled out a handgun and fired, police said.
The suspect was later identified as 45-year-old Dorian Holt, the ex-boyfriend of the victim. Police said Holt was last seen fleeing the scene on foot, wearing a black sweatshirt, dark pants and a black baseball cap with a white LA Dodgers logo.
“Metro is deeply saddened by the act of domestic violence that seriously injured a Metro employee while she was on the sidewalk during a bus layover near Hollywood and Vermont streets,” Metro spokesman Jose Ubaldo said. “Metro appreciates the quick response by the Los Angeles Fire Department, which transported our employee to a nearby hospital.”
Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics responded to the scene and rushed the victim to a hospital, where authorities said she was in critical condition.
Anyone with information about the shooting was urged to call the LAPD’s Northeast Detectives at 323-561-3324. Callers who wish to remain anonymous may call Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477 or visit lacrimestoppers.org.