Tempe bus driver fatally stabs a man following confrontation
Jun 30, 2021, 7:42 PM
(Facebook photo by Valley Metro)
(Facebook photo by Valley Metro)
PHOENIX — A bus driver in Tempe fatally stabbed a passenger on Tuesday during a confrontation, authorities said.
Police said the driver, subcontracted through 1st Transit to drive a Valley-Metro Orbit bus, became involved in a verbal confrontation with a passenger, 39-year-old Dennis Momotaro, who refused to leave the bus at the last stop near Evergreen Road and Victory Drive around 11:15 a.m.
The confrontation turned physical and escalated to where the driver took out a knife when Momotaro raised a glass bottle over his head in a swinging stance, according to police.
Police withheld the name of the bus driver while the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office is being consulted about possible criminal charges.
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