A bus driver opened fire and killed two passengers aboard his vehicle in Miami, Florida.
The shooting occurred early Sunday morning on a Miami-Dade County Transit bus outside a shopping plaza on the corner of Miami Gardens Drive and Northwest Seventh Avenue.
Police in Miami Gardens, a suburb north of downtown Miami, roped off the entire shopping plaza near where the bus was parked, Local10 reported.
Officers responded to a 911 call at around 3am.
Investigators said the bus driver got into an argument of some sort with passengers who were onboard.
During the disagreement, the driver pulled out a gun and shot two male passengers, both of whom were rushed to HCA Florida Aventura Hospital by helicopter in critical condition, police said.
Both men died of their injuries, police added. It’s not yet clear what precipitated the argument that led to the shooting.
The bus driver is being detained by officers as an investigation into the shooting unfolds. It’s also unclear if the driver will face any charges, and there’s not yet an indication whether any of the passengers were armed as well.
Pictured: The bus where the shooting took place. It is currently parked outside a shopping plaza in Miami Gardens, a suburb north of Miami
Pictured: Police officers arrived at the crime scene after getting a disturbance call at around 3am on Sunday
Police said the investigation is ongoing, adding that information is ‘fluid.’
A spokesperson for Miami-Dade’s Department of Transportation and Public Works told the Miami Herald that county bus drivers aren’t allowed to use firearms as a weapon for self defense.
‘Transit operators are not allowed to be armed,’ the spokesperson said Sunday, adding that ‘this morning’s incident aboard a Metrobus remains under investigation, and the Department of Transportation and Public Works is fully cooperating with law enforcement.’
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