Anthony Craig Chambers Murders LA Bus Driver

Anthony Craig Chambers Murders LA Bus Driver --- ===

May 20, 2012 Anthony Craig Chambers Murders LA Bus Driver In Los Angeles, the only passenger on a Route 105 bus on a Sunday morning pulled a shotgun out a briefcase and shot the driver after getting on the bus for no apparent motive as there was no robbery. [3] Anthony Craig Chambers (black male) was arrested soon after and accused of shooting Allen Thomas [4] He was sentenced March 4, 2015 to life in prison [5]

*Footnotes

1. May 20, 2012  Metro bus driver shot dead by passenger in West Hollywood - ABC7.com https://abc7.com/archive/8669666/  WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department officials said the 51-year-old bus driver, whose identity was not released, was rushed to a ... Route 105 bus was heading east on Santa Monica Boulevard near La Cienega Boulevard shortly after 9 a.m. when a passenger opened fire on the driver, hitting him in the upper torso. Authorities said the gunman, identified as a man in his 40s, was the only passenger on board. Witnesses reported seeing the man jumping out a rear window. [1]
2. Passenger pleads not guilty to killing MTA bus driver with shotgun ... https://www.dailynews.com/.../passenger-pleads-not-guilty-to-killing-mta-bus-driver-... Jun 12, 2012 - Metro spokesman Rick Jager said Thomas had been driving a Route 105 bus east on Santa Monica Boulevard when he was shot by a [2]
3. Anthony Craig Chambers Pulled Shotgun Out of Briefcase, Blasted ... https://www.laweekly.com/.../anthony-craig-chambers-pulled-shotgun-out-of-briefcas... May 22, 2012 - That shooting of a Metro bus driver that scared the crap out of otherwise genteel West Hollywood Sunday morning might not have been as ... [3]
4. Man, 41, Arrested In Fatal Shooting Of MTA Bus Driver In WeHo – CBS ... https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/.../1-detained-following-fatal-shooting-of-mta-bus-driv... May 21, 2012 - Anthony Craig Chambers is accused of shooting Allen Thomas just after 9 a.m. Sunday on Bus Route 105 took place on Santa Monica and La ... [4]
5. Man Sentenced to Life in Prison in 2012 Shooting of WeHo Metro Bus ... WEHOville-Mar 4, 2015 Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Elden S. Fox also imposed a 25-year-to-life term on Anthony Craig Chambers, who was convicted last ...Los Angeles man who killed a Metro driver shortly after boarding a bus in West Hollywood with a shotgun was sentenced today to life in prison without the possibility of parole. [5]  Shortly after getting on the bus, Chambers pulled a shotgun out of a suitcase, approached the driver and shot him twice. A motive for the shooting was unknown.  “He waited for the perfect time,” Deputy District Attorney Marna Miller said, noting that the bus driver was pulling away from the curb and thatcChambers had let two other buses, including one with a female driver, pass by
6. before boarding Thomas’ bus.
7. Booking photo released of suspect in Metro bus driver killing 89.3 KPCC (blog)-May 22, 2012 The 41-year-old suspect, who was apprehended shortly after the shooting, is named Anthony Craig Chambers. Bus driver Alan Thomas, 51, ...

*Sources



Passenger fatally shoots LA Metro bus driver | 89.3 KPCC

https://www.scpr.org/news/2012/05/20/.../passenger-fatally-shoots-la-metro-bus-driver...
May 20, 2012 - A passenger fatally shot a Los Angeles bus driver Sunday. ... City News Service the driver was piloting a Route 105 bus east on Santa Monica ...

Metro bus driver shot dead in West Hollywood - latimes
articles.latimes.com › Collections
May 20, 2012 - Shortly after 9 a.m. the 51-year old bus driver on Route 105 was leaving an MTA layover area near the corner of Santa Monica Boulevard and ...

Man Who Killed Metro Driver In West Hollywood Sane, Appeals Court ...
https://patch.com/.../man-who-killed-metro-driver-west-hollywood-sane-appeals-court...
May 18, 2017 - The California's 2nd District Court of Appeal turned down the defense's contention that Anthony Craig Chambers was insane at the time.



Alleged Bus Driver Shooter Could Face Death - NBC Southern ...
https://www.nbclosangeles.com/.../Bus-Driver-Shooter-Could-Face-Death-thomas-cha...
May 22, 2012 - Prosecutors charged Anthony Craig Chambers, 41, of murder with special circumstances, but have not yet decided whether to seek the death ...