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Metro bus driver hospitalized in Venice stabbing

A bus driver was attacked in the Windward Circle area of Venice.

A bus driver was stabbed Thursday June 22, 2023 in an attack on a Venice street.
NBCLA

One person is in custody in a stabbing Thursday in Venice that left a Metro bus driver hospitalized.

Details about what led to the attack at about 2 p.m. in the Windward Circle area were not immediately available. The driver was standing at the front of the bus when a man attacked him from behind, Metro said.

The bus driver was identified only as a 29-year-old man.

The person under arrest was identified by police as a man in his 50s or 60s. It was not immediately clear whether he was a passenger on the bus.

Details about their conditions were not immediately available.

Video showed police taking a man into custody at the scene with a Metro bus stopped nearby. NBCLA has reached out to Metro for more information.

"Metro is angered and saddened to hear about this heinous act of violence and is providing support to our employee and his loved ones," Metro said in a statement. "We will work closely with the LAPD to investigate this incident and are grateful for their swift action in arresting the suspect."

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