FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. (WSVN) - 911 calls have been released giving new insight as a Broward County transit bus driver took quick action pulling into the Fort Lauderdale Police Headquarters after a deadly shooting on board.
“There’s a bus going the wrong way,” said a 911 caller.
A bus driver made the decision after a shooting on her bus.
“Almost ran into me and a lot of cars,” said a 911 caller.
The Broward County transit bus smashed into a taxi and another car before getting to the Fort Lauderdale Police Department.
On board the bus was 34-year-old Jamal Meyers who, detectives said, loaded his gun twice and fired 21 bullets.
“What makes this dude want to just get on the bus and just shoot? I really want to know what happened,” said Cheryl Cummings, a long-time family friend of one of the victims.
Cummings’ friend Gregory Campbell, a passenger on that bus, died.
“He was a good person to be around,” said Cummings.
“On his way home from work and this happened, just getting off of work,” said Will Lawson, a longtime family friend of one of the victims.
Passenger Danny Colon also passed away.
Rescue crews rushed two other shooting victims to the hospital. Other passengers quickly got off that bus still in shock.
7Skyforce captured the chaos from above and the moment Meyers surrendered and officers took him away.
Meyers’ history of run-ins with officers dates back to 2007. In this recent case, detectives are still piecing together why Meyers pulled the trigger on the bus.
“Basically, it’s speeding. I mean, it’s speeding in the wrong way, here on Broward Boulevard,” said another 911 caller.
The bus driver, Gwendolyn Whitfield, was credited for her bravery Thursday afternoon. The Amalgamated Transit Union praised her for her actions.
Those who knew Campbell can’t believe he’s gone.
“When she came screaming to me, I jumped up, and I’m screaming, and I’m hurt, because that’s like, my nephew,” said Lawson.
Meyers is charged with two counts of murder and two counts of attempted murder.
Police have yet to release the names of the other victims.
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