MIAMI GARDENS, FLA. (WSVN) - Shots rang out inside of a Miami-Dade Transit bus in Miami Gardens overnight, leaving two passengers dead, and police said the driver pulled the trigger.
Miami Gardens Police and Miami-Dade Fire Rescue units responded to the scene of the shooting at the corner of Northeast Seventh Avenue and Miami Gardens Drive, just after 3 a.m. on Sunday.
“At 183 [Street and] Northwest Seventh Avenue, it’s a bus stop. It’s a violent dispute,” said a 911 dispatcher in radio transmissions.
Witnesses said they heard gunfire.
“I was just coming from the store. I heard six shots,” said an area resident who identified himself as Wave God.
Guilleume Lageur works next door to the bus stop where the shooting happened.
“There was an argument. I hear ‘weh, weh, weh, weh,’ and after a while, I hear the gun bust,” he said.
Investigators said a fight broke out between the driver of the Metrobus and each of those victims and shortly after, the bus driver pulled out his weapon and fired those deadly shots. The fight was over a bicycle.
“A group of Black males, one is on the bus now. Now the driver is calling 911,” said a 911 dispatcher in radio transmissions.
“Sometimes it’s safe, and sometimes passengers want to fight,” said Lageur.
“They were probably just trying to get to their next destination, and then somebody just decided to take their life, and that’s not even fair,” said Wave God.
People in the area were shocked by what unfolded.
“I never knew bus drivers could ride with a gun,” said Lageur.
A spokesperson for the Miami-Dade Department of Transportation confirmed that transit operators are not permitted to carry firearms on the job.
Paramedics transported both men to Aventura Hospital shortly after those shots rang out. They were later pronounced dead.
“I do not like the violence that’s going on in my neighborhood, in Miami Gardens,” said Wave God, “because this is a beautiful neighborhood, and I don’t think that people should be committing genocide against one another.”
The county’s transit union released a statement following the tragedy at the hands of one of their employees. It reads:
“Heartbreaking situation for everyone involved. We are devastated by the tragic events that unfolded in Miami Gardens and extend our deepest condolences to the families and loved ones of those who lost their lives. The safety of both our operators and the riding public is and always will be our highest priority.”
Miami Gardens Police’s Homicide Unit continues to investigate.
Detectives took the driver in for questioning, but it remains unclear whether or not the driver will face any charges.
As of Monday night, no arrests have been made, and police have not released the identities of the three people involved in the shooting.
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