LEBEC, Calif.—A gunman killed one passenger and wounded five others on a Greyhound bus traveling from Los Angeles to the San Francisco Bay Area early Monday morning, the California Highway Patrol said.
The shooting happened at about 1:20 a.m. as the bus was on the Grapevine section of Interstate 5 high in the mountains between Los Angeles and the San Joaquin Valley.
The bus driver somehow managed to get the shooter off the bus and left him on the highway shoulder, where he was arrested without incident, Sgt. Brian Pennings told reporters. He had no immediate information about the motive.
After leaving the gunman behind, the driver continued on to the next exit and pulled into the parking lot of a gas station.
Pennings said there were a “significant” number of people aboard the bus. News outlets later reported the bus was carrying about 40 passengers.
“We’re grateful that the bus driver acted quickly,” Pennings said.
Witnesses and the suspect were being interviewed.
All of the victims were taken to hospitals, CHP spokesman Steve Loftus said. Details on their conditions were not immediately available and officials did not immediately identify the suspect or the victims.
The Kern County sheriff’s and fire departments responded to the scene near Lebec in Kern County, north of Los Angeles and south of Bakersfield. according to local news outlets.
Photos from the scene showed the bus parked at a Valero gas station at the base of the Grapevine section of the freeway.
An email and call to CHP wasn’t immediately returned. Greyhound didn’t immediately release a statement on the shooting.
The area is in Tejon Pass, which rises to an elevation of more than 4,100 feet.
CNN Wire contributed to this report.
