A woman was kidnapped at gunpoint Monday night on an East Los Angeles bus, authorities said.
The woman had just boarded the Montebello Transit bus around 8:30 p.m. in the 3800 block of East 3rd Street when a man confronted her from behind, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
Video surveillance shows the driver of the bus and another passenger “attempted to intervene” during the confrontation, but the man left the bus and retrieved a handgun from a nearby car, the Sheriff’s Department said.
The suspect pointed the weapon at the bus driver and then forced the woman into a white car, possibly a 2022 Honda Civic, the Sheriff’s Department said. The man drove away toward the 60 Freeway.
The victim is Latina and in her mid-20s, around 5 feet 6 and weighing about 130 pounds, with brown hair, according to the Sheriff’s Department.
The suspect is Latino and in his mid-20s, about 5 feet 8 and weighing between 170 and 190 pounds, authorities said.
Anyone with information about the incident can call the Sheriff’s Department Major Crimes Bureau at (562) 946-7893 or the East L.A. station at (323) 264-4151. Anonymous tips can also be made by calling Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477.
This story originally appeared on LA Times
