A Connecticut state trooper shot and killed a man who was stabbing passengers on a tour bus headed to one of the state’s casinos Tuesday night. State Police Lieutenant Paul Vance says passengers called 911 from the bus around 10 p.m. The bus was on Interstate 95 in Norwalk.
“The occupants of the bus were reporting that a passenger was unruly and was assaulting other passengers aboard the bus with a cutting instrument." said Vance. "The bus driver pulled into a construction pattern behind a trooper who was working that construction site. The trooper had received radio broadcasts and began to approach the bus. As he did so, the door opened up and the suspect and a good Samaritan tumbled out of the bus onto the pavement.”
Vance says the suspect advanced towards the trooper with what he’s describing as the “cutting instrument.” The trooper shot the suspect, and the so-called “good Samaritan” was also hit in the leg with a bullet.
The suspect died of his injuries at Norwalk Hospital. Vance says the passenger who was shot, and two others who had been stabbed are reported to be in good condition. The trooper wasn't injured.
State police have not yet released the name of the suspect.
The bus was carrying about 24 passengers, was headed from Chinatown in New York City to a Connecticut casino.
The northbound lanes of 95 were closed late Tuesday night, and were reopened early this morning.
