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![]() ![]() “The suspect did not need transportation to Road 100,” the press release spells out. The attacker reportedly “fled the scene in a truck he had parked along the road moments before the attack.” That indicates the murder of the bus driver was premeditated. The district can smell the litigation blowing in the wind already. At least, that’s what their lawyers will argue. “During the attack, Lenhart took his foot off the brake, crashing the bus in the school parking lot.” They weren’t physically injured but those children will be emotionally scarred for life. When Lenhart told Davis sorry, they were not going to Road 100, Davis allegedly pulled out a knife and began to stab” the driver, repeatedly. There were 35 young and impressionable children aboard but that didn’t seem to bother Davis. The Pasco Police Department issued a statement noting “on an active street in the middle of the afternoon, in view of others, opening the door to see what the man wanted would not normally be considered a risky action.” The driver opened the doors, “presumably to see what the man wanted, and the man stepped in.” Lenhart wasn’t expecting that but the assailant was “empty-handed” as he asked if “the bus went to Road 100,” a plausible question. Police say that’s the moment 34-year-old Joshua Davis approached the vehicle. It was a Friday afternoon and all the elementary age students were anxious for the freedom of the weekend as 72-year-old Richard Lenhart rolled away from the Longfellow Elementary School building and was just about to pull out of the bus loop and onto the roadway. Police in Pasco, Washington were still collecting clues days after the bizarre incident. The way this happened was way to simple to foresee or prevent. Somehow the policy change isn’t making anyone feel any safer. Meanwhile, drivers are allowed to keep their doors closed to anyone they don’t know. A whole herd of crisis counselors will be arriving soon at the Longfellow Elementary School. “As our community processes these events, please keep a watchful eye on each other and reach out if you need us,” she said.After witnessing their beloved bus driver get hacked to pieces by a total stranger, right in front of their eyes, 35 confused children are going to need help coping with the nightmares. “Our focus right now is on supporting our students and staff who are deeply impacted by this tragedy. “We are devastated by the tragic loss of one of our own,” Whitney said in a statement posted on Facebook. Pasco School District Superintendent Michelle Whitney said counselors would be available over the weekend and next week to meet with students who were on the bus and any staff affected by the incident. “The Pasco Police Department will work in close partnership with the Pasco School District through this investigation.” “Pasco police detectives will be processing the crime scene throughout the night,” he told reporters in a prepared statement. More information is expected to be released Monday, said Pasco Police Capt. (File) A school bus driver was fatally stabbed in front of multiple children Friday after picking them up from a Washington state elementary school, authorities said.įlorida mom helped son beat up another kid in middle school: deputies ![]()
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