Two people were injured and the lavish Ritz-Carlton hotel in downtown Los Angeles was damaged following a series of chaotic and terrifying events late Wednesday night. It all began around 11:40 p.m. when a Metro bus driver and his last passenger were onboard. When the vehicle approached the intersection of W. Jefferson Boulevard and S. Grand Avenue in South LA, that’s when authorities said the passenger suddenly approached the driver and hijacked him.
That ended when the suspect suddenly grabbed the steering wheel of the bus and lost control outside the Ritz-Carlton hotel at the corner of Olympic Boulevard and Georgia Street, near the Crypto.com Arena. The suspect proceeded to slam into two parked vehicles and right into the hotel. Following the crash, the suspect took off running from the scene. However, he didn’t get very far and officers eventually caught up with him and took him into custody.