LOCAL : Bus Rider Stabs Man, Himself
A 27-year-old passenger stood up on a Hollywood bus and stabbed a man before slitting his own throat, police said.
Elias Morales was arrested for investigation of assault with a deadly weapon, police said. He was in the intensive care unit at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Melecio Perez, 28, was hospitalized at Queen of Angels-Hollywood Presbyterian for stab wounds.
Sgt. Pat Findley said Morales was riding the Rapid Transit District bus at about 5 p.m. Tuesday when he allegedly stabbed Perez twice. Morales then stabbed himself twice in the chest. As other passengers screamed, the driver stopped the bus and Morales got off.
Morales cut his own throat after the driver opened the door near Hollywood Boulevard and Highland Avenue.
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