Disturbing new details emerge about hostage takeover of TriMet bus
According to court documents, the driver heard shots fired, and when he opened the door, a man, who police identified as Hosea Chambers, boarded the bus and confronted the driver with a gun. The bus driver is being hailed as a hero after he opened the back door, which allowed passengers to exit.
Suspect arraigned after TriMet bus driver held hostage at gunpoint
A man suspected of holding a TriMet bus driver hostage in downtown Portland on Wednesday, leading to a two-hour standoff with police, was arraigned in Multnomah County and faces numerous charges. The suspect — identified as 33-year-old Hosea Chambers — was arraigned Thursday and charged with several crimes including kidnapping with a firearm,
Suspect arrested for armed takeover of TriMet bus with driver as hostage
A TriMet bus driver was commended for his bravery after the bus he was driving was taken over by an armed man on Wednesday afternoon.
TriMet bus standoff in Old Town ends after 3 hours; suspect arrested
Police said the suspect fired shots and then got on the bus. He ordered the passengers out, and then later the driver. He tossed his gun out but has refused to exit.
Suspect arrested after standoff on TriMet bus near Downtown Portland
Police have arrested a man who hijacked a TriMet bus and holed up inside, leading to an hours-long standoff near Downtown Portland.
Radio traffic, court docs detail harrowing moments when gunman boarded TriMet bus after firing shots
A man reportedly fired shots and then hijacked a TriMet bus on Wednesday, later barricading himself inside the bus alone, ...
Man in custody after firing shots, barricading self inside TriMet bus in Old Town, police say
A man fired shots near Northwest Fifth Avenue and Glisan Street just after noon Wednesday and then barricaded himself inside ...
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Man arrested after barricading himself in TriMet bus after firing shots, police say
The Portland Police Bureau said officers are on the scene negotiating with a suspect after he allegedly fired shots and then ...
Man barricading himself in TriMet bus leads to standoff with Portland police
Portland police took a man into custody on Wednesday afternoon after he allegedly barricaded himself inside a TriMet bus.
Police identify man who fired shots, took over TriMet bus in Portland’s Old Town
Police have released the name of the man who allegedly fired gunshots and then commandeered a TriMet bus in Portland’s Old Town on Wednesday. Hosea J. Chambers, 33, of Portland, was booked on a range ...
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Good Morning, News: A Portland Police Apology, TriMet Bus Hijacked, and Passenger Jet's Fatal Collision with Helicopter
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