The community is pulling together to support the family of the bus driver. Police have been wondering if there is more to the story but so far they say it “remains unclear whether the two men knew each other prior to the attack.” According to Police Chief Ken Roske, there “are some aspects of this tragedy we may never have complete answers to.”ĭavis sits behind bars, a guest of Franklin County Jail until he comes up with a $1 million bond. “Davis had driven to the scene in a private vehicle, had parked nearby, and approached the area of the school on foot.”įor unknown reasons, Davis “returned to the scene and was taken into custody.” After he took off on foot, first responders treated Lenhart for his injuries at the scene and got him moved to the nearest hospital but he soon “succumbed to his injuries.” “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.
#SCHOOL BUS DRIVER STABBED TO DEATH IN WASHINGTON STATE DRIVERS#
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.
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.
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