LOS ANGELES — A man accused of fatally shooting a passenger aboard a Metro bus then hijacking the vehicle and sparking a chase from South Los Angeles to downtown was charged Monday with murder and other counts.
What You Need To Know
- Lamont Campbell, 51, is scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday on charges of murder, carjacking, kidnapping during a carjacking, assault with a handgun, attempted murder, robbery, four counts of kidnapping, felony evading and being a felon in possession of a firearm
- Campbell faces 90 years and nine months to life in prison if convicted as charged
- He is being held in lieu of $2 million bail
- According to the district attorney, a total of six victims are identified in the criminal complaint, including the man who died and the bus driver
Lamont Campbell, 51, is scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday on charges of murder, carjacking, kidnapping during a carjacking, assault with a handgun, attempted murder, robbery, four counts of kidnapping, felony evading and being a felon in possession of a firearm, according to District Attorney George Gascón.
Gascón said Campbell faces 90 years and nine months to life in prison if convicted as charged. He is being held in lieu of $2 million bail…