Police arrest suspect in stabbing death of Metro bus driver in Seattle

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

UPDATE (12/21, 8:30 a.m.): The man suspected of fatally stabbing a King County Metro bus driver in the University District early Wednesday was arrested Saturday morning.

According to a post on the Seattle Police Department’s SPD Blotter, officers were flagged down by a King County Metro driver near 3rd Avenue South and South Main Street, who informed them that suspect Richard Sitzlack was believed to be on board.

“Police could see him asleep in the back of the bus. Additional patrol officers were dispatched to the area, and he was arrested at 4:51 a.m. (Saturday),” the post reads. “Sitzlack was transported to Seattle Police Headquarters and interviewed by Homicide detectives. He will be booked into King County Jail for Investigation of Murder.”

According to the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office (KCPAO) Thursday, Sitzlack, 53, was previously arrested in November 2023 in connection with a fatal stabbing homicide investigation. However, attorneys said because SPD investigators did not send the case to prosecutors for a rush file charging decision, Sitzlack was released after 72 hours in line with court rules.

https://mynorthwest.com/4020739/altercation-leads-stabbing-death-king-county-metro-bus-driver-seattle/

[LisaM]

1. So he stabs a bus driver to death and then is found on another bus.

In the meantime, there is another bus stop in Seattle that Metro will no longer service because it's so unsafe (not the same route as the driver who was stabbed - that's a "safe" route that I take fairly often).

At some point, Seattle has to admit that their transit system has a problem. It doesn't feel safe and I know many people who won't ride it at all.

[MichMan]

2. So they just let him go after another stabbing in 2023

[SWBTATTReg]

3. I suspect every major town has issues w/ security at its Metro and Busing locations. Citizens must be alert and

also alert authorities immediately if they see anything w/ a potential to do harm to others. All of us working together can get these thugs off the streets, off our buses and other local transport means, permanently.

Riders must be ensured of a safe commute.