MBTA Transit Police are searching for a woman they say shoved an older woman off a bus in Boston. The incident happened on Sept. 8 at 1 p.m. at the Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard/Warren Street MBTA bus stop. Police said the suspect was with an infant at the time of the assault. Transit police have released the pictures below of the suspect in hopes that someone will identify her.Video from inside the bus shows what happened before the woman was pushed. The victim is at the door of the 28 bus, as another passenger, the suspect, is pushing her repeatedly and demanding that she get off. Then the suspect shoved the elderly woman, who fell face-first onto the sidewalk.The suspect also threw the victim’s shopping cart off the bus.Mark Reeves said he is one of many who tried to help the elderly woman. He later learned, he told NewsCenter 5, that she was pushed.”No, it’s not OK, and I don’t condone it. Roxbury, we love everybody,” Reeves said.”Horrible, horrified, the lady was close to my age,” said Mayra Rivera. “I’m a grandmother. To disrespect these elderly, it’s horrific; they need to do something about this, especially on the MBTA.”Nearby surveillance video showed the woman’s fall, lying there with the bus driver at times standing over her. Investigators said the victim was injured during the confrontation. Transit police have not confirmed the victim’s current condition. An officer arrived about seven minutes after, but paramedics didn’t arrive to render aid for another 20 minutes.Surveillance showed the suspect leaving through the middle door of the bus before heading toward the intersection with the infant in the stroller.”That is baffling. I couldn’t believe it. We all care about elderly people,” said one woman. “I was upset — why didn’t anyone help her? I really want to know what happened prior to that. Something tells me it escalated.”Anyone with information about the incident or the suspect’s identity is asked to call transit police at 617-222-1050.
MBTA Transit Police are searching for a woman they say shoved an older woman off a bus in Boston.
The incident happened on Sept. 8 at 1 p.m. at the Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard/Warren Street MBTA bus stop.
Police said the suspect was with an infant at the time of the assault.
Transit police have released the pictures below of the suspect in hopes that someone will identify her.
Video from inside the bus shows what happened before the woman was pushed.
The victim is at the door of the 28 bus, as another passenger, the suspect, is pushing her repeatedly and demanding that she get off. Then the suspect shoved the elderly woman, who fell face-first onto the sidewalk.
The suspect also threw the victim’s shopping cart off the bus.
Mark Reeves said he is one of many who tried to help the elderly woman. He later learned, he told NewsCenter 5, that she was pushed.
“No, it’s not OK, and I don’t condone it. Roxbury, we love everybody,” Reeves said.
“Horrible, horrified, the lady was close to my age,” said Mayra Rivera. “I’m a grandmother. To disrespect these elderly, it’s horrific; they need to do something about this, especially on the MBTA.”
Nearby surveillance video showed the woman’s fall, lying there with the bus driver at times standing over her.
Investigators said the victim was injured during the confrontation. Transit police have not confirmed the victim’s current condition.
An officer arrived about seven minutes after, but paramedics didn’t arrive to render aid for another 20 minutes.
Surveillance showed the suspect leaving through the middle door of the bus before heading toward the intersection with the infant in the stroller.
“That is baffling. I couldn’t believe it. We all care about elderly people,” said one woman. “I was upset — why didn’t anyone help her? I really want to know what happened prior to that. Something tells me it escalated.”
Anyone with information about the incident or the suspect’s identity is asked to call transit police at 617-222-1050.
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