2 killed, 2 hurt in Seattle shooting, carjacking

(Update: Comments from mayor, King County official; bus driver called hero)

SEATTLE (AP) – Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan and King County Executive Dow Constantine say they are grieving with the loved ones of a man who was fatally shot and another who was killed in an automobile crash after police say a man used a handgun to fire at motorists in a city neighborhood.

City leaders also pledged to support two people who were injured Wednesday afternoon, including a woman shot in her vehicle and a Metro bus driver who was shot in what police believe was a random act by a man they have taken into custody.

Constantine identified the bus driver as 53-year-old Eric Stark, calling him a hero for moving the bus to a safe location after he was shot.

Police Chief Carmen Best said on Twitter that her heart goes out to those affected and that gun violence has no place in the city.

Seattle Deputy Police Chief Marc Garth Green said just after 4 p.m., the man approached a driver near the Lake City neighborhood and shot her before firing on a southbound Metro bus.

Green said the driver turned the bus around and drove to a safe place before hitting his alarm button and reporting he was shot. He said the suspect then approached another motorist and fired, killing that driver.

Green said when police arrived, the suspect fled in the vehicle and collided with another vehicle nearby, killing that driver. Police took him into custody after a brief standoff.

The female driver, the bus driver and the suspect were taken to a Seattle hospital.