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"We appreciate those individuals," he said. He said people in the immediate area were able to assist officers at the scene and through 911 with information. Michalyshen said Thomas fled the immediate area on foot and was arrested nearby by police, with the assistance of the canine unit, general patrol officers and cadets, on the frozen Red River. It was an extremely violent attack, one that left a large pool of blood outside the bus and resulted in Fraser's arm nearly being severed, according to the source.įraser was rushed to hospital in critical condition but doctors were unable to save his life. "He spit on (the bus driver)," said the police source.įraser then grabbed Thomas and was in the process of pulling him off the bus when he pulled out a large knife and began slashing and stabbing. Fraser apparently put his hands on the man in an attempt to escort him off, prompting a violent reaction. "Where's my buddies?" he asked, according to the police source.įraser told him they'd already left - and he'd now have to follow. He put the bus in park and walked to the back, telling the man he'd have to leave. At some point, all of Thomas's friends got off the bus he stayed behind.Īt the end of the route on the University of Manitoba campus, Fraser noticed the passenger. They were believed to be intoxicated, either from alcohol, drugs or both. Thomas was with a group of friends who had been on the bus for some time.

School bus driver stabbed to death before passengers free#

the chief has already reached out to senior city officials about safety procedures and how we move forward to preventing something like this from ever happening again," Michalyshen said.įacts confirmed by police Wednesday were first reported by the Free Press in a detailed description of the violence from a police source. Michalyshen said investigators have viewed video from security cameras on the bus and have interviewed witnesses, some of whom made 911 calls during the attack. in the area of Dafoe Road West and Gillson Street. When they're confronted in this fashion, we're all taken aback by it and we're now talking about a homicide." "It's a very sad day for the City of Winnipeg when we have a civil servant doing their job providing a service to members of the public. Police haven't said whether it has been recovered. Thomas was charged with second-degree murder Wednesday in the gruesome slaying of the 58-year-old driver at the final stop of the day on a route that ends on the University of Manitoba campus.Ĭourt documents identify the weapon as a knife. "I don't think he can abstain," Mariash said during the November sentencing. Just three months ago, after Thomas pleaded guilty to assaulting his then-girlfriend on a street and then in her residence, defence counsel Ted Mariash said Thomas gets into trouble when he drinks, and successfully argued against having a ban of it being part of his probation.