OROVILLE, Calif. - A 21-year-old man who was acting erratically opened fire inside a Greyhound bus in Northern California, killing a 43-year-old woman and wounding four others before he was arrested, naked, inside a Walmart after getting into a fight, authorities said.Asaahdi Coleman started shooting at passengers as they exited the Los Angeles-bound bus after it stopped at a convenience store in the city of Oroville on Wednesday night, Butte County Sheriff Kory Honea said Thursday."This is a horrific tragedy that was visited upon our community," he said.Police received 911 calls shortly after 7:30 p.m.
that someone was shooting inside a bus outside a convenience store in the small city of Oroville, about 65 miles north of Sacramento.
Officials said they recovered a dozen 9 mm bullet casings on the bus, which had a bullet hole through the windshield. Detectives later recovered the weapon in a nearby construction site, Honea said.MORE: Greyhound bus shooting leaves 1 dead, 4 injured in Northern CaliforniaAt least five people were shot in Oroville and one is dead after an active shooter situation Wednesday evening.
Officials say the shooter is now in custody.Moments before the shooting Coleman, who had boarded the bus in Redding, told passengers that Los Angeles was a dangerous city and showed them a firearm he was carrying in a satchel, Honea said.