Authorities did not say whether any of the people aboard the bus were specifically targeted by the suspect. Police did not immediately specify if Baxter fired at officers or threatened to shoot them. At some point, two officers opened fire at Baxter, who later was pronounced dead at the scene. The car pursued by police eventually rammed through locked gates of the Buena Park School District’s headquarters at 6885 Orangethorpe, and crashed into a parked car.
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But the driver took off, leading police in a chase that lasted between 10 and 15 minutes. Patrol officers witnessed the shooting, and attempted to stop the car driven by the shooter. It’s compiled from Chicago Sun-Times reporting and information from law enforcement agencies and the Cook County medical examiner’s office and updated every day. This database lists the names of everyone killed by another person in the city of Chicago. (Photo courtesy of the Buena Park Police Department)ĭetails about what might have motivated the motorist to shoot at the bus have not been released. Homicides in Chicago: a list of every victim. Officials identified Cedric Baxter, 60, of Compton as the man seen shooting at a school bus and then chased by police in Buena Park before he was shot and killed by officers on Friday, Sept. The bus’s driver and one student were in the vehicle at the time. 3, Buena Park police said in a news release. 7 who, they said, fired several rounds from a handgun at a school bus in Buena Park and then led police in a brief pursuit before he was shot and killed by officers last week.Ĭedric Baxter, 60, of Compton was the motorist seen shooting at a bus near Orangethorpe and Western Avenues on Friday, Sept. The sheriff's Homicide Bureau urged anyone with information regarding the homicide to call them at 32 or Crime Stoppers at 80.Officials identified a man Tuesday, Sept. I still don't and I won't be able to," Danae Moore, the daughter of the victim, said through tears as family members embraced at the site. Sheriff Alex Villanueva told The Times that the robbery suspects were identified by victims who flagged. He was doing what a dad is supposed to do. There is no suspect or suspect vehicle description. "He wanted to make sure we were ing to church. She said she’ll miss her dad’s sense of humor. (KABC) - A mother whose son is accused of murdering his brother says she believes they would both still be with her if her son, who is now in jail, had gotten the mental health. Through her tears on Sunday, Moore’s daughter called his killers “cowards.” That assertion was not confirmed by investigators yet, but she says it’s the only plausible explanation. He was not robbed.īut his cousin says she already knows why someone would gun down a 67-year-old man with a cane in cold blood. Investigators do believe Moore was targeted, but have no known motive. Chuck Calderaro told NBCLA that there's very little to go on at this point, including suspect or vehicle description. Family members say Pastor Moore walked down the sidewalk, crossed the street and was shot down in the parking lot. The church itself is not far from where the shooting happened. Some of them gathered at Moore’s small church afterward, trying to make sense of their loss. LA County Sheriff’s Homicide detectives began combing the scene for evidence, as relatives stood by, stunned, holding each other for support. They didn’t realize he’d been shot six times until they turned him over. "And he just kept yelling, 'they killed Reggie! They shot Reggie!" Peggese said.
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