The Metro transit employee killed during a rampage in Washington, D.C., Wednesday has been identified as 64-yera-old Robert Cunningham. He is being remembered by Metro and transit riders.
An armed man, later identified as 31-year-old Isaiah Trotman, shot three people, killing one, in a morning rampage that started on a city bus and ended in a Metro tunnel after passengers attacked and disarmed him.
Police say the gunman then went down the Potomac Avenue Metro station escalator to the station platform and approached someone who was trying to buy a Metro card. Benedict saidand attempted to bring them over the fare gate turnstile, but the victim was able to break free. Washington Metropolitan Police officers investigate a shooting at Potomac Avenue Metro Station, in Southeast Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023. Isaiah Trotman, 31, is in custody for the rampage.
"I just left meeting with a group of [Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority] team members, many of whom worked with our hero colleague Mr. Cunningham. Their care for each other will get us through this tragedy. A request to our customers, please show patience and grace to our team as we mourn & recover," Metro General Manager and Chief Executive Officer Randy Clarke tweeted early Thursday morning.
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