![]() ![]() Davis had previous contact with law enforcement, the most recent encounter being in 2019. “At this preliminary point in the investigation, the ‘why’ would be speculation,” Pasco Police stated.ĭavis was booked into Franklin County Jail on an investigative hold for first degree murder. Investigators are currently unaware of any connection between the victim and the attacker. “We can take some small comfort in the knowledge that Lenhart was aware that the children left in his charge were safe and being cared for after the attack,” a Pasco police release stated. He was transported to a regional trauma center, where he later died from his injuries. Lenhart was left severely injured, though he was still responsive to witnesses, officers and medics while at the scene. Davis was quickly pointed out by bystanders and arrested without incident. He returned to the scene when police officers started arriving. The encounter took place on an active street in the middle of the afternoon, in view of others, the police said.ĭavis reportedly had driven to the scene in a private vehicle, parked nearby and approached the area of the school on foot. Police stated that Davis then stopped the attack and jumped off the moving bus as it approached the tree. The bus came to a complete stop only after it struck landscaping and a tree. The attack and ensuing struggle caused Lenhart’s foot to come off the brake, sending the bus forward over a curb and into a sign. However, police said that at that point he allegedly produced a knife, turned back and attacked Lenhart, who was belted into his seat. When Lenhart responded that the bus does not go to Road 100, Davis turned to leave. Davis then allegedly boarded the bus seemingly empty handed, to ask if the bus went to Road 100. Lenhart reportedly reopened the doors, presumably to see what Davis wanted, the police stated. As Lenhart was preparing to transport 35 students home, Joshua Davis, 34, approached the stopped bus just after students finished boarding. Richard Lenhart, a 72-year-old school bus driver for Pasco School District in Washington state, was stabbed to death by an intruder while elementary students were also on board.Īccording to the Pasco Police Department, the assault occurred Friday near Longfellow Elementary School. ![]()
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