The man accused of hijacking an L.A. Metro bus and killing one passenger faces a dozen charges, including murder, robbery and kidnapping, after refusing to appear in court Monday. Why it matters: A passenger, 48-year-old Anthony Rivera, was shot and killed when Lamont Campbell, 51, allegedly hijacked the Metro bus last week in South Los Angeles.

Lamont Campbell, 51, has been charged with hijacking a Metro bus and fatally shooting passenger Anthony Rivera, 48, in Los Angeles on September 25, according to

Prosecutors filed murder, kidnapping, robbery, and carjacking charges Monday against the man suspected of hijacking an LA Metro bus last week, murdering a passenger, and leading police on an hour-long chase through downtown Los Angeles.

The Los Angeles District Attorney announced charges against the man who allegedly killed a passenger while hijacking a Metro bus last week.

The man accused of hijacking an L.A. Metro bus and killing one passenger faces a dozen charges, including murder, robbery and kidnapping, after refusing to appear in court Monday. Why it matters: A passenger, 48-year-old Anthony Rivera, was shot and killed when Lamont Campbell, 51, allegedly hijacked the Metro bus last week in South Los Angeles.

A man accused of fatally shooting a passenger aboard a Metro bus then hijacking the vehicle and sparking a chase from South Los Angeles to downtown was charged on Monday, Sept. 20, with murder and other counts.

The man killed when an LA Metro bus was hijacked this week has been identified by Los Angeles police. Anthony Rivera was a 48-year-old resident of LA.

One person is dead after a gunman hijacked a Los Angeles city bus overnight, leading police in a pursuit for more than an hour before the suspect was taken into custody.