Minneapolis police ID man arrested after school bus driver shot in apparent road-rage incident

[dflprincess]

http://www.startribune.com/school-bus-driver-shot-south-in-apparent-road-rage-incident-on-minneapolis-highway/505374902/

The driver of a school bus with one student aboard was shot while behind the wheel in an apparent road rage incident Tuesday south of downtown Minneapolis and the suspected gunman was quickly arrested, authorities said.

The victim was shot sometime after 2 p.m. while in a small bus on Interstate 35W near Chicago Avenue. The person was “alert and conscious” while being taken by emergency medical personnel from the scene ahead of surgery at HCMC for noncritical injuries, said police spokesman John Elder, who called the incident “mind-numbing” and said it “raises immense concern on so many levels.”

The bus was eventually towed amid traffic already slowed by a snowstorm.

Elder said the incident unfolded when several 911 callers reported a person outside of a vehicle pointing a gun at the school bus, and that shots were being fired. Elder said State Patrol officers arrived within a minute and arrested the suspected shooter. A gun, believed to be a semiautomatic weapon, was taken from him.

Authorities identified the suspect as Kenneth W. Lilly, 31. He was booked at Hennepin County jail Tuesday night, where he’s awaiting formal charges of second-degree assault.

Lilly, of Minneapolis, does not appear to have a criminal record in Minnesota beyond minor traffic violations. Lilly’s mother said he works as a security guard.

No mention on whether or not Lilly is has a concel/carry permit.

[3Hotdogs]

1. Gee. I wonder if he will be wearing a M.A.G.A. hat at is arraignment.

[question everything]

2. Man charged with shooting school bus driver on I-35W killed armed robber in 2015

http://www.startribune.com/man-charged-with-shooting-wounding-school-bus-driver-on-minneapolis-interstate-appears-in-court/505575502/

OK, justified, faced an armed robber. He was certainly armed to the teeth:

Lilly “feared for his life and immediately lifted up his shirt which concealed a Glock 23 loaded with hollow point bullets on his right hip,” then fired four to five rounds at Broadbent. Broadbent was declared dead at the scene.

Police seized the gun from Lilly at the scene. Upon searching him, they also found three Glock 40 magazines in his left front pocket, along with pepper spray, two pocket knives, a wallet, flashlight, cellphone and a set of car keys.


What caught my eyes was this:

Afterward, (bail paid) Lilly and his attorneys crossed the street to confer with supporters who were at the hearing, and who declined to speak with reporters.

He has supporters?

[Randomthought]

3. I noticed also

What kind of people support someone who would shoot a school bus driver?