A man who fatally stabbed a college student on a bus in Montebello last year was sentenced to life in prison this week, according to the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office.
Manuel Ortiz Jr., 29, was convicted Sept. 9 of first-degree murder after stabbing Austin Zavala, a 22-year-old college student from Whittier, in the neck on April 9, 2018, prosecutors said.The two men were on a municipal bus on Route 10 that was heading west on Whittier Boulevard when the attack occurred. When the bus arrived in the 5700 block of Whittier Boulevard at 10:13 a.m., Ortiz stabbed Zavala multiple times, got off the bus and ran away, authorities said.
Zavala was taken to a hospital in critical condition. He died June 10 of “consequences of sharp force injury to the head,” according to coroner records.Video of the attack shows Ortiz, whom authorities described as a transient, standing in the middle of the bus before suddenly pulling a knife out of his pocket and lunging toward Zavala, who was sitting near the door and appeared to be looking at his phone.
“It was a savage attack and one that caused us great concern,” former Sheriff Jim McDonnell said in a statement after the attack. “It was seemingly unprovoked.” Ortiz will be eligible for parole after 26 years in prison, according to Paul Eakins, a spokesman for the L.A. County District Attorney’s Office.
Bruh
If he'd used a gun, he'd be out in a few years.
Illegal!!!!
the fuck