New York suspects were arrested this week after allegedly carjacking a Jeep from a 51-year-old at knifepoint into a school bus full of children while being chased by police.
The Carjacking Incident
Two New York suspects stole a red jeep at knifepoint from a 51-year-old female before being caught by officers who tried to make a traffic stop According to the Police in Rochester. During the stop, police ordered the suspects to vacate the car, but instead, the driver placed the car in reverse, slammed into one of the police cars, and took off.
Raymond Gonzalez a bystander was able to hear the sirens and abruptly took out his cell phone in time to record a video of the Jeep flying the wrong way down a street before crashing into the school bus with several 17 children as passengers of the bus. The two New York suspects then bounced out of the car and run on foot.
Surveillance Camera Footage
In the footage, police are seen chasing one of the New York suspects and shouting at the offender to “get on the ground” before eventually apprehending him. According to Rochester Police Department that the driver and including all the students were safe and uninjured as a result of the crash The city school district was informed of the accident and created arrangements to have each student transported to their house. The New York suspects were recognized as Maliq McCullough, 20 years old, and Adeosun Hughes, 23 years old, and both were arrested facing involvement in the incident.