Police have arrested a Boston commuter wanted in connection with forcefully shoving an elderly woman, causing her to fall onto the concrete in a startling encounter that was caught on camera.
Video captured the confrontation, which occurred on a bus at the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Warren Street in the city’s Roxbury section earlier this month.
The video shows the suspect aggressively yelling at the elderly woman, throwing her shopping cart off the bus, and then delivering a violent shove that sent the victim face-first onto the sidewalk.
MBTA Transit Police say they relied on the public’s help to identify the suspect, who was arrested on Wednesday, September 17.
Authorities have not yet released the suspect’s name or provided an update on the victim’s condition.
Some commuters who ride the same bus said they recognized the woman whom police had been trying to track down.
“I see that girl a lot of times,” said Dorothy Stringer. “Her attitude needs to change. She needs anger management.”
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