Billie Davis.Photo: Uncredited/AP/Shutterstock
An 18-year-old Indiana student was stabbed on a bus in an apparent anti-Asian attack.
The student told police she was standing up to exit the Bloomington Transit bus around 5 p.m. on Jan. 11 when a passenger “began to strike her repeatedly in the head,” according to a Bloomington Police Department press release.
Police said the student was stabbed multiple times in the head.
After the attack, another passenger followed the suspect off the bus and called the police, who later detained 56-year-old Billie R. Davis.
“Investigators were able to access camera footage from inside the bus which captured the assault,” according to the press release. “The footage showed that the suspect and victim had no interactions prior to the suspect stabbing the victim multiple times in the head as the victim waited for the bus doors to open.”
“This week, Bloomington was sadly reminded that anti-Asian hate is real and can have painful impacts on individuals and our community,” James C. Wimbush, Vice President for Diversity, Equity, and Multicultural Affairs, said in a statement. “No one should face harassment or violence due to their background, ethnicity or heritage. To our Asian and Asian American friends, colleagues, students, and neighbors, we stand firmly with you.”
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It is unclear if Davis has entered a plea or retained an attorney.
Anyone with information about the attack is asked to contact Detective Rob Shrake at (812)349-3352.
source: people.com
