As loved ones are still reeling from the killing of a beloved bus driver in Charlotte, the community has opportunities to honor his life and memory.
Ethan Rivera, 41, was a driver for the Charlotte Area Transit System. According to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, Rivera was working a route along West Trade Street in Uptown on Feb. 11 when a driver got into a verbal altercation with him. The driver fired at Rivera, leaving him with life-threatening injuries. Rivera passed away in a hospital less than a day later.
Since then, CMPD has promised they're working tirelessly to make an arrest, releasing surveillance photos of the suspect's face and car captured on surveillance camera. During a news conference on Feb. 15, Rivera's family begged the community for any help they could get in finding the suspect.
As a way of remembering Rivera, CATS is asking the community and riders to observe a moment of silence at noon on Friday, Feb. 18. CATS will pause transit operations for two minutes. The service will send an "all-call" on the radio to bus, rail, and paratransit operators to announce the moment, and operators will pause service only if it's deemed safe with current roadway and traffic conditions.
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