Prosecutors charge St. Louis man with 17 criminal charges in MetroBus shootings [View all]

St. Louis County prosecutors have charged a 30-year-old man with 17 criminal charges, including armed criminal action, after police said he shot a MetroBus driver late last week and fired on another.

Police say Isaiah Houston used an AR-15-style rifle to fire at a bus driver near North Hanley and Airport Road about 7 p.m. Friday, then shot at operator Jonathan Cobb in the 3400 block of Lucas and Hunt Road about 10 minutes later.

A bullet struck 33-year-old Cobb in the head. After the shooting, the bus crossed over the centerline and struck oncoming vehicles before crashing into a utility pole. Cobb, who was critically wounded, remains hospitalized.

Prosecutors also charged Houston with unlawful possession of a weapon and fourth-degree assault of passengers on the buses. The driver in the first shooting was not injured.

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