Worcester police identify suspect wanted in bus driver stabbing

Worcester police on Thursday identified a 28-year-old man who allegedly stabbed a bus driver on a city bus Wednesday afternoon.

Dashaun Stokes-Sims, 28, of Worcester, is wanted for the violent assault of bus driver, Worcester police said in a statement.

Police ask that anyone who comes in contact with Stokes-Sims to not engage and call 911.

Police responded to a report of a stabbing at 494 Lincoln St. at 2:38 p.m. and found the driver of the Route 26 bus operated by the Worcester Regional Transit Authority with stab wounds upon arrival, police said Wednesday.

The driver was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, a transit official said Wednesday.

The incident is under investigation.

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— Worcester PD (@WorcesterPD) May 12, 2022