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COMMERCE, Calif. — A man is in custody Friday after police say he fatally shot another man on board a Metro bus in Commerce in the latest deadly incident on the city’s Metro transportation system.

Deputies from the department’s East Los Angeles Sheriff’s Station and Transit Services Bureau responded to the 6200 block of Slauson Avenue, between Eastern and Garfield avenues, around 4:50 p.m. Thursday regarding a shots fired call, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

“Both the victim and the suspect were passengers on the bus,” sheriff’s homicide Lt. Arthur Spencer told reporters. The suspect approached the victim while on board the bus, shot him and then ran off the bus, Spencer added.

The victim was taken to a hospital, where he later died.

The suspect was captured near Peachtree Street and Eastern Avenue, a short distance from the shooting, Spencer said. A firearm was recovered and there were no other injuries related to the shooting incident on the bus.

“The tragic incident this afternoon aboard a Metro bus in the Commerce area exemplifies how violence is increasing in society overall and spilling into our local communities. Metro is saddened by this incident and extends our deepest sympathies to the victim’s family,” Metro spokesman Patrick Chandler told City News Service.

The shooting came hours after Los Angeles Mayor and Metro Board of Directors Chair Karen Bass said she has ordered an “immediate surge” in public safety personnel on buses and trains to increase their visibility and deter crime in response to a series of violent crime on Metro buses and trains.

"The spike in violent crime has been absolutely unacceptable," Bass said at a Thursday morning news conference.

Anyone with information regarding the shooting was urged to call the Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500. Anonymous callers may call Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477 or send tips to visit lacrimestoppers.org.