Seattle Woman ID'd As California Greyhound Bus Shooting Victim

OROVILLE, CA — A Seattle woman was identified as the victim killed when a gunman shot five people on a Greyhound bus Wednesday night outside Sacramento.

As Sacramento Patch previously reported, authorities said Asaahdi Elijah Coleman, 21, of Sacramento, boarded the bus in Redding and shot five passengers with a 9 mm handgun as they were getting off the bus in Oroville, about 65 miles north of Sacramento.

Karin Dalton, 43 of Seattle, was killed in the shooting, the Butte County Sheriff's Office said in a news release Friday morning.

"The Butte County Sheriff’s Office sends sincere condolences to the family of Karin, and everyone affected by the tragic events that took place Wednesday evening," the office said.

The bus was filled with about two dozen people. The suspect ran off after firing between 10 to 12 shots.

An 11-year-old girl was among four others wounded. She was listed Thursday in stable condition and was expected to survive. A pregnant 25-year-old woman who was shot was listed in critical condition, authorities said. A 32-year-old man who was shot multiple times underwent surgery and was in critical condition, authorities said. A 30-year-old man who was also shot was treated and is expected to be released from a hospital.

Sheriff's deputies received reports around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday about a dispute with a gun on a bus outside a store near Oroville Dam and Feather River boulevards. Oroville is about 65 miles north of Sacramento.

Oroville Mayor Chuck Reynolds warned in Facebook posts of an active shooter near an AMPM convenience store. The bus stopped behind the store after an altercation, authorities said.

The shooter left before law enforcement arrived, but 911 callers said he was inside a nearby Walmart. Authorities contacted the suspect and said they found evidence that supported their belief the person was involved in the shooting. Coleman was taken into custody and remains at the Butte County Jail.

Videos posted on Snapchat showed a naked man inside the Walmart store holding and talking into what appeared to be a cell phone. A second video posted on Instagram showed law enforcement taking the same man into custody near the checkout line.

Reynolds described the suspect as "incoherent" at the Walmart store, and that additional victims were found. Despite reports of gunfire at the Walmart, Reynolds told the station there was a physical altercation.

Passengers told investigators that Coleman became agitated by a phone call during a stop in Chico. He began acting "paranoid" and talked to other passengers about Los Angeles, the sheriff said. Coleman talked about Los Angeles being a "dangerous place" and he showed other passengers a gun, Sheriff Kory Honea said. Authorities said Coleman had the gun unlawfully.

Bullet holes were found in windows and seats of the bus.

Coleman has a history of brushes with the law, prosecutors said. He has a juvenile record and was wanted in Alameda County on a charge of possession of a firearm by a prohibited person.