The Los Angeles District Attorney announced charges against the man who allegedly killed a passenger while hijacking a Metro bus last week.

The man accused of hijacking an L.A. Metro bus and killing one passenger faces a dozen charges, including murder, robbery and kidnapping, after refusing to appear in court Monday. Why it matters: A passenger, 48-year-old Anthony Rivera, was shot and killed when Lamont Campbell, 51, allegedly hijacked the Metro bus last week in South Los Angeles.

A man accused of fatally shooting a passenger aboard a Metro bus then hijacking the vehicle and sparking a chase from South Los Angeles to downtown was charged on Monday, Sept. 20, with murder and other counts.

Authorities say a man suspected of hijacking a city bus in Los Angeles has been charged with murder, kidnapping, and numerous other offenses. Officials said Monday that the man, who allegedly shot and killed a passenger and held the bus driver at gunpoint,

Prosecutors filed murder, kidnapping, robbery, and carjacking charges Monday against the man suspected of hijacking an LA Metro bus last week, murdering a passenger, and leading police on an hour-long chase through downtown Los Angeles.

Anthony Rivera was shot multiple times while riding a Metro bus on his way home from a shift at Dodger Stadium as a parking lot attendant.

Lamont Campbell, 51, was wheeled into a downtown courtroom Tuesday strapped into a safety chair. He remains jailed in lieu of more than $5.5 million bail.

The Los Angeles District Attorney announced charges against the man who allegedly killed a passenger while hijacking a Metro bus last week. Tom Wait takes a closer look.