Kyla Thurston viciously attacked by teens on Washington DC bus

Stunning video captures a bunch of teenagers viciously assaulting a lady and throwing her off a Washington, DC, bus – as a result of she requested them to cease utilizing “foul language.”

Kyla Thurston, a passenger on the DC Metrobus, informed the rowdy teenagers to cease cursing Monday after a lady and a younger baby boarded, Fox 5 DC reported.

“At that time, the youngsters grew to become unruly. They began being disrespectful, like saying issues to me,” Thurston, 42, informed the information outlet.

“Then subsequent factor you realize, there have been objects being thrown at me, and I used to be identical to, ‘Thank You, Lord,’ as a result of all through the entire incident the one factor I may recall was the youngsters hitting me and kicking me — and I had no protection,” she added.

“The one factor I mentioned was, ‘Can y’all cease the abusive language?’” Thurston later informed WJLA.

She mentioned she requested the motive force to cease however he saved driving at first.

“The bus driver made no try and cease the bus. He didn’t alert native authorities or something to my protection,” Thurston informed Fox 5 DC.

“Even after I’m yelling on the high of my lungs, ‘Cease the bus! Let me off the bus!’ the bus driver by no means stopped.”

After the motive force lastly stopped, the distressing video exhibits the lady making an attempt to fend off her attackers earlier than they aggressively shove her off the bus.

She informed the station that she was bruised and that her neck was harm within the stunning assault – including that she continues to be struggling emotionally from the beatdown.

“Watching the video myself personally, it startled me — and I’m nonetheless startled about it,” Thurston mentioned. “I didn’t wish to come forth at first, however I don’t concern no person however the Lord.”

The girl who recorded a part of the incident mentioned folks threw bottles at Thurston, pushed her and a few even choked her as they tossed her off the bus, Fox Information reported.

Thurston mentioned she would proceed utilizing Metro however urged the service to deal with security on its buses, together with by limiting the variety of youths who can trip at any given time.  

Metro has acknowledged that “the incident within the video is disturbing and unacceptable and at the moment below investigation by Metro Transit Police.”

On Wednesday, DC Mayor Muriel Bowser mentioned: “That’s not any kind of crime that we wish to see in our metropolis at any time,” WJLA reported.

“A part of what we’re speaking about right this moment is ensuring now we have the police pressure that we have to reply and patrol and help Metro and its properties, together with the bus and together with the practice stations,” she added.

Violent crime within the nation’s capital has declined 4% to date in 2022, in comparison with the identical interval in 2021, in keeping with the most recent statistics as of October 19, 2022. Nonetheless, violent crime had elevated by 3% in 2021, the figures present.