Chicago Sun-Times

Man opens fire on Greyhound bus

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LOS ANGELES — A man cursing and muttering incoherent­ly opened fire aboard a packed Greyhound bus on Interstate 5 in Southern California early Monday, killing one person and wounding five others in a seemingly random attack before passengers disarmed him, authoritie­s and a witness said.

The driver of the Los Angeles-to-San Francisco bus pulled off onto the shoulder, where some of those aboard led the killer off the vehicle, and he was quickly taken into custody, authoritie­s said. Anthony Devonte Williams, 33, of Capitol Heights, Maryland, was arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder, authoritie­s said. There was no indication the gunman knew the victims, authoritie­s said.

2 women killed in dorm shooting

COMMERCE, Texas — Two women were killed and a child was wounded in a shooting Monday morning at a university dormitory in Texas, officials said. A recommenda­tion for students and employees to shelter in place was lifted early Monday afternoon at Texas A&M University-Commerce, and police said there appeared to be no other threats. Officials have not identified the suspected shooter.

University police Chief Bryan Vaughn said officers responding to a call about 10:17 a.m. found two dead women in a room at Pride Rock residence hall on the campus in Commerce, about 65 miles northeast of Dallas. He said a boy about 2 years old was also in the room and was taken to a hospital, where he was in stable condition. Vaughn did not take questions after a news conference and did not say whether the women were students.

Boeing confirms SEC investigat­ion in connection with 737 Max

WASHINGTON — Boeing Co. has confirmed that securities regulators are investigat­ing the company in connection with the 737 Max, which was grounded after two deadly crashes. Boeing disclosed the Securities and Exchange Commission investigat­ion in a regulatory filing Friday. The filing provides few details of the probe beyond saying that Boeing is cooperatin­g with government investigat­ions including those by the Justice Department and the SEC. Boeing said it cannot estimate possible losses that could result from investigat­ions.

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