Loved ones remember Culver City bus driver fatally shot by passenger in Mar Vista

Summary by The Los Angeles Editorial Desk · Byline on the source page: Tracey Leong and Danielle Smith, as published by NBC Los Angeles (KNBC) · October 3, 2026 · 1 min read

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A Culver City bus driver who was shot and killed while on the job in Mar Vista earlier this week was remembered during a vigil on Saturday evening. Candles were left on Centinela Avenue near Mitchell Avenue in Mar Vista, where 42-year-old Culver CityBus operator Bruce Rodriguez was shot while dri...

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