AUSTIN, Texas — A stabbing aboard a CapMetro bus in South Austin on Friday left two people injured and another person in police custody, according to the Austin Police Department.

Tyler Zynkhin-Jenkins, a regular rider of CapMetro buses, said he relies on public transit after he and his husband were involved in a car accident last fall. When he arrived at the bus stop, he initially thought a bus had simply been taken out of service.

“I thought when I walked up, like a bus went out of commission, and to see that it’s another stabbing after what just happened down at the library, it’s absolutely terrifying,” Zynkhin-Jenkins said.

Police said one person stabbed two others on a bus traveling on South Lamar Boulevard. Officers arrived to find the bus pulled over on the side of the road near Oltorf Street. Both victims were taken to a hospital. As of the latest update, one victim was in critical but stable condition, while the other had injuries that were not considered life-threatening.

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The suspect was also taken to the hospital while in police custody.

Zynkhin-Jenkins said the incident adds to growing concern among riders about violence in the area. “Look at what happened on 6th Street. You can’t say if they’re related or not, but it’s just something’s gotta give,” he said.

The stabbing is the latest in a series of violent incidents involving CapMetro buses or bus stops in recent years.

In 2022, a teenager was accused of fatally stabbing a man at a CapMetro bus stop in North Austin.

In February 2025, a teen was stabbed at a bus stop near LBJ High School in East Austin.

In May 2025, one man fatally stabbed another while they were riding a CapMetro bus. That same month, CapMetro created its transit police department.

Earlier this year, in January, Austin police said a woman stabbed a man on a CapMetro bus at Fifth and Lavaca streets downtown. Later that month, police arrested a man accused of stabbing a victim three times on a CapMetro bus.

In February, Austin police responded to a shoot/stab call at a downtown bus stop that sent one person to the hospital.

CBS Austin contacted CapMetro about the recent incidents. The agency referred questions to the Austin Police Department.

Authorities have not released additional details about Friday’s stabbing, and the investigation remains in its preliminary stages.

Zynkhin-Jenkins said he believes more needs to be done to prevent similar incidents. “Something’s gotta give,” he said. “Another lady was saying they hired people, well where are they preventing stuff like this? If they were hired they need to be trained to handle situations like this as quickly as possible, in my opinion.”