CINCINNATI — A 52-year-old man who was shot and killed early Saturday morning on a Metro bus near the Cincinnati Zoo has been identified by the Cincinnati Police Department.
Police said officers responded shortly after 5:30 a.m. to the 3400 block of Dury Avenue for a report of a person shot. Metro spokesperson Brandy Jones said in a statement that a fight on the bus ended in a shooting. The bus was on Route 46 near Erkenbrecher Avenue and Dury Avenue, Jones said.
WATCH: Here's what we know about the shooting
When officers arrived, they found James Bond, 52, with multiple gunshot wounds. Police said first responders began life-saving measures, but Bond was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police at the scene told WCPO 9 they found a second adult outside of Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, suffering from a non-life-threatening injury.
Jones said no other passengers on the bus or the bus driver were injured in the shooting.
Leonte Coston, 27, has been arrested for Bond's death, police said. They did not specify if Coston was the second person located near the bus.
"Violence of any kind will not be tolerated on our system," Jones said in the statement. "The safety and security of our customers and employees is our highest priority, and we remain committed to maintaining a safe environment for everyone who relies on Metro services every day. We are cooperating fully with law enforcement as the investigation continues."
Coston was arraigned Monday morning in court. His defense attorney claimed the shooting may have been self defense. A CPD homicide detective in court testified that investigators reviewed the Metro bus footage, which showed Bond offered Coston his cell phone to use, but after Coston borrowed it, he pulled out a gun.
WATCH: How Shamaiye Hanyes, an old friend of Bond, described him
The detective said a scuffle happened after that, and Coston fired twice into Bond's torso and once into the back of his head before running from the scene.
Wednesday, Hamilton County Prosecutor Connie Pillich announced a grand injury indicted Coston, who is charged with two counts of murder, two counts of felonious assault, having weapons while under disability, carrying a concealed weapon, receiving stolen property and tampering with evidence.
Coston is currently being held at the Hamilton County Justice Center on a $1,055,000 bond. He faces a potential sentence of life in prison with parole eligibility after 25.5 years, the prosecutor said.
WCPO spoke with Shamaiye Hanyes, an old friend of Bond, on Monday.
She said the two met back in 1989 and described Bond as clever, artistic and smart.
Haynes now lives in North Carolina. She said her sister was the one who delivered the news of Bond's death.
“The one thing that I think was really hard about all of this is that he was definitely a person of peace," Haynes said, "The fact that I can’t come back home to Cincinnati, and not even having the possibility of seeing my friend for the last time.”
