Bus Driver Survives Late Night Murder Attempt

A 25-year-old bus driver is showing positive signs of recovery in the KHMH after he was ambushed by gunfire earlier Sunday morning. The victim is Jose Bartolo Velasquez who was walking with a group of four friends at 1:15 on Sunday morning after leaving the Copa Cabana nightclub. His friends tell 7NEWS they were at the corner or Barrack Road and Hyde's Lane when Velasquez stopped to urinate. It is then his friends say he was approached by four Hispanic men. At least one of them was armed and he opened fire on Velasquez. Velasquez received injuries to his chin, neck, and shoulder. He underwent numerous surgeries and up to this evening was still in a critical condition in the hospital though friends tell us he is now able to talk. Police say they have several suspects detained.