Man arrested after gunshot fired during fight aboard PSTA bus in Pinellas Park: PPPD
Aug 02, 2026
A fight between two men aboard a PSTA bus in Pinellas Park escalated into gunfire Sunday morning, sending one man to the hospital and another to jail.According to the Pinellas Park Police Department, officers responded around 11
:45 a.m. to the area of U.S. Highway 19 and 49th Street after reports of a shooting on a PSTA bus.WATCH: Man arrested after gunshot fired during fight aboard PSTA bus in Pinellas Park: PPPD Man arrested after gunshot fired during fight aboard PSTA bus in Pinellas ParkPolice said officers, with assistance from the Pinellas County Sheriffs Office, located the suspect after he fled on foot into Mayors Park at Freedom Lake. He was taken into custody without incident.Investigators identified the suspect as 28-year-old Victor Lambert and the victim as 41-year-old Earltwan Grainger, both from Pinellas County.Police said the two men were involved in an ongoing verbal dispute before Lambert boarded the bus. Investigators said the argument escalated when Lambert displayed a firearm.According to police, Grainger began physically struggling with Lambert over the weapon, and the gun discharged inside the bus. No one was struck by the gunfire.The altercation continued after the bus stopped on the shoulder of U.S. Highway 19 North, police said. Investigators said Lambert threatened Grainger with the firearm several times before running from the scene.Grainger suffered minor injuries during the fight and was transported to a local hospital for treatment. After being released, he was arrested on an outstanding warrant, police said.Lambert was booked into the Pinellas County Jail on charges of aggravated assault and improper exhibition of a firearm.
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