LOS ANGELES – Homicide detectives with the Los Angeles Police Department were investigating after an altercation turned deadly onboard an LA Metro bus in Koreatown late Thursday night.

LAPD investigators said a fight broke out on a bus that was going northbound on Western Avenue. Around 10:50 p.m. near the intersection of Olympic Boulevard, the bus driver pulled over and called 911.

The driver told police two men were fighting, adding it started with an exchange of words before fists went flying. At one point, the person being considered a suspect in the case repeatedly pepper-sprayed the victim. 

Authorities said the victim died on the bus and the suspect took off from the scene. 

A death investigation was underway after a man collapsed and died on an LA Metro bus following a fight.

The man who died was identified Monday as 62-year-old Darryl Winborn. 

Winborn’s cause of death was still listed as “deferred” pending additional tests, according to the county medical examiner.

The suspect in the case was still outstanding. He was described as a man in his 30s who was wearing black attire and rainbow-colored shoes, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.

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Witnesses and those with information on this crime are urged to call West Bureau Homicide at 213-382- 9470.