The mother and family of the man murdered during the hijacking of an LA Metro bus told NBC4’s I-Team they’re devastated by his death and want to make sure no one else using public transit becomes the victim of violence.

The LAPD identified the passenger who was fatally shot aboard a hijacked Metro bus earlier this week, which intensified concerns about safety across the transit system.

The man killed Wednesday aboard a hijacked Metro bus in downtown Los Angeles was identified as a 48-year-old LA resident.

Forty-eight-year-old Anthony Rivera was shot and killed by a man who hijacked a Metro bus in Los Angeles, police said.