Police arrest, charge man with murder after stabbing fellow passenger on CapMetro bus
APD and Austin-Travis County EMS received a call at 6:45 p.m. from a witness who said a man was stabbed while riding the bus. When police arrived at the 500 block of South Lamar Boulevard, authorities located Akshay Gupta, 30, with trauma to his neck, according to police.
Despite life-saving efforts, Gupta died on the scene at 7:30 p.m.
Police say witnesses told detectives the suspect, Deepak Kandel, 31, was sitting next to the victim when the suspect stabbed the victim in the neck without provocation. Once the bus was stopped, witnesses said Kandel calmly exited the bus with the other passengers and walked away from the scene, according to police.
Authorities said they were able to arrest Kandel shortly thereafter. According to police, Kandel admitted to stabbing Gupta because he resembled his uncle.
Kandel has been charged with first degree murder and remains in Travis County Jail.
CapMetro has asked anyone needing to retrieve personal items left on the bus as a result of the incident should contact customer service at (512) 474-1200 for information.Police have asked anyone with information to contact APD at (512) 974-TIPS or by visiting austincrimestoppers.org or calling (512) 472-8477. This case is being investigated as Austin's 25th homicide of 2025.
This article originally appeared on Austin American-Statesman: Man arrested, charged with murder of fellow Austin bus passenger
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