No other inmates escaped in the incident, officials said.
Authorities in Texas are on the hunt for an inmate serving a life sentence for murder who escaped from a transport bus after stabbing the driver.
Gonzalo Lopez, 46, escaped custody Thursday after he got out of his restraints and overpowered the driver of a bus carrying 16 prisoners, officials said. Lopez allegedly stabbed the driver in the left hand with an unknown object, causing the driver to pull over in Centerville, Texas. Texas officials are searching for inmate Gonzalo Lopez who escaped after stabbing a prison bus driver. Lopez fled the scene on foot while another officer on the bus fired his service weapon at him. Officials said they do not know if any of the shots fired hit Lopez. Both officers and the inmates were evaluated at the scene. No one involved has any life-threatening injuries, officials said Thursday.
The last time officers saw Lopez, who was convicted in 2006 of capital murder, was in a cow pasture west of Centerville, the state criminal justice department said. He is now on Texas' 10 Most Wanted Fugitives list, the state's department of public safety tweeted Friday evening. Lopez is wanted for escape and aggravated assault of a public servant.
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