a really weird morning.

So, I was on the bus this morning...and annoyed because it was late...and people were standing everywhere because the bus before didn't show up. I had a seat because I was early (supposed to be on the bus that didn't show). Lucky me, I guess.

Anyway. I digress. There's this girl (young, probably mid-20's) standing next to me in the aisle. She answers her phone (which I find kind of annoying in public spaces, particularly transportation). All of the sudden, though, she kind of yells, "NO! Where?" and then proceeds to start sobbing and hits the floor. Oh my gosh, what happened. Everyone is kind of looking at her and wondering what to do. I immediately put my hand on her while she is talking and then help her up once she gets off the phone. I finally get her into my seat and she tells us that her husband just called and said her brother-in-law, who is an FBI agent in Pittsburgh, had just been shot and was being Medivac-lifted to the hospital. Sam is his name. That's the only name I got from her this morning, but on that bus, I was praying hard for Sam and his family.

The girl's husband was going to drive into the city and get her, but can you imagine being trapped on a bus and getting news like that? I'm glad there were a few of us around her that actually cared enough to reach out and touch her....literally. By the time she got off the bus, she had calmed down and was making plans to get to Pittsburgh to be with her sister.

As I entered my building this morning, I ran into a co-worker and gave him the quick story because I was a little freaked out by it all. He just stopped by my desk and asked if I had seen the news. "What news?" His next words break my heart for Sam's family...."An FBI agent was killed in Pittsburgh." Man. I don't know her name, but my heart and my prayers go out for my bus companion and Sam's family.

I just found the story online: FBI Agent Slain Serving Drug Warrant

What a weird morning.