TO THAT VICTIM’S FAMILY. I DID ANDRE AND THE VICTIM’S FATHER TELLING ME THAT HE SPOKE TO HIS SON TUESDAY AFTERNOON. MAYBE AN HOUR OR SO BEFORE HIS SON WAS SET TO CATCH THE BUS RIGHT HERE IN DOWNTOWN BALTIMORE. AGAIN, THAT WAS TUESDAY AFTERNOON. AND THIS IS WHERE POLICE SAY THAT VICTIM FELL UNDER AN MTA BUS BEFORE IT HIT HIM. I JUST KNOW THAT I’M GOING TO MISS HIM VERY, VERY MUCH. WE ALL ARE. YES. HE WAS LOVED. A GRIEVING FATHER LOOKING FOR CLOSURE AFTER BALTIMORE POLICE SAY A 36 YEAR OLD MAN FELL UNDER AN MTA BUS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND WAS HIT HERE ON WEST FAYETTE STREET. HE LATER DIED AT THE HOSPITAL. SO THEN I WHEN I FOUND OUT I DIDN’T REALLY BELIEVE IT. BUT THEN I HAD TO BELIEVE IT. FULTON MILES SAYS THE VICTIM WAS HIS SON, ECON ACUTO, WHO HE CALLED MILES. MILES WENT TO WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY, WHERE HE GRADUATED, MAJORED IN BIOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY. HE WAS GOING TO BE A DOCTOR, BUT THEN HE CHANGED IT, AND HE WANTED TO GO AND BE A LAWYER. HE SAYS HIS SON SERVED SIX YEARS IN THE ARMY NATIONAL GUARD AND HAS CALLED BALTIMORE HOME FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS. MILES SAYS ECON WAS WORKING AT THE BALTIMORE NONPROFIT SECOND CHANCE, WHO TELLS US, QUOTE, ON BEHALF OF EVERYONE AT SECOND CHANCE. ECON PASSING IS A SHOCK FOR ALL OF US AND A TRAGIC LOSS. ECON WAS EMPLOYED HERE FOR ABOUT NINE MONTHS AND LEFT IN EARLY FEBRUARY TO PURSUE HIS COLLEGE STUDIES. HE WAS A DELIGHTFUL PERSON, QUICK TO SMILE AND A PART OF THE FABRIC OF SECOND CHANCE AND OUR MISSION. HE WILL BE MISSED. SO HE HAD HIS HEAD SCREWED ON RIGHT AND TRYING TO DO THE RIGHT THING. I BELIEVE HE WOULD HELP A LOT OF PEOPLE, WHICH HE WAS ALREADY STARTING TO DO. AND WE DID REACH OUT TO BALTIMORE POLICE FOR UPDATES. BUT THEY SAY AT THIS POINT THEY ARE STILL INVESTIGATING THE CASE. ANYONE WITH INFORMATION IS URGED TO CONTACT THEM. LIVE TONIGHT I
Family speaking out after man falls under MTA bus in Baltimore, later dies
The family of a man who died after falling under a Maryland Transit Administration bus and getting hit by it is speaking out.Baltimore City police said the incident happened on Tuesday around 2:40 p.m. in the 100 block of West Fayette Street in Downtown Baltimore. Ekon Okudo, 36, of Baltimore, was taken to the hospital, where he later died. “When I found out, I didn’t really believe it, but then I had to believe it. We found out that he got hit by a bus and killed,” said Fulton Miles, Okudo’s father. “I talked to him (Tuesday afternoon), and then almost an hour and a half later, he was dead.”Okudo lived in Baltimore for the last four years, his family told 11 News.”Miles went to Wayne State University, where he graduated, majored in biology and chemistry. He was going to be a doctor, but then he changed it, and he wanted to go and be a lawyer,” Miles said. “So, he had his head screwed on right and trying to do the right thing. I believe he would’ve helped a lot of people, which he was already starting to do.”Miles said Okudo also served six years in the Army National Guard. “When he came out of the Army, I used to tease him. I said, ‘Man, what’s wrong with you?’ He said, ‘God, country, family, self,'” Miles said. “And I said, OK. He said, ‘Hoorah.'”Okudo also previously worked for Second Chance, the Baltimore nonprofit released this statement to 11 News:”On behalf of everyone here at Second Chance – Ekon’s passing is a shock for all of us and a tragic loss. Ekon was employed here for about 9 months; and left in early February to pursue his college studies. He was a delightful person, quick to smile and a part of the fabric of Second Chance and our mission. He will be missed.” Baltimore police did not have any updates on the investigation Friday night. The Accident Investigation Unit was the unit to respond to the scene. Police ask anyone with any information regarding the incident to contact AIU investigators at 410-396-2606.
The family of a man who died after falling under a Maryland Transit Administration bus and getting hit by it is speaking out.
Baltimore City police said the incident happened on Tuesday around 2:40 p.m. in the 100 block of West Fayette Street in Downtown Baltimore.
Ekon Okudo, 36, of Baltimore, was taken to the hospital, where he later died.
“When I found out, I didn’t really believe it, but then I had to believe it. We found out that he got hit by a bus and killed,” said Fulton Miles, Okudo’s father. “I talked to him (Tuesday afternoon), and then almost an hour and a half later, he was dead.”
Okudo lived in Baltimore for the last four years, his family told 11 News.
“Miles went to Wayne State University, where he graduated, majored in biology and chemistry. He was going to be a doctor, but then he changed it, and he wanted to go and be a lawyer,” Miles said. “So, he had his head screwed on right and trying to do the right thing. I believe he would’ve helped a lot of people, which he was already starting to do.”
Miles said Okudo also served six years in the Army National Guard.
“When he came out of the Army, I used to tease him. I said, ‘Man, what’s wrong with you?’ He said, ‘God, country, family, self,'” Miles said. “And I said, OK. He said, ‘Hoorah.'”
Okudo also previously worked for Second Chance, the Baltimore nonprofit released this statement to 11 News:
“On behalf of everyone here at Second Chance – Ekon’s passing is a shock for all of us and a tragic loss. Ekon was employed here for about 9 months; and left in early February to pursue his college studies. He was a delightful person, quick to smile and a part of the fabric of Second Chance and our mission. He will be missed.”
Baltimore police did not have any updates on the investigation Friday night. The Accident Investigation Unit was the unit to respond to the scene.
Police ask anyone with any information regarding the incident to contact AIU investigators at 410-396-2606.
