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SEPTA bus delays expected during Monday funeral of slain driver Bernard Gribbin

Gribbin, 48, was driving the 23 bus near Germantown and Abbotsford avenues Oct. 26 when a passenger who had just gotten off the bus turned back and shot him.

SEPTA officials at the scene of a fatal shooting of bus driver Bernard N. Gribbin on Oct. 26.
SEPTA officials at the scene of a fatal shooting of bus driver Bernard N. Gribbin on Oct. 26.Read moreAlejandro A. Alvarez / Staff Photographer

Many SEPTA employees will be off duty for much of Monday attending funeral services for bus operator Bernard N. Gribbin, who was gunned down by a passenger while driving his route through Germantown on the morning of Oct. 26.

The transit authority anticipates systemwide delays throughout the day, according to a statement.

It said the routes particularly affected will include the following bus routes: H, XH, L, 2, 4, 16, 18, 22, 23, 26, 32, 35, 39, 47, 53, 55, 56, 57, 61, 62, 77, 80, 89, and the Owl overnight service on the Broad Street Line.

Gribbin, 48, was driving the 23 bus near Germantown and Abbotsford Avenues around 10:30 a.m. that Thursday when a passenger who had just gotten off the bus turned back and shot Gribbin six times, killing him. Gribbin, of Abington, a 12-year SEPTA employee, was described by Transport Workers Union Local 234 president Brian Pollitt as “a gentleman, a real nice guy.” He was also a U.S. Army veteran, according to 6ABC.

Police have arrested 21-year-old Zhontay Capers in Gribbin’s killing, but have identified no motive for the crime.