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A shocking new video out of Albuquerque shows a routine morning commute turn deadly after a confrontation on a city bus escalated into a stabbing on July 9, 2025. The footage—released by police and reviewed by local outlets—captures the argument, the shove, and the moments that ended with a man collapsing on the sidewalk and being rushed to a hospital. This is the kind of violent breakdown of public order Americans are tired of hearing about on the six o’clock news.
According to investigators and surveillance, the incident began when a rider complained the bus was late and the driver, identified as 41-year-old David Gabaldon, repeatedly told the man to get off the bus. Another passenger, named in reporting as Raymond Coan Jr., stepped in and a physical altercation followed; witnesses say the passenger retrieved something from a backpack during the fight. That detail matters because it shows how quickly a normal dispute can turn into a lethal encounter when weapons are present on public transit.
Video shows the driver deploying what appears to be pepper spray before the two men moved off the bus, where Gabaldon is accused of stabbing the other man; the victim later died at a local hospital. Albuquerque police detained the driver and filed serious charges including murder, tampering with evidence and criminal property damage. Those charges make it clear this is not a simple case of self-defense or a scuffle that got out of hand—it’s a homicide investigation that will have to answer why a city employee chose to pursue violence instead of calling for help.
This ugly episode is also a mirror held up to decades of soft-on-crime, woke management, and bureaucratic failure that have left everyday Americans vulnerable on buses and trains. When cities defund tough security measures, fail to enforce transit rules, and treat public safety as a secondary priority, you get more chaos and more tragedies like this one. Voters should be furious that commuting to work now carries a risk that used to be reserved for the worst neighborhoods, and city leaders ought to be held to account for letting it happen.
The problem isn’t just one bad actor on one day; data from local reporting shows security calls on Albuquerque’s transit system have spiked dramatically even as officials pat themselves on the back for progress. A surge in incidents and near-misses was already straining the system long before this stabbing, which means this was not an isolated failure but a predictable outcome of lax oversight. If elected leaders and transit bosses won’t fix the system, taxpayers and riders will keep paying the price.
Hardworking commuters deserve commonsense reforms: restore order on buses, put trained security where riders see them, and give drivers the tools to call for immediate backup without being forced to play bouncer. That doesn’t mean we should encourage vigilante justice, but it does mean city managers must stop pretending that liberal platitudes alone will keep people safe. Accountability starts with clear rules, proper staffing, and consequences for employees and riders who weaponize public spaces.
This tragic morning on Coors Boulevard should be a rallying cry for citizens who still believe in law and order. Demand answers, demand prosecutions where merited, and demand real safety reforms—not press releases. Washington politicians and local elites can talk about equity and inclusion all they want, but until they prioritize the safety of ordinary Americans, commuters will continue to live in fear on their way to work.
