Hundreds gathered Friday at a memorial service in Seattle to mourn Yim and call for better protections for bus drivers.

King County Metro bus driver Shawn Yim is being honored with a procession and memorial Friday morning. Yim was a King County Metro bus driver who was killed following an altercation with a passenger on December 18,

King County Metro, community members and transit agencies will gather Jan. 10 to remember Shawn Yim, a bus driver tragically killed in December while on duty.

Transit workers held a memorial in downtown Seattle Friday morning for Shawn Yim — the Metro bus driver killed last month in a confrontation with a passenger.

Memorial services for Shawn Yim will be held on Friday. Yim, a King County Metro bus driver, was stabbed to death while on the job on December 18.

King County Metro has said to expect bus cancellations on Friday, January 10, as the community gathers to honor driver Shawn Yim.

SEATTLE — Memorial services for Transit Operator Shawn Yim will be held on Friday morning. Yim, a King County Metro bus driver, was stabbed to death while on the job on December 18. Seattle police say a passenger named Richard Sitzlak is to blame. On Friday at 10 a.m. a bus procession will make its way through downtown.

To allow staff to participate in a memorial for slain bus driver Shawn Yim, King County Metro has announced plans for reduced service Friday. Amalgamated Transit Union 587 is honoring Yim with a 10am funeral procession through Downtown Seattle and a memorial service at Lumen Field Event Center.

The 10 a.m. procession will be followed by a memorial service at WAMU Theater, by Lumen Field. Yim was stabbed last month by a bus rider in the U District.