TWU Local 100 Mourns ATU Queens Bus Operator, Innocent Bystander Shot and Killed

MARCH 29—TWU Local 100 stands with ATU after the tragic innocent bystander shooting of one of their members on Tuesday.

Demetri O. McKay, Jr., who operated the Q2, was with his girlfriend at a burger restaurant in Kew Gardens when he was fatally shot in what cops told the Daily News was "a gang-related beef". McKay, who was not the intended target, was just 29.

His devastated father told the newspaper that McKay was familar with the restaurant because the Bus Operator previously worked with the disabled at a nearby nonprofit organization. 

"My son had such a big heart. And they shot my son in the heart," Demetri McKay, Sr. told The News while crying.

McKay, who began operating buses for the MTA in 2024, had an 8-year-old son. 

No arrests have been made.

Services for McKay will be held Friday, April 10 at Mt. Olivet Baptist Church of Hollis, located at 202-03 Hollis Avenue in Queens. A viewing will begin at 9 AM and the homegoing will start at 10 AM.