A man suspected of holding a TriMet bus driver hostage in downtown Portland on Wednesday, leading to a two-hour standoff with police, was arraigned in Multnomah County and faces numerous charges. The suspect — identified as 33-year-old Hosea Chambers — was arraigned Thursday and charged with several crimes including kidnapping with a firearm,

Police have arrested a man who hijacked a TriMet bus and holed up inside, leading to an hours-long standoff near Downtown Portland.

A suspect in Portland was arrested after firing shots, hijacking a TriMet bus with hostages, and engaging in a standoff with police. The suspect now faces multiple charges.

According to court documents, the driver heard shots fired, and when he opened the door, a man, who police identified as Hosea Chambers, boarded the bus and confronted the driver with a gun. The bus driver is being hailed as a hero after he opened the back door, which allowed passengers to exit.

Portland police took a man into custody on Wednesday afternoon after he allegedly barricaded himself inside a TriMet bus. Read online:

A man fired shots near Northwest Fifth Avenue and Glisan Street just after noon Wednesday and then barricaded himself inside a TriMet bus, police say. Police spokesperson Terri Wallo Strauss said the suspect was currently alone inside the bus, and had dropped the gun out an open window.