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Monroe County bus drivers join funeral procession to honor colleague found dead in Bloomington apartment

Teresa Michael was found dead inside a burning Bloomington apartment on Thursday, Jan. 28.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Monroe County school bus drivers gathered Monday for the funeral and procession to honor a colleague who died last month.

Police found 32-year-old Teresa Michael dead inside a burning Bloomington apartment on Thursday, Jan. 28.

Michael was a school bus driver for the Monroe County School Corporation. Her colleagues joined the procession in their school buses, driving from Day & Deremiah- Frye Funeral Home to Valhalla Memory Gardens in Bloomington.

The Monroe County Coroner's Office determined Michael died from manual strangulation and ruled the case a homicide. Police are still searching for the person of interest, 30-year-old Eric Quentin Johnson.

Credit: Bloomington Police Department
Eric Quentin Johnson

Michael's family set up a GoFundMe campaign to help cover expenses. Click here to donate.

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