A 16-year-old was killed and two other children were injured in a shooting at a school bus stop in Louisville, Kentucky, Wednesday morning, according to local police.
16-year-old killed, two children wounded in shooting at school bus stop
The three children were waiting for the bus when they were shot in a vehicle around 6:30 a.m. local time, police said.
One of the wounded children, a 14-year-old boy, is in the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said.
The other survivor, a 14-year-old girl, was treated at the scene for minor injuries, police said.
Police are searching for the occupants of a gray Jeep they say was in the area at the time of the shooting.
Alert: We’re looking for this vehicle in the area of this morning’s homicide. We need to talk to any occupants who may have information on this.
Grey Jeep license plate with Illinois plate BD91644. Call 574-LMPD. You can remain anonymous. We need your help #LMPD #Louisville pic.twitter.com/j690CrF2CF— LMPD (@LMPD) September 22, 2021
The three victims have not been identified, but Jefferson County Public Schools Superintendent Marty Pollio said they are students at Eastern High School.
The school bus arrived shortly after the “traumatic” killing, Pollio said, and there was a bus stop for the high school students nearby.
This was the 145th homicide of the year in Louisville, authorities said. Louisville Metro Police Chief Erika Shields called it a “heinous crime.”
Shields said the city is fighting gun violence and “taking violent offenders off the streets on a daily basis.” However, he added, “the availability of illegal guns is widespread.”
