UPDATE 9/11/2018: According to Memphis police, the teen was injured by broken glass after the window of the bus was hit by a bullet.
It is still unknown where the gunshot came from.
Anyone with information should call Crime Stoppers at 901-528-CASH.
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(ORIGINAL STORY 9/10/2018)
A 15-year-old was injured after someone shot at a window of a school bus Monday afternoon in Whitehaven.
According to Memphis Police the bus was carrying students from Fairley High School when a single gunshot pierced one of the windows.
The bus driver reported hearing the gunshot in Graceland Drive and Raines Road.
A 15-year-old, whose name has not been released, was injured. It’s unclear if she was injured by the bullet or shattered glass.
“So much has been happening around this neighborhood,” said Carla Oliver-Harris. “I’m worried about the kids.”
Oliver-Harris was at the gas station where the bus pulled in for help just before 4 p.m. She told Local 24 MPD and emergency personnel were quick to respond to the injured student.
“They were right there,” she said. “They were all over here. I heard the ambulance, police, everything. I’ve very glad they were here.”
According to Memphis Police the driver stopped the bus at a gas station near Mill Branch and Raines. The student was taken to the hospital in non-critical condition.
“If it was my child I would want all prayers to be going out right now,” said parent Clydricka Odom. “I hate that it happened to that family. I hate that it happened in my area, my neighborhood. I’m just praying that things get better.”
There is no suspect information currently.
Local 24 has learned both Memphis Police and the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office are conducting stops in the area looking for the person or person(s) responsible.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 901-528-CASH.
