Crime & Safety
Shots Fired at School Bus Near 87th Street and Western Avenue: Reports
No schoolchildren were aboard the bus Monday morning.
CHICAGO — An empty school bus was shot at on Chicago's South Side Monday morning, according to Chicago Tribune reports. The shooting took place at 87th Street and Western Avenue, and at least one bullet reportedly struck a window of the bus.
The driver, who reported hearing two shots, believes they may have been fired from the Dan Ryan Woods, Megan Crepeau reports via Twitter for the Tribune.
There is a bullet through the window of the school bus. Driver says it happened at 99/Western.
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— Megan Crepeau (@crepeau) May 23, 2016
Driver heard two gunshots and "Everybody started scattering, so she just floored the bus and came over here." #chicagoscanner
— Megan Crepeau (@crepeau) May 23, 2016
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