A 15-year-old boy was seriously injured and a bus driver was wounded in north Minneapolis in two separate shootings on Wednesday afternoon, authorities said.
In the first incident, the boy was found suffering from a life-threatening gunshot wound after police responded to a report of gunfire near the intersection of N. Golden Valley Road and N. Penn Avenue. The boy, a student at Minneapolis North High School, was rushed to a nearby hospital in critical condition.
The boy was standing by or walking up to a bus stop across the street from Wally's Foods, a popular local corner store, when the shooting happened, authorities said. A 911 caller reported seeing a group of young people who'd been hanging out nearby scatter after the shot rang out. A possible suspect was also seen running from the scene, but no arrests had been announced as of Wednesday afternoon.
The incident happened shortly before 12:30, according to authorities.
About 2:16, police were called to the corner of N. 37th and Girard avenues, in the North Side Folwell neighborhood, after a bus driver was shot while driving a bus. The driver, who hasn't been identified, was struck in the face by the bullet, but is expected to survive, authorities said.
The driver was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. Authorities say that three small children, all under the age of 10, were on the bus at the time of the shooting; none of them were physically injured.
A police spokesperson said that investigators were still sorting through evidence to determine whether the driver was targeted or struck by an errant bullet.
Police have yet to address a possible motive for either shooting.
