ABC 7 reports that a school bus driver was wounded in a shooting in Chicago’s West Garfield Park neighborhood, officials said.
The 31-year-old bus driver was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital for treatment, officials said. The driver’s family said he was released from the hospital and resting at home on Saturday.
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Police said the shot came from outside the bus and entered through the driver side window. The driver suffered a graze wound to the head. Had the bullet been an inch or two to the right, the driver could have been killed.
“Our prayers go out to the driver who was hurt. None of our students was hurt, thank God. This is the first time we’ve had an incident like this,” said Temple Payne, principal of Christ the King Jesuit College Prep.
The shooting took place in the 4300-block of West Jackson Boulevard around 5:30 p.m. Thirty-two high school students were on the bus at the time, returning from a work-study program in downtown Chicago.
School officials said the bus was hit by apparent crossfire.
