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School bus driver shot in the head while children were on board, Minnesota police say

Children were on the school bus in Minneapolis when the shooting happened.
Children were on the school bus in Minneapolis when the shooting happened. Getty Images/iStockphoto

A school bus driver was shot while on duty while students were on board, Minnesota police said.

Officers found a school bus driver with a gunshot wound to the head on Feb. 9 at around 2:15 p.m. in Minneapolis, police said in a news release.

Three children under the age of 10 were on the school bus during the shooting, and none were injured, police said.

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Police said the bus driver’s injuries “did not appear to be life-threatening.”

Officers are investigating the incident.

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This story was originally published February 11, 2022 at 4:19 PM with the headline "School bus driver shot in the head while children were on board, Minnesota police say."

Mariah Rush
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Mariah Rush is a National Real-Time Reporter. She is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame and has previously worked for The Chicago Tribune, The Tampa Bay Times and The Philadelphia Inquirer.
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