- A bus full of elementary school children was caught in a gun battle Thursday
- Police say gunfire erupted just before 5pm in Kansas City, Missouri
- Thankfully none of the children were injured but a man and woman in other vehicles were taken to the hospital and expected to survive
A frightening scene unfolded Thursday in Kansas City, Missouri as a bus full of children was caught in the cross fire of a gun battle.
Thankfully none of the children were injured when the gunfire erupted just before 5pm, however, a window on the bus was shot out before the driver could get it to a safe location.
Kansas City Public School spokesman Ray Weikal says the bus was transporting students from an elementary school.
A window on this school bus is shown shot out after a terrifying scene unfolded Thursday
The school bus driver managed to get the children to a safe location, but with bullet through the window its a miracle none of the children were hurt
Frightened mother, Calina Stern, said her mother-in-law called her and said there was a shooting and there was an issue with the bus that her 7-year-old son was on.
‘My heart is pounding out of my chest right now. I can’t explain it’ Stern told Fox4.
‘We got a call from the school to come pick our children up.’
The gunfire also struck two other vehicles, injuring a man and a woman.
Police say the woman was hospitalized in serious but stable condition.
Two other vehicles sustained gunfire (one shown) and two adults, a man and a woman were injured
Police described the man’s injuries as non-life threatening.
Police didn’t immediately make any arrests.
KC Police Capt. Lionel Colon says it’s unclear if the man and woman were bystanders.