Tragedy strikes once again as it has been reported that there has been yet another shooting in the US. This time it’s happening in Alabama.
On Tuesday (29th January), a local media reported that a gunman boarded a school bus and shot the driver several times, then fled the scene with a 6-year-old child who was the passenger and is now holed up in an underground bunker. (source)
The area has been cleared and the officials have confirmed that one man was killed on the scene – but it is not confirmed if it was the bus driver who was killed on the bus.
It confirmed that a child was at the scene. Earlier, the department had said a command post had been set up near the site where the suspected shooter was barricaded.
The shooting comes as the nation is on edge about gun violence, especially in schools, after a gunman shot dead 20 students and six staff members at a Connecticut elementary school last month, and the debate on gun control contiues to become an issue.
Alabama media reported that the incident happened at approximately 4 p.m. local time when the suspect demanded the driver let a student off the bus. When the driver refused, the suspect boarded the bus, then shot the driver before taking the child and fleeing the scene.
Law enforcement officials are negotiating with the suspect, according to media reports.
There has yet to be any other reports and confirmations – stay tuned to find out what happens. Our hearts go out to the passengers on the bus and we really are hoping for the best.
