Shooting at South Bend bus stop investigation underway

 

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Just after the first day of school Wednesday, several students took the bus home and were dropped off at the intersection of Huey Street and Bulla Road in South Bend. That’s when shots were fired.

Luckily, no one was hurt, but an arrest has been made.

While perpetrator information cannot be shared, including gender or age, according to South Bend Police Spokesperson Ashley O’Chap, it was a South Bend Community School Corporation (SBCSC) student.

One neighbor spoke with ABC57 but requested not to be identified. She said she was sitting on her porch Wednesday afternoon, waiting for her granddaughter to get off the school bus.

She said she noticed a group of male teenagers—maybe five or six—arguing at the intersection. Eventually, she said one walked up with a gun. That is when she decided to call police.

Just as her granddaughter got in the house, she said, she heard three gunshots.

“I was devastated, I couldn’t believe it was happening,” the woman, who said her name was Mary, said, “and you hear about things all the time, but to actually see it happen, it’s like ‘oh no I can’t believe this.’”

SBCSC released a statement, saying it is working closely with the South Bend Police Department, but so far, it claimed there is no indication that the firearm(s) in question were transported on a school bus.

The investigation is still underway, and anyone with information is asked to call Michiana Crime Stoppers at (574) 288-STOP.