LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Two people were shot in the Russell neighborhood after a fight broke out on a Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) bus Wednesday afternoon.
Louisville Metro Police (LMPD) responded to a call for service on a shooting in the area of 24th Street and Magazine Street around 4:30 p.m.
Police said "very preliminary information" suggests that an altercation started on a JCPS bus, which then escalated once the students got off the bus in the area mentioned above.
When officers arrived, they said they found a high school-aged minor and an adult both suffering from gunshot wounds.
Both were transported to UofL Hospital by LMEMS and are expected to survive.
In a letter sent to parents, Eastern High School Principal Heather Orman confirmed the student went to Eastern. Orman added there will be security in that area, and there will be additional security at the school both Thursday and Friday..
Officers said this incident involved multiple high school-aged minors.
LMPD's Non-Fatal Shooting Unit is investigating.
Anyone with any information is asked to call LMPD's anonymous tip line at 574-LMPD.
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