JACKSONVILLE, Fla.—Authorities say a Florida middle school student was injured when a pellet from a BB gun hit him in the back while on a school bus.
Jacksonville Sheriff’s Lt. Derek Boucher tells the Florida Times-Union the bus was taking 27 Mayport Middle School students home Wednesday afternoon, March 27, when the pellet pierced a window.
He says the bus driver heard what appeared to be glass breaking and by the time she reached an intersection, a student said he was hit. The bus driver called 911 and pulled into the parking lot of Lake Lucina Elementary School.
A Mayport Middle School student was injured Wednesday afternoon when a BB pellet hit him in the back as his bus headed down Rogero Road, according to the Sheriff’s Office.https://t.co/MzsJFU5Cb1
— Florida Times-Union (@jaxdotcom) March 27, 2019
Investigators don’t know where the BB gun was fired from.
Boucher said students were released to their parents after talking to police. An investigation continues.