A school and city bus near a high school in Brooklyn were struck by stray bullets when someone opened fire at a man, killing him.
The shooting happened around 8:45 a.m. Tuesday on Dumont and Pennsylvania avenues in East New York, near Thomas Jefferson High School, according to CBS New York.
Police said the 32-year-old victim, a man, was shot after he and at least another man got into an argument, the station reported.
The assailant fired at least six shots from his gun, two of which hit an MTA and school bus that were in the vicinity. One child was on the school bus and at least 30 people were on the MTA bus, but no one was hurt, reported the New York Daily News.
After the shooting, the assailant ran off.
The victim was identified as Francisco Bonilla, a recent college graduate, according to Daily News. He was shot in the chest and stomach.
Bonilla was taken to Brookdale Hospital Medical Center where he was pronounced dead, according to CBS New York.
His friends and family said that he leaves behind a newborn daughter. Juan Lopez, Bonilla’s uncle, described him as a quiet, ordinary guy.
“Unless there’s something I’m not aware of, and I doubt that, he’s just a quiet guy. Not into anything, no drugs, nothing. Always with his parents, always family guy. I just don’t know, I just don’t know,” Lopez said.
A friend of Bonilla added that the 32-year-old had recently gotten a job so that he could support his daughter.
Authorities closed the intersection of the scene off while they conducted an investigation. Police have not named or identified a suspect yet, reported WGCI.
Police asked anyone with information about the shooting or whereabouts of the suspect to contact police or Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS.
