LAST FRIDAY: Columbus Police investigate shots fired incident involving school bus; no injuries reported
Columbus police are investigating a shots fired incident that occurred on Friday, August 16, 2024.
The incident struck a Muscogee County School District school bus.
According to the incident report, multiple Columbus police officers were dispatched to the 2800 block of Knox Street in reference to shots fired that afternoon. While the incident report suggests the shots fired occurred in the 2800 block of Knox Street around 2:30 P.M., according to sources, the initial incident occurred in the 2100 block of Cusseta Road.
CityProtect.com confirms officers responded to a “shots fired or heard” call around the same time as the Knox Street call.
Multiple victims were listed in the report, including juveniles. A male suspect was listed in the report, but it is unclear if the suspect has been arrested at this time.
The report confirms no one was injured. The investigation remains ongoing and this is a developing story.
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