Bus Gunfire Tied to 16 Shootings
Authorities said Friday that gunfire that hit two schoolbuses earlier in the week is connected to 16 other shootings along a stretch of highway.
Seven earlier shootings on Interstate 270 on the city’s south side have been linked by ballistic tests. Authorities said there’s no ballistic evidence in the latest cases, but the shooting of one bus was near a house struck by a bullet that’s been matched to some of the shootings.
The shootings began in May; a woman riding in a car died in a shooting last month.
South-Western City Schools, a district with about 20,000 students southwest of the highway, canceled classes Thursday and Friday after bullet marks were found near the taillights of its buses during maintenance inspections Wednesday.
The district’s two-week winter break begins this week.
A message left with the district seeking comment Friday was not immediately returned.
Businesses have increased to $40,000 the reward for information leading to an arrest and charges. More than 2,350 tips have been received.
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