16-Year-Old Kentucky Student Killed During Drive-by Shooting at Bus Stop, 2 Others Injured

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Jefferson County Public Schools Superintendent Marty Pollio said that the school bus the teenagers were waiting for arrived not long after the “traumatic” incident, according toABC News.

At this time, no arrests have been made and authorities are now asking the public for help in the investigation. “You can remain anonymous,” the Louisville Metro Police Department said. “We need your help.”

In a statement, Renee Murphy, a spokesperson for Jefferson County Public Schools, told CBS-affiliateWLKY, ‘This is devastating to us to hear of the loss of one of our students in a circumstance like this."

“All of our hearts are breaking right now,” she added. “We are thinking of the family and we will support the families as best we can throughout this process.”

Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer noted in apress conferencethat the shooting marks the city’s 145th homicide this year. “A teen who should be in school today will not be there and will never be there again,” he said. “As a father, as a grandfather, this breaks my heart.”

The FBI is now lending a hand to Louisville police in their investigation. “Our hearts break this morning with the news of the senseless violence targeting children waiting for a school bus,” the FBI in the city wrote in astatement. “This is unacceptable.”

The organization said that anyone with information can contact them at (502) 263-6000 or local police at (502) 574-LMPD. “The safety of our community depends on ALL of us working together,” the FBI added.

source: people.com