A teenage girl was injured on Wednesday in a drive-by shooting while she was at a bus stop in Seattle’s Central District, according to the Seattle Police Department.
Police officers and medics responded to the area of East Jefferson Street and 23rd Avenue in Seattle around 2:45 p.m. on March 13. This location is near Garfield High School, however, officials said the shooting did not take place at the school.
Seattle Fire Department crews treated an approximately 17-year-old girl who was shot while she was waiting at the bus stop across the street from Ezell’s Famous Chicken, according to officials. She was transported to Harborview Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries, Seattle Police Chief Adrian Diaz said.
The principal of Garfield High School confirmed the teenager shot on Wednesday is a student, according to a letter to families.
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