School bus windows shot with pellet gun; no students on board

Gresham Police identified the 15-year-old responsible for shooting the windows of seven school buses on the way to pick up students.

On April 24, calls came in shortly after 2:30 pm reporting that someone had shot the windows out on multiple buses with a pellet gun. The buses were driving on SE Powell Valley Boulevard near Kane Drive when they were struck. There were no students aboard the buses at the time of the incident.

Officers responded and investigated the incident. In total, seven buses were struck by projectiles damaging three windshields and four side windows. A 15-year-old suspect was identified and contacted by officers. He admitted to shooting the school bus windows with a pellet gun. He was transported to the Donald E Long Home on suspicion of criminal mischief 1.

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