COLUMBUS, Ohio — A COTA bus was struck by gunfire in South Linden on Tuesday.
The Columbus Division of Police said the bus was struck in the area of East 20th and Hamilton avenues around 4:45 p.m.
Police said no one was shot in the incident. The bus driver was taken to Grant Medical Center as a precaution, according to a COTA spokesperson. At least one window on the bus was struck.
The spokesperson said passengers were on the bus at the time the vehicle was struck.
Details surrounding what led up to the shooting were not immediately available.
Officers are searching the area for possible suspects.
COTA issued the following statement about the incident:
“Earlier today, gunfire struck a COTA transit vehicle on Hamilton Avenue in the South Linden area. We are grateful that neither the operator nor any passengers were physically harmed. We are incredibly shocked and disturbed by this incident and are working with the Columbus Division of Police to apprehend a suspect. If anyone has any information about today’s incident, we urge them to contact the authorities. At this time COTA will reroute Line 8 transit service around this intersection while we determine how to best serve the community while keeping our frontline workers and passengers safe.”
The reroute information for line 8 is below:
North Detours:
East 17th Avenue and Cleveland Avenue
McGuffey Road and East Hudson Street
South Detours:
McGuffey Road and Briarwood Avenue
Cleveland Avenue and East 17th Avenue
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