The Dover Police Department is investigating a shooting involving a teen after he was dropped off by his school bus, reported Coast News.
According to the news report, police responded to reports of gunfire on Wednesday afternoon at approximately 2:35 p.m. Investigators determined that a Capital School District bus had just dropped off a group of students from Dover High School, when the accused shooter began chasing a 16-year-old boy before opening fire.
Both individuals, who were not identified at this writing, were reportedly running as shots were fired, but no one was hurt.
The article states that the school bus driver followed safety protocols and quickly left the area to protect the remaining students on board. Police later confirmed that the school bus was not struck. However, there were active threats to the school.
It was unclear why the teen was targeted. Police stated that the victim was not cooperating with detectives and had not even provided a description of the shooter.
Dover police reportedly increased its presence at Dover High School for the remainder of the week.
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