Teens Shoot At Chesco School Bus: 1 Arrested, 3 Others Sought: DA

COATESVILLE, PA — A 17-year-old high school student has been arrested after he and three others opened fire on a school bus with high schoolers inside Thursday in what Chester County authorities are calling a targeted attack on a specific individual.

A 17-year-old Coatesville teen has been charged with aggravated assault and related counts. Authorities are going through an application process to try him as an adult.

"Our investigation shows that this is not some sort of school shooting, or someone trying to shoot up a school bus, this was a targeted event where the (suspects) were targeting someone getting off the bus," Chester County District Attorney Christopher L. de Barrena-Sarobe said during a news briefing Friday. "This was not some sort of threat to attack a school or a random act of violence."

The three other suspects are at large and wanted by police. The teen who was arrested is enrolled at Coatesville High School, though authorities declined to say if the other three individuals are students.

The incident occurred on the 300 block of Charles Street in Coatesville immediately after school Thursday.

No one on board the bus was injured. The scheduled Coatesville vs. Downingtown football game was canceled on Thursday night, and Coatesville schools went fully remote Friday.

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Authorities said they have a "good idea" of where the investigation is heading, and urged the suspects to turn themselves in.

The motive for the attack remains unclear.

If anyone has any information, contact Coatesville City Police Department at 610-384-2300.