PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Authorities say a Philadelphia high school student has been shot on a school bus during an altercation with another teenager.
Police say the 17-year-old victim was hit near the back of the head. They say he was hospitalized in critical condition but has been upgraded to stable condition.
Authorities say the alleged gunman, a 15-year-old, fled the bus after the shooting but was captured a few blocks away.
School district spokesman Fernando Gallard (guy-YARD') says the shooting took place shortly after 8 a.m. Friday as the bus traveled through West Philadelphia.
He says 11 other students on bus were not injured. All are students at the CEP Miller school.
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