A total of six students were shot Tuesday after they got off a
school bus in Las Vegas, local police said.
The shooting rampage occurred around 2 p.m. local time outside
the Mojave High School in northeast Las Vegas.
Among the six students, all in their teens or early 20s, four
were slightly wounded and two in critical condition. They were all
taken to a hospital.
Local TV channel KVBC reported that the shooting was apparently
stemmed from a quarrel between students.
Police said at least two people, probably students as well, were
involved in the shooting, but they did not say whether the gunmen
were on foot or in a vehicle.
Witnesses said that the shooters were lying in wait in the
street corner for their targets and opened fire as soon as their
victims got off the school bus.
"I have lived in this area for about 20 years, and I really
worried about the kids living in this neighborhood now," said
Elaine Budesa, a mother of an 8th grader.
The United States has recently seen several shooting
incidents.
(Xinhua News Agency December 12, 2007)
