Seven teenagers shot at Detroit bus stop
CHICAGO (AFP) — Seven teenagers were shot at a Detroit bus stop and police are searching for the two shooters, officials said.
"Two unknown males exited a green minivan and approached a group of people at the bus stop and opened fire," Detroit police spokesman Dan Donakowski told AFP.
Three of the teens, all of whom are between the ages of 14 and 17, are in critical condition, he said.
The 2:30 pm (1830 GMT) shooting happened shortly after summer school let out for the day in an area known for its high level of gang activity.
Police say they still do not have a motive for the crime. The Detroit News reported that one of the men said "You know who we're looking for," before shooting 15 rounds of ammunition at the teens.
The school's principal Jonathan Matthews said there were no problems earlier in the day.
"Today was a normal day at school. There was nothing that happened (out of the ordinary)," Matthews told the Detroit News.
Bria Wilson, 15, heard some guys yell "There they go," right before the shots were fired and said everyone who was not hit ran away.
She said her 16-year-old friend was shot four times.
"I was standing at the bus stop next to him," she told the Detroit Free Press. "That bullet came too close. I?m not coming back to this school."
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Gunmen shot seven teenagers at a bus stop in Detroit, Michigan, United States at about 2:15 PM EDT (1915 UTC) today. Three of the seven wounded are in critical condition.

The victims were one block away from their school, Cody High School, at a bus stop in Detroit's west side. The gunmen left a green minivan, approached the teenagers and asked for a particular person before opening fire, according to Roderick Grimes, Chief of Detroit Public Schools Police.

Five of the victims were students of Cody Ninth Grade Academy and were just leaving summer classes. Four of the victims were boys and three were girls, all aged between 14 and 17 years old.

Steve Wasko, a spokesman for the school, claimed there was "nothing that we're aware of at this time" to suggest that the shooting was related to any in-school dispute.  Gangs are active in the area in which the shooting happened.