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Man charged after boy, 12, finds and shoots gun on school bus in Bridgeport, Chicago police say

Headline from ABC 7 Chicago

A man was charged after a 12-year-old student found a gun onboard a school bus and shot out a window Monday in the Bridgeport neighborhood, Chicago police said.

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  1. NBC Chicago

    Boy finds gun on school bus in Bridgeport, fires shot; no injuries reported (opens NBC Chicago)

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    NBC Chicago's feed description

    Chicago police are investigating after a 12-year-old boy allegedly fired a gun he found on a school bus in the city’s Bridgeport neighborhood Monday afternoon. The incident occurred at around 2:25 p.m. along South Wallace Street near West 35th Street.

  2. ABC 7 Chicago

    12-year-old boy fires gun after man leaves it on bus outside Bridgeport school, police say (opens ABC 7 Chicago)

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    A child fired a gun after a man left it on a school bus on the city's South Side on Monday afternoon, Chicago police said.

  3. WGN Chicago

    12-year-old fires shots at school bus window after finding gun on Chicago's South Side (opens WGN Chicago)

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    A 12-year-old boy fired shots at a school bus window on Chicago's South Side on Monday after finding a gun in an unattended bag.

  4. Fox32 Chicago

    Gunfire erupts on school bus outside Chicago school: 'This is crazy' (opens Fox32 Chicago)

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    Gunfire erupted on a school bus during dismissal Monday in Chicago’s Bridgeport neighborhood, after a 12-year-old boy allegedly found a firearm inside an unattended bag and fired one shot. Chicago school bus shooting The gunshot happened during dismissal time at Minnie Miñoso Academy , located at 35…

  5. Sun Times

    No injuries after 12-year-old fires gun left unattended on school bus in Bridgeport (opens Sun Times)

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    No one was injured after a child fired a gun left aboard a school bus in Bridgeport Monday afternoon, according to Chicago police. Police said a man left a bag with a loaded gun unattended on the bus in the 3500 block of South Wallace Street — the same block as Minnie Miñoso Academy.

  6. NBC Chicago

    Chicago Public Schools aid charged after boy, 12, finds and fires gun left on bus (opens NBC Chicago)

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    A man employed by Chicago Public Schools as a bus aid was charged after a 12-year-old boy found a gun left on a school bus and fired it, the district said in a statement. Steven Dixon Jr., 22, is facing one felony count of possession of a firearm near a school, three misdemeanor counts of child enda…

  7. NBC Chicago

    Man charged after gun left on school bus found and fired by 12-year-old: Police (opens NBC Chicago)

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    A 22-year-old man has been charged after a gun left on a Chicago school bus was discovered by a 12-year-old boy who allegedly fired the weapon after finding it. Steven Dixon Jr., of Chicago, faces one felony count of possession of a firearm in public and near a school.

  8. Fox32 Chicago

    Chicago man charged after boy fires gun on school bus (opens Fox32 Chicago)

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    The video at the top of this story is dated. A Chicago man has been charged after a 12-year-old boy found a gun inside an unattended bag on a school bus and fired one shot during dismissal Monday at Minnie Miñoso Academy in Bridgeport, police said. Police said 22-year-old Steven Dixon Jr.

  9. ABC 7 Chicago

    Man charged after boy, 12, finds and shoots gun on school bus in Bridgeport, Chicago police say (opens ABC 7 Chicago)

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    ABC 7 Chicago's feed description

    A man was charged after a 12-year-old student found a gun onboard a school bus and shot out a window Monday in the Bridgeport neighborhood, Chicago police said.

  10. Sun Times

    Chicago man charged after boy fires gun on school bus in Bridgeport (opens Sun Times)

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    A Chicago man was charged after a boy fired a gun on a school bus Monday afternoon in Bridgeport on the South Side. Steven Dixon Jr., 22, was charged with a felony count of possessing or carrying a firearm on school property and misdemeanor counts of child endangerment and reckless conduct, Chicago …

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