A school bus driver was shot in the head during a road rage attack on a snowy interstate near downtown Minneapolis on Tuesday. Minneapolis Public Schools said in a statement that one student was on the small bus when the bus driver was shot. The child was not injured. Officers arrested suspect, Kenneth W. Lilly, who was driving a black sedan at the time of the incident. According to the Minneapolis Police Department, officers received calls of a crash around 2.21pm on Tuesday. A school bus driver was shot in the head during a road rage attack on a snowy interstate in Minneapolis on Tuesday. Officers arrested suspect, Kenneth W. Lilly, in connection to the shooting According to the Minneapolis Police Department, officers received calls of a crash around 2.21pm on Tuesday. Lilly was driving a black sedan (right) that appears to have been rear-ended by the bus When officers (pictured) arrived to the scene, they immediately arrested Lilly and removed a weapon from him 'Additional calls stated that a male was outside of a car pointing a gun at a school bus,' police said in a press statement. 'Subsequent callers advised that shots were being fired.' When officers arrived to the scene, they immediately arrested Lilly and removed a weapon from him. The bus driver suffered gunshot wounds and was transported to Hennepin County Medical Center. Minneapolis Public Schools said the child 'will be receiving follow-up support' from the school system Police spokesman John Elder said the driver's injuries were not life-threatening. In one scene photo, it appeared that the bullet went through the windshield of the Septran bus. Investigators said the road rage attack occurred after the two vehicles made contact with one another along Interstate 35. Police said the elementary school student was sitting in the back of the bus at the time and has been reunited with family members. In this scene photo, it appeared that the bullet went through the windshield of the Septran bus Investigators said the road rage attack occurred after the two vehicles made contact with one another along Interstate 35 Lilly was arrested for second-degree assault but he has not been formally charged. He was booked into the Hennepin County Adult Detention Center. The Minneapolis Police Department is still investigating what led up to the shooting Minneapolis Public Schools said the child 'will be receiving follow-up support' from the school system. 'We have resources on our website to support students and families in processing traumatic events. If you feel your child needs additional support, please reach out to your school, which has staff who will be happy to help,' the statement read. Lilly was arrested for second-degree assault but he has not been formally charged. He was booked into the Hennepin County Adult Detention Center. Minneapolis police are still investigating what led up to the shooting.<doc-sep>A Minnesota school bus driver ferrying an elementary school student was shot Tuesday in an apparent road-rage incident stemming from a traffic accident, police said. The suspected gunman, later identified as Kenneth W. Lilly, 31, was arrested soon after the shooting was reported and is expected to be charged with second-degree assault. Minneapolis police said they received several 911 calls indicating a person was standing outside a vehicle and pointing a gun at a school bus on Interstate 35W, just south of downtown Minneapolis. The reports said at least one shot was fired. “Preliminary investigation is that there was a motor vehicle crash that occurred, and an altercation or dispute of some sort happened resulting in gunfire,” police spokesman John Elder told the Star Tribune. He called the incident, which took place sometime after 2 p.m., “mind-numbing.” PLANE MAKES EMERGENCY LANDING ON MINNESOTA INTERSTATE EXIT RAMP, TAXIS TO CONVENIENCE STORE PARKING LOT State Patrol officers reportedly swooped in within a minute of the first 911 calls and made the arrest. A gun – believed to be a semiautomatic weapon – was taken from the suspect, the Tribune reported. The newspaper reported an image from a Minnesota Department of Transportation traffic camera showed one State Patrol trooper pointing a gun at a person who was standing near an open door of a black sedan. Elder said the school bus driver, who was not identified, was taken to Hennepin County Medical Center with injuries that were not life-threatening. He said the driver was “alert and conscious” and working with investigators. Minneapolis Public Schools confirmed one of its students was on the bus at the time of the incident and was unharmed. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Elder said the elementary school student was seated in the back of the bus and had been reunited with family.<doc-sep>
Minneapolis police confirmed that one student was on board. MINNEAPOLIS — A Minneapolis Public Schools bus driver was shot and injured while driving his route on Tuesday afternoon. Minneapolis Police Public Information Officer John Elder said the driver was shot following an accident with another vehicle and sustained non-life-threatening injuries. According to Minneapolis Public Schools, one student was on board and was not physically hurt. Elder said that student was sitting in the back of the bus at the time of the shooting. The shooting happened near the junction of Interstate 94 west and Interstate 35W around 2:20 p.m. on Tuesday. Elder said Minnesota State Patrol responded to a report of a person outside of a car pointing a gun at the bus and shots being fired. Elder said multiple shots were fired (as many as five) while the driver was sitting in the bus and that the suspect shot through the bus and struck the driver. Preliminary information indicates that a school bus, which is a contracted service by the Minneapolis School District, and the suspect’s car made contact on the freeway. They both pulled to the shoulder and shots were fired into the bus by the suspect. Investigators are looking into what led up to the shooting. The state patrol responded within a minute and took a suspect into custody. They recovered a handgun. Elder said it's not yet clear what happened in the confrontation. "This is horrific on so many levels. You have somebody shooting into a school bus, unknown if there's children in there. The driver of course is there. You have a shooting on a freeway, the backdrop for any of those bullets... there are so many cars, so many people back there and people are stranded in traffic because of the weather," Elder said. The driver was taken to Hennepin County Medical Center and needs surgery but is expected to be fine. Minneapolis Public Schools said the vehicle involved was a Septran bus driving a Minneapolis schools route, and Septran Inc confirmed the shooting to KARE 11. The student who was on board was reunited with family shortly after the shooting and will receive follow-up support from the district, according to MPS.