An elementary- or middle-school-age student was shot in the face Thursday while waiting for the bus by what city school police believe was a bb-gun pellet, city school officials said.
The incident happened at about 4:45 p.m. in the 2000 block of Fayette St., near Commodore John Rodgers Elementary/Middle School, where the victim is a student, officials said in a statement Friday.
The student was struck above the eye, and did not suffer any major injuries, the statement said. School officials called paramedics, and the student was taken to the hospital. A letter was sent home to parents alerting them to the incident.
Baltimore city and school police continue to investigate.