A Miami-Dade student was hospitalized early Tuesday morning after being shot by another student while on a school bus.
The 13-year-old girl was shot in the area of SW 292nd Street and 137th Avenue before 7 a.m.
According to Miami-Dade County Police, the student was riding in a private-chartered school bus when the shooting occurred. The bus was carrying students from three different charter schools -- Somerset Academy Silver Palms, Summerville Charter School, and Palm Glades Academy.
Police were interviewing about a dozen students who were riding the bus at the time of the shooting.
The student who shot the girl was taken into custody.
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Detective Alvaro Zabaleta confirmed that the girl was airlifted to Miami Children's Hospital. Sources told Local 10 that the girl was in serious condition.
Four Miami-Dade Police officers were at Miami Children's Hospital shortly after the shooting.
Local 10's Carlos Suarez spoke to the mother of a student who was also riding the bus at the time. She said the driver had just started the route.
"I'm lucky that my daughter had a cellphone and I'm able to talk to her and that she's okay and my other daughter's okay and I'm just praying that the other -- whoever it is that went to the hospital, that they're okay," said Maria Ramiro.
The principal of Somerset Academy Silver Palms called in counselors. Several had arrived by 10:30 a.m. It's unclear if that's the school where the shooting victim attends.
