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A 13-year-old girl is in the Miami Children’s Hospital after being shot on the school bus on her way to school this morning. Update: The girl has now been pronounced dead.
Meanwhile, a male student is currently in police custody in relation to the shooting.
The incident occurred on a private school bus that was taking students to Palm Glades Middle School, a charter school in Homestead. The shooting happened while the bus was in the area of Southwest 296th Street and Southwest 137th Avenue.
Details so far are scarce.
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The victim was airlifted to Miami Children’s Hospital. Her condition is unknown.
The suspected shooter, a fellow male student, is in police custody.
Several other students were talking to police, and many parents have come to the scene to collect their children.
Update: According to CBS Miami, the 13-year-old victim has now died.
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