Authorities in southeastern Alabama say a man boarded a school bus, fatally shot the driver, then removed a 6-year-old passenger and ran.
The Dale County Sheriff told WBMA-TV that the suspect shot the driver in Midland City several times after he refused to let the child off the bus Tuesday afternoon. The driver later died of his wounds.
It is unclear how many other students were aboard the bus at the time, though WSFA.com reports that several children on the bus witnessed the man shoot the driver take the young boy away.
The man took the child to an area behind a nearby church, and police were negotiating with him Tuesday night. Details on the relationship between the man and child were not immediately available.
Police said the suspect was not in custody as of Tuesday evening. The bus driver's identity has not been released.
Michael Senn, a local minister, tells MyFoxAl.com that numerous children ran to a church near the scene of the incident after the suspect reportedly ordered them off the bus.
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