Gresham teen arrested after several school buses were shot up with a pellet gun

PORTLAND, Ore. ( KOIN ) — A teenage boy has been arrested for allegedly shooting the windows out of several school buses with a pellet gun in Gresham Wednesday.

Gresham police say they received a report around 2:30 p.m. that someone had shot the windows out of seven school buses while they were on their scheduled route to pick up students near Southeast Powell Valley Boulevard and Kane Drive.

Officers responded and found the shooting had damaged three windshields and four side windows. Authorities say no students were aboard the buses at the time of the incident.

A 15-year-old was identified and contacted by officers, where, they say, he admitted to shooting the school bus windows with the pellet gun.

Officials say the teen was taken into custody on suspicion of Criminal Mischief.

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