One of bullet holes in the window of a SEPTA bus that was struck during a shooting of eight students at Rising Sun and Cottman Avenues Wednesday afternoon.Shot, after shot, after shot — more than 30 in all — whizzed through the crowd of Northeast High School students on the, waiting to catch the bus home from school on Wednesday afternoon. As the sound of gunfire erupted, some kids sprinted down the street. Others collapsed to the ground.
Meanwhile, the families of the victims are struggling to make sense of last 24 hours, some holding on to hope that their children will recover. On Thursday morning, Lopez said, her son started speaking for the first time since he was rushed to Einstein University Hospital. He may need surgery on his hand, she said, and physical therapy in the months after, but for now, her family is focusing on the positive: her son is eating, his memory and warm personality are intact, and he is alive.“I am so happy for the people who are around us in this moment,” she said. “This is nothing compared to how he could be.