Richland Two parents react after school bus hijacking by Fort Jackson trainee
Richland Two parents react after school bus hijacking by Fort Jackson trainee
By Drew Aunkst | May 6, 2021 at 11:31 PM EDT - Updated May 6 at 11:31 PM
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - A soldier in training at Fort Jackson has been arrested after hijacking a school bus while armed with a gun, police said.
Officials say the school bus was taking kids to Forest Lake Elementary School when 23-year-old Jovan Collazo of New Jersey entered the bus with a gun.
Parents in the district reacted to the news Thursday.
âIt was kind of a shock, we were in traffic on the way to school this morning and we saw the police go by,â Kristin Shaughnessy, parent to two children that attend Forest Lake Elementary, said.