Bullet hits window at Abrams Elementary while students in class
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BESSEMER, Ala. (WBRC) - Around 2 p.m. on Tuesday, shots were fired about two blocks from Abrams Elementary School. Police say no one was hit.
Police say a bullet hit the outside window, but and did not go through the inner window. Superintendent Dr. Autumm Jeter confirmed that information as well, and said it was a 5th-grade classroom window.
Jeter says the students were immediately dismissed from school after the shooting. A phone call went out to parents letting them know about the early dismissal.
Students are on remote learning for the rest of this week.
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