A 12-year-old boy waiting for a school bus was struck by a bullet Thursday morning during a shooting in northeast Charlotte. He was taken to a hospital with a leg wound described as non-life threatening.

The shooting happened around 7:30 a.m. in the 1200 block of West Sugar Creek Road, near the Hidden Valley community.

Police said the boy was struck when someone opened fire on a group of people standing in front of a motel. Police did not report any other injuries.

A deputy with the Mecklenburg Sheriff’s Office, who was nearby, saw the shooter get into the passenger side of a car, which drove away.

The deputy followed the vehicle southbound on I-85. At one point, the suspect fired at the deputy from the moving vehicle. The deputy was not injured, CMPD reported.