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A 17-year-old boy was shot in the leg Wednesday afternoon when a firearm went off on a Metro Transit bus, prompting three nearby schools to go into lockdown, Madison police said.

Officers were called to the intersection of Pflaum Road and Monona Drive shortly before 4 p.m. for a reported shooting, said Madison police Lt. Jamar Gary. A 16-year-old boy was showing the 17-year-old a firearm when it went off on the bus, Gary said.

The victim was taken to a hospital for what was believed to be non-life-threatening injuries. Police were searching for the 16-year-old, who fled the area, Gary said.

The victim and suspect know each other, he said.

The intersection where the shooting happened is near La Follette High School and Sennett Middle School. Both schools went on lockdown, Gary said.

Katy Byrnes Kaiser, spokeswoman for the Monona Grove School District, said Monona Grove High School and the district office also went into a lockdown.

Metro Transit spokesman Mick Rusch said the shooting happened on a Route 16 bus, which serves Sennett and La Follette schools. La Follette High School lets out at 3:39 p.m. while students at Sennett get out at 2:37 p.m.