The child the woman was with was not injured. Several children were at the bus stop and witnessed the deadly shooting, WDRB reported. "It is unacceptable that people simply trying to go to school must fear for their safety," LMPD Chief Paul Humphrey said, according to the TV station.

A young woman was struck and killed by gunfire while walking a child to a bus stop in Louisville, Kentucky, on Wednesday morning, authorities said.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. ( FOX 56) — A woman is dead after a shooting at a Louisville school bus stop on Wednesday. At a news conference, Louisville Metro Police Chief Paul Humphrey said the shooting happened around 8 a.m. near 11th and Chestnut streets, near several bus stops.