metro transit police say 23-year-old wade patterson has been charged with the crime of assault with a deadly weapon for a shooting on board the 92 bus this afternoon. the bus was headed to 14th and u streets northwest with a number of passengers on board. but in the 2400 block of good hope road southeast, passengers say it became clear the bus was probably not going much further. >> between this bus stop and the second bus stop there was scuffling going on in the back of the bus. all of a sudden we heard a gunshot. okay? so the commotion started going on. >> reporter: there was pandemonium, everyone rushed to get off the bus. >> she diplomat know she was shot till she got off the bus. >> reporter: in the confusion police thought two men were injured in the melee. they were taken for medical treatment. but investigators knew there was a very good witness on board that bus. in fact there were five of them. >> the bus is equipped with five cameras. they just looked at that and they've determined the two individuals, the two males who were transported were actually the two involved in the

. >> 23-year-old wade patterson has been charged with assault with a deadly weapon for a shooting own board the 92 bus headed to 14 and u streets northwest. passengers say it became clear the bus probably wasn't going much further. >> between this bus stop and the second there was a scuffle this the back of the bus. we heard a gunshot. so everybody started getting off. >> everyone rushed to get off the bus. >> she didn't know she was shot until she got off. >> police initially thought two men with cuts and bruises were somehow injured in the melee. they were taken for medical treatment with the woman who was shot in the leg. investigators knew there was a good witness on board the bus. in fact there were five of them. >> the bus hases five cameras pt they determined the two males were actually the two involved in the fight. >> wade patterson was arrested. it is not clear what charges the other man is facing for the shooting inging of an innocent bystander. >> how the widening project may affect you adding additional lanes could mean 35 hems would be torn down. vdot says the plan is in

metro transit police say that 22-year-old wade patterson is the man who opened fire on a crowded metro bus. investigators say it happened in rush hour on the pact 92 bus on good hope road in southeast d.c. a fight broke out between two men and things quickly escalated. one of them had a gun and fired a shot. a round struck a passenger in the leg, an innocent bystander. her injuries are described as non-life-threatening. both men had hand injuries taken to the hospital, then into custody. the please review the surveillance video and talked with witnesses. paterson faces charges of assault with a deadly weapon. off camera, a passenger said that in the confusion both men involved in the bus and into the neighborhood before the police tracked them down. within the hour we have learned the police have not yet recovered the gun, even though that they brought in a so-called gun dog trained to sniff out weapons. roz plater, abc 7 news. leon: developing now, the police are out in full force after a series of violent attacks in the shell neighborhood. there was a string of robberies and a two bi

. >> wade patterson fired the gun that hit the bus passenger. he 's being charged with assault with a deadly weapon according to police. it is unknown what charges the second suspect will face. >> today you can learn more about the i-66 widening project and how it may affect families in fairfax county. v-dot will talk about adding initial lanes but 35 homes could be torn down. the plan is still in the early stages. tolls will affect thousands of drivers. tolling could begin in 2017. the meeting is at 10:00 at kill killmiddle school. >> today you will have a chance to talk to police about a recent string of shootings in the pets with worth neighborhood. the community meeting is at the fourth district substation on park road northwest. after the public comment portion police will present their plan on how to stop the violence. >> a former stafford county teacherer faces up to 22 years in prison after she admitted to having sex with students. under a plea agreement, she pleaded guilty to solicitation of a minor and the delinquency of a minor. she t