Overview
- Brayden Smith, 17, appeared in the 209th District Court and was ordered held without bond under the state’s Motion 11D by Judge Brian Warren.
- Prosecutors say bus surveillance shows Smith approaching Patrick Scott and pointing a gun before shots were fired, while the defense argues Scott already had a gun in hand.
- Crime scene investigators recovered two 9mm shell casings on bus #2611 and matched a projectile from victim Caitlin Stup, with forensic attribution of the casings not yet complete.
- A 16-year-old passenger was shot in the hip, and officials have not determined whose gun fired the round or whether there was an exchange of gunfire.
- Scott, 18, faces a misdemeanor unlawful-carry charge and was set at $15,000 bail, as prosecutors cited Smith’s juvenile probation and prior charges ahead of another hearing expected Thursday.