A Winnipeg Transit driver was shot during a dispute with a passenger on a bus in the city's North Kildonan area on Monday, police say.

A youth pulled out what is believed to have been a pellet gun and shot the driver in the hand, police said in a news release Wednesday morning.

Officers were called just after 2 p.m. to the intersection of Gateway and Springfield roads. The driver was taken to hospital in stable condition and treated for minor injuries.

Police searched for the youth but were unable to locate him.

Amalgamated Transit Union president Chris Scott said the injury was a defensive one as the driver tried to protect himself.

"He's now recovering at home," Scott said on Wednesday. "But the biggest injury is the psychological injury that occurred with this assault."

The passen

See Full Page