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Female shooting suspect turns herself in

A teenager turned herself in today to Chattanooga police in connection with the gunshots that were fired at children as they exited a school bus on Through Street on Tuesday.

No one was injured from the school bus, police said.

Following the shooting, the 17-year-old female, along with two other teenage males, led police on a chase that resulted in another car being hit and the three teenagers striking a utility pole in their Ford F-150, police said.

After being interviewed by police Wednesday, the 17-year-old was taken to Erlanger hospital for injuries she sustained after hitting the utility pole, said Rebecca Royval, a spokeswoman for Chattanooga police.

When she is released from the hospital, the teenager will be taken to a juvenile detention center, Royval said.

The teenager faces three charges of aggravated assault, one for felony possession of a firearm while committing a dangerous felony and another for evading arrest.

The two teenage males, ages 16 and 17, were caught Tuesday after they hit the utility pole.

The driver of the vehicle the F-150 hit received minor injuries, police said.