Small concern, in comparison to the substantial evidence of a bad shoot.
If the kid had taken the bus a lot, he really may not have known the way there.
Standard burglary MO in out neighborhood is walk up to the front door, knock, if you answer, pretend to be lost, if no one answers, go around the side of the house and break window and burgle the house. So yes, a bad shoot, but not surprising to think burglar.
A lot of those bus routes are very long.
Especially if they are bringing you away from where you belong to where you don’t.
Bad, bad shoot. The shooter is damn lucky nobody got hurt.