A man fired a gun Tuesday while trying to pistol-whip someone on a Pace bus on the Bishop Ford Expressway, according to Illinois State Police.
Anthony Bland, 33, was charged with reckless discharge of a firearm and unlawful use of a weapon by a felon, state police said.
Bland, from the South Chicago neighborhood, was riding on the southbound bus near 130th Street. According to the arrest report, he allegedly tried to strike a juvenile passenger with the handgun when it discharged around 3:40 p.m.
No one was struck by gunfire during the encounter, which was recorded on surveillance video, police said.
The bus driver pulled over and the passengers exited the bus, according to the police report. Bland left the bus and was arrested a short distance away.
He was ordered held without bail, state police said.
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