Police in Kentucky are searching for a suspect who shot a woman dead at a school bus stop.

It happened around 8 a.m. Wednesday, the Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD) said, adding on its Facebook page that a suspect was detained "but after being interviewed and reviewing more video, we determined this person was there but did not pull the trigger."

The victim was identified by her family as Redaja Williams, 23, WLKY reported.

Police posted two pictures of someone in a red sweatshirt and dark sweatpants with dark shoes that investigators are looking to speak to.

The shooting happened near Chestnut Street Family YMCA, Coleridge-Taylor Montessori Elementary School, Central High School and several bus stops, WDRB reported.

School bus with retracting safety stop sign. (Photo

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