LOS ANGELES , California ( CNN ) -- A 24-year-old gang member was arrested Thursday in connection with a shooting at a Los Angeles bus stop in which eight people were wounded , city officials said . Bystanders express shock after a shooting at a bus stop in Los Angeles Wednesday . Billy Ray Hines is believed to have fired into a crowd of people at the bus stop . Hines was apprehended Thursday afternoon as he was walking down the street , about a half-mile from the scene of the shooting , Police Chief William Bratton told reporters . Hines will face 10 counts of attempted murder -- one for each of the eight victims , and two more for what authorities believe to be his two intended victims , who were still being sought Thursday , Bratton said . Authorities are also seeking the gun used in the incident , he said . The shootings took place Wednesday afternoon at the intersection of Central and Vernon avenues , in an area where police are concerned about gang violence . Five of the victims were children . An 11-year-old girl was shot in the chest , and another girl , age 11 , was shot in the right arm . Three boys were wounded -- ages 10 , 12 and 14 . One was shot in the leg , one in the buttocks and the third in the ankle , police said . One man was wounded in the leg and another in the ankle , and a woman was shot in the face . `` While no one died yesterday , the bullets unleashed shot through the core of the entire community , '' Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said in announcing the arrest Thursday . `` The decent people of this community responded with force . '' Watch mayor , authorities discuss arrest of gunman » . Witnesses came forward after the incident to identify the gunman as Hines , Bratton said . The shooting was believed to stem from a dispute between the gunman and the two intended victims , he said . E-mail to a friend .
Officer Ray Hines is believed to have fired into a crowd , police say . Seven people , including two children , were injured , authorities say . It happened Wednesday near a middle school , but not on school grounds . Hines will face 10 counts of attempted murder , police say .