Snowball tosser shot in face
Posted Jan 13, 2011 05:52:36 AM.
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Regional police are investigating a case of a snowball throwing that turned violent.
Sgt. Kevin McNeil tells News 95.7 a group of youths were sledding and throwing snowballs at passing cars in the north end just before midnight last night.
One truck stopped and three older teens got out.
“Three males exited, approximately 18 or 19 years of age and began assaulting them,” he said. “One male shot the victim in the face with a pistol-style pellet gun.”
Even though it wasn’t a “real” gun, McNeil says the victim could have been seriously injured.
“A pellet gun, if it caught you in the eye could easily do some severe damage to your eye for sure,” he said. “You certainly wouldn’t want to be shot in the face with one either.”
The boy was treated in hospital for facial injuries.
The attack is believed to be random and police are still looking for the three suspects.
