12-year-old shot after throwing snowball at car
HARTFORD, Conn. (WFSB/Gray News) - A 12-year-old boy was shot multiple times after throwing a snowball at a car.
Police said they responded to the shooting on Wednesday at around 7:15 p.m. in the area of Capitol Avenue and Park Terrace in Hartford, Connecticut.
They found the boy with multiple non-life-threatening gunshot wounds.
Police reported the boy was with an 11-year-old friend when they threw a snowball at a car.
That is when the car turned around and shot the 12-year-old multiple times, according to police.
He was taken to Connecticut Children’s for treatment.
The 11-year-old was not injured.
No arrests have been made as of Thursday. The Hartford Police Major Crimes Unit has been actively investigating the shooting.
Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact the Hartford Police Department.
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