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Incident Report for Case #2012-174306

Incident Type

Weapons Violation

Incident Date

06/24/2012 - 4:37 AM

Address

10 block W. Mifflin St.

Victim(s)

Male, age 42, no permanent address

Details

A homeless man was sleeping on a bench in the 10 block of W. Mifflin St. last Sunday morning when he was suddenly awakened after being shot in the forehead with an Airsoft gun. He showed officers the plastic pellet that hit him. Paramedics, while responding to the scene, reported seeing several teenage boys running from the scene. One was holding a handgun. The victim said he was okay and not injured.

Released 06/29/2012 at 10:25 AM by PIO Joel DeSpain

The location shown is approximate & may not be accurate.

 

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