A number of folks have been hit by a serial “projectile” sniper in Ventura in latest weeks, in line with a number of studies.
The incidents, during which somebody was hit with a small, spherical projectile, have occurred inside a block or two of one another, in line with one information outlet and a number of other social media posts.
A lady with the Reddit username “ABL4755” wrote in a July 7 Reddit publish that she was strolling on Thompson Boulevard close to MacMillan Avenue round 6:10 p.m. and was struck within the neck by an object that got here from a automobile on Thompson.
“It was forceful sufficient to knock me to the bottom,” she stated within the publish. “I consider somebody shot a pellet gun or slingshot which left a really painful welt. Might have been method worse.”
The girl wrote that she reported the incident to the police.
One other particular person with the username “Dependent_Ad_5249” commented on the publish, saying that the identical factor occurred to her fiancé and that they stay on the unique Reddit person‘s block.
“We stay on the identical block and this publish makes me so unhappy. Hope you’re therapeutic rapidly and that nothing like this occurs once more,” the particular person wrote.
The Ventura Police Division didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.
A girl recognized solely as June informed KTLA that she was hit by a yellow gumball round this time final yr when she was choosing up a propane tank.
“Regular folks don’t go round taking pictures folks,” she stated. “To seek out out that it’s occurring to so many individuals on this similar little stretch of street could be very regarding.”
