Barrow girl, 12, shot with ball bearing gun
Last updated at 14:12, Sunday, 07 October 2012
Police are investigating after a 12-year-old girl was hit in the neck by a ball bearing.
Police said the girl was fired at with a ball bearing gun (BB gun) by a man in a passing car.
The incident happened on Wednesday at about 6.30pm as the girl was with friends at Park Road, in Barrow, near the junction of Mill Bank.
Police said the impact left the girl with a red mark on her neck.
The car in the incident has been described as being green and similar to a Volkswagen Golf car. The BB gun was black and orange.
The man who fired at the girl is described as having brown or blond wavy hair of collar length, aged about 20, and wearing a dark t.shirt.
The driver is described as being bald or having a shaved head.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Barrow police on 101.
First published at 10:45, Sunday, 07 October 2012
Published by http://www.nwemail.co.uk
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Not the 1st time this has happened on this estate!!!!
Posted by deb on 7 October 2012 at 12:01