An air gun can damage. And that’s what it did to an 11-year-old boy on Sept. 8. The boy was running to a friend’s house when who ran by 3 other boys on Conrad Street, who told him to “keep running” and allegedly shot him just below his left eye.
The skin under the eye was broken and the area bruised.
When the mother went to one of the juveniles she believed was involved, she said they did not seem to care about what had happened.
One of the juveniles admitted to police it was his gun and another boy had shot the victim in the face. They also said the gun was destroyed.
Avon Police intended to follow up with the shooter this week.
Jennifer
9:25 am on Saturday, September 15, 2012
"Victim's" mother over reacts ....should be the title of this article!!!! Boys will be boys. And there are always 2 sides to the story!!
Karen Warren
10:59 am on Saturday, September 15, 2012
Over reacts? Are you kidding me? The boy could have lost an eye! If it was your son who was shot in the face, God forbid, just how would you react?
S. Kurz
10:59 am on Saturday, September 15, 2012
I don't think the mother overreacted. This could of put her sons eye out leaving him blind.
Jenna
11:01 am on Saturday, September 15, 2012
Going to the police? Really?
Andrea S
11:19 am on Saturday, September 15, 2012
The boys who shot the kid in the face need to be reprimanded or punished or next time they might not miss and actually shoot a kid in the eye, damaging them forever.
Ted Uebbing
11:47 am on Saturday, September 15, 2012
Parents should be supervising their children
kelly rigda
1:26 pm on Saturday, September 15, 2012
so I guess they left out how the creepy father of the "victim" said he would take his gun out and shoot the juvenile in the eye when the juvenile tried to apologize
Sara
1:35 pm on Saturday, September 15, 2012
Is the victims mom really one of those moms that thinks her son wasn't playing with the guns and running around as well?
French Swede
4:23 pm on Saturday, September 15, 2012
Were some of the comments above made by the moms of some of the perps? Looks like it to me. Glad I can see out of both eyes.
Donald Wayne Fiebiger
4:31 pm on Saturday, September 15, 2012
The justice system will not punish to those bad kids. The justice system is very soft on criminals.
Sara
6:20 pm on Saturday, September 15, 2012
Perps, there 11!!! It was an accident and you act like it was a drive by!!!!!
Joanne
8:28 pm on Saturday, September 15, 2012
violence starts somewhere.If they are not reprimanded now, when do you reprimand your kids? After they have gotten a hold of a real gun and brings it to school? Really? Parents need to start reprimanding their kids. Kids have it so easy these days.
Alice
5:24 pm on Sunday, September 16, 2012
story should of also included the fact the boys with the guns were shooting at homes under construction on the street...per police report.... but these are good kids?!?! also, did any parent bother to see of the kids was alright. it is sad that parents do not punish their kids. that is why the world is the way it is.
if it were my son that got hit in the eye i would press charges just so the punks and their parents would take responsibility for their kids.
Ian
8:42 pm on Tuesday, September 18, 2012
As a former soldier, respect for firearms started with pellet guns in my day and maybe airsoft guns today. If we dont show respect early on that leads to greater trouble later (I always learned more from my mistakes). As I grew up and got into situations like this (not a bad kid - a stupid kid, that eventually learned) I was convinced that my parents worked with the police to give me the scare I needed to set me straight. As parents we could do that together versus to be on opposite sides.
Thank goodness there was no lasting damage to those kids either by the one shot or those inflicted by the shooter. For those that have been behind the sights - you know what I mean as that lasts forever.