CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- Three people were shot by paintball guns within a three-hour span in Chicago.
According to police, the first incident happened at about 10 p.m. A 34-year-old man was riding his bicycle on the street in the 1800 block of West Hubbard Street, when someone in a passing red sedan fired a paintball gun at him.
He was struck in the right arm and groin area, police said. The man refused treatment.
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About a minute later, police said a man was walking his dog near Morgan Street and Monroe Street, when someone inside a passing white sedan fired a paintball gun at him, striking him multiple times. He refused treatment, the Sun-Times reported.
According to police, the third incident happened at about 1:20 a.m. A 61-year-old woman was standing in the 6100 block of South Ashland Avenue, when someone in a passing red SUV fired a paintball gun at her, striking her in her hand. She also refused treatment.
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On Sept. 10, two men were shot by paintballs in the 700 block of South Michigan Avenue in the South Loop. A 29-year-old was shot in his eye and taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in fair condition, police said. The second man was struck in the chest but not injured.