A group of fifth graders was shot at with pellet guns on an Upper East Side playground Friday after one boy became upset about a game.
A group of fifth graders was shot at with pellet guns on an Upper East Side playground Friday after one boy became upset about a game, according to parents at a nearby school.
A parent chased away the gun-toting youngsters, according to the PTA note, which said a police report had been filed. Richard Cruz, who works for a Parks Department youth program, said one parent was shot multiple times in the face and back, and four or five kids were shot, including one in the leg.He said one parent was shot multiple times in the face and back, and four or five kids were shot, including one in the leg. He noted there was “no blood, but there were a lot of bruises.”
A Department of Education spokesman referred questions to the NYPD, which could not immediately provide information on the incident.
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