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Return of the airsoft drive-by

Had an incident today that reminded me of this post.

I was walking down Strandherd Drive earlier today towards Cresthaven and felt 3 small pops on my back and shoulder. A white car was speeding by and the people in the car looking back at me out of the window. I didn’t find the bullets but I’m pretty sure I just got popped by them with an airsoft gun. Wtf is wrong with people? Didn’t catch a licence plate, just saw a white car and a guy with a white baseball cap looking back at me.

It didn’t hurt but I was definitely caught off guard.

So if that was you, maybe think twice. Don’t be surprised if you do it again and get stuck at a traffic light or similar if someone comes knocking and rearranges your face a bit.

UPDATE: Left a voicemail at the non-emergency line for the police, so will see if they call back.

Final update: A constable stopped by, took a statement. If there’s enough to go on, they might check for video surveillance at local businesses along the route.

Posted Aug 1, 2022, 10:39 PM UTC · edited

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