Shooting Victim On Bike Saw Gun Barrel Coming From Silver Car
AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) - A young man was wounded riding his bike to work after being hit by a pellet and says he's still in pain days later.
The incident happened in Aurora near South Buckley Road and East Quincy Avenue last week. The victim, who didn't want to be identified, works at a nearby grocery store.
It occurred at 3 pm. in the daylight as the man, 20, was riding his bike. He said he saw a gun barrel coming from a silver car with two people inside and was hit. Now police need witnesses to come forward.
"A car drives by and shoots me with a pellet gun," the man said. "A lot of police were telling me that they were thinking it could have been a real gun. I was like, 'No, it couldn't have been a real gun, it would have hurt a lot worse, it would have gone through my leg.' "
The man will have the pellet removed this week because he says he has a hard time walking or sitting without pain.
"They are saying it could have been worse. Yeah, it could have been worse, but just glad it wasn't," the man said. "It could be pinching a nerve … it's still bleeding."
The victim's mother, Renee Jensen, says she's angry and concerned for anyone who lives in the area. She's fearful it may happen again if the suspects aren't caught.
"It's pretty scary because I have friends that have younger kids that live down that way and they ride their bikes and they're out walking and hanging out with friends and everything," Jensen said. "What if it happened to one of those little kids."
"I just think that it's a bit immature that they would go around shooting people like that … what did we do? … What did I do to them?" the man said.
CBS4 asked police if they believe that the shooting could be connected to several others also in Aurora where car windows were shattered. They said they don't know if they're connected but say there is the similarity of a pellet gun being used.
