Ithaca, N.Y. — A person was struck by a projectile from a pellet gun or similar gun this weekend while walking near the Cornell University campus in Ithaca, police said.
The person, who is college-aged, was walking in the 600 block of University Avenue around 1:30 a.m. Saturday, Ithaca police said.
The person told police a projectile from an airsoft or pellet gun hit the person’s leg, injuring the person, police said. The projectile was shot from a maroon SUV traveling west on University Avenue, police said.
The only description of the perpetrator was that they were wearing a green or grey ski mask, police said.
The incident is being investigated, police said.
Police ask anyone with information about this incident to contact the Ithaca police tip line at (607)-330-0000.
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