Police investigate after two men shot in BB gun incident at Orford

POLICE are stepping up patrols in the Scott Street area of Orford after two men were shot at by youths using a BB gun.

Local Co-op store manager Dave Appleton was hit on the head and his friend in the back as they walked along Scott Street and were shot at by youths in a nearby park at 9 pm on Thursday.

Both men were uninjured after being shot at with a BB gun by youths but the incident was reported to police.

Mr Appleton said:” We were in Scott Street and kids were messing about on the park with a BB gun. One hit me on the head and one hit my mate on the back. Police came and said they would do patrols to look for them.”

*A BB gun is a type of air gun designed to shoot metallic spherical projectiles called BBs, which are approximately the same size as BB-size lead birdshot used on shotguns

Like a scene from a sherlock Holmes film after I & a mate were shot at tonight by a couple of young idiots with a BB gun. Cheshire police informed & attended ATV! pic.twitter.com/MCTLKpUI29

— Dave Appleton (@DaveApp) September 22, 2022