12-year-old shot after throwing snowball at car in Connecticut

A 12-year-old was shot Wednesday night after throwing a snowball at a car in Hartford, Connecticut, police said.

A 12-year-old was shot Wednesday night after throwing a snowball at a car in Hartford, Connecticut, police said.

The child and an 11-year-old child were throwing snowballs when a snowball hit a car, police said. The car “looped the block” to chase the kids and “fired rounds at the children,” Hartford Police Lt. Aaron Boisvert said at a news conference Thursday.

The 12-year-old's injuries are not believed to be life-threatening, he said. The 11-year-old was not struck by gunfire.

"It could have been a lot worse," Boisvert said.

Officials are looking for the vehicle and investigating what happened. Police are not sure how many people were in the car.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/12-year-old-shot-throwing-snowball-car-connecticut-rcna189056

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