Man walking in uptown Charlotte pelted with paintball pellets

CHARLOTTE — A man said he was walking in uptown Charlotte Wednesday night when a car full of people drove by and pelted him with paintball pellets.

“I honestly didn’t know what happened at first,” he said.

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Around midnight, the victim said he was walking along South Brevard Street between Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Third Street, when he was hit in the neck and stomach.

“I think they tried to hit me because I was by myself,” he said.

The man called 911 and was told there have been 40 similar complaints.

“These guys were apparently going all over the place, even down to South End,” he said.

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He hopes others won’t fall victim to the same kind of random attack.

“And there was a big game last night,” the victim said. “Lots of people with kids walking around trying to have a good time.”

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