Police arrest five suspects in North Carolina paintball attacks

WILSON COUNTY, N.C. — Police in Wilson County have arrested five male suspects for four separate paintball shootings over the last few days.

Investigators said the men picked their targets at random.

One woman was shot in the back as she rode her bike.

One man was shot in the arm as he worked in the his yard. Joe Uditis said he heard a loud noise and then he felt excruciating pain.

"Then, it took a while to realize what happened," Uditis said. "So that was it, they got me in my right arm and that was it. By the time I turned around they were well down the road."

Channel 9 has followed paintball incidents in Charlotte since April 2018 when police investigated a paintball shootout on Interstate 77 during rush hour.

There have been dozens of other reports of paintball attacks including one on a 2-year old girl who was hit several times while playing in her front yard.

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