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12-year-old shot after hitting car with snowball

FILE PHOTO: Snowballs were flying between a group of kids and police officers in Indiana.
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HARTFORD, Conn. — A 12-year-old boy was shot after hitting a car with a snowball.

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Police said that the 12-year-old boy was throwing snowballs with an 11-year-old when one of the snowballs hit a car, FOX61 reported.

The car then looped around the block and chased the kids.

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The suspect in the car then fired rounds at the children, injuring only the 12-year-old, Fox61 said.

The boy’s injuries were described as non-life-threatening by police, according to NBC Connecticut.

Police are looking for the suspect.

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