Primary school pupils shot with pellet gun

[17th April 2008]

Two North Yorkshire primary school children have been shot with a pellet gun, fired by a youth from outside the school's playground.

The incident happened at St Lawrence Primary School in York. One pupil was reported to have been hit on the elbow and a second pupil was hit on the shin. Neither child was seriously hurt.

A teenager is reported to have come to the school gates at playtime and fired pellets at the children using a BB gun.

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