The Brief
- Two teens face felony charges following a series of random Orbeez gun shooting incidents targeting children and adults in Kennesaw.
- Police used specialized license plate readers to track the underage suspects after multiple victims reported being struck by gel pellets.
- Two of the victims were just 10 and 11 years old and reported being struck by dozens of pellets.
KENNESAW, Ga. – Kennesaw police arrested two teens who allegedly shot multiple people with an Orbeez pellet gun from a moving car in a local neighborhood.
Kennesaw police investigation
What we know:
An 11-year-old boy was walking his dog with his cousin in their Legacy Park neighborhood when a black car slowed down. A person hanging out the passenger side window opened fire, striking the child roughly 20 times with gel pellets.
The frightened children ran home immediately to alert their parents. Kennesaw police were already patrolling the neighborhood after a man out for a run reported he had been hit in a similar drive-by shooting minutes earlier.
Tracking the suspects
What they’re saying:…