12-Year-Old Boy Shot Multiple Times After Throwing Snowball at a Car in Connecticut: Police

Mar. 15, 2025

A 12-year-old boy in Connecticut has been shot after throwing a snowball at a car, according to police.

Boisvert said that the boy, who hasn’t been named, was hit multiple times before being taken to Connecticut Children’s Medical Center.

The lieutenant told PEOPLE the boy’s injuries weren’t life-threatening.

On Friday, Jan. 24, Boisvert confirmed no arrests have been made as of yet, adding that it’s a “very active investigation.”

The officer gave a news conference on Thursday, Jan. 23, confirming that the car “looped the block” to allegedly chase the kids before the shooting, perNBC News.

A photo of a Hartford Police car.Brad Horrigan/Hartford Courant via AP

Brad Horrigan/Hartford Courant via AP

“It could have been a lot worse,” he said, according to the outlet, which added that police aren’t sure how many people were in the car.

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According to CBS-affiliated local television stationWFSB, police reportedly have video footage that could help amid the ongoing investigation. The outlet added that officers “are working to identify the car and whoever was in it.”

A photo of the scene after a 12-year-old was shot in Hartford, Connecticut.NBC Connecticut/Youtube

NBC Connecticut/Youtube

Garfield Haylett, who said he was less than a block away cleaning up his restaurant when the child was shot, told the outlet, “We can’t have this happening in our community."

“It’s not good anywhere … Why do we have to live like this? I don’t understand it,” he added. “To put bullets in a child, it’s really disturbing.”

source: people.com