Posted on 07/15/2002 7:08:58 AM PDT by SLB
WASHINGTON- Several drivers in the nation's capital were hit with sharp projectiles, perhaps darts fired from a blowgun.
Police said the incidents occurred between 9:30 and 11:00 p.m., EDT Sunday in neighorhoods across the city. A handful were concentrated along the District's New York Avenue, part of U.S. Route 50, which serves as the city's main northeast gateway for commuters and tourists.
In three cases, the six-inch long, razor-sharp projectiles had to be surgically removed.
There was no evidence the darts had been tainted with chemicals or toxins, authorities said, and none of the victims suffered life-threatening injuries.
Police were looking Monday for as many as three teenagers driving a white Cadillac with tinted windows in connection with the spree.
Metropolitan Police Department spokesman Sgt. Joe Gentile would not confirm the use of a blowgun. He said the pranksters' weapon of choice might also have been some sort of nail dispenser.
I used to have one of these, and that sounds about right for the projectile..
I guess it could be something someone fitted to an airgun to get more range also. I can't see a blowgun doing that much damage unless Monica was wielding it.
Possibly, but more likely he was just glad to see you!
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