Boy, 16, Is Accused of Shooting BB at Gardener
From Times Staff Reports
A 16-year-old Costa Mesa boy was arrested Thursday on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon after a gardener was shot in the back with a BB gun, police said.
The teen was visiting a friend in Irvine when the pair saw the gardener working in a nearby yard just before 2 p.m., Irvine Police Lt. Tom Hume said. The Costa Mesa boy fired at the man at close range, he said.
The 41-year-old man was taken to a nearby clinic for treatment. The boy was being held at Orange County Juvenile Hall, Hume said.
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