• Just after 11 p.m. Tuesday, a 44-year-old man was riding his bike near the 6000 block of Ridge Avenue in Roxborough when he was approached by a black male, who looked to be in his late teens, driving a 2001-2007 white minivan with tinted windows, police said. The victim told police that the male pulled out a paintball gun and fired it, hitting the 44-year-old man in his left eye area. This victim was seriously injured, requiring hospitalization and six stitches to his eye, Brooks said.



• About 11:30 p.m. Tuesday, another 44-year-old man reported that he was jogging in the area of the 600 block of Wises Mill Road in Upper Roxborough when he saw a black male, who appeared to be in his late teens, inside an older white minivan with fog lights in its front bumper. The person in the minivan fired a paintball gun at the victim, striking him in the back and knocking him to the ground, police said. This victim suffered scrapes to his hands.