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The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a spate of apparently random BB gun attacks that took place between around 9:30 to 11 p.m. Friday night, targeting a car, a business, a bicyclist, and a pedestrian.
A vehicle parked at 656 North Beal Parkway had its rear window shot out. The victim says the shooter was in a Jeep with no doors.
A business window was also busted by BBs fired at an Exxon gas station at 659 Beal Parkway around 10:15 p.m. The clerk was working behind the counter when he heard several objects hit and break the glass in the front window.
A 41-year old Fort Walton Beach man went to Fort Walton Beach Medical Center around 10:45 p.m. after he was struck just below the elbow with a BB while walking on Lovejoy Road. He says he saw a Jeep with no doors and a roll bar pass by him just before he was hit.
And around the same timeframe, a 61 year old Fort Walton Beach man riding his bike northbound on the side of North Beal Parkway says he heard a loud pop and saw a Jeep with no doors drive past.. He heard several more loud pops before feeling something strike him in his right shoulder.
Deputies believe the Jeep involved may be green and/or yellow in color, possibly camouflage, with a soft top and removable doors.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the OCSO at 850-651-7400 or Emerald Coast Crime Stoppers at 850-863-TIPS, EmeraldCoastCrimeStoppers.com, or by texting using the P3 Tips Mobile application.
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