Passenger hit with pellet shot at a vehicle as it passed
19/06/2025
Police say no one was hurt but it could have been far worse
Thames Valley Police is appealing for witnesses after a moving vehicle was shot at with a pellet gun in Banbury.
The incident happened at around 3.50pm last Wednesday (June 11), when a Vauxhall Zafira was travelling along Easington Road. A pellet was fired through an open window of the car. It ricocheted around the inside and struck a passenger on the leg.
Fortunately, no one was injured, but police say the incident could have had far more serious consequences.
An appeal for information, CCTV or dash-cam footage from the area at the time has been made. Anyone who can help is urged to contact police on 101, quoting reference number 43250288864.
Published: by the Banbury FM News Team
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